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.

EXCELLENCE AWARDS • The Denver Metro Association of Realtors® (DMAR), an organization comprised of over 6,000 real estate professionals, hosted its annual Excellence Awards on April 17, 2025 at the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center of Performing Arts. The event recognized Denver metro’s residential real estate top producers for 2024. Over 30 awards were presented for individuals, partnerships, projects, teams and offices as well as special recognition award categories.

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Rockin’ The Suburbs

Serious Fun

Come Together • At Social Fabric, Colorado’s often-overlooked Asian community finds a home base.

Splash Pad • The BolderBoulder 10K is the epitome of a fun run. Nearly 50,000 participants (many in costume) weave through neighborhood streets, passing hula dancers, an Elvis impersonator, and bacon handouts along the way. But the Cedar Avenue slip-and-slide might be the route’s most anticipated attraction. If you participate in the 45th edition of the race this Memorial Day, don’t forget to splash on the lawn of Cathy and Bryan Fluegel, who have rolled out the wet carpet in their front yard for nearly 20 years.

Go Go Gadgets • Add this Englewood company’s outdoor tools to your daypack—they just might save your life.

Small But Mighty • Clocking in at one square mile and a population of 5,400, Edgewater bills itself as a little town next to the big city. But thanks to these new and improved cafes, recreation spots, and shops, Denver’s neighbor to the west has become a destination in its own right.

Charm To Table

Happy Place • Odie B’s brings rowdy flavor to its new northeast Denver outpost.

It Takes A Village • In the past decade, the rate of postpartum mood disorders has doubled nationwide. Here in Colorado, local organizations are rushing to help.

THE 5280 GUIDE TO COLORADO MUSIC FESTIVALS • Every summer, the hills come alive with the sound of bluegrass—and country and jazz and rock and blues. Here’s how to heed their siren songs and where to mosh, sway, and shuffle across the state.

LIFE ON THE EDGE • No one loves Denver more than we do. But with greater room to roam, lower mortgage payments, and easy access to the outdoors, the metro area’s suburbs have long tempted downtowners—and that was before they had great restaurants. Now that it’s cool to call the ’burbs home, we asked local real estate agents to help us find eight of the most compelling satellites that orbit our urban core.

WHO IS THE MAN BEHIND THE MOUNTAINS? • Twenty-five years after he launched 14ers.com—the mother lode of Colorado peak-bagging beta—Bill Middlebrook still gets stoked about helping people safely reach the state’s highest summits. But what will happen to the free website (and its 133,000 registered users) when its attention-shy founder is finally ready to après?

DENVER’S TOP 2025 DENTISTS • Keep your mouth happy with 5280’s comprehensive list of more than 900 of the best dentists in Denver and beyond.

Dining Guide

THE OVERSIMPLIFIED GUIDE TO: Building A Campfire • With résumé highlights that include Air Force survival specialist, Alone contestant, and founder of OWLS, a women-only outdoor school, Jessie Krebs knows what it takes to rough it in the wilderness—in fact, she teaches an online MasterClass about it. Here, the Pagosa Springs resident shares...