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I used to have a three-by-five note card pinned above my computer at the office (these were prepandemic days). It had two words scrawled on it: Be kind. You wouldn’t think anyone would need to be reminded of a life lesson that one’s parents should’ve

A stay at the Urban Cowboy hotel, which opened in Capitol Hill last month, is like taking a trip in a Denver DeLorean. Set inside an 1886 Queen Anne–style mansion—designed by prominent local architect F.E. Edbrooke for hatmaker turned real estate mog

5280: You not only became the development director of the CDP in 2023, but you also became one of its first fulltime employees. How did it exist for nearly 10 years without a staff? Holly Ballard: CDP started in 2015 as a small group of concerned cit

If you didn’t catch the Northern Lights dancing their way across Colorado skies for the first time in two decades this past May, don’t fret. The inaugural Aurora Borealis Festival (November 1 to 3 at Aurora’s Winged Melody Park) provides a chance to

Despite being a competitive skier for most of her adolescence, Anna Tedstrom is a big proponent of not taking oneself too seriously on the slopes. Hence, Hoohah, her Littleton-based outdoor apparel brand. Tedstrom began embellishing thrifted ski suit

Two years after I proposed with a black-pearl ring and her favorite cupcakes from City, O’ City, I married my wife at the Lumber Baron Inn & Gardens in the Highland neighborhood. The service was everything we wanted it to be. One of our best friends

Usually, the word “luchador” conjures the boldly masked athletes who participate in a Mexican style of pro wrestling. In Denver, though, the term has taken on a much more delicious connotation. Ever since chef Zuri Resendiz, who came up in local fine

If the definition of a gift is something you wouldn’t normally grant yourself, then the time, effort, and more-is-more mentality underlying French food is the ultimate extravagance. Jacques, the more traditionally French, quasi-sister restaurant to t

JR Payne got her first coaching gig when she was in fifth grade. This was the late 1980s, an era in which kids played sports for fun and camaraderie and to learn a thing or two—like, in this case, how to properly shoot a jump shot or set a screen. Pa

If you’ve heard of two-year-old Town Hall Collaborative, you might think of it as a place to see an all-female comedy show, dance with your crew on queer country night, or grab a bourbon-heavy Short King and catch up with an old co-worker. In April 2

Coloradans are working hard to protect your right to vote. In 2018, the Colorado secretary of state’s office mandated that all county jails create and implement plans that would allow eligible voters in their custodies to cast ballots. It was an impo

FEW THINGS IN THIS WORLD ARE MORE ATTRACTIVE TO LINDA KETTER THAN AGOOD STORY. In 2000, the real estate agent, horse breeder, and novice cattle rancher purchased a parcel of land about 30 miles southeast of Denver that had been part of an early pione

You are the kind of Coloradan who bushwhacks through bear-inhabited forest to find a slice of solitary wilderness. Your guests—especially the ones from Kansas—just want to gawk at a majestic peak, so keep the outdoorsing simple. “The perfect Rocky Mo