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After Shock

Colorado and Wyoming rank at the top of the list for lightning-strike fatalities in the United States. It’s scary stuff. But dying from a bolt of electricity may not be nearly as frightening as surviving one.

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

Good Medicine

We have access to a plethora of options for maintaining our well-being in Colorado. Cutting-edge conventional medicine is happening across the Denver metro area at a variety of clinics, labs, and hospitals. But nearly as prevalent are holistic and alternative medicine practices. Which type of health care is right for you? Follow this chart to get an idea of what makes sense for your sensibilities. 

Kayleen Cohen

Catch Some Zzzs

Sleep is essential. The problem is, we live in a society that views sleep as optional. So, how does one get better slumber? We’ve got the answers.

Chris Outcalt & Daliah Singer

Egg Timer

A quickly evolving process to flash-freeze female eggs—thus preserving fertility—is changing the way women think about having families.

Megan Feldman

Nearing the End

It’s a word no one wants to hear, but hospice is a plan, not a punishment. 

Rebecca L. Olgeirson

Running Right

Renowned ultra-marathoner and Colorado resident Scott Jurek shares injury prevention tips for athletes. 

Necessary Stores

Mothers’ Milk Bank helps the region’s most vulnerable infants get a stronger start. 

Sarah L. Stewart

Leading Ladies

Denver’s hospitals are a hotbed for female CEOs.

Sarah Protzman Howlett

The Doctor Is Out

Nurse-managed clinics are becoming an increasingly popular health care option. 

Sarah Protzman Howlett

By The Numbers: 16

Inpatient beds at Denver Health’s Pavilion M.

Sarah Protzman Howlett

High Anxiety

A closer look at Colorado’s rising angst.

Jayme Moye

Whole Again

Lakewood-based Prosthetic Illusions’ specializes in custom artificial eyes, digits, and silicone breasts. 

Julie Dugdale

Top Doctors: The List

Our annual, must-have guide to the best physicians—337 of them in more than 90 medical specialties—in the Mile High City.

Lindsey B. King

Re-Energized

Letter from 5280 Health editor Lindsey B. Koehler. 

Lindsey B. King

Talking Points

Ever wish you could ask the mayor about urban development, or a battalion chief about fighting the Waldo Canyon fire, or a Nobel Prize winner about the nature of reality? In our first-ever Interview Issue, we asked 18 of the city’s brightest, most outspoken leaders and personalities those questions, and many more. Turn the page to hear them speak out—in their own words.

Staff

Marked

Branding is a language composed of capital letters, numbers, pictures, and characters that are read from left to right or top to bottom. For instance,  would be read “barbecue.” Here, we break down four Colorado ranch brands.

Kelsey Colt

Mountain Meals

The ski slopes dominate the conversation and the to-do list in Breckenridge. But even if your sole goal of the weekend is catching first chair or squeezing in one last run, you’ve still got to eat. Here’s how to do it well—morning, noon, and night.

Lindsey R. McKissick

Coxinha

Coxinhas are an acquired taste—decide if you love them or not at Little Brazil in Wheat Ridge.

Sam Brasch

240

The number, in pounds, of organic fresh ginger Bhakti Chai’s brewery presses each day. 

Expect the Unexpected

Pizza Public’s affordable pies are distinctive—in name and flavor.

Jessica LaRusso

How to Make Caramel Corn

Think all caramel corn tastes like factory-made Cracker Jacks? Julie Ciezadlo, chef-owner of Tuffy Kickshaw’s Sweetly Covered Corn, shares her light-handed approach. 

Caroline Padden

Dinner Theater

The new Squeaky Bean is a fully realized restaurant that commands your attention.

Shari Caudron

Rivers of Doubt

As “The Year of Water” wound down, a trip to the Cache la Poudre made me realize how much work remains if we truly want to save our waterways.

Laura Pritchett

Decorative Bounty

Lola Gray makes shopping feel like an international treasure hunt. 

Lara Herrington Watson

Crafting a Solution

A Colorado furniture maker turned entrepreneur wants you to go green—by going blue.

Jessica LaRusso

Home Manual

One Denver-based startup is on a mission to make home maintenance sexy. 

Chris Outcalt

Self-Made

Publish a novel with the push of a button.

Greg E. Collette

Little Raw Souls

Little Raw Souls—an apt name for a collection of short stories by CSU professor Steven Schwartz. 

Jessica LaRusso

Face-Lift

How to add some flavor to quiet corporate workspaces.

Edie Richardson

Just One Bite

Chocolate often gets the glory, but don’t overlook the power of vanilla.

Daliah Singer

Citizen Scientist

Train to be a citizen scientist at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. 

Gigi Sukin

A Sunny Forecast

Boulder scientists predict how the sun’s whims will affect Earth’s technologies.

Sarah L. Stewart

New Sheriffs in Town

After a change in the Statehouse leadership, the 2013 congressional agenda will have a much bluer tint.

Luc Hatlestad

Justice Served

After more than two years of construction, the $258 million Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center at Broadway and 13th Street is nearly complete. Here, a look at the new digs.

Lara Herrington Watson

Up In Smoke

All eyes are on Colorado as we implement Amendment 64. 

Luc Hatlestad

Jeanne Assam is Still Waiting

Five years ago this month Jeanne Assam shot a gunman at New Life Church in Colorado Springs and saved countless lives. She was called a national hero and lauded by President George W. Bush. It looked as if her life would change forever. But before Assam could move forward, she first had to confront herself.

Robert Sanchez

Beneath the Surface

The United States holds enough oil and gas to power the country for hundreds of years, and Colorado is at the center of the search for energy resources. Using a controversial process called hydraulic fracturing—better known as fracking—and new drilling techniques, oil and gas companies are able to extract these previously inaccessible fossil fuels. These technologies may be the biggest step yet toward securing our energy independence. But at what cost?

Chris Outcalt & Julie Dugdale

2012 Holiday Gift Guide

From the latest gadgets to gorgeous fashion finds to whimsical toys for the kids, we’ve got the perfect present for everyone on your list this year.

Higher Learning

The cookbook for college kids.

Amanda M. Faison

Food Memories

Muy Bueno is more than a cookbook—it’s a snapshot of one family’s culinary heritage.

Amanda M. Faison

Slow Food

Sometimes reviving a family tradition, like making Norwegian lefse, isn’t quite as sweet as it sounds.

Caroline Padden

Second String

Entrées may have menu star power, but often it’s a restaurant’s side dishes (ahem, Mangiamo Pronto!’s garbanzo-celery salad) that keep us coming back for more. In fact, it’s not unusual for us to make whole meals out of sides (small plates!). Next time you visit these eateries, save room for the supporting cast.

Daliah Singer

How to Open a Bottle of Champagne

Sabato Sagaria, master sommelier and food and beverage director of Aspen’s Little Nell Hotel, on how to pop the cork. 

Caroline Padden

Comfort Zone

At Charcoal, chef Patrik Landberg dishes up refreshingly straightforward bistro cuisine.

Shari Caudron

An Angel Silenced

Sixty-five years after her death, Emily Griffith’s legacy still influences Denver.

Natasha Gardner

Beyond the Ropes

Poaching fresh powder in Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s famous backcountry.

Kelly Bastone

Downhill Slide

Before there was skiing, there was sledding—and getting your winter kicks meant racing with abandon down a neighborhood hill on a plastic saucer. We tracked down five Colorado sledding hills fit for a family excursion or unleashing your inner child—or both.

Jeremy Jones

Olde Town Arvada

A quick shot west of Denver on I-70, Olde Town Arvada is worth an afternoon of exploring as much for the eclectic dining and retail as for the chance to say you were hanging out at the site of Colorado’s first gold strike. Stroll through history—this is also the hometown of the guy who invented the automobile turn signal—and enjoy a slice of Main Street America, Colorado style.

Julie Dugdale

‘Tis the Season

A Colorado spruce heads to Washington.

Lindsey R. McKissick

Go For Baroque

Skip the sequins this holiday season and ornament yourself in rich fabrics, burnished metallics, and jeweled accessories.

Georgia Alexia Benjou

Naughty List

Getting coal in my stocking was a lesson I didn’t know I needed. 

Amanda M. Faison

Shoe-In

Jeremy Jones

Specialty Brand

A self-described Telluride ski bum builds custom skis.

Kelly Bastone

The Doctor Is (Always) In

Direct primary care, an innovative health-care model, gains a foothold in Colorado.

Daliah Singer

Got Snow?

Predicting the weather is an elusive skill and often a thankless job. But Boulderite Joel Gratz has a reputation for delivering accurate forecasts. Gratz’s website, opensnow.com, is a go-to resource for powder-hounds.

Lindsey R. McKissick

Strange Designs

Weirder is better at Moxie Sozo. 

Jayme Moye

Bottle Rocket

Denver’s craft beer boom shows no signs of slowing down.

Carolyn Daughters

What’s In A Name?

Speeding down groomers or carving through powder, we follow trail after trail on our way to the bottom of the mountain. But where did the runs get their names? In honor of Vail Mountain’s 50th anniversary, we took a look at the origins of some of the resort’s 193 trails.

Daliah Singer

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