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Around The Bend

Older And Bolder • As the site of the Rocky Mountains’ first documented gold strike, Arvada has yielded treasures for more than a century. To celebrate the city’s 120th birthday this month, we mined these five events, shops, and bars to offer you a mix of old and new gems.

It’s All In The Delivery • Rates of overdoses in pregnant and postpartum patients are surging. The University of Colorado College of Nursing hopes to produce solutions.

Amped Up • When it comes to Colorado venues, Red Rocks Amphitheatre is the undisputed headliner. But the developers of the Ford Amphitheater, opening this month in Colorado Springs, believe their coliseum’s modern luxuries are the future of live music. Will those concert comforts steal Red Rocks’ spotlight? We scoured each spot’s liner notes to find out.

A League Of Their Own • After a wildly successful pilot program, Colorado is making high school girls flag football an official sport.

A World Of Flavor

Back In Action • Domo, which reopened in late 2023, dishes northern Japanese cuisine to diners who are willing to take things slow.

GREAT ESCAPES • Domo is known as much for its special setting as it is for its cuisine. These Front Range spots are all about the atmosphere, too.

Bottoms Up • Kristin Taylor, the Colorado-based co-founder of four-year old Mom Juice, continues to grow her clean wine brand made by women, for women—despite facing funding struggles and pushback from, naturally, men.

The Perfect Place… • We challenged our writers and a handful of local experts to name the Centennial State’s finest locales—down to a few square feet. What we got wasn’t just a travel guide. It was a love letter to Colorado.

Inside Out • In Denver’s Hilltop neighborhood, a family home blends East Coast style with California casual influences while seamlessly connecting to the outdoors.

THE CHARMING, ECCENTRIC, BLESSED LIFE OF LEE MAXWELL • Ninety-four-year-old Lee Maxwell lives in Eaton and owns a Guinness world-record-holding washing machine museum. When his wife of 71 years recently died, Maxwell was left to ponder what his new life would look like—and if anyone, besides him, cares about his singular collection.

2024 DENVER’S TOP DOCTORS • More than 900 of the very best physicians—in over 70 medical specialties—in the Denver metro area.

Dining Guide

THE OVERSIMPLIFIED GUIDE TO: Panning For Gold • Denver’s cost of living isn’t going to be decreasing anytime soon, so we don’t blame you if you’ve dreamt of heading for the hills to look for precious metals like Colorado’s prospectors of yore. Here are a few nuggets of wisdom to help you avoid fool’s gold.