Best High Schools
Where will your kid get the best education? We pitted public versus private to find out—with surprising results.
Magazine Section: Features
31 Days of Peaches
In a blessed microclimate on the Western Slope, Colorado grows a peach of unparalleled sweetness. The Palisade makes its annual appearance in August, and to celebrate we offer you 31 ways to indulge—one for each day of its fleeting season.
Ballad for a Plain Man
Jeff Finlin might be one of the finest American troubadours since Bob Dylan. Just ask Bruce Springsteen or director Cameron Crowe. So why is he scraping by on the Front Range, playing gigs on a cracked guitar?
The Absent-Minded Promoter
Chuck Morris arrived in Colorado planning to be a college professor. Instead, he’s spent nearly 40 years making Denver a part of rock ‘n’ roll history. He’s worked hard and at times played even harder. Now, backed by a conservative billionaire, Morris is singing a new tune.
Where Grace Abounds
How do evangelicals “cure” homosexuals like Ted Haggard? When the author enrolled in one local treatment program, he discovered the prescription involved a regimen of Twinkies, margaritas, a little Cher, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and sing-alongs to the musical Grease.
The Believer
A God-obsessed mother gone mad. A once-devout father turned cynical. The only thing as challenging as growing up in a faith-fractured home is carrying your devotion into adulthood. Especially if you happen to be Mormon.
The Love of the Game
How two men helped turn Denver from a minor-league outpost into a major-league city.
Twisted
101 Dining Experiences Every Denverite Must Have
The Hungry Toad
When CU Professor Michael Tracey isn’t lecturing his students on journalism ethics or pounding pints at his off-campus office, he’s hunting for JonBenét’s killer—turning up the likes of John Mark Karr to feed his obsession.
A Leg to Stand on
Ralph Green is more than your average “ghetto fabulous” paralympic skier.
Michael Bennet Wants A Revolution
The superintendent of Denver Public Schools wants to save democracy—and he’s going to start with education.
Undefeated
On February 18, 2005, Denver serial rapist Brent J. Brents nearly beat 33-year-old Tiffany Engle to death. She was his last victim—and she is also my friend.
The Miracle of Molly
In the Fall of 2000, Denver’s Lisa and Jack Nash genetically engineered a baby in an effort to save their dying little girl. Pastors and pundits said it was the first step down a stem-cell-paved road to Hell. Five years later, the Nashes give us an exclusive look at Heaven.
Being John Hickenlooper
In just 15 months, he’s healed long-standing rifts within the city and beyond. Is it any wonder that Denver’s neophyte mayor is already being talked about for higher office? November’s mass-transit vote will be the first test of his regional appeal.
