Travel and Outdoors in the August Issue
Haven’t picked up the most recent edition of 5280? Here’s what you’re missing.
Seven Food Apps to Savor
News: What’s Going to Happen to Uber?
New regulations by the Public Utilities Commission could oust the company from Denver.
Get Involved: Dolls for Daughters
Beer Review: Avery Brewing Company’s Joe’s Premium American Pilsner
Meet the Brewer: John Fiorilli, Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery
This is a part of our monthly “Meet the Brewer” series, where we introduce you to Colorado’s brewing talents.
Fresh Picks: Carrots
Carrot Fritter Recipe by Potager’s Teri Rippeto
Rant & Rave: The Rocky Rockies and Denver Pizza Company
Fresh Picks: Photos from Boulder’s Farmers’ Market
Fresh Picks: A Farmers’ Market Recipe Series
The Perfect Pickle: Eric Skokan On Market Leftovers
Photo of the Week: Get a Grip
Colorado’s Drone Wars
The town of Deer Trail could to be headed to a community-wide vote on whether to approve drone-hunting licenses.
Trend: The Moto Jacket
Store News: Pop-Up Shopping, New Lingerie & More
Best Bet: Dance Party at the Denver Botanic Gardens
Drop the Mic: Rapping Mannings
The Denver Broncos quarterback and his younger brother Eli star in an epic commercial.
Get Involved: Edgewater Collective
Dwell: HomeAdvisor Connects You to Home Improvement Pros
Before and After: Renovations Begin on Elitch Theatre
One of Denver’s dilapidated theaters finally gets a makeover. (Slide right to left to see progress.)
Outdoors: Hike Lily Pad Trail Near Dillon and Frisco
Preview: San Cisco, South of France Playing at the Gothic Tonight
Sweet Stuff: The Brown Palace Coffee and Tea Co.
Is City Park Goose-Poop Proof?
Trendspotting: Banh Mi
Don’t Miss: Bittersweet’s Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil
Beer Review: Prost Brewing’s Weissbier
Get Involved: Denver Days
Feed The Musicians: Lucero
OPINION: What the Gaylord Resort Has in Store
Best Bites: The Populist’s Gravlax Panzanella
Photo of the Week: Broncos Training Camp
Get Involved: Resource Area for Teaching
Best Bets: Aspen Music Festival and School
First Impression: The Truffle Table
Beauty: Banish Bikini Bumps
Go Now: Brunch at Parallel Seventeen
Summer Must: Blackbelly Farm Dinner
On the Lighter Side: Lunch at Edge
Get on Board: Top Five Places to SUP in Denver
Stand-up paddleboarding has exploded in popularity across the Front Range. Here’s where to get in on the action.
A Colorado Native Creates an Elegant Way to Show Off Your Fourteener Tick List
Sip This: Bebida Verde
Plan On It: ChoLon Street Food Festival
Rant & Rave: Recall Elections and the Cheesman Park Art Fest
Breathless: Four (Poetic) Minutes Reminding Us Why We Live in Colorado
August Preview: Dudley Brown’s War
Outdoors: Tree Climbing
A Slideshow: Coloradical T-Shirts
Sweet Stuff: Twelve’s Panna Cotta and Fig Newton
Vail International Dance Festival: Five Must-See Performances
Sips: Colt & Gray’s Steve Holt
Don’t miss Colt & Gray’s Arrested Development-themed seasonal cocktails—and learn to make one at home.
Health Pointers: Things to Know
Coloradical: The Official Colorado-Love T-Shirt
Fashion Insider: EduKate Totes
Rioja’s Octopus Farfalle: A Beard-Worthy Dish
Photo of the Week: Denver Cruisers
Vail International Dance Festival: Meet the Artistic Director
Denver Sales Tax for Scholarships Proposal Put on Hold
The sales tax proposal would raise $11 million for college scholarships, but comes in a potentially difficult year, with several other tax votes already planned for November’s ballot.
Sips: Silver Plume’s Bread Bar
This bakery-turned-bar should be your next I-70 stop.
Break It Down: Car Shares in Denver
How to live in Denver without four wheels.
Go Now: Latke Love
Hot Property: The Golf Club at Ravenna
Sips: Rum Run
Need a reason for a roadtrip? Sip cocktails at Crested Butte’s Montanya Rum.
The Great Sandwich Project
Celebrate National Sandwich Month with 31 perfect lunchtime companions—one for each day of August.
Pack It In
Feed Zone Portables fuels athletes on the go.
Shake It Up
Four Denver spots are transforming the classic milk shake into something magical.
Form Meets Function
The yin and yang of Izakaya Den’s design—and cuisine.
Tune In: Feed The Musicians
Butter Me Up
The Butcher Block Cafe’s bid to make the best cinnamon roll in Denver.
How To Make Dump Cake
Irene Rawlings, veteran camper and author of Cast-Iron Cooking with Sisters on the Fly, demonstrates how easy outdoor baking can be.
By the Numbers
How many pounds of Colorado peaches does MM Local use each August?
A Sense Of Place
The Populist finds a niche with noteworthy hospitality and nuanced cuisine.
