NEWS & STORIES FROM THE MAGAZINE
9:09 pm, Feb 20, 2012
Ghosts on the Mesa
On the morning of December 18, 1888, Richard Wetherill awoke at his camp on Mesa Verde and prepared for a morning chasing stray cattle across the desert that surrounded him. White powder draped itself over a patchwork of piñon and juniper trees across the mesa as Wetherill mounted his horse. He moved slowly from one canyon to the next. Red... MORE
8:06 pm, Feb 20, 2012
Best New Restaurants 2012
5280.com Exclusive Peek inside the 2012 Best New Restaurants.Pinche TaqueriaTag Raw BarCharcoalPizzeria LocaleLe Grand Bistro & Oyster BarTrilliumCafeBarLingerPinche TaqueriaTrend: Street foodIn 2010, on the front end of Denver’s food-truck trend, Kevin Morrison launched Pinche Tacos, a roving seven-by-14-foot trailer serving made-to-order... MORE
7:01 pm, Feb 20, 2012
Grand Adventures
It’s a fact that children inspire a sense of wonder and joyful awe in adults. Watching dandelion fluff disperse or seeing a frog’s throat expand with a two-year-old or a five-year-old is simply better than doing the same activity alone or with another adult. That’s the simple truth. As kids grow older, though, they seem to lose some of this... MORE
12:16 pm, Jan 25, 2012
It's A Date!
The 1st DateThe 4th or 5thThe ProposalThe BirthdayThe Wedding AnniversaryThe All-Day BabysitterThe Group DateJust BecauseThe Blind Date The 1st DateYOU WANTA casual, no-pressure excursion that encourages conversation and interaction but isn’t too intimate.THE ITINERARYLoHi Steakbar balances a laid-back neighborhood eatery vibe and a polished... MORE
5:55 pm, Jan 24, 2012
Musical Restaurants
MORE
4:24 pm, Jan 24, 2012
The Australian Shepherd is from: A) Australia, B) England, C) Spain, D) None of the Above
When Ernie Hartnagle came home from World War II in 1946, having served two-and-a-half years in the Seventh Pacific Fleet and participated in the liberation of the Philippines, there was no time to relax or recuperate or bask in the plaudits of his nation. Though just 20 years old, he was, like many other young veterans, seasoned by his... MORE
2:48 pm, Jan 24, 2012
The 35 Best Bars in Denver
5280.com Exclusive The Best Neighborhood Bars.5280.com Exclusive Mix It: How to Make Olivéa's Ophelia at home.5280.com Exclusive Mix it: How to Make Interstate's Standard Etiquette at home.5280.com Exclusive Mix it: How to Make the Barrel Aged Martinez from Steuben's at home.5280.com Exclusive Mix it: How to Make Williams &... MORE
2:28 pm, Jan 24, 2012
The Things We Do For Love
On any given winter day at the YMCA of the Rockies, kids romp around the Snow Mountain Ranch’s Nordic Center while graybeards sip warm beverages out of thermoses as they pull on another layer of Lycra. The lodge-like registration building overlooks a cozy valley and a distant ridgeline dotted with evergreens that is inevitably covered in pristine... MORE
12:59 pm, Jan 5, 2012
Top Doctors 2011: The List
Specialties A-F Specialties G-L Specialties M-O Specialties P Specialties Q-ZWho DecidesFrequently asked questions about the Top Doctors selection processQ: Why didn’t you choose my doctor? We don’t pick the docs—Denver physicians do. For the past 18 years, 5280 has surveyed doctors and asked them, specialty by specialty, which metro-area... MORE
12:56 pm, Jan 5, 2012
Top Dentists 2011
The selection process:How the Top Dentists list is created This list is excerpted from the 2011 topDentists list, a database created from peer evaluations that 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 a patient... MORE
4:24 am, Dec 30, 2011
A Master Retires
➺When he retired on August 1, 2011, from Denver’s Saint Joseph Hospital, Dr. Bill Nelson decided it was time to clean out his home office as well. That meant trashing dozens—if not hundreds—of electrocardiogram (EKG) readouts, called tracings, with which he had overfilled his desk drawers. “I had saved 50 years’ worth of tracings,” the doctor says... MORE
4:14 am, Dec 30, 2011
The Primary Problem
The blood pressure numbers glow on Dr. Jennifer McLean’s laptop screen. At 168 over 110, they’re high—too high, especially for a pregnant woman in her third trimester. McLean, who is pregnant herself, quickly scans the rest of the chart and toddles to the patient’s room. A lovely woman of Hispanic descent sits on the exam table; she’s obviously... MORE
3:54 am, Dec 30, 2011
A Beautiful Mind
I’m not sure I need to be here. At 29, I’m healthy, newly and blissfully married, and professionally satisfied. I’m thrilled to be living back in Colorado after a stint in New York City; I don’t have childhood trauma, financial problems, or addictions. Yet, at 8 on a sunny morning, here I am: in therapy. For the past few months, I’ve felt funky.... MORE
3:43 am, Dec 30, 2011
Chronic Cure
There are a lot of double entendres when it comes to Colorado’s consumption of medical marijuana—one of the most common is that the entire state is high. Figures of speech aside, Colorado does like to toke: The state is known nationally for having the most medical marijuana dispensaries per capita. Whether you think this is a plus or a minus... MORE
3:34 am, Dec 30, 2011
The Fountain of Youth — in Colorado?
When Dr. Joe McCord came to the University of Colorado Denver’s School of Medicine 21 years ago, he wasn’t searching for the fountain of youth. But in 2004, our sunny state became the discovery site for a dietary supplement called Protandim. In the past seven years, the little yellow pill has garnered four patents and made an appearance on NBC’s... MORE