''5280'' is an American monthly
magazine focused on
Denver
Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
, Colorado and published by 5280 Publishing, Inc.
[Circulation statistics]
, ''Circulation Verification Council'', December 2007. Its name derives from Denver's elevation of 5,280 feet (1609 m / 1 mile) above sea level.
[Michael Roberts]
"Altitude Check: As Other Pubs Fall, 5280 Is a Mile High and Rising"
, ''Westword
''Westword'' is a free digital and print media publication based in Denver, Colorado. ''Westword'' publishes daily online coverage of local news, restaurants, music and arts, as well as longform narrative journalism. A weekly print issue cir ...
'', March 30, 2006. The monthly publication has an audited circulation of 77,027,
[ making it the largest local magazine in Colorado. It is a member of the ]City and Regional Magazine Association
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(CRMA).
History and profile
The magazine was founded in 1993 by Daniel Brogan, a former reporter and columnist for the ''Chicago Tribune
The ''Chicago Tribune'' is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by Tribune Publishing. Founded in 1847, and formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" (a slogan for which WGN radio and television a ...
''.["Meet the Editors of 5280 Magazine"]
, ''5280'' (official website), accessed January 28, 2008.
Like 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).
Since 2005, "5280" has been a finalist for six National Magazine Awards (known as "Ellies"), "the magazine industry's highest honor." In 2005, ''5280'' was a finalist for both "Conduct Unbecoming" and "Private Stites Should Have Been Saved", by its Executive Editor Maximillian Potter. "Out in the Cold", an article by Mike Kessler on the plight of workers at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant, was a National Magazine Award finalist in 2008. "Low on O2", a package by Lindsey B. Koehler and Natasha Gardner exploring the effects of living at higher altitudes, was a finalist in 2010.
In 2016, 5280 acquired ''Colorado Parent''.
Notable staff and contributors
Notable ''5280'' staff and contributors, past and present:
* Gary Hart
*Kent Haruf
Alan Kent Haruf (February 24, 1943 – November 30, 2014) was an American novelist.
Life
Haruf was born in Pueblo, Colorado, the son of a Methodist minister. In 1965 he graduated with a BA from Nebraska Wesleyan University, where he would late ...
* Jeralyn Merritt (contributor to ''Elevated Voices'')
* J. R. Moehringer
* Hampton Sides
Notes
External links
*{{official, http://www.5280.com/
1993 establishments in Colorado
Monthly magazines published in the United States
City guides
Local interest magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 1993
Magazines published in Colorado
Mass media in Denver