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Get Well

We’re not failing quite yet, but our children’s overall health grade dipped to a D+ on the 2012 Colorado Health Report Card. From obesity to food allergies, we break down five issues facing our state’s kids—and examine the latest research, treatments, and programs you should know about to keep your child healthy and happy.

Immigration: The Search For Clarity

With comprehensive immigration reform a real possibility this year, we look at how our broken system affects Colorado—and how things could come into focus in the near future.

Shop Around The Block

The 5280 Guide to Neighborhood Shopping.

Will.

For more than a month this past summer, a 28-year-old man from Colorado Springs survived alone in the southern Utah desert on little more than plant roots and river water. Will LaFever was on a personal journey to repair a life broken by misunderstanding and misfortune. Fixing himself, though, might cost him everything.

Plated

Menus are an ever-changing lineup of complex seasonal dishes, and sometimes even foodies can have a hard time keeping up with exactly what’s on their plates. We asked Corner House chef Matt Selby to break down some dishes and ingredients on the dinner menu at the four-month-old Jefferson Park restaurant. Bon appétit.

Power Up

No longer just for the yoga-obsessed, juicing hits the mainstream.

Fried Brownie

Ale House at Amato’s fried brownie isn’t just any old deep-fried treat.

How To Make Ricotta

Tired of store-bought ricotta? This fresh, spreadable cheese is easy to make and pairs well with crusty bread.

Flavor Fave

Torta Grill proves why these Mexican sandwiches are the kings of the lunch rush.

Trial By Fire

At Basta, chef-owner Kelly Whitaker cooks with a wood-fired oven to coax delicate flavor out of every dish.

The Messengers

How one local family channeled their pain from the Columbine tragedy into a nationwide force for good.

Last Chance

Our picks for weekend-worthy end-of-season bashes at Colorado ski resorts.

Trip Advisor

Why you should consider hopping a short flight to your next weekend getaway destination.

By Design

Meet Ben Mollner, a practicing dentist who runs an art studio out of his living room.

Every Woman

Designer Spotlight: Stephanie Ohnmacht

Just For Kicks

Everyday sneakers get a runway makeover.

Green Thumb Envy

How I learned to stop competing with a gardening know-it-all.

Cat Woman

Hollie Colahan isn’t your typical animal-lover: Working at zoos from Houston to Orlando, Colahan has bottle-fed baby cheetahs and tended to agitated animals during hurricanes. Now, as the Denver Zoo’s large mammal curator, she helped facilitate a deal with the royal family of Qatar to bring a trio of young lions to Denver—the zoo’s first cubs since 2006.

Pine-Solved

How beetle-kill trees can make your garden grow.

See-Through

A Denver architect finds a new use for discarded plastic water bottles—and the outcome is like a work of art.

Mix It Up

A Denver home finds perfection in tradition—by breaking the rules just a little.

Urban Nesting

How a bold remodel turned one historic Denver house into a home.

Eco Logical

It’s one of the greenest houses in Colorado, but you’d never know by the looks of it. How one Boulder couple built an eco-friendly house that’s also beautiful.

Past Forward

A family of five finds a Boulder home full of history and tons of potential. 

Oh So Lovely

Touring the home of A-list Colorado designer Andrea Monath Schumacher of O Interior Design.

Happy Place

Design icon Jonathan Adler brings his feel-good decor to Denver.

Pretty Pots

An indoor succulent arrangement is the perfect way to stretch that green thumb for spring.

Golden Triangle

Discover the art of shopping in Denver’s museum district.

Family in Focus

Simplicity is the key to creating a perfect family photo gallery.

Works of Art

Denver painter Madeleine O’Connell turns her vivid canvases into gorgeous fabric.

Modern Vision

A new layout and a crisp contemporary palette make this kitchen sizzle.

Spring Forward

Guest design expert Nadia Watts, of Nadia Watts Interior Design, picks bold, colorful accessories for spring.

Beetle Blues

Three Colorado designers are making the most of all that pine beetle wood.

And Away We Go

A letter from 5280 Home editor Cheryl Meyers. 

Politics: Whiplash at the Capitol

Having trouble keeping up with the Capitol’s mood these days? Eli Stokols sorts through the muck on how the Democrats and Republicans are doing.

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