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Articles By Natasha Gardner: Page 27

Dry Times

Colorado has grown rapidly over recent decades, as more and more people crowd inside our borders. Our water, unfortunately, is a limited resource. And we’re almost out.

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Wings

In March, with the return of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, our taste buds crave classic sports-bar eats. Here, our ode to the chicken wing—Sweet Sixteen-style.

The New Nightspots

It’s easy to forget we’re in a recession with the dozens of new drinking holes that cropped up across the Mile High City in the past year. Here, our picks for the best spanking-new bars to develop a little liquid amnesia.

Kickin’ Back

Rocky Mountain Oysters

No bull: The best bollocks.

Pipe Dream

Shaun White’s Colorado playground.

Date Night

The Next Best Thing

Even with a recent $1 billion makeover, Snowmass will never be as glamorous as Aspen. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Fortify Your Spirits

Three ports for last call.

Denver’s Best Bargains

How to ditch your cable bill, buy name-brand clothes on the cheap, snag low-cost tickets for a game—and 83 other tips on living well for less.

Posole

Warm up with a bowl of spicy comfort—Mile High style.

The Fifty

We rank the Mile High City’s most influential powerbrokers in our primer on who’s running Denver. Plus: A look at whose stars are rising—and whose stock is plummeting.

The Parent Trap

Volunteers ensure that this generation of teen parents—and its children—succeeds.

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Sober Swills

Who says nonalcoholic drinks can’t generate a buzz?

Snow Business

From ski tourism to local politics, and from winter road conditions to dicey weather forecasts, we take a broad look at how Colorado deals with the sometimes sloppy issue of snow.

Low On 02

The ultimate guide to living at altitude.

The Two Lives of Helen Thorpe

When her first book, Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America, was released last month, the mayor’s wife realized a lifelong dream. But will Denver’s first lady ever be able to step out from her husband’s shadow?

The Big Thaw

When nighttime temps dip into the 40s this month, here are six cozy hotspots—both indoors and out—to keep the goose bumps at bay.

The Buckhorn Exchange’s Buffalo Bill Cocktail

Prime Pickin’

Colorado’s apple season is ripe with pick-your-own choices

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