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2:22 pm, Dec 20, 2012
Egg Timer
Jennifer Hayes had always wanted a child. And like many other American women, Hayes figured she would have at least one by the time she reached her early 30s. But when she hit her 34th birthday in 2009, she was unmarried, childless, and spending long hours battling to keep her Telluride restaurant business afloat amid the recession. “I had a baby... MORE
3:18 pm, Dec 19, 2012
Top Dentists
The Selection Process How the Top Dentists List is CreatedThis list is excerpted from the 2012 topDentists list, a database that is created from peer evaluations and includes listings for more than 500 dentists and specialists in Colorado alone. To compile this list, topDentists asked dentists and specialists a personal question: “If you had... MORE
3:10 pm, Dec 19, 2012
Top Docs: The List
Each listing includes the physician’s name, the number of times he or she has been on the Top Docs list in the past (if applicable), the hospitals at which the physician has privileges, the doctor’s office address, and the best phone number to call for an appointment. We also note if a doctor is not currently accepting new patients. DENVER METRO-... MORE
4:34 pm, Dec 18, 2012
Talking Points
 Michael Hancock   The Denver mayor on a 16th Street Mall facelift, working with Governor Hickenlooper, and legalizing marijuana. Interview by Luc Hatlestad Earlier today you announced the National Western Stock Show is committed to staying in Denver. How did that happen? When we came into office, we had the big flag raised about the... MORE
4:19 pm, Dec 18, 2012
Marked
{ Black Mountain Dude Ranch } Located in the often-overlooked Elkhead Mountains, the ranch’s brand honors the range’s lofty peaks. The large inverted V between the B and the R represents Black Mountain, the highest point on the property. blackmtnranch.com{ Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch } Maurice and Tillie Jessup bought this Loveland ranch in 1946 and... MORE
3:31 pm, Dec 18, 2012
Rivers of Doubt
The kids in the river were collecting bugs and testing pH balances and measuring turbidity. I was there last fall as a parent volunteer to help with “River Week,” which at first consisted of yelling at kids to quit throwing rocks and telling them that yes, they were supposed to have worn shoes that could get wet. But once they were all busy... MORE
12:48 pm, Nov 28, 2012
Beneath the Surface
THE OTHER F-WORD As America looks for more energy resources, the word “fracking” has become part of the lexicon. But what does it really mean? There it is, that word—frack—with just two small letters separating it from one of the most vulgar, reviled words in the English language. We read about fracking in newspapers; we see it on the evening news... MORE
12:03 pm, Nov 28, 2012
Reasons to Love Denver
1 Because everyone is so damn happy. Maybe it’s the lack of oxygen. Or maybe it’s all the pot we’re smoking. Or maybe it’s that “runners’ high” everyone’s always talking about. There’s not a ton of hard-core scientific data to prove that Denverites are a cheery group—a 2011 Gallup-Healthways survey did rank Denver at 42 (out of 190... MORE
5:19 pm, Nov 27, 2012
2012 Holiday Gift Guide
1. REFLECT Jonathan Adler Jack mirror, $695, Jonathan Adler Cherry Creek North, 158 Fillmore St., 303-377-1742, jonathanadler.com 2. PILLOW TALK The Brass Bed decorative pillows, from $140, The Brass Bed, Fine Linens & Furnishings Cherry Creek North, 3113 E. 3rd Ave., 303-322-1712, brassbedfinelinens.com 3. HOLD IT Jonathan Adler... MORE
5:03 pm, Nov 27, 2012
Searching for Home from the Back of a Horse
I eased my car down Ron's dusty driveway and cursed the ache rising from the seat up my back, a consequence of the 900-mile drive from Bend, Oregon, to northern Wyoming. The road cut through two horse-filled pastures surrounded by barbed wire. Tall cottonwoods fanned out on the horizon. I was in the heart of Wyoming’s broad Greybull River valley,... MORE
4:36 pm, Nov 27, 2012
Jeanne Assam is Still Waiting
A few seconds after the first rifle blasts outside New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Jeanne Assam hears the screams. The shots continue outside a set of double glass doors in the snowy parking lot where one person is already dead. The noise gets progressively louder. Glass in one of the doors explodes. Then another.New Life serves more than 10,... MORE
2:59 pm, Nov 27, 2012
An Angel Silenced
On August 16, 1947, a 20-year-old fisherman from Lakewood, James Walter Oakes, waded into South Boulder Creek and poked his fishing pole at a carcass he’d found wedged beneath a rock. He was standing on a boulder midstream, and at first he thought it was a dead animal—until he saw the legs. The body was so badly decomposed that the face was... MORE
2:53 pm, Nov 27, 2012
Beyond the Ropes
More than 20 minutes of hiking in the snow has me out of breath and a touch disoriented. Low clouds and heavy snow hide any landmarks I might use to get my bearings. “Where are we?” I ask. Not that I need to navigate. Along with a small group of other advanced skiers, I’m following Aimee Barnes, a backcountry guide at Wyoming’s Jackson Hole... MORE
12:54 pm, Nov 27, 2012
What's In A Name?
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4:19 pm, Oct 24, 2012
Destination Spa Guide
Allegría Spa • Beaver CreekGo here for: A decadent nature-inspired sanctuary. The Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek underwent a $20 million renovation in 2006, which included doubling the spa’s size to a two-story, 30,000-square-foot haven of tranquility made for an après-ski visit. The 23 treatment rooms include three couples’ suites, and the open... MORE