AvidLifestyle February 2021 Issue

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FEBRUARY 2021

Refreshing

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Noteworthy

EATRIES,

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DRESSING UP

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WHERE IS THE LOVE? Celebrating what we love about where we live.

By Hillary Locke Mujica

ON THE AGENDA Art lovers’ delight: 19th century art, a Keith Haring mural and a contemporary look at still life imagery

local f lavors

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PIVOT OF LOVE STORY (PAGE 46); PHOTO: SARA PORTER PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY PLUM SAGE FLOWERS

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AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Cora Wheeler pays homage to her Western heritage through her paintings.

By Heather Shoning

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NEVER A WALLFLOWER Behind the scenes with local fashion designer Dana Schoonover

By Hillary Locke Mujica

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ELEVATING CASUAL Essential pieces to help redefine casual looks for business and beyond.

By Amanda Lacey

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ON THE COVER: THE KOELBEL FAMILY | PHOTO: CHAD CHISHOLM

COLOR CONSULT Choosing hues to make an impact on the warmth of your home.

By Heather Shoning

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Planning a celebration of love can be challenging, especially during a global pandemic. We spoke to a local wedding planner, a florist and an iconic venue on how they ensure through it all that love was not—and—will never be—canceled.

By Hillary Locke Mujica

TACTILE TEXTILES Spruce up your space with rich textiles.

By Heather Shoning

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ROMANTIC TÊTE-À-TÊTE Taking a luxury approach to dinner at home.

By Lori Midson

FEATURED For almost seven decades, the Koelbels have shaped Cherry Hills, Greenwood Village and other areas into the kind of communities in which we—and they—love to live.

By Jon Rizzi

NEW EATS Fresh eateries, bars and food halls to put at the top of your list.

By John Lehndorff

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COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE A place for remembering lives lost to COVID-19.

By Hillary Locke Mujica

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FOLLOW THE POWDER For a change of scenery, check out some of our favorite nearby mountain ski resorts.

By Kathryn O’Shea Evans

THE COUNTRY CLUB AT CASTLE PINES A WORLD CLASS TRANSFORMATION HAS BEGUN The Country Club at Castle Pines is breaking ground on their transformation project that will bring stylish new indoor and outdoor dining, bar and patio features to the clubhouse along with new cliffside amenities that showcase our views over Castle Rock and the entire Front Range. The cliffside village will include an infinity edge pool, new dining and bar, fitness and racket sports.

2021 will also bring the formal grand opening of The Crags, our one acre putting course perched at 6700 feet and literally built upon the rocky crags behind our Clubhouse. Complete with lighting, music, fire pits and a new bar, Golf Members and their guests won’t ever want to go home.

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February 2021 // vol. 2 // no. 11 PRESIDENT/GROUP PUBLISHER Allen J. Walters

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This Valentine’s Day give the gift of self care to whomever needs it in your life

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WHERE IS THE LOVE? ALTHOUGH COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out, the virus still has a pretty tight grip on us. With so much of our daily life happening inside our own homes, it can feel like our world is shrinking—which makes where you live more valuable than ever. Luckily for us, we live in a remarkable part of the world with a strong sense of community and inspiring natural surroundings. What better time to celebrate the month of love than with an issue dedicated to what we love about where we call home?

Culinary delights are a tried-and-true expression of love and our roundup of noteworthy restaurants on pg. 16 will have you ready to express your love for these local darlings.

And for the home chefs who honed their cooking skills this past year, check out our list of essentials to make your meals memorable and tablescapes entertaining on pg. 18.

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As for the rest of your home, 2021 is all about the upgrade! From tactile textiles to the best colors for each room, we reveal the Colors of the Year from Benjamin Moore as well as Pantone, plus art that pays homage from Colorado native, Cora Sexton Wheeler on pgs. 24-32.

Now, we can’t talk about our local communities without talking about the Koelbel family. Their vision, execution and forward-thinking have literally created how and where we live for almost 70 years. Learn what drives this family business on pg. 34.

Plus, with COVID-19 regulations, so many couples had to pivot their plans to celebrate their union. We spoke with a local wedding planner, a florist and an iconic venue on pg. 48 about how love has endured even during a global pandemic.

We sat down with local designer Dana Schoonover of Never A Wallflower for advice on rocking a “glitzy casual” look. Of course most of us are still strutting our “WFH” attire, so we wanted to highlight some of our favorites on pgs. 56-58.

And we show our love and honor for those lost to the pandemic with the mother-daughter duo behind Covituary.org on pg. 60. These ladies are giving back to our community and the world through their living memorial.

Finally, with the snow falling and our skis tuned, we can’t wait to hit the slopes! Make sure to check out the impressive resorts on pg. 62 before you plan your next ski trip.

Some are in our backyard and others are worth the drive for fresh pow.

With so much to love this month, let’s continue to show our adoration for our special community. We’ve come so far, and now is the time to pour on the sweet stuff!

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The exhibit features mostly French paintings and, in particular, landscapes. This is not accidental, as Paris, became the art center of Europe during the 1800s, and landscape, once considered among the least prestigious genres in painting for its lack of moral content, flourished as one of the most expressive and collected subjects. DENVER ART MUSEUM, Denver, denverartmuseum.org

Through March 6 UPON CLOSER REFLECTION Traditional floral and still life imagery is viewed under a contemporary lens through oil painting, traditional and cyanotype photography, illustration, watercolor, and augmented reality to showcase light and energy in this new exhibit. As we enter into a new year, we cast a light back in reflection of our lives for contemplation and insight.

We also consider the bigger picture to which we all belong and this is where the artists step in to bring inspiration and beauty to our community. WALKER FINE ART, Denver, walkerfineart.com

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THE 19TH CENTURY IN EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ART In newly installed galleries, view about 85 artworks from the museum’s collection by Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Paul Cézanne, Édouard Manet, Willard Leroy Metcalf, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Childe Hassam and others that tell a story about one of the most important times in art history.

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FEBRUARY Opens Feb. 26 KEITH HARING: GRACE HOUSE MURAL For the first time since it was created, cutouts from a site-specific painting that Haring executed in 1983-84 for those living at Grace House, a Catholic youth center in Manhattan, will go on display at MCA Denver. Grace House Mural was designed specifically to inspire and elevate the spirits of some of New York’s at-risk teens and includes some of his most iconic motifs: the “Radiant Baby”, “Barking Dog”, and dancing figures. This work is part of a select group of Haring murals–of the forty-five created during his lifetime, less than half remain today. MCA DENVER, Denver, mcadenver.org

Through Feb. 27 OLD MYTHS, NEW STORIES Presented by The Colorado Women’s Caucus for Art, this show features women in the arts. From the unique voices of women, artists express ideas about the female experience throughout time. THE CURTIS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Greenwood Village, greenwoodvillage.com

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// let’s eat

Despite pandemic and recession, gutsy entrepreneurs open EATERIES, BARS & FOOD HALLS

By John Lehndorff

Other eateries set to open range from Lazo Empanadas to Smōk Barbecue, Blackwood says. “It will take time but the future of food halls will be fantastic for everybody.”

Yet, that’s exactly what a gutsy group of entrepreneurs did, launching new eