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Single in the City

Looking for love? Don’t sweat it—we’re making it easy on you. We tracked down 17 of the hottest singles in the Front Range, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Dig in for 5280’s most eligible dates.

Daliah Singer
Bill Koch illustration

Bill Koch’s Wild West Adventure

The controversial businessman is building an Old West town near Paonia that’s a full-scale reproduction of a 19th-century settlement. But is the town simply the project of an eccentric billionaire, or is there more to the story?

Kelley McMillan Manley

Waste Not

Hops and barley are no longer just for making brew.

Natalie Durkovich

1800

Mission Accomplished

Gluten-free sweets that actually deliver? You bet.

Jacqueline J. Wakeen

Settle On In

Amerigo Delicatus Restaurant & Market offers downtown fare without the sticker shock.

Caroline Padden

How To Make Buttercream

Porche Lovely, owner of Church of Cupcakes, is the queen of buttercream. Here’s how she does it.

Rachel Nobrega

Date Night

Al Lado, a six-month-old wine and tapas bar in Riverfront, has the right moves.

Shari Caudron

Predictable

Google’s autocomplete search function has become something of a Magic 8 Ball.

Chris Outcalt & Daliah Singer

The Laugh Track

Can a bunch of dudes, some dirty jokes, and $50,000 make Denver famously funny?

Joel Warner

Ski Town Soups

Ski Town Soups: the book that will have you reaching for a spoon.

Amanda M. Faison

Special Delivery

Colorado’s Best—All tied up in a bow.

Amanda M. Faison

Get Outta Town

Grab a latte, choose a playlist, and head to Denver’s foothills—if only for the afternoon.

Caroline Padden

Booked Up

John Shors whisks readers to far-off lands with his epic tales.

Julie Dugdale

Free Verse

Poetry comes alive at a Boulder bookstore.

Lara Herrington Watson

Bohemian Romance

Rock a free-spirited look on your next beach vacation with bold prints and tropical tones.

Georgia Alexia Benjou

Charmed

Daliah Singer

Turnover

Which Buffs sports do you watch?

Luc Hatlestad

On Air

NAME: Lauren GardnerAGE: 27OCCUPATION: Sports/entertainment host and reporterHOBBIES: Aviation (Gardner earned her private pilot license last May), snowboarding, traveling, and volunteer workFACTOID: CBS offered Gardner an interview last year after spotting her in another reporter’s demo reel.

Jessica LaRusso

Opportunity Knocks

Is Vail Resorts taking over the skiing world one mountain at a time?

Julie Dugdale

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

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