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Denver’s Real Estate Market Is Finally Cooling Off. What Does That Mean for Buyers and Sellers?

You no longer need $300,000 above the asking price in cash, but that doesn’t mean buying a house in Denver is easy.

5280 May 2023

A Trucker’s Kidnapping, a Suspicious Ransom, and a Colorado Family’s Perilous Quest for Justice

A community of freelance truckers known as transmigrantes transport used cars and other goods from the United States to Central America. When one of them from Colorado got kidnapped, an international investigation shifted uncomfortably close to home.

3 Years Into Colorado’s Sports Betting Experiment

In May 2020, the Centennial State gave the green light to wagering on sports. Here’s what you need to know to (responsibly) get in on the action.

Denver’s Top Dentists 2023

Keep your mouth happy with 5280’s comprehensive list of more than 900 of the best dentists in Denver and beyond.

Denver’s Real Estate Market Is Finally Cooling Off. What Does That Mean for Buyers and Sellers?

You no longer need $300,000 above the asking price in cash, but that doesn’t mean buying a house in Denver is easy.

Portrait of Lindsey B King

Some Personal News

A letter from the editor of 5280.

Learn How to Appreciate the Ancient Art of Bonsai

America’s best bonsai masters descend on the Denver Botanic Gardens this summer.

Can You Access Colorado’s Corner-Locked Public Lands?

Depends on who you ask.

Where to Sit at These Front Range Music Venues, According to Experts

We asked a few local venues for their recs on the best seats in the house. (Hint: It’s not always the expensive VIP section.)

Colorado’s Oldest Photography Nonprofit Opens Brand New Headquarters

After decades of bouncing between locations, the Colorado Photographic Arts Center is shooting for stability by moving into a new home—and its timing is picture perfect.

4 Mountain Bike Clinics That Will Take You From Pretend to Send

Bike prices are falling, so now is the perfect time to get into the sport. But while the financial barriers may be lower, shredding singletrack isn’t something you should pedal into lightly.

Susan’s Samosas Are a Ready-to-Reheat Taste of East Africa

Susan Loriho’s samosas are inspired by her journey from her native Sudan, to a Kenyan refugee camp, to Boulder.

How Tofu Story in Aurora Makes Its Acclaimed In-House Tofu

Tofu Story is the only Denver metro area restaurant with a housemade tofu program and sells its soft, firm, and black tofu directly to customers.

Marigold in Lyons Is Worth the Hour-Long Drive from Denver

The farm-to-table eatery’s seafood and dessert offerings are a boon for the mountainside town’s culinary scene.

What Casa Bonita’s Job Postings Tell Us About the Revamped Eatery

We scoured the iconic Lakewood restaurant’s job postings for clues to what we can expect from its long-awaited reopening this month.

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