5280 Magazine

Founded in 1993, 5280 is the largest local magazine in Colorado. The magazine's stories often make national headlines, and since 2005 5280 has been nominated for four National Magazine Awards. Get 5280 Magazine digital subscription today.

5280 Magazine

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SPOTLIGHT

The Puck Stops Here • Detroit: We want—nay, we deserve—your Hockeytown trademark.

MEET THE MAYOR • All hail the chief executive of Hockeytown, Joe Sakic, who became the Avs’ general manager in 2014.

Psyched Out • Why Colorado’s psychedelics community is divided on next month’s mushroom measure.

Money Man

THE LANDLUBBER’S GUIDE TO ROWING • Thanks to some geographic inconveniences (like, you know, a lack of water), rowing in Colorado has always faced an upstream battle to gain popularity. The Rocky Mountain Rowing Club (RMRC) hopes to change that. On October 9, the nearly 40-year-old organization will host the 5280, the first head race in the Rocky Mountain region to be sanctioned by the U.S. Rowing Association. World-class crews will dip their oars into Cherry Creek Reservoir in hopes of qualifying for prestigious East Coast competitions, including Boston’s Head of the Charles Regatta. But the 5280 is also an opportunity for Coloradans to learn more about this centuries-old sport—which is why we asked RMRC member and certified U.S. Rowing coach Peter Gozar to help us get on board with the basics.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND

Rabbit Season • Inside the Orchestra is betting that its first original score can tear children away from their screens.

Investment Properties • As the local housing market cools, one interior designer turned broker shares how savvy upgrades have paid off for her sellers.

Do Shop When Hungry • Five locally owned markets where you can buy groceries and dine.

Oh, My Gourd • As tomatoes and cucumbers dwindle, diverse varieties of winter squash displace warm-weather crops at farmers’ markets and grocery stores. “With the cooler nights and warm sunny days of the fall, squashes ripen into something special,” says Richard Pecoraro, founder and head farmer of Boulder’s MASA Seed Foundation, a regional seed bank and educational hub. We asked local farmers and one chef about their favorite varieties of the late-season heroes and how to prepare them.

La Dulce Vida • Jose Manuel Marquez is bringing Spanish-style churros to Stanley Marketplace—and giving you permission to eat them any time you like.

Walk This Way • Olde Town Arvada’s pedestrian-friendly blocks are blossoming into a culinary hot spot.

Madam Secretary • During Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s first term in office, the role has become both more prominent and more controversial. Voters will now decide if they want to give her audacious approach another term.

A Grand Vision • The Latino Cultural Arts Center has an ambitious plan for a three-site campus focused on the Latino community’s creative contributions to the state. Can executive director Alfredo Reyes make it happen?

25 BEST RESTAURANTS • AFTER A TWO-YEAR HIATUS, 5280’S CURATED LIST OF THE TOP PLACES TO EAT, DRINK, AND BE DELIGHTFULLY SATIATED ALONG THE FRONT RANGE HAS RETURNED. WE’RE THRILLED TO BE BACK AT THE TABLE. WON’T YOU JOIN US?

THE ROAD • Thirty years ago, engineers completed construction on the Glenwood Canyon stretch of Colorado’s most important east-west thoroughfare. Today, climate change threatens that critical section of I-70—and anyone who travels it.

THE BOOK OF NEIL • NEARLY FIVE YEARS INTO HIS TENURE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, COLORADO’S NEIL GORSUCH HAS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A MODERN TEXTUALIST IN THE MODE OF ANTONIN SCALIA. HE’S ALSO BECOME SOMETHING OF A CONSERVATIVE WILD CARD. WILL THAT UNPREDICTABILITY EXTEND TO GAY...