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5280 MAGAZINE - APRIL 2006 CONTENTS

Features

Denver's Dream Home
By Patrick Soran, Photography by Todd Langley
We searched the city's loveliest houses, room by room, to create this year's "fantasy" home. Plus (while we're dreaming), ultraluxurious touches for any home.

Dreams of Home
By Eli Gottlieb, Evan Oakley, and Jennifer Vacchiano
From the banality of backyard maintenance to the pain of moving on, Colorado authors share stories of how where we live shapes who we become.

Blues Traveler
By Peter Heller
A life of adventure leaves one wanderer with the most powerful craving of all: For home.

Black and Gold and Brown
By Joel Warner
As a young man, Hank Brown flew missions over the jungles of Vietnam. As a Republican U.S. Senator, he sided with Ralph Nader and tussled with Osama bin Laden. Turning around the University of Colorado should be a cakewalk, right?

Warming Trend
Styled by Georgia A. Benjou
As the weather heats up this spring, so does the fashion.

From the Editor

Letters

Atmosphere

Atmosphere
Edited By Patrick Doyle and Cheryl Nedderman

• Dr. Black Hole
• The last Libertarians
• Snowboarding, 25 years later
• Body buzz
• David Adjaye's favorite things
• Books, etc.
• Insider
• Fashion
• Shopping
• Rants & Raves

Best Bets/Calendar

Best Bets
Edited by Julie Dugdale

Departments

Profile: Keep Climbing
By David O. Williams
The first cancer survivor to summit Everest tackles the magnificent seven.

Great Outdoors: Child's Play
By Amanda M. Faison
As adults, we hike, cycle, ski, and swim, but do we really play?

Our Colorado: Mechanical Messiah
By Nick Hartshorn
For bike mechanics, heaven is a Colorado Springs compound with a different kind of focus.

Religion: Like a Moth to the Flame
By Ted Rose
Every form of refuge has its price.

Getaways: Just Wright in Arizona
By Cheryl Nedderman
Searching for superior design in Scottsdale.

Q&A
By Adam Schefter
Longtime music director for the Colorado Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop left Denver nearly three years ago. This month, she drops in on the CSO-and 5280-as conductor laureate.

Denver Dining

Denver Dining
Edited By Amanda M. Faison

Reviews
By Carol W. Maybach and Elisabeth True
The Fort By Carol W. Maybach
Exploring whether or not Colorado's mainstay of Western cuisine lives up to the hype.

Emogène By Elisabeth True
Cherry Creek's perfect little patisserie.

In the Kitchen
By Kathy Smith

Dining Guide
Edited By Julie Dugdale
The definitive guide to Denver's restaurants, as chosen by our editors.

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