Top of the Town 2004
Edited by 5280 Staff
For the eighth year in a row, 5280 brings you Denver's best stuff. With more than 280 winners, check out our biggest list yet of what's tops in the Mile-High City. Editors and readers share their personal favorites from chocolate chip cookies to cocktails, picnic spots to pick-up joints, miniature golf to big-ticket boutiques.
- Top Places
- Top Services
- Top Personalities
- Top Shopping
- Top Dining
- Top Kid Stuff
- Top Entertainment
Private Stites Should Have Been Saved
By Maximillian Potter
Private Nolan Stites of Colorado had all the the makings of an ideal soldier. Yet midway into basic training he killed himself - only weeks after another recruit from Colorado committed suicide at the same base. If the Army "treats" all of their mentally troubled troops the way it did these two trainees, it's no wonder the rate of Army suicides is rising.
Atmosphere
Edited by Rebecca Landwehr
Stapleton's most fabulous welcome wagon; cleaning house at the Boulder History Museum; the Prius party hits the road; is Denver too hip to be square; our snap judgements; Hush - a bathroom worth talking about, and more.
Events
Edited by Lindsey B. Koehler
A week-by-week calendar for the months of June and July. Plus, our best bets.
Brad Corrigan
By Tracy Greenhalgh
With his band, Dispatch, ready to call it quits, Littleton-born musician Braddigan is ready to go solo. Find out what's next for the local front man.
Great Outdoors
By Amanda M. Faison
Tired of the corporate softball scene? Try kickin' back with a more recreational crowd. Kickball, the playground fave, is now made for grown-ups.
After Dark
By Nick Hartshorn
Just in time for summer, our favorite bar-hopper tracks down three great patio locations for drinking in the sun.
Getaways
By Stephany Hope Wilson
Steal away to Santa Fe for the opera season. What better way to enjoy the music than in Mother Nature's prime theater.
Ken Salazar
Interview by Peter Boyles
The Democratic side of the coin.
In the Kitchen
By Kathy Smith
Fire up the grill with these mouthwatering recipes. Basic grill fare gets a new twist this summer.
Reviews
By Carol W. Maybach, Elizabeth Ellis, and Elisabeth True
We rate: Mao Asian Bistro and Sushi Lounge, the Dushanbe Teahouse, Angelo's Pizza Parlor, and Le Central.
Dining Guide
Edited by Lindsey B. Koehler
The Mile-High City's most comprehensive restaurant listings, organized alphabetically.
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