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Julie Dugdale

Articles By Julie Dugdale

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What To Watch at the 2025 Boulder International Film Festival This Weekend

Calling all cinephiles, the 21st annual BIFF takes over the People’s Republic (psst! And Longmont!) March 13–16, and the lineup is stacked with inspiring and eye-opening features, documentaries, adventure flicks, and shorts from around the world.

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A Sneak Peak at the 2025 Colorado Environmental Film Festival

This weekend’s 19th annual CEFF in Golden will screen more than 60 films—with a weeklong digital encore—that explore the increasingly delicate stewardship of our planet, from ocean conservation and species restoration to sustainable food production and wildfire recovery here in our own backyard.

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Meet a Coloradan Who Wrote a Book About His Explorations in the Alaskan Arctic

Author Jon Waterman paddled, hiked, and bushwhacked across the Arctic—a lot—to bring us Into the Thaw, which pulls back the curtain on the climate crisis in one of America’s last truly wild places.

Is Colorado’s Last Great Ski Town Losing Its Soul?

Over the past half-dozen years, Crested Butte has evolved from a relatively isolated mountain town to a magnet for the monied.

The Pandemic Only Amplified Colorado’s Drinking Problem

The result: People are being diagnosed with liver disease at earlier and earlier ages.

How Binge Drinking During the Pandemic Led to a Liver Disease Crisis in Colorado

Coloradans turned to booze during the pandemic. Now, our livers are paying the price.

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Ay Papi Is Our New Favorite Havana-Inspired Happy Hour Haunt

The Caribbean-inspired cocktail bar’s beach-chic interior design scheme is as refreshing as its mojitos.

3 Can’t-Miss Residential Developments Coming to Denver

From boutique condos in Uptown to a master-planned community in Erie, these standout developments are making their mark on the metro area.

Top of the Town 2023

We found 116 reasons to fall in love with the Mile High City all over again.

Top of the Town 2023: Culture & Nightlife

Whether you’re looking to discover new art or planning your next night on the town, we’ve got you covered.

Top of the Town 2023: Shopping

Our favorite local boutiques for fresh threads, thoughtful gifts, and other one-of-a-kind finds.

Top of the Town 2023: Sports, Outdoors & Fitness

There are endless ways to get active—and stunning landscapes to explore—in Colorado. These locals makers and shops will help you experience them all.

Top of the Town 2023: Services

The gear shops, massage therapists, and other Mile High City businesses going that extra mile.

Top of the Town 2023: Dining

From sweet treats to lunchtime bites to mouth-watering global cuisine, here’s where to find the best eats around Denver right now.

How Fox Hill in Franktown Is Embracing the “Agrihood” Movement

What you need to know about the luxury home development, which offers its residents farm-to-table perks.

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Meet Eugenia Di Girolamo, Denver’s First-Ever Chief Urban Designer

Denver recently hired its first chief urban designer to help our cityscape grow—and look good doing it.

A Patient’s Guide to Denver Emergency Rooms

Where to go, what constitutes an emergency, and how to navigate the billing process at Denver emergency rooms.

Efficiency is at the Crux of this Nearly Net Zero Home Just Outside Golden

A local architect designs her own modern mountain oasis that invites the natural surroundings in.

4 Predictions for Denver’s (Cooling-Off?) Real Estate Market

LIV Sotheby’s International Realty’s Live Distinct team looks into their crystal ball.

The Trick to Creating a Timeless White Kitchen

The recipe for updating a tired, Tuscan-inspired kitchen? A crisp-white—but not too white—color palette.

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