Science on Tap: Denver Beer Co. Serves a Brew Made from the Wilds of City Park. Really.
School Daze
This month, more than 250,000 college students across the state start a new academic year. In honor of their return, here’s a brief look at the good, the bad, and the humorous at six schools along the Front Range.
Hero Work
Five stories that will make you believe that, on their best days, doctors really do have superpowers.
Weekend Plans: Deals and Happenings Around the Region
Half-price discounts at Aspen’s Hotel Jerome, a new flight to Steamboat, gator wrestling and more.
Top Doctors 2013: The List
Object of Desire: Simplicity Longboards
Moveable Feasts: Foodie Road Trips 2013
One empty stomach. One full tank of gas. Eight restaurants worth the drive. plus: 24 other reasons to take your appetite on the road.
Diggin’ Up Bones: Denver Scientists Discover Two New Dinosaur Species
Ask A Chef: Troy Guard
In Defense of Big Dreams
Colorado native Mitch Unrein finally got the chance to be a Bronco—now all he has to do is keep the job.
Dudley Brown’s War
The executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners has been aiming to remake Colorado politics using hyper-aggressive and confrontational political strategies.
Built
Meet seven Colorado athletes whose superhuman training programs and otherworldly self-control over their diets allow them to push their bodies to extremes—all for a shot at being the very best.
Wild Country
This summer, plan a trip to Cache la Poudre River Canyon, an underrated paradise for hikers, anglers, and campers.
Fusion Furniture
A Carbondale-based company produces unique, handmade rocking chairs.
Between The Lines
A Fort Collins craftswoman blends artistry and function in her colorful furniture.
Revival
Floral and delicate, Colorado-made gin is putting a local spin on the classic spirit.
High Dive
Welcome to Moab, Utah: the only place in the world where you can tandem BASE jump off a cliff.
Riot Grrrl
Leather, spikes, and distressed fabrics can only mean one thing: Punk is back.
The Sisterhood of Yarn Bombing
A look inside five women’s whimsical war on (and for) Denver’s public art.
By the Numbers
What’s the average age of students who perform at the Aspen Music Festival and School?
Open Book
Nano libraries are popping up across the state.
Beer Review: Upslope’s Belgian-Style Pale Ale
Light My Way
The Kitchen co-founder Jen Lewin is also a light and sound sculpture artist.
It’s Football Season! (Again?)
How to hate football and still love Denver.
Hanging Out
Tree Climbing Colorado turns a childhood pastime into an adult adventure.
Perfect Pairings
Classic road and mountain biking rides—and their accompanying boozy rewards.
Have Baby Wipes, Will Travel
A traveling caregiver service might be your answer to a relaxing vacation.
New Look
Denver’s barbershops get a modern makeover.
Early Retirement
Meet Pete: the 38-year-old Longmont resident who is living the dream of someone twice his age.
Joy Ride
Front Range Cycling Club keeps Denver youth on the bike and out of trouble.
Back To The Future
What to expect when Union Station finally finishes its multimillion-dollar transformation in 2014. (Hint: There will be much more than just trains and buses.)
Tee Time
The Solheim Cup comes to the Colorado Golf Club on August 13.
Politics As Usual?
A letter from the editor of our August 2013 issue.
Rant & Rave: Marijuana Audit and University of Colorado Athletics
5 Reasons Sicilian Chef Fabrizia Lanza Will Fall for Denver
Remembering Aurora: Three Ways to Honor the Victims This Weekend
Drone-Hunting Season in Deer Trail?
The Eastern Plains town is considering an ordinance that would issue hunting licenses for federal drones.
Breaking: The Kitchen [Next Door] to Open in Glendale’s City Set
Feed The Musicians: Pacific Air
Road Trip Pit Stop: Bingo Burger
Photo of the Week: Grounded
Have you been to Coors Field this season? Now is your chance.
is 20: A Q&A with the July Cover Contest Winner
Fashion Scene: Warby Parker Arrives in Denver
Get Involved: The Right Step Therapeutic Riding Center
Seven Must-Have Apps for Summer
OPINION: Will We Ever Learn?
Sips: Beast + Bottle’s Mules
Outdoors: Hike Ouzel Falls Trail
Is 20: What Did Staffers Look Like in 1993?
Great Cause: Global Goods and Coffee Shop
Is 20: Staffers’ Favorite Stories
Break It Down: Mayor Hancock’s State of the City Address
Get Involved: Hike for MS
Travel & Outdoors in the July Issue
What you’re missing if you haven’t checked out the July issue of 5280.
Biz: Green Rocket Fuel
Behind the Dish: Euclid Hall’s Butcher’s Choice Sausage
Best Bets: The Small Town Fair
On Fridays this summer, check out the Louisville Downtown Street Faire.
Meet the Brewer: Brian Dunn, Great Divide Brewing Co.
Rant & Rave: Broncos’ DUIs and Senator Bennet’s Amendment
Row Your Boat: Keep Fit with Local Rowing Programs
Timetable for Proposed Longmont Redevelopment in Limbo
The Village at Twin Peaks is delayed while the city fights the Dillard’s department store chain in court.
Trend Report: Tender Belly Pork
Preview: Biennial of the Americas
