Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2025 i 5280 Magazine

Soon after our February issue hit newsstands (the one with the gorgeous pink mocktail on the cover), I received my first reader letter from a gentleman in Durango. He reached out to thank us for our story about Tracee Metcalfe. As an avid climber himself, he’d followed Metcalfe’s career and wanted to celebrate with us her place in history as the first American woman to summit the 14 highest peaks in the world. To me, that’s what makes 5280 special. Storytelling creates a collective experience that reaches across mountains and communities and helps us all feel tethered and proud to be in the same shared place. In the seven months since I introduced myself as 5280’s new CEO and publisher in these pages, I’ve had countless interactions with readers, business…

Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley knew ending their band, Tennis, might spark rumors. “The word ‘breakup’ in the context of a married duo was going to be so terrifying,” Moore says. But after 17 years of marriage, 15 years as a band, seven albums, and a run that’s included late-night TV and sold-out shows, they’re simply prioritizing their relationship, which began when they were students at the University of Colorado Denver. The indie-pop twosome released its final album, Face Down in the Garden, this spring, and the accompanying tour stops at Denver’s Mission Ballroom on August 26. “It’s going to be bitter-sweet,”Moore says of the show. “I’ll probably cry.” Before the waterworks begin, we caught up with Moore to find out what it’s like to split while staying together. 5280:…

Sushi by Scratch Restaurant blazed onto Larimer Square in January, despite its hidden entrance inside NADC Burger. Once there, you’ll realize the hype isn’t just puffery—it’s stellar and, honestly, at $195 per person, well priced. Ten seats face a counter where chefs create, narrate, and serve 17 courses. Come early: A welcome drink and canapés served 30 minutes before reservations are included. 1441 Larimer St. If Sushi Den is at the center of Denver’s sushi universe, Kizaki, the recently debuted omakase concept down the block from the flagship, is its newest star. With two intimate seatings a night ($225 per person), Toshi Kizaki’s 20 (plus or minus) masterful courses of raw, cured, and dry-aged fish are an exquisite and intellectual indoctrination into Edomae technique. 1551 S. Pearl St. Every Thursday…

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THE LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST DAUNTING FOOTRACES. The iconic Colorado ultramarathon demands more than 18,000 feet of climbing, rarely dips lower than 10,000 feet of elevation, and exposes runners to extreme temperature fluctuations. The conditions have humbled some of the greatest names in the sport. Anton Krupicka’s legs stopped functioning at mile 76. Even Matt Carpenter, who set the course record in 2005, wilted in his first attempt. His knees refused to bend after 67 miles. In August 2024, David Roche decided to disrespect Leadville. A professional coach and runner from Boulder, he’d never competed in a race longer than 62 miles. But Roche was a man of faith—or, rather, a man of science. He had concocted a training regimen based on rigorous academic study…

In the 1970s, Denver bank executive M.L. Hanson encouraged a friend’s daughter to write a school report on notable Colorado women. There was just one hitch: The girl’s history textbook didn’t mention any. “If women aren’t even being featured in school, they’re just totally invisible,” Hanson says. “Colorado’s history was incomplete.” The omission inspired Hanson to found the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in 1985, and the nonprofit inducted 24 women its first year. Since then, 181 more have joined their prestigious ranks. Some of the inductees, such as Margaret “Molly” Brown and Dana Crawford, have become household names in Denver, but many others remain unknown. Ahead of the hall’s invitation-only 40th anniversary gala on August 12, we introduce you to three lesser-known inductees whose contributions to the Centennial State…

Say Cheese An oh-so-Parisian chalkboard outside Goudy’s Deli and Market beckons you into a world far from its Washington Park environs, where sandwich makers wielding locally made baguettes greet you over tempting pastry cases. Place an order, then follow your nose past shelves of European pantry staples and a freezer packed with house-made sausages toward the intoxicating aroma of Goudy’s 198-square-foot refrigerated cheese room. There, shelves stacked with wheels, bricks, and wedges from 10 countries give dairy devotees almost too much choice. For guidance, turn to co-owners Christophe Goudy, whose family ran a meat production company near Toulouse, France, and his wife, Celine, from coastal Normandy. After the couple moved to California in 2013, Celine launched a charcuterie company based on Christophe’s family recipes; they relocated to Colorado four years…

Abigail Colón and her husband, Eythan McKinnon, had just returned from their honeymoon in South Carolina when they walked into a red brick courthouse in Waynesboro, Georgia, ready to make it official. At the clerk’s desk, they asked for a marriage license. No problem, the clerk said. All they needed to do was fill out a short form and show proof of identification. Abigail nodded. Eythan smiled politely. Four and a half years later, in early 2025, Abigail and Eythan are sitting across from me at a diner outside of Augusta, where they now live. We order waffles and breakfast sandwiches over the noise of the bustling kitchen and Saturday morning crowd. “Obviously, we’re not legally married,” Eythan says. His name is not on their daughter’s birth certificate either, Abigail…

