• 5280 September 2018 Issue

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    All that summer adventuring got you needing a staycation? Take a look at Denver’s booming boutique hotel scene. Don’t miss the part about the city’s best hotel pools (with summer coming to a close, we recommend you hit them up ASAP). Check out our profile on Tom Sullivan, the Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 37th House District. Sullivan…

  • 5280 May 2018 Issue

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    Iconic Places The 10 most iconic landmarks (from the Grand Canyon to Glacier National Park) in the Rockies. “The Mountain West has a geographical profile that suggests Mother Nature took a little extra time here—which is why experiencing some of her best handiwork is a must.”  Who’s replacing Hick?  A comprehensive guide to Colorado’s much-anticipated 2018 gubernatorial race—a…

  • 5280 March 2018 Issue

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    Where to Eat Now 2018 From the classic haunts locals want to keep to themselves to the region’s hottest new restaurants, here’s your 2018 culinary bucket list. How One Colorado University Wants to Shape the Way You Live One of the nation’s fastest-growing universities is also among its most conservative Denver’s Live Music Scene Is…

  • 5280 November 2017 Issue

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    Winter In The City We’ve come up with 65 ways to stir up your body, mind, and palate—so you don’t go stir-crazy this season. The Trump Effect The complex, bewildering, topsy-turvy, mostly unquantifiable ramifications of the Trump administration on Colorado. Budding Industry Here’s a holistic look at where Colorado’s burgeoning cannabis scene is, five years…

  • 5280 October 2017 Issue

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    Denver’s 25 Best Restaurants of 2017 Here’s a fresh look at the spots—some old, many new—that take excellent care of their guests and consistently bring exceptional flavor to the table. Are We Loving Colorado’s Wild Places to Death? If Coloradans want to continue to play in unadulterated wildlands, they’re going to have to learn to…

  • 5280 September 2017 Issue

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    Explore the Four Corners Thirty-one reasons to make the 420-mile drive to the Four Corners region Welcome to the New Denver Office Standing desks, nap nooks, and, yes, millennials: The modern workplace is in transition. Here’s how Coloradans are working smarter—not harder. Testing Ground Two years after Jon Hanover launched Roots Elementary, a charter school…

  • 5280 May 2017 Issue

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    The Best Paddling Adventures in the West Colorado and its neighbors may not have access to open water, but they’re hotbeds for paddle sports of all kinds nonetheless. Everything You Know About Denver’s Real Estate Market is Wrong Well, maybe not everything. Here’s how to play the market right now. The 5280 Guide to Golfing in Colorado Let us…

  • 5280 March 2017 Issue

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    65 Things You Need to Eat in Denver From classic diners to trendy new hot spots, our food editors scoured the Mile High City for these bucket-list eats Can I-70’s Mountain Corridor Ever Be Fixed? Our state’s most critical east-to-west highway is on a serious collision course. The Hipsterfication of Denver How is this notoriously…

  • 5280 November 2016 Issue

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    How Much Food Are You Wasting? Forty percent of the nation’ food supply never makes it to the table. Denver intends to change that. The 5280 Guide to Buying Artwork A step-by-step guide to purchasing thoughtfully crafted works from artists in our communities.  One Local Veteran’s New Mission Julian Scadden has made it his mission…

  • 5280 October 2016 Issue

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     Denver’s 25 Best Restaurants 2016  From funky hot spots to neighborhood bistros, there’s a restaurant in Denver to satisfy your every craving. How Massive Cuts Have Remade the Denver Post  Journalists at the state’s largest newspaper wondered how much more they’d have to endure. Now they’re finding out. The New (And Improved?) Denver  Why it’s…

  • 5280 September 2016 Issue

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    Colorado’s Best-Kept Secrets  There are still plenty of places left to be explored in the Centennial State–like these 82 overlooked gems. What It Takes to Open a Craft Brewery Plus, how the changing dynamics in the industry are altering the future of craft beer. Host the Perfect End-of-Summer Feast Six restaurant-inspired recipes for an idyllic…

  • 5280 May 2016 Issue

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    Rogue Agent Parts of the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge will soon open for recreational use. The FBI agent who raided the facility in the 1980s says the area isn’t safe. What if he’s right? Denver’s 25 Best Neighborhoods Our second annual list of the Mile High City’s most livable neighborhoods. Restaurant Review: Bar Dough With…

  • 5280 March 2016 Issue

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    Your Ultimate 2016 Dining ChecklistEnjoy a sneak peek of our first-ever “Where to Eat Now” cover story. Building a Newer (Cooler) DenverThe 20 commercial real estate projects you need to know about. Colorado Cachet: 19 Unconventional Status SymbolsHere’s what Coloradans have anointed the coolest of the cool. Restaurant Review: Rebel RestaurantRebel—by turns inventive and slapdash—makes…

  • 5280 December 2015 Issue

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    The Beginner’s Guide to Denver’s Craft Coffee Scene Where to drink coffee now, which beans to buy, how to make a better cup of joe at home, and everything else you need to know to enjoy coffee in the Mile High City. Gifts for Everyone On Your Nice ListThe perfect presents—at the perfect prices—for everybody…

  • 5280 November 2015 Issue

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    Winter in the City 75 things to do in Denver when plummeting temperatures chase you inside. Our Town: Homelessness in Denver  Tonight, more than 6,000 people in the metro area won’t have homes to sleep in. Think it couldn’t happen to you? The 5280 Guide to AltruismA look at some impressive local philanthropic figures, and…

  • 5280 October 2015 Issue

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    25 Best Restaurants 2015Hungry? Check out our annual ranking of the metro area’s best restaurants. The Two Sides of Denver’s Real Estate Boom Denver’s white-hot market is dividing our city—and one student and a young investor are at ground zero. Meet one of Colorado’s Top Paralympic AthletesAt 26 years old, Lacey Henderson is on track for…

  • 5280 September 2015 Issue

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    7 Spectacular Small Town Getaways We spent time exploring seven of our favorite small towns so we could tell you the best ways to enjoy 36 hours in each. The Truth About Suicide in ColoradoStigma, silence, and fear won’t help reduce Colorado’s tragically high suicide rate. But the voices of those who have survived just…

  • 5280 August 2015 Issue

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    21 Health and Wellness Issues You Need to Know NowNew programs, novel treatments, nitty-gritty research, state health statistics—and more!—that are important to every Coloradan’s well-being. Search Our Annual List of Top Doctors Take Your Child’s Learning Outside the Classroom Restaurant Review: The Nickel is a Coin Toss On the Front Lines with Colorado’s Wildland Firefighters

  • 5280 June 2015 Issue

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    Heat Wave: Summer in the City 53 cool things to do when Denver heats up. The Precious Ordinary: Kent Haruf’s Last Words Search our 2015 List of Denver’s Top Dentists The Beginner’s Guide to Fly Fishing in Colorado 

  • 5280 May 2015 Issue

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    Summer: Colorado’s Other High SeasonIf you haven’t made plans to head for the hills when the weather warms, you should do so right away. Here’s why. Denver’s 25 Best Neighborhoods 2015 Urban Homesteading in the Mile High City Restaurant Review: Cart-Driver Is Virtually Flawless How Big Head Todd and the Monsters Became a Colorado Legend