10:00 am, Feb 12, 2013
Moving to Denver from Manhattan meant grabbing a second chance at life, a real Act Two. Never a shy one when it came to meeting people, I knew I had to reach out to Steve Saunders the minute I saw his photo in 5280’s Single In the City issue in February 2007. There was something about Steve’s story that touched me. I was a widow and single...
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11:00 am, Feb 11, 2013
Just because the Mile High City might be, well, far away from New Orleans, doesn’t mean that you can’t celebrate Mardi Gras in all its rowdy glory this Tuesday. Below are some events around Denver celebrating this Louisiana tradition, all of them BYOB — that is, bring your own beads. Mardi Gras 2013 Club Crawl: If celebrating Mardi Gras early this...
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10:00 am, Feb 11, 2013
The simultaneously dreaded and beloved Hallmark holiday is mere days away. If you’re single, you might feel left out. Like it’s just another Thursday (which, let’s be honest, it is). But why not celebrate anyway? Denver is one of the best places to be single, and we can prove it. Here are a few ideas for reveling in your singledom on February 14....
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6:15 pm, Feb 10, 2013
Editor’s Note: Welcome to part two (of four) of our exclusive online series about Colorado filmmakers at the Oscars. Check back every Friday until the big show on February 24 for a new Q&A. Derek Cianfrance is Colorado born and bred: The director grew up in Lakewood, attended Green Mountain High School, and went to the University of Colorado...
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10:00 am, Feb 8, 2013
In the past 50 years, a lot has changed for women: We can fill combat positions. We wear jeans all the time. We hold lofty positions like secretary of state. We don't need our husbands to cosign for a loan. We're working toward equal pay for equal work. (OK, so that last one is really a work in progress.) A new PBS documentary—MAKERS: Women Who...
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10:00 am, Feb 6, 2013
5280's Single in the City party—where we celebrate our top singles with stiff drinks, yummy food, and good music—is just around the corner. Yes, it's a fun night, and, yes, it raises money for Volunteers of America, but it's also possible you'll meet the love of your life. Here's the proof: Allen and Ricci Barton met at our...
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10:00 am, Feb 1, 2013
Editor’s Note: Welcome to part one (of four) of our exclusive online series about Colorado filmmakers at the Oscars. Check back every Friday until the big show on February 24 for a new Q&A. University of Colorado Boulder alum Sarah Siegel-Magness is best known for producing the award-winning film Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire...
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12:00 pm, Jan 30, 2013
The stage can transport an audience to places as imaginative as the African wilderness in the Lion King or back in time to France in the 1800s for Les Misérables. In the world premiere production of Grace, Or the Art of Climbing, the cozy, in-the-round set in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts' Space Theatre transforms...
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11:38 am, Jan 30, 2013
Normally, our February issue wouldn't be available online until this Friday. But when Denver comedian Adam Cayton-Holland appeared on Conan last night, we couldn't resist the chance to give you an early glimpse. In this month's issue, Joel Warner writes about Cayton-Holland's newest project, Those Who Can't, "a sitcom about three inept Denver...
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11:00 am, Jan 30, 2013
Did you watch Henrik Harlaut make ski history last weekend by landing a nose butter triple cork 1620 at the 2013 Winter X Games in Aspen? (That’s shifting his weight to the tips of his skis right before leaving the lip of the jump, then spinning 1620 degrees while flipping three times.)Just reading about tricks like these makes...
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1:55 pm, Jan 25, 2013
Rant: Creationist Politicians Want to Infiltrate Colorado SchoolsThis week, Boulder-based science blogger Phil Plait posted an article about HB 13-1089, the insidiously named "K-12 Academic Freedom Act." The Republican-sponsored bill would mandate that Colorado public schools, "...direct teachers to create an environment that encourages...
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3:42 pm, Jan 24, 2013
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3:23 pm, Jan 24, 2013
What, exactly, is the best way to hit a guy in the face with a dodgeball?That’s what these three oddly dressed, would-be comic stars are trying to figure out. They’ve come to Manual High School’s cavernous gym on this November morning to film the pilot of Those Who Can’t, a sitcom about three inept Denver teachers. As a dozen or so crew members...
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2:57 pm, Jan 24, 2013
Imagine laboring for five years on your first novel. You shop it around to agents and editors—only to be rejected 50 consecutive times. The discouragement alone might end your career.Not if you’re John Shors. The Lafayette-based author, a one-time newspaper reporter and former vice president of Denver’s GroundFloor Media, has been churning out...
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2:54 pm, Jan 24, 2013
Traditional bookstores have become collateral damage in technology’s unwavering march forward. But husband-and-wife team Katherine Hunter and Brian Buckley couldn’t care less. The writers opened Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe, only the third poetry-focused bookshop in the country, in Boulder two years ago. “We knew it was a risk,”...
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