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5280 MAGAZINE - JULY 2006 CONTENTS

Features

Top of the Town
Edited by Cheryl Nedderman
Ten years of Top of the Town? My, how we've grown! It took 12 months, 27 writers and editors, and 8,000 reader surveys to compile the biggest, freshest, and most comprehensive list ever of all things great in Denver.

One for the Road
By Jeffrey Oliver
Before equal opportunity, before the sexual revolution, before feminism, there was the bicycle. And on that bicycle was Dora Rinehart.

And on the Eighth Day, Dr. Dobson Created Himself
By Eileen Welsome
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Eileen Welsome set out in search of Dr. James Dobson, the Wizard behind the evangelical Oz that Focus on the Family. Part one of a two-part series.

From the Editor

Letters

Atmosphere

Atmosphere
Edited by Patrick Doyle and Cheryl Nedderman

• How Josh Bender is changing Silverton
• Abs of (faux) steel
• Cherry Creek Arts Festival survival guide
• Meet Todd Dickerson, treasure hunter
• Jack Johnson ain't all that
• Grilling gear
• Vespa vs. Harley
• Eldorado Springs' backstory
• Adventure
• Style
• Get Involved
• and Fasion

Best Bets/Calendar

Best Bets
Edited by Julie Dugdale
Five events we're talking about in July.

Calendar
By 5280 Staff
A week-by-week calendar of the best events in July.

Departments

Profile - Tables for Two
By Nick Hartshorn
Recipe for a sustainable marriage? Open a restaurant and then turn up the heat in the kitchen.

Great Outdoors - When the Thrill is Gone
By Amanda M. Faison
When you’re sick of the usual singletrack, take on Montezuma’s switchbacks and steep grade.

First Person - New Maze
By Laura Pritchett
Learning your way around a new place can be daunting—unless it’s the place you want to explore forever.

Our Colorado - Land Grab
By Joy Overbeck
Should Coloradans be worried about eminent domain laws?

Getaways - Where, Wolf?
By Dougald MacDonald
The gray wolf once roamed free in Colorado. Now the only place you can live among them is at Mission:Wolf.

Q & A with Tom Turley
By Joella Klein
From Indonesia to Africa to New Orleans, Tom Turley, emergency response coordinator for AmeriCares, is a true master of disaster.

Denver Dining

Denver Dining
Edited By Amanda M. Faison

• Best Bites: Tula

• In the Kitchen: By Helen Wolt

• Dining Guide: Edited by Julie Dugdale

Dining Reviews
By Carol W. Maybach and Kazia Jankowski

• Corridor 44: By Carol W. Maybach. Say cheers to LoDo's only champagne bar.

• Back for more... at Thai Basil Asian fusion: >, By Kazia Jankowski. Thai Basil gets another bite.

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