Jessica Giles

1 week ago | 5280.com | Jessica Giles

There used to be a mud season in Breckenridge: A time in May and October when business owners would lock up and head to Cabo or Moab while the snowmelt trickled down from the Tenmile Range, fattening rivers and making hiking and biking trails impassable. These days, Main Street Breckenridge doesn’t know a slow season. Visitors continue to flow in from I-70 and Highway 9, shopping, eating, staying in hotels, and seeking out dry patches of “mud season” recreation.

2 weeks ago | 5280.com | Jessica Giles

When Chris Hinds first saw a person zip past him on what looked like a “skateboard with a stick on it,” he didn’t realize the electric scooter revolution had arrived in Denver. Nearly seven years later, the Denver council member is one of the most outspoken voices confronting the city’s complicated relationship with e-scooters. Locals complain about unsafe conditions for pedestrians, cluttered sidewalks, and obstructed curb ramps.

3 weeks ago | 5280.com | Jessica Giles |Rose Cahalan

Brittany Pettersen’s message to Congress: “Don’t f— with moms.”That’s what the Colorado congresswoman told reporters after she held her nine-week-old son, Sam, while making an emotional plea on the House floor Tuesday. Pettersen, who represents the state’s 7th Congressional District—the western Denver metro area—defended her proposal that would allow any new parent serving in Congress to vote by proxy, instead of in person, while caring for an infant.

3 weeks ago | 5280.com | Jessica Giles |Alyssa Chutka

We’d bet good money you’re seated while reading this. How did we know? Because one in four Americans spend more than eight hours a day on their rear end, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All that time on your tush can result in high blood pressure, obesity, and an increased risk of heart disease—the leading cause of death in the United States. The good news?

4 weeks ago | 5280.com | Jessica Giles |Jessica LaRusso

When Ashlee Renee was jokingly gifted a Groupon for a lap dance class at Tease Studio, the Denver nurse didn’t expect to become a regular at the RiNo gym—let alone to buy it. Founded by a former ballerina in 2007, Tease has offered a variety of fitness modalities over the years, but the foundational draw has always been, and remains, pole dancing. “Pole dancing builds strength very quickly,” says Renee, who took over Tease in 2015, “and to counter that, you need to increase your flexibility.