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Lindsey B. King

Lindsey B. King was the magazine’s editor from 2021 to 2024. She is currently a Denver-based writer and editor.

She is a seven-time ASME National Magazine Award finalist—and a two-time winner—for stories that are either about the great outdoors or, you know, dying. See: Shattered Minds, The 5280 Guide To Winter Camping, Sheer Beauty, The Art of Dying Well, Earth, Wind & Water, and Low on O2. In 2017, King was named a Folio: Top Women in Media honoree, and many of her other stories, like Hooked, Gone, and Undefeated, have been honored at various journalism awards ceremonies.

King was born in Charleston, West Virginia, spent more than a decade in suburban Atlanta, and moved to Colorado in 2001. She has an ABJ in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism (go, Dawgs!). She is unreasonably proud of never having been on Facebook, and TikTok confuses her, but she occasionally looks at dog videos on Instagram (@linzbking).

Articles By Lindsey B. King

7. We Kept Kids out of Schools

Many haven’t fully gone back. Cori Canty, Denver Public Schools’ improvement planning manager and attendance systems manager, explains the scourge of chronic absenteeism.

6. We Got Really Stressed Out About Real Estate

Five years later, we’re still dealing with the emotional fallout.

5. We Leaned Hard Into Telehealth

Now, professionals at the state’s largest health care system are taking things even further.

4. We Picked Up Some New Habits

Some were good, some were bad, and some were pretty ugly.

3. We Learned the Meaning of “Pivot” From Local Restaurants

And some of those changes have stuck around.

Train depot at Union Station in Denver

2. We Stopped Going Downtown

But those in the know say things are looking up.

1. We Worked From Home

Maybe it shouldn’t be so surprising that many Coloradans have decided not to return.

A person wears scrubs and a mask while social distancing

The Year That Changed Everything

A timeline of pandemic-related events in 2020.

The Top 7 Ways the Pandemic Changed Colorado (Maybe Forever)

We look backward—and forward—five years after COVID-19 altered the course of our lives here at elevation.

Kids rifling through their Christmas stockings

The 12 Best Colorado-Inspired Stocking Stuffers

The smallest, most awesome Colorado gifts of the year.

Nearly 10 Years In, the Colorado Doula Project Expands Its Abortion Care Services

We chatted with the growing organization about helping pregnant people navigate abortion care.

Rock the Kindness

A letter from the editor of 5280.

Everything You Need to Know About Colorado’s (Scandalous) Funeral Industry

Over the past six years, Colorado’s funeral industry has made headlines for appalling acts of disrespect to both the dead and the living. Will recently passed legislation stop the atrocities, and how can we protect the ones we love even after they’re gone?

A Belated Eulogy for My Mama

A letter from the editor of 5280.

My Hope for Union Station

A letter from the editor of 5280.

Author Silvia Pettem Talks About the Second Edition of Her Book About Mary Rippon, University of Colorado’s First Woman Professor

First published in 1999, Separate Lives reveals the secret and complicated life of a lady who didn’t fit the Victorian mold.

American Basin Columbines

Superlative Spots

A letter from the editor of 5280.

Palisade peaches at Herman Produce.

6 Palisade Peach Stands To Visit This Season

Late July, August, and early September are the best months to make a trip to Colorado’s peach capital, where you can grab just-picked crops from charming roadside vendors. Here, a handful of our favorite, ahem, pit stops.

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And the Winner of This Year’s Top of the Town Award for Best Magazine Goes to…

A letter from the editor of 5280.

The Best of Denver in 2024, According to Readers

Our readers selected 89 winners in categories like home accessories, patio dining, golf course, and cocktail menu.

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