5280

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

5280 is the city magazine in Denver, Colorado, published by 5280 Publishing, Inc.^[1] Its name derives from Denver's mile-high elevation (5,280 feet above sea level).^[2]

The magazine was founded in 1993 by Daniel Brogan, a former reporter and columnist for The Chicago Tribune.^[3][4] The monthly publication has an audited circulation of 68,099,^[1] making it the largest local magazine in Colorado.^{[citations needed]}

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).

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.^{[citations needed]}

In 2005, 5280 was a finalist for two National Magazine Awards (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.^[5][6][7]

[edit] 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

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Circulation statistics, Circulation Verification Council, December 2006.
2. ^ Michael Roberts, "Altitude Check: As Other Pubs Fall, 5280 Is a Mile High and Rising", Westword, March 30, 2006.
3. ^ "Meet the Editors of 5280 Magazine", 5280 (official website), accessed January 28, 2008.
4. ^ Joanna Pettas, "Regional Magazine Makes a Case for Smart Spending", Folio Publishing Summit, August 31, 2007.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ Maximillian Potter, "Conduct Unbecoming", 5280, February 2004, and "Private Stites Should Have Been Saved", 5280, June 2004.
7. ^ "Off the Record", The New York Observer, March 28, 2005.

[edit] External links

• 5280 – Official website.
• Elevated Voices – 5280 blog.