1:27 pm, Apr 30, 2013
If you tuned in to watch Jeopardy yesterday, the final question may have looked familiar: "Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013, 5280 magazine is a guide to this city..."Two contestants knew the correct answer: "What is Denver." A third contestant wagered $2,801 on "Beijing." This isn't the first time our quirky name—inspired by...
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11:58 am, Apr 30, 2013
Since the Nuggets traded Carmelo Anthony to New York two years ago, the lingering question in Denver has been whether it's possible to win in the NBA without a true go-to superstar. The Nuggets, with their franchise-record 57 Ws this year, have proven this doesn't matter in the regular season; their athleticism, deep bench, and non-stop attack...
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9:14 am, Apr 26, 2013
Rant: 420 Advocates Need to Behave Like the Grown-Ups They Claim To BeIt's been a rough week for legalized marijuana. First, Denver's annual 4/20 celebration narrowly averted tragedy when gunfire erupted in the packed Civic Center park. Three people were wounded, none of them seriously, in what law enforecement is investigating as a gang-related...
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11:45 am, Apr 25, 2013
Denver Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker is ready for his close-up. The 26-year-old Peyton Manning target and his fiancée—singer Jessie James—will be the stars of their own reality show this summer, called Love and Other Contact Sports. The show will air on the E! network and will highlight the pair’s upcoming wedding later this year. According to...
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12:26 pm, Apr 23, 2013
For several years now, Denver's real estate market has been all clouds with few silver linings. At 5280 every May, we run our annual real estate guide, and since 2008, the vast majority of our articles have focused on the broken housing market and how to navigate it.That's why we're delighted to report that in 2013, local real estate may finally...
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9:15 am, Apr 19, 2013
Rant: What's the deal with overnight parking?OK, OK, you've heard us 5280-ers complain about parking in Denver a lot. And I myself have previously grumbled about the city's overnight parking rules. But nothing seems to be changing—and it's frustrating.Denver began phasing in paid overnight parking in early 2011,...
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4:03 pm, Apr 18, 2013
Measures that could have expanded background checks for gun purchases and banned high-capacity gun magazines failed in the U.S. Senate yesterday but had staunch support from Colorado’s senate delegation. Democrats Michael Bennet and Mark Udall both supported the initiatives—highlighting the tragedies in Aurora and at Columbine High School as...
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12:35 pm, Apr 17, 2013
Colorado superstar swimmer Missy Franklin was named the nation’s top amateur athlete Tuesday night in Florida, beating out a three-sport college star and a champion weightlifter. The 17-year-old Franklin won the honor, the James E. Sullivan Award, for her athleticism, sportsmanship, and efforts beyond swimming—which have included working with...
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3:42 pm, Apr 16, 2013
There's a phrase used by sportscasters: "You can't stop him; you can only hope to contain him." It was coined, I believe, by Dan Patrick when he was at ESPN. It's invariably delivered tongue-in-cheek about an otherwise middling player who gets hot for one unexpected night. And it's still usually good for an ironic, appeciative smirk.No one's...
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1:01 pm, Apr 12, 2013
Denver is full of great neighborhoods (see here, here, and here for starters), and now one of its potential hidden gems could be in for a much-needed makeover.This week, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced a $1.8 billion project that would re-route the stretch of I-70 between Brighton and Colorado boulevards. The plan would...
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12:16 pm, Apr 9, 2013
In Other Desert Cities, playing through April 28 at the Space Theatre, what begins as a darkly comic and mannered drama slowly but assuredly churns itself into something much more profound: a gripping examination of the sacrifices families make for each other, and the psychological toll these compromises take on everyone involved.Playwright Jon...
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12:34 pm, Apr 1, 2013
Several Colorado communities rate among the nation’s best when it comes to the overall wellbeing of its residents, according to a Gallup poll released this week.Boulder and Fort Collins-Loveland are among the top five metropolitan areas when it comes to wellbeing, which Gallup defines as overall satisfaction with “life evaluation, emotional...
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9:30 am, Mar 28, 2013
Take a bow, Denver. This week, Forbes magazine says the Mile High City is among the nation’s 15 best when it comes to emerging downtowns. LoDo, in particular, is held up as a model for revitalization and public-private partnership. As Forbes notes: “Denver, relative to the rest of the county, has been a faster growing city, with a population...
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8:30 am, Mar 28, 2013
In our April issue, I wrote an essay about children and food allergies. I know this subject well because my youngest daughter is allergic to eggs, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame seeds, and avocado. Aside from avocado, these ingredients are pervasive in the foods most people eat everyday. Sesame seeds are included in crackers and many breads (...
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1:00 pm, Mar 21, 2013
Colorado is helping make private sports teams and clubs safer for children. Senator Rollie Heath introduced Senate Bill 13-012 in January, which seeks to hold employees of private sports programs responsible for reporting child abuse or neglect:The bill adds directors, coaches, assistant coaches, and athletic program personnel for private sports...
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