2:30 pm, Jan 8, 2013
Over the past several years, we've written extensively about education reform in Colorado (here, here, and here, among others). Thanks to innovations like the Colorado Growth Model, new laws around educator effectiveness, and success in the federal government's Race to the Top competition, our state has garnered national attention for its...
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1:05 pm, Jan 3, 2013
With spring training still more than a month away, it might be a bit early to think about the Colorado Rockies’ upcoming season. But it’s not too early for the team’s ownership to take a cue from the recent successes of its cross-city brethren, the Denver Broncos. In just three years, the Broncos have gone from a 4-12 loser into a legitimate...
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1:45 pm, Jan 2, 2013
With the tumultuous 2012 gone, the new year is wide open for an onslaught of history-making news. Here's what we're thinking the Centennial State could be reading about by the time next January rolls around. Colorado’s legislature legalizes civil unions: After suffering a bitter defeat last year, the state’s Democrats are poised to press a civil-...
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10:14 am, Dec 31, 2012
One of the things we love about you, our readers, is your appetite for the latest food trends—and good old longform journalism. We pulled together a list of 2012’s most read 5280 magazine stories, so that you could revisit a little of both. 1. Top of the Town 2. Best New Restaurants 3. The 25 Best Restaurants 4. The 35 Best Bars in...
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10:05 am, Dec 31, 2012
Well, Colorado, 2012 has been anything but boring. The state burned, Aurora continues to recover, the governor separated from his wife, and we all fell in love with swimmer Missy Franklin. Want to reminisce? Here, the most read stories on 5280.com in 2012. 1. The Best Neighborhood Bars2. BREAKING NEWS: Joint Statement from Governor...
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1:50 pm, Dec 11, 2012
The encroachment of winter means it’s time again for the annual semi-hibernation of our local music calendar (because emerging bands from elsewhere would rather not blizzard-surf their rusted-out vans and rickety tour buses along slippery I-70). Fortunately, a number of Denver-based acts will be performing throughout December. Among the highlights...
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1:15 pm, Dec 7, 2012
Would you trade an elementary school teaching gig for brewing? That’s exactly what Avery Brewing Company’s Matt Thrall did when his home brewing hobby became a career path that landed him in Boulder. Nine years ago, when he first arrived at Avery, the brewery produced 3,500 barrels. Last year, it made 35,000. We sat down to talk with Thrall about...
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12:30 pm, Dec 5, 2012
Colorado’s public-school teachers are among the nation’s worst when it comes to missing classroom time, according to a recent report by the Center for American Progress on how teacher absenteeism can affect classroom achievement. Nearly 43 percent of the state’s public-school teachers missed at least 10 work days in...
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12:30 pm, Dec 4, 2012
For longer than we can remember, the area between Union Station and the Millennium Bridge has been dug up, fenced off, and rendered navigable only via a confusing maze of makeshift sidewalks and coned-off roads. Whether you're walking, biking, or driving, it's a hassle.It also appears to be well worth the trouble. Within the past few weeks,...
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3:00 pm, Nov 29, 2012
A plan to redevelop land on the former University of Colorado Health Sciences Center appears closer to reality this week after Denver mayor Michael Hancock reported that the city and an independent developer are negotiating with the supermarket giant King Soopers to put a store on the site. The area—just off Colorado Boulevard—has been a point of...
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1:17 pm, Nov 28, 2012
Olympic gold-medal-winner Missy Franklin will compete in several high school swim meets this season, which begs the question: Is the Colorado teenager the greatest high school athlete of all time? Sure, National Basketball Association stars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James went from prom to the pros, but neither was a certified international star when...
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12:43 pm, Nov 27, 2012
As CU-Boulder concluded the worst football season in its history, perhaps it was inevitable that the school would show coach Jon Embree the door. On numbers alone, the firing made sense: Embree's two-year record was 4-21, and this year's beyond-pathetic 1-11 team was CU's seventh straight losing squad.In an interview on Monday, Embree lamented...
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4:35 pm, Nov 21, 2012
Move over Springsteen, there’s a new boss in town. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper was named one of Esquire magazine’s Americans of the Year in its December issue, joining the legendary New Jersey singer and a host of other celebrities that include tennis star Serena Williams and Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, John Roberts. The...
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2:10 pm, Nov 20, 2012
The Broncos are stampeding. They've won five straight games fairly easily, and their three losses this season came to teams—Houston, New England, and Atlanta—that many agree are the three best in the league.The national sportsyak narrative is that Denver owes its resurgence to Peyton Manning's spectacular comeback, and he's definitely been even...
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2:01 pm, Nov 16, 2012
Denverites are spoiled. Living here means that we rarely have to worry about what to imbibe at a bar or restaurant because having a killer craft beer list or a fine-tuned wine list is almost mandatory. That means we're a little out of practice when a joint doesn't deliver on drinks. On a recent night out, we found ourselves in a dilemma...
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