5280 Magazine

For over 30 years, 5280 magazine has served its readers as an essential guide to life in the Mile-High City and beyond. Throughout those three decades, the publication has stayed true to its original mission: proudly locally owned and strongly committed to delivering award-winning journalism that tells Denver’s story with authority and style. Each month, 5280 covers the greatest and latest in dining, culture, wellness, travel, and adventure content.

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In Memory

Compass

Meet Your Match • Unlucky in love? Your dating profile may be to blame.

From Africa With Love • Denver designer NeKeia McSwain’s glamorous line of contemporary home furnishings celebrates her passion for African culture and craft.

A League Of Their Own • Shaun White’s new competition series hopes to make the snowboarding circuit less of a grind.

From The Ashes • Denver artist Anna Kaye’s lifelike charcoal works explore the devastating beauty of Colorado wildfires.

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Eat & Drink

Little One • Uptown’s Xiquita is ambitious and has delicious potential. It just needs to grow into itself.

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE • Find Mexican food that is robust and nuanced at these regionally focused local spots.

Bone Deep • Stephen Graham Jones says he will never run out of ways to murder people, but the Boulder horror author’s most stirring talent lies in carving humanity into his characters.

LESS IS MORE • INCREASINGLY, DENVERITES ARE OPTING FOR BEVERAGES WITH LOWER—OR EVEN NONEXISTENT—ALCOHOL CONTENTS. HERE, THE BEST AND BUZZIEST MOCKTAILS, SESSION BEERS, AND BARS FOR MINDFUL DRINKING IN AND AROUND THE MILE HIGH CITY.

THE THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND • What a photographer learned about her great-grandmother’s vibrant life on a rural Colorado ranch by documenting her most prized possessions—and what the experience taught the artist about herself.

THE UNLIKELY ASCENT OF TRACEE METCALFE • A fatal race thrust a Vail climber into a surprising position: the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit the 14 highest peaks in the world. But to claim the record, she’d have to face both the public’s scrutiny and her personal demons.

Dining Guide

THE OVERSIMPLIFIED GUIDE TO: Winter Cycling • Frigid temps and frosty conditions don’t mean you have to let your two-wheeler hibernate until spring. Sarah Zoey Sturm, a professional off-road cyclist who lives in Durango and frequently trains during the mountain town’s snowiest season, says the tricks to riding during winter are tweaking your gear and staying alert on the road.