Top Lawyers 2015
Our first-ever list of more than 300 of the very best attorneys, in 46 specialties, in the Denver metro area.
Magazine Section: Features
The Toughest Comeback
How two-time state champion wrestler Michael Martinez is recovering from a near-death experience—with an eye toward competing again.
The Pursuit of Happiness
Coloradans are supposedly models of contentedness—but are we really as blissful as we think we are?
Infected
Colorado is no stranger to deadly infectious diseases—in fact, our medical community is among the most experienced in the nation. We break down the lethal germs already present within our borders and explore how experts would battle new infiltrators.
Fruits of Their Labor
Colorado’s ag industry has a more profound connection to our land than maybe any other commercial sector. It’s a relationship that, in the case of those who grow the state’s iconic Palisade peaches, has roots creeping back over a century.
High + Dry
For decades, Crowley County’s farmers sold off their water, gallon by gallon. No one could have anticipated what would happen next.
The Slow Rebirth of South Platte River
After more than a generation of mistreatment, Metro Denver’s urban waterway is starting to return to health.
Mapping Colorado’s Ever-Changing Landscape
A 30,000-foot view of the unremitting changes affecting our land.
Colorado’s Energy Portfolio
From our electricity bills to how much coal we mine, here’s an inside look at how the state uses power.
40 Ways to Be Greener Every Day
We hate to break it to you, Colorado, but very few of us are as eco-friendly as we profess to be. Here are 40 ways to change that.
Power Struggle: 10 Reasons for Our Energy Problems
The Centennial State has become ground zero for the battle over fossil-fuel extraction. Here’s why.
Preserving Our Natural Heritage
Legendary writer and nature photographer John Fielder reflects on preserving the delicate balance between Colorado’s ecology and economy.
Can a Water Plan Actually Work?
As director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, James Eklund had the unenviable task of overseeing the first comprehensive water plan in the state’s history. But in a place where water is scarce—and is a private property right that sometimes goes back generations—can a blueprint for how to use our most valuable resource actually work?
7 Incredible, Unprotected Colorado Vistas
Fifty years after the Wilderness Act, many of our landscapes remain exposed. How much longer can our iconic environment last?
Pattern Play
Designer Beth Armijo shows us how she revitalized a couple’s suburban home using fresh prints, updated antiques, and eclectic finishes.
Elevated Design
An artist builds her dream ski retreat in the treetops of Winter Park.
Living In Color
Bright, saturated hues bring both elegance and fun to this young family’s classic Cherry Creek home.
Welcome to Globeville
For more than a century, Denver has mistreated, maligned, or misused the Globeville neighborhood. It’s been cut in four by major interstates. It’s been a dumping ground and a proposed Superfund site. Now, as gentrification encroaches on this historic neighborhood, Globeville residents keep waiting—and wishing—for something better.
Big Ideas
The people, places, and organizations changing the way Coloradans live.
Education 2014: Minding The Bottom Line
A look at life in five elementary schools in the Denver Public Schools district a year after voters turned down Amendment 66.
