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The 25 Best Restaurants in Denver 2023

This year’s winners represent the local dining scene more comprehensively than ever. How well do you know the flavors of the Front Range?

5280 October 2023

How Pops Of Color And Ample Curves Made A Classic Hilltop Home Into A Stunner

Color and curves give a lively twist to a Denver home’s classic design details.

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Meet Wende Curtis, Denver’s Queen of Comedy

Industry insiders say Comedy Works is one of the best clubs in the country. That’s because longtime owner Wende Curtis has made a career out of taking a laughing matter very seriously.

white bowl on wood. orange sauce

The 25 Best Restaurants in Denver 2023

This year’s winners represent the local dining scene more comprehensively than ever. How well do you know the flavors of the Front Range?

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Taunts, Shootings, and 3D-Printed Guns. Inside Denver’s Youth Gun Violence Outbreak

What’s behind rising youth gun violence in the Mile High City—and is there anything anyone can do about it?

Denver Comic Adam Cayton-Holland Gets Serious (Sorta) About OCD

What has 32 teeth and counts them dozens of times a day? A Denver comedian with OCD.

How Many Of 5280’s Best 25 Restaurants Have You Been To?

Get out your calendar: You have dinner reservations to make.

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How Will Denver Nugget Fans Change Now That They’re Defending Champs? Hopefully Not At All.

Long-suffering Denver Nuggets fans no longer have to endure the agony of defeat. But can they handle the glory of winning?

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Salida Author Ben Goldfarb’s New Book Explores The Intersection of Roads and Wildlife

Local journalist Ben Goldfarb has spent years mapping the impact highways have on the natural world. His new book offers a window into a less deadly future.

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This Year’s Open Studios Tour Expands To Include All Of Boulder County

By busting out of the Boulder Bubble, the tour is helping both artists and visitors feel at home.

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How Mesa Verde National Park Prepared For This Month’s Annular Solar Eclipse

The International Dark Sky Park is ready for the planetary pyrotechnics, which will pass directly over the Four Corners region on October 14.

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This Lakewood Artist’s Original Wallpaper Designs Bring the Outdoors Inside

A pandemic pivot led Katie Leigh Jackson to create her own deck-the-walls collection.

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Happy First Birthday, Camp Hale–Continental Divide National Monument

Despite its designation as a national monument a year ago, Camp Hale remains a wild place.

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Peek Inside Shinesty, the Coolest (and Most Colorful) Office In Denver

Shinesty’s Highland headquarters resemble the spaces one might encounter while attending a groovy 1970s house party.

Stuff We Love: 8 Curvy Home Accessories

Fancy a home decor refresh this fall? Add organic movement to any space with pieces that showcase undulating forms.

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Denver’s Sadboy Creamery Whips Up the Perfect Ice Cream for Getting in Your Feels

Pick up pints from the LGBTQ-owned ice cream purveyor every Saturday in Capitol Hill.

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6 of the Best Colorado Apple Varieties, According to Local Growers and Chefs

We asked local experts about their favorite Colorado apples and how best to prepare them in the kitchen.

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Major Tom Lets Diners Embark on an Odyssey into the Champagne Universe

In the former space of Call, eight-month-old Major Tom is a swanky, sparkling-wine-centric bar and restaurant from the team behind Beckon.

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The Oversimplified Guide to Telling A Scary Story

Be the star of the campfire this spooky season.

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