EVERY SUMMER FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, RESTAURATEURS JOHNNY AND KASIE CURIEL HAVE HOSTED A DINNER PARTY WITH ONE UNUSUAL GUEST: AWHOLE HOG. A day or two before the Curiels’ friends and family sip mezcal, margaritas, and ice-cold Modelos on their LoHi patio, Johnny can be found at his kitchen counter breaking down a 90-to 120-pound pig (or two to three smaller ones): shoulders and shanks, ribs and belly, even the head and feet. The cuts are bound for a variety of traditional Mexican dishes he has perfected after working in his parents’ restaurant in Guadalajara, traveling all over Mexico for food research, and serving beautiful plates at the couple’s restaurants: Michelin-starred Alma Fonda Fina in LoHi, Mezcaleria Alma next door, Cozobi Fonda Fina in Boulder, and Alteño in Cherry…

PRICE KEY Average Entrée $ under $15 $$ $16 to $20 $$$ $21 to $30 $$$$ $31 and higher SYMBOL KEY Indicates a restaurant featured in 5280 for the first time (though not necessarily a restaurant that has just opened). Indicates inclusion in 5280’s 2024 list of Denver’s best restaurants. These selections are at the discretion of 5280 editors and are subject to change. A5 STEAKHOUSE $$$$ LoDo/Steak House This rarified chophouse by the team behind Tap & Burger features a range of specialty steaks, eclectic sides with Asian influence, and draft cocktails. Never pass up the beef tartare katsu sando and the chickpea fries to start your meal. Reservations accepted. 1600 15th St., 303-623-0534. Dinner ABEJAS $$$$ Golden/Seasonal Enjoy seasonal new American plates at this community restaurant. The ever-changing menu features farm-fresh…

Flow Rider Although Colorado’s rugged terrain is an ideal playground for mountain bikers, the obstacle that often prevents people with disabilities from joining in the fun isn’t made of rock: It’s money. Three- and four-wheel adaptive mountain bikes with electric pedal assist can cost up to $17,000 apiece. Thankfully, the National Sports Center for the Disabled is tackling that problem. Founded in 1970 as a ski school for people with amputations, the Winter Park–based nonprofit, which recently moved its Front Range office from Denver to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, raised $120,000 to buy eight hand cycles (road bikes) and six adaptive mountain bikes, which can now be seen bombing up and down trails in Golden, Boulder, and Denver. Join the attack from August 23 to 25, when the…

Cat Long loved soccer—and they were good at it, too. After starring at Fort Collins’ Rocky Mountain High School, in 2005 Long was recruited to play at a Division I university on the East Coast, where they became a starter on the women’s team. During their sophomore year, however, they say they were sexually assaulted by a member of the men’s side. The incident pushed Long to transfer to the University of Colorado Boulder and ended their collegiate soccer career. They tried rec leagues, but the men on Long’s teams rarely passed to them—or any female-presenting player. Fed up with the toxic masculinity, they called Alayna Shaw, a childhood friend who, like Long, had also since come out as queer. “‘I want to play soccer. I love playing soccer with…

Although Temaki Den has been open since October 2020, there’s still some IYKYK surrounding the RiNo destination, where executive chef Kenta Kamo spins magic and craft. The restaurant, initially a collaboration between Ototo veteran Kamo and Toshi Kizaki (who oversees the Den Corner restaurants Ototo, Sushi Den, and Izakaya Den with his brother Yasu), bears the chefs’ hallmarks of pristine fish and perfect rice. But first, you have to find the place. For starters, it’s one of only two restaurants rattling around on the “hall” side of the Source Hotel & Market Hall on RiNo’s Brighton Boule-vard. Park in the garage behind the building and let us know how long it takes you to find your way via stairs, elevator, and ramp to the restaurant. Once inside, though, you might…

TO UNDERSTAND HOW DEEPLY SEXISM IS ROOTED IN HEALTH CARE, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THE WORD “HYSTERIA.” For millennia, this misogynistic diagnosis—which comes from the Greek term for uterus, “hystera”—referred to any woman who couldn’t control her emotions. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates prescribed sex as the treatment; 23 centuries later, Freud endorsed the same idea. Women with epilepsy were often misdiagnosed as hysterical and sent to insane asylums. The label wasn’t removed from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders until 1980. We’ve come a long way since then, but disparities persist. In the emergency room, women are less likely to be given pain medication than men, and when they do get relief, they wait an average of 30 minutes longer for it. And though…