Issue November 2017 - 5280 Magazine (2024)

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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 THIS ISSUE5280SUBSCRIPTIONSA one-year subscription to 5280 costs $19 for 12 issues. A two-year subscription costs $34. Special corporate and group rates are available; call 303-832-5280 for details. To start a new subscription, to renew an existing subscription, or to change your address, call 1-866-271-5280 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or send an email to circulation@5280.com.LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, CALENDAR & DINING GUIDELetters to the Editor must include your name, address (both of which can be withheld upon request), and a daytime phone number. Letters may be submitted via regular mail, fax (303-832-0470), or email (letters@5280.com). Calendar events should include a basic description of the event; its time, date, place, and cost; and a phone number that readers may…2 min

Depts.The Real World“Life moves pretty fast,” Ferris Bueller famously said. “If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” I thought of that quote in early October as I was trying to make sense of the news coming out of Washington, D.C.: There were President Donald Trump’s tweets taunting the leader of North Korea. There was the botched response to the humanitarian disaster in Puerto Rico. There was the rollback in birth control coverage for women. And there was the president’s war of words with Republican Senator Bob Corker. By the time you read this, there surely will be more sensational headlines, more meshuggaas. And yet, Americans knew this was coming with Trump (a recent headline in the New York Times read: “For Trump, the Reality…4 min

Depts.Behind The StoriesJOSH COCHRANIllustratorThe dense, colorful images that flow from Josh Cochran’s hand channel the frenetic activity you might find in Where’s Waldo? books. That chaotic style was a good fit for this issue’s story about the state of the local cannabis scene five years after legalization (“Budding Industry,” page 110). The illustrator, based in Brooklyn, New York, set to work creating what he dubbed a “surreal marijuana fantasy land that still resembled Denver.” One of Cochran’s reference points was Disneyland maps he grew up looking at as a kid in Southern California. “They held a certain amount of intrigue and whimsy that I try to recreate in my pieces,” Cochran says. His work has also been featured in the New York Times and GQ.MORGAN RACHEL LEVYPhotographerCarrying heavy camera gear and lighting…3 min

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Depts.Home Team1 GABRIEL LANDESKOGHOMETOWN: Stockholm, SwedenPOSITION: Forward (left wing)TASTE OF HOME: The closest thing to a Scandinavian meal Landy has found is at IKEA in Centennial. Seriously: The Swedish retailer serves those famous meatballs as well as a traditional “julbord” (a Christmas smorgasbord with ham, Swedish rice pudding, and more) around the holidays.TOURIST FOR A DAY: Visiting Stockholm? Landeskog likes the cobblestone streets of the Gamla Stan area, or Old Town, which is home to the Royal Palace, the medieval Riddarholmen Church, and numerous restaurants.2 SEMYON VARLAMOVHOMETOWN: Samara, RussiaPOSITION: GoalieTASTE OF HOME: Varlamov swears by the pierogies and “pelmeni” (Russian dumplings) at Red Square Bistro in downtown’s Larimer Square.TOURIST FOR A DAY: Stop about 650 miles west of Varlamov’s hometown, in Moscow, where “you never get bored,” he says. Mustsee sights…2 min

Issue November 2017 - 5280 Magazine (2024)

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