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10:12 am, Feb 22, 2012
5280’s March fashion feature, “Streetwise,” was shot on location at Denver-based GuerillaGarden Studios, where artist Jeremy Silas Ulibarri, aka “Jolt,” does his thing with urban colors and shapes. We were so enamored with the background of the shoot—not to mention the hot spring looks—that we tracked down the artist for an inside look at his craft.How did you learn to paint like this? I’ve...
10:00 am, Feb 22, 2012
Jake Weidmann doesn’t have what most would call a “modern” career. The 27-year-old is an illustrator, painter, sculptor…and calligrapher. It’s his striking work with a pen that nabbed him the title of Master Penman—the youngest ever—and the chance to write the preamble to Colorado’s Constitution in handwritten ink for the first time.Calligraphy is a medium Weidmann didn’t intend to pursue....
10:20 am, Feb 21, 2012
The Denver Nuggets might have only won four of its 12 games this month—and now finds itself on the edge of a playoff race in an abbreviated NBA season—but Nuggets blogger and Denver Stiffs founder Andrew Feinstein isn’t about to quit on this team. He’s not overly optimistic, though. At the midpoint of the Nuggets' season, I talked to Feinstein—a fifth-generation Denverite whose site gets 10,000...
4:42 pm, Feb 17, 2012
The Shag Lounge, a bawdy bar on a divey block of downtown Denver, has figured out a way to attract attention—and a few new drinkers. The marquis outside the tavern’s entrance reads: Tebow Drinks Here. “We were just joking around,” says Charley Cox, a bartender at the lounge. “He hasn’t come in. We just thought with his Christian background that it’d be funny.” And then a funny thing did happen:...
11:15 am, Feb 16, 2012
A bike is held prisoner by hard-packed snow in Downtown.
12:07 pm, Feb 14, 2012
Why We Love It: A day's pass is only $15. (Yes, downhillers, you read that correctly.) When to Go: Around 10 a.m. to avoid the real pros who hit the trails early or the afternoon crowds. Distance: More than 100 kilometers of trails Favorite Trail: Pole Creek (It's fast and flat, making it ideal for perfecting your form.) Winter sports and I have had a tumultuous...
9:50 am, Feb 14, 2012
There are a few ways to approach the 84th Annual Academy Awards. One option is to lay claim to your favorite sofa spot, pop some bubbly (or buttery popcorn), and settle in for a night of guessing who the Academy deems worthy of Mr. Oscar. If you are the studious type, you need to get started now. Sign up for the AMC Best Picture Showcase Oscars 101, which gives you a chance to...
9:45 am, Feb 13, 2012
In this month's issue, I got a lacrosse goalie's perspective on what it's like to stand in the way of shots traveling close to 100 mph. Apparently it hurts, a lot. But DU sophomore Jamie Faus is used to it; there's a reason he was ranked 13th in the country last season for save percentage.Catch Faus in action at three can't-miss home games of the season (played at DU's Peter Barton Lacrosse...
11:33 am, Feb 10, 2012
Rant: Kudos on the big drug bust, but please lay off the medical marijuana industry.Yesterday, federal and state law enforcement announced the largest drug bust in Colorado history, a multi-year sting that netted more than 100 arrests—many of them with gang ties—and confiscated money, assault weapons, cocaine, crack, and methamphetamine.We’re all for America’s finest going after this...
2:19 pm, Feb 9, 2012
Robert Sanchez, staff writer for 5280, finds a quiet corner to focus on his work.
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