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5280 Magazine

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The Goat Whisperer • What has 6,000 legs and 3,000 horns and might be the next great tool for battling megafires in the West? Lani Malmberg’s voracious ruminants.

Channel Your Inner Goat • We can’t leave fire mitigation entirely up to our four-legged friends. Here are three ways you can help prevent blazes.

Setting A Modern Mood • This month’s Denver Modernism Week—an annual series of home tours, events, and lectures running from August 19 to 28—is sure to get you dreaming about owning one of the Mile High City’s iconic Atomic Age abodes. Their price tags, though, might soon ruin your fantasy: A 2,215-square-foot house in Englewood’s midcentury-modern-heavy Arapahoe Acres was on the market in June for $1.4 million. But that doesn’t mean a modern vibe is beyond your means. These four pieces from local shops will help transform your fallout shelter into a retreat even the Jetsons would be proud to call home.

Then And Wow • Throughout its history, Colorado has hosted an impressive register of desperados, dignitaries, and dreamers who rested their weary heads at the state’s finest hotels. Many of those celebrated boarding houses are still welcoming guests, and in honor of Colorado’s 146th birthday this month, we found three long-standing lodgings whose renovations are only slightly less impressive than the iconic guests who have graced their beds.

In Good Company • From its new headquarters in Denver, Humanitix looks to revolutionize the ticketing industry by forgoing profit in favor of people.

Big Wheels Keep On Turning • Take the easy roads to overlanding in Colorado.

Into The Fire • For more than a decade, Chase Vaughn made life dangerous for quarterbacks in American, Canadian, and arena football leagues. Now, as a member of Aurora Fire Rescue, he’s making his hometown safer and the department’s commitment to equity stronger.

Fusion Explosion • Find crave-worthy dishes influenced by East Asian flavors at Aurora’s Porklet.

Where We’re Eating • On the menu this month: the flavors of Lombardy, elevated pub grub, and West Coast–style Mexican.

Buenos Días • Explore the flavors of Honduras through Xatrucho chef Edwin Sandoval’s favorite childhood breakfast dish.

WHERE’S THE BEEF? • A locavore’s guide to the state’s best plant-based proteins and meat alternatives.

As Good As It Gets • Environmentalists blast Governor Jared Polis for not doing enough to address the climate crisis. But could anyone else do more?

Changing History • A new curriculum at Denver’s East High School allows students to learn about the global Black experience—and may help close the achievement gap in AP courses.

LIMITED COMPANY • Approximately 30 million Americans, and one in 10 Coloradans, suffer from rare diseases that are often difficult to diagnose and just as challenging to treat. However, recent efforts at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, as well as at other area medical centers, might begin to change the way these patients experience modern medicine.

PUSHING FOR CHANGE • THIS PAST JUNE, GOVERNOR JARED POLIS SIGNED SENATE BILL 22-186, WHICH COULD BRING AWARENESS TO COLORADO’S ORPHAN DISEASE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE FURTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTION.

OUT OF POCKET • NOT SURPRISINGLY, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, BIG PHARMA, AND HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES MAKE GETTING AND PAYING FOR RARE DISEASE TREATMENT AN EPIC QUAGMIRE.

STAYING TRUE • VERTIGO ORIGINALLY SENT HANNAH JANE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, BUT IT TOOK TWO YEARS FOR HER TO...