5280 Magazine – August 2019

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39 COMPASS

Famed spy, artist, and one-
time Coloradan Tony Mendez

left behind more than inspira-

tion for the movie Argo...why
full-day kindergarten might

give kids more time to play...

comparing John Elway’s
performance before and after

Super Bowl 50 (spoiler alert:
things haven’t been great)...

and the Rio Grande cutthroat

trout is making a comeback.

45 ADVENTURE

Margo Hayes pivoted from

gymnastics to climbing to
pursue her Olympic dream,

which the Boulderite will have a

chance to realize this month...
from CBD ointment to a

way-better-than-Gatorade

recovery drink, four Front
Range fixes for your summer-

recreation-induced ailments...
and how to splash, hike, and

eat your way through the small,

wild town of Kremmling.

51 CULTURE

For three decades, Phamaly

Theatre Company has shined
a spotlight on differently

abled thespians...coffee flights,

public art, and Thai food: an
hour-by-hour guide to explor-

ing Edgewater...a behind-

the-scenes look at Mission

Ballroom, Elyria-Swansea’s new

high-tech music venue...and

Crested Butte’s $20 million

arts center makes its debut.

57 EAT & DRINK

Run for the Roses, a subter-

ranean Dairy Block bar, looks

as good as its cocktails and food

taste...don’t skip the pastries

at a new Mediterranean grill

in City Park West...where to

drink coconut water straight

from the shell...at Dry Storage,

milled-on-site grains elevate

loaves of bread, cakes, and bags

of flour you can buy for at-home

baking...Cherry Creek’s Ku

Cha House of Tea just might

persuade coffee drinkers to give

loose-leaf a try...and five spots

dishing out flavor-packed

African-heritage cooking.

62 RESTAURANT REVIEW

At Morin, inconsistency mars

what is otherwise an exciting

and modern dining experience.

BY SCOTT MOWBRAY

COLUMN

70 FIRST PERSON

Adventure-racing toward a late-

life lesson in humility.

BY MARTIN J. SMITH

LISTINGS

120 CALENDAR

This month’s

can’t-miss events.

126 DINING GUIDE

Where to eat in

and around town.

BACKSTORY

184 HOUSE

DIVIDED

5280 plays Sorting

Hat with note-

worthy locals.

30 DIALOGUE 36 BEHIND THE STORIES

ON THE COVER

Illustration by

Israel G. Vargas

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