Meow Wolf Is Finally Set to Open Its Denver Location Next Month
After pandemic-driven delays, the art collective announced a September 17 opening date and theme for its newest—and largest—permanent installation.
6 Tiles That Denver Designer Laura Medicus Can’t Live Without
The kitchen and bath expert suggests six timeless designs for walls and floors—because sometimes, you just need a pro’s help to find the gems.
Can a New Program Help Solve the Mountain Town Housing Crisis?
A pilot project from the Telluride Foundation aims to close the widening gap between who lives and who works in Western Slope communities by cutting the cost of building new homes, starting with donated land.
7 Free Things to Do Around Denver This August
We’ve got fun ways for you to make the most of the last full month of summer—even on a budget.
Family Ties
A letter from the editor of 5280 Home‘s August/September 2021 issue.
Add These Flavorful Recipes to Your Weeknight Dinner Rotation
Local food blogger Lola Wiarco Dweck shares her spin on two traditional Mexican recipes.
9 Kitchen Tools You’ll Want To Show Off
Spice up open shelves and bare countertops with these kitchen accessories designed for display.
Room We Love: An Eye-Catching Dining Room in South Denver
This space’s prominent location inside a six-bedroom Wellshire home demanded some design drama.
Staycation: Inside LoHi’s Gorgeous Life House Hotel
The New York–based hotel brand’s first Colorado outpost showcases an Old-West-meets-contemporary-cool look.
How To Nail the New Western Look In Your Home
Designer Ashley Campbell’s tricks for making classic Western motifs feel at home in modern spaces.
Julie Brayton on Timeless Style and Embracing Color in the Kitchen
With Brayton Interiors, the certified kitchen designer and interiors genius specializes in designing for each home’s distinctive architecture and personality.
3 Must-Attend Summer Events for Design Lovers
Mark your calendars for the return of a beloved arts festival, a celebration of mid-mod design, and a home tour in one of Denver’s top neighborhoods.
Tour A Rockin’ Remodel in Golden
Two earth scientists and rockhounds call on Truss Interiors to rethink their Golden split-level.
5 Dream Kitchens To Inspire Your Next Redesign
Nothing in home design is as enticing—or agonizing—as imagining and executing the perfect kitchen. Allow these Colorado cookspaces to be your design inspiration.
A Cherry Hills Village Home Made To Celebrate Its Natural Surroundings
With its casual textures, soft colors, and party-ready pool terrace, this new home evokes the simple pleasures of summer.
Behind the Design of a Drab-to-Fab Home Makeover in Boulder
A late-aughts, beige-everything home gets a steeped-in-color renovation that’s perfect for a family of five.
Chef Linda Hampsten Fox Shares Her Most Beloved Kitchen Item
The Bindery’s head chef reflects on her inherited cookbook collection.
Time Hooks
A letter from the editor of 5280.
How Locals Are Banding Together To Protect the Yampa River
Powered by a $4 million endowment, the Yampa River Fund is building a more resilient waterway.
This Community College’s Plan To Lure Students Back to School? Pay Them
Following a steep decline in enrollment, the Community College of Aurora is giving low-income students the push they need to return.
4 Weekend Getaways for a Last-Minute Summer Vacation
Don’t let the warm weather pass you by.
Denver Model Rocco Lawson Shows How To Slay Nonbinary Beauty Trends
The University of Colorado Boulder student and Wilhelmina Denver model shares tips for the cosmetically curious.
Colorado Horror Writer Stephen Graham Jones Is Back With a Killer Follow-Up
His latest work, My Heart Is A Chainsaw, releases August 31.
3 Retro Home Design Styles Making a Comeback
What you need to know about modernism, midcentury modern, and postmodernism.
Chef Manuel Barella Crafts Refined Mexican Fare at Bellota
The RiNo restaurant is serving up a street-food-style menu with delicious bites like Chicken-confit-stuffed enmoladas and chicharrón prensado tacos.
Where Our Food Editors Are Drinking Now, August 2021
Eye-catching cocktails, wine and charcuterie, and better-for-you potions are on the menu this month.
How Mo’Betta Green Is Seeding Change in Denver Neighborhoods
For Beverly Grant, farming isn’t just about sustenance—it’s about creating a new economy for those in need.
Meet Colorado Ceramicist and Sculptor Kazu Oba
The Japanese-born artist produces works of art with intention at his Lafayette studio.
Can Conservation Easements Give Young Colorado Farmers a Chance?
Nonprofit Colorado Open Lands wants to preserve agricultural land so the next generation can afford to grow crops.
Colorado Isn’t Prepared To Deal With the Mental Health Fallout From COVID-19
Coloradans have endured a lot in the past year and a half, and mental health professionals are worried about the long-term effects of that trauma. Here, we examine who’s been most affected, and how local experts are trying to help us cope.
Denver’s Top Doctors 2021
For more than 25 years, 5280 has asked physicians in the Denver area whom they would trust to treat themselves or a loved one. The following 340 doctors—in 100 specialties—were nominated by their peers this year.
Denver Novelist Peter Heller’s Life Is Stranger Than Fiction
In honor of his new thriller, The Guide, we’ve rounded up his most outlandish adventures plus a few tall tales. Can you guess which are which?
After Two Teen Suicides Last Year, How Will Summit County Address an Ongoing Mental Health Crisis?
A tragic stretch in April 2020 shone a light on the mental health issues facing the mountain community. With the new school year set to start, area residents are continuing to heal while asking themselves how they can learn from the past.
4 Expert-Level Colorado Trail Running Loops
With high-elevation, technical terrain, even the most veteran runners find these routes challenging. If you’re not ready for that, use the following breathtaking loops as motivation to train, and train some more, until you are.
The Colorado-Made Trail Running Gear You Need
If you want to set yourself up for success on the trail, don’t skimp on these essentials.
Finding Runner’s High, Facing Failure, and Other Trail Running Tips
We asked trail running experts and pros to divulge their secrets, so you can learn from their successes—and their failures.
Trail Running Etiquette 101
How to deal with mountain bikers, when you shouldn’t run, and where you can volunteer to maintain your favorite singletrack: Here are the unwritten rules of the trail you need to know.
How To Fend Off Wild Animals on Colorado Trails
Tips for avoiding conflict when you encounter potentially dangerous wildlife on the trails.
The Best Trail Running Routes in Boulder
Boulder is a trail runner’s paradise, with gorgeous terrain and well-maintained paths that range from a forested loop that gains just 429 feet to a 13.8-mile route that takes you all the way from Chautauqua Park to Eldorado Canyon.
