Is Colorado Expected to Have a Big Winter?

October saw record-breaking snowfall and cold temperatures. But does this indicate we’ll have a solid winter season? Well, it’s complicated.

By Andy Stein

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Colorado’s New Traction Law Is a Pain. But It Could Ease I-70 Traffic

By Lily O'Neill

6 Ways to Honor and Celebrate Military Veterans This Weekend

By Maya Chiodo

Colorado Voters Reject Measure to Fund Education and Transit Through TABOR Refunds

By Lisa Wirthman

Denver Election Results: School Board, Sports Betting, and More

By Jay Bouchard

There is No Cure for Type 1 Diabetes. You Can Change That.

More than 30 million Americans, or roughly 9.4% of your friends, neighbors, coworkers, or family members are living with diabetes, which means you probably know someone with the disease. But do you know what life with diabetes actually looks like? Or that there are multiple types with big differences?

Sponsored By Children's Diabetes Foundation

ICYMI: Eight Colorado Stories That Defined October

Life is busy, but the news cycle doesn’t stop. Here’s a quick primer to some of the top Centennial State stories from October.

By Natasha Gardner

The Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame Announces 2020 Class of Inductees

The newly announced list celebrates women who have fought for change in the Centennial State and across the nation.

By Madi Skahill

Groundbreaking DMNS Discovery Reveals What Happened to Mammals After Dinosaurs Went Extinct

New fossils discovered at Corral Bluffs near Colorado Springs offer insight into how the Earth recovered after a mass extinction, and why mammals became the dominant species.

By Jesse Klein

3 Female-Focused Spaces to Book for Your Next Remote Work Day

Denver's newest coworking spaces aren't just for getting work done—they are cultivating a community for women.

By Katarina Lewis

October’s Not Done Yet! More Snow & Cold Is Coming

With about a half foot of snow on the ground in parts of Denver, the city is now bracing for another round of winter weather, which could rival records for the month.

By Andy Stein

Denver Ballot Guide: What to Know Before Casting a Vote

The November 5 election features three school board races, four local measures, and two state-wide propositions. Here's a guide to it all.

By Jay Bouchard

Feeder School

Metropolitan State University of Denver is educating the next generation of leaders in Colorado’s booming hospitality industry.

Sponsored By Metropolitan State University of Denver

4 Times Colorado’s Brought Back Long-Lost Animals

A proposal to reintroduce gray wolves to the Centennial State has critics howling, but it wouldn't be the first time the state's seen an animal revival.

By Sarah Cahalan

Fact-Check: What Proposition DD Would Actually Mean for Colorado

We examined a few popular assertions about the ballot measure, which would make sports gambling legal in the state.

By Keegan Pope

21 Years After His Death, Matthew Shepard’s Foundation Is Still Working to End Hate

We speak with the Denver-based Matthew Shepard Foundation's executive director, Jason Marsden, about what's changed—and what hasn't—in the past two decades.

By Kasey Cordell

How Republicans Plan to Retake Colorado in 2020

Or at the very least regain a pulse.

By Spencer Campbell

Variety Show

A letter from the editor of 5280's November 2019 issue.

By Geoff Van Dyke

How to Take Action Against Hate

What you can do if hate finds you—or your community—in Colorado.

By Kasey Cordell

‘Northside’ story

Bobby LeFebre’s passion for Denver and diversity will be front and center in his new role as Colorado’s first Latino poet laureate. He traces his artistic roots to the historic neighborhood where he grew up and his education at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Sponsored By METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER

Are Growth and Development Threatening Our Last Quiet Places?

Colorado has some of the quietest landscapes in the country. Will we be able to keep them that way?

By Kate Siber

How to Recognize—and Engage With—an Extremist in the Making

A new University of Denver program aims to help potential perpetrators of hate crimes escape extremism.

By Kasey Cordell

How a Single Slight or Stereotype Can Lead to More Serious Bias Behavior

These Colorado examples illustrate the many ways bias bleeds into behavior.

By Kasey Cordell

Anatomy of a Colorado Hate Crime

We deconstruct how to successfully prosecute a bias-motivated crime in Denver.

By Kasey Cordell

The Mathematics of Malice: Why Hate Crime Stats Can’t Be Trusted

When it comes to bias-motivated crimes, two plus two does not always equal four.

By Kasey Cordell

The Animus Atlas: Tracking Bias Motivated Behavior Across the State

We examine where malevolence lives in Colorado—and what it looks like.

By Kasey Cordell

Colorado’s New Era of Ill Will

Documenting the rise in hate crimes and biased behavior in Colorado—and what's being done about it

By Kasey Cordell

What You Need to Know About Proposition CC

The statewide ballot measure would allow the state to keep excess TABOR taxes instead of refunding the money to taxpayers.

By Lisa Wirthman

More Snow in Denver Likely as Winter Weather Advisory is Issued

A blast of cold and snow is poised to affect the Mile High City from Wednesday evening to Thursday with several inches of snow forecasted.

By Andy Stein

The GRE Is No Longer Required for Colorado Public Health Grad Programs

The region’s only accredited school of public health is dropping the standardized test requirement in an effort to bring down biased application barriers and recruit a more diverse student body.

By Madi Skahill

What the Heck Is a Snow Squall Warning?

The National Weather Service is rolling out a new severe weather alert that warns of intense, but short periods of snowfall and wind resulting in reduced visibility.

By Andy Stein