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"5280" is the city magazine in
Denver, Colorado , published by 5280 Publishing, Inc. [http://www.cvcaudit.com/media/pub_detail.aspx?rid=165 Circulation statistics] , "Circulation Verification Council", December 2006.] Its name derives from Denver's elevation of 5,280 feet (1609 m) above sea level.Michael Roberts, [http://www.westword.com/2006-03-30/news/altitude-check/full "Altitude Check: As Other Pubs Fall, 5280 Is a Mile High and Rising"] , "Westword ",March 30 ,2006 .]The magazine was founded in 1993 by Daniel Brogan, a former reporter and columnist for "
The Chicago Tribune ". [http://www.5280.com/about_editors.php "Meet the Editors of 5280 Magazine"] , "5280" (official website), accessedJanuary 28 ,2008 .] [Joanna Pettas, [http://www.foliomag.com/2007/regional-magazine-makes-case-smart-spending "Regional Magazine Makes a Case for Smart Spending"] , "Folio Publishing Summit",August 31 ,2007 .] The monthly publication has an audited circulation of 68,099, making it the largest local magazine in Colorado.Facts|date=January 2008Like other city and regional magazines, "5280" covers dining, entertainment, and special events, as well as local and regional politics. Its "daily blog of the latest news, gossip, and commentary from the Mile-High City" is called "Elevated Voices" (official website).
Annual cover stories include the "Top of the Town" awards, with top ratings in a wide range of products, services, stores, shops and community features; "Top Doctors", listing top-rated physicians by specialty; and "Top Restaurants" (official website).
In 2002, the magazine broke the news that
John Hickenlooper , a popular local bar owner, was considering a run for mayor and later endorsed Hickenlooper, who was then elected in 2003.Facts|date=January 2008In 2005, "5280" was a finalist for two
National Magazine Award s (known as "Ellies"), "the magazine industry's highest honor," for articles entitled "Conduct Unbecoming" and "Private Stites Should Have Been Saved", by its Executive Editor Maximillian Potter. [ [http://www.magazine.org/editorial/about_asme/press_releases/11296.cfm "The American Society of Magazine Editors Announces National Magazine Award Finalists:] 40th annual 'Ellies' -- Magazine Industry's Premiere Editorial Awards -- To Be Presented April 13 [2005] ", press release, "American Society of Magazine Editors ",March 17 ,2005 .] [Maximillian Potter, [http://www.5280.com/issues/2004/0402/feature.php?pageID=38 "Conduct Unbecoming] ", "5280", February 2004, and [http://www.5280.com/issues/2004/0406/feature.php?pageID=53 "Private Stites Should Have Been Saved"] , "5280", June 2004.] [ [http://www.nyobserver.com/node/50569 "Off the Record"] , "The New York Observer ",March 28 ,2005 .]Notable staff and contibutors
Notable "5280" staff and contributors, past and present:
*Gary Hart
*Kent Haruf
*Jeralyn Merritt (contributor to "Elevated Voices")
*J. R. Moehringer
*Hampton Sides Notes
External links
*" [http://www.5280.com/ 5280] " – Official website.
*" [http://www.5280.com/blog/ Elevated Voices] " – "5280"blog .
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