Long Before Messi Came to MLS, These Players Brought Soccer to Denver
Three decades after the Colorado Rapids brought professional soccer to Denver, we asked players who were there to reminisce on the inaugural season.
Three decades after the Colorado Rapids brought professional soccer to Denver, we asked players who were there to reminisce on the inaugural season.
A bartender in Breckenridge is planning for nursing school, while a cafe manager in Steamboat sees reason for hope: “People are doing the downtown thing instead of the mountainside thing.”
Officials have extended the deadline to March 30 to vote on the name of the proposed passenger rail line from Pueblo to Fort Collins. The current choices are fine—but we think ours are better. Plus, some of our favorite reader ideas.
Five tips for spotting our feathered friends as they return to their high-elevation homes.
The Englishman believes brutal honesty and mile-high ambition will help the Centennial State squad dominate its competition.
Home to more than 550 rescued lions, tigers, bears, and other carnivores, the Weld County refuge once sat in the middle of nowhere. Now the booming I-76 corridor is bringing subdivisions, lawsuits, and HOA showdowns to its doorstep.
Travel in style with 5280 magazine readers and other like-minded adventure seekers. We’re offering unforgettable journeys across Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America—each crafted with immersive activities, expert guides, and seamless travel experiences. All trips include roundtrip airfare from Denver.
With 14 World Cup wins, an ESPY, and a Paralympic gold medal, Noah Elliott has built a résumé few snowboarders can match—but the spotlight hasn’t caught up.
The analysis examines whether or not the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement is truly targeting the “worst of the worst.”
When Denver’s new National Women’s Soccer League team kicks off its first season this month, these players will have a home field advantage.
A lung-burning blend of uphill efficiency, downhill skiing, and lightning-fast transitions, ski mountaineering is headed to the Milan Cortina Games—and Colorado athletes are right in the mix.
The Fort Collins native is in Italy both to push for the four-man team on the men’s side and to cheer on his fiancée, monobob pilot and fellow Team USA medal hopeful Kaysha Love.
In weather, accuracy is everything. Pinpoint Weather has been independently certified most accurate for 10 years straight. A decade of precision, consistency, and trust.
Everything from federal immigration enforcement to affordable housing and artificial intelligence will be debated under the Gold Dome in the coming months. Here’s a primer on the legislation that could impact Colorado for years to come.
Steamboat Springs native Maddy Schaffrick’s journey—from teenage pro to plumber to qualifying for her first Olympic Games at age 31—is gold-medal-level inspiring.
At least, he’s trying not to. We caught up with the Edwards-born alpine skier ahead of his trip to Milan Cortina to talk about how he’s been mentally preparing for the pressure of the Olympics.
After the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, local leaders are preparing for the possibility that Denver could be next.
Five tips for navigating snow, ice, and Texans on I-70 this winter.
