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5280 MAGAZINE - JULY 2007 CONTENTS

Features

Top of the Town
Edited by Cheryl Meyers
We sent 24 writers and editors out for six months in search of Denver's best stuff—from tequila shooters to hairstylists, hipster baby clothes to taco joints. The result: 268 winners, cool new categories, and the end-all, be-all, save-it-in-your-glove-compartment guide to the Mile-High.

Red Rocks 'n' Roll
By Luc Hatlestad
Our salute to rock in the Rockies.

The Absent-Minded Promoter
By Luc Hatlestad, Photographs by Todd Langley
Chuck Morris arrived in Colorado planning to become a college professor. Instead, he made Denver a part of rock 'n' roll history. A look into the life and times of a music maverick.

On the Rocks
By Luc Hatlestad
A collection of great moments and indelible memories from the world's most kick-ass concert venue.

Ballad for a Plain Man
By J.R. Moehringer, Photographs by Jim J. Narcy
Fort Collins-based musician Jeff Finlin thought he'd hit the big-time—until he didn't.

From the Editor

Falling in Love All Over Again
By Daniel Brogan

Letters

Atmosphere

Atmosphere
Edited by Patrick Doyle and Cheryl Meyers

• The billionaires' soccer experiment
• Progress Report
• Winning the West (Wing)
• Real estate trends: Boutique Apartments
• Boulder bar hopping
• Get Involved
• Fantasy First Fridays
• Well-Being
• Fashion

Best Bets/Calendar

Best Bets
Edited by Julie Dugdale

Departments

Getaways: Ride Like an Outlaw
By Julie Dugdale
Hit the road like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid—without the sharp-shooting posse.

Business: Fast-Food Salvation
By John Dicker
Behind the scenes at Colorado's strangest burger joint.

Life According To... Jack A. Weil
By Patrick Doyle
The founder of Rockmount Ranch Wear, 106-year-old Jack A. Weil, talks to 5280 about his first car, Ronald Reagan, and living through nearly the entire 20th century.

Denver Dining

Reviews
By Carol W. Maybach and Laurel Miller

• Black Cat Bistro Metropolitan: Bewitching Boulder bistro does fresh food right.
• Back for more...at Jax Fish House Denver: Denver's seafood mainstay gets another bite.

In My Kitchen: Dave Carter, National Bison Association
By Kat Valentine
In My Kitchen: Dave Carter, National Bison Association

Magic Ingredient: Tomatoes
By Gretchen Kurtz
Magic Ingredient: Tomatoes

In My Kitchen: Dave Carter, National Bison Association
By Kat Valentine
July is National Bison Month, so we checked in with the executive director of the National Bison Association for insider tips on the best ways to find and serve up buffalo meat.

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