An interview with Colorado’s senior U.S. Senator. Check out a PDF here. (Mountain Sports and Living, Winter 2009/2010)

The Mile High City is consistently hailed as one of the best places to live in the United States—and who are we to argue? But with an additional 1.5 million people expected to move to the Front Range by 2035, our treasured lifestyle may be at risk. We dug through reams of city-planning documents, talked to dozens of Coloradans, and [...]

Tracking correctional funding in Colorado at a time of a budget crisis. View a PDF here.

The food revolution comes to Denverites’ yards. Check out the story on 5280.com or view a PDF here.

All Terrance Carroll ever wanted was a chance. After escaping the mean streets of Washington, D.C., and heading west as a young man, he overcame childhood trauma to ascend to the upper echelons of Colorado politics. Now, as the first black speaker of the House, Carroll’s goal is to give all Coloradans something he had to fight for—the opportunity to [...]

Denver’s bike culture moves beyond Spandex and embraces the commuter. Check it out at 5280.com or view a PDF here. (5280, April 2009)

As these harrowing first-person accounts show, our beautiful but unforgiving geography, unpredictable weather, and menacing wildlife can quickly transform routine excursions into near-death incidents. Here, our experts recommend survival strategies that might just help you turn a potential tragedy into a great campfire story. View a PDF here. (5280, March 2009)

Fifteen years after the Chuck E. Cheese massacre in Aurora, the shooter is still on death row. Nathan Dunlap’s execution may bring a day of reckoning for Governor Bill Ritter. Check it out online at 5280.com or read a PDF with the original design here. Co-written with Natasha Gardner, “The Politics of Killing” was the winner of the Society of [...]

How to outwit, outplay, and outlast the horde of politicians, newscasters, and protesters at this the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The DNC Survival Guide was a key feature of 5280‘s August 2008 issue, which was recognized as finalist for “Excellence in Writing” for the 2008 City and Regional Magazine Awards. Click here to view a PDF. (5280, August 2008)

Welcome to Denver, your reluctant host city. Check out a PDF of the story here. (The New Republic Online, August 2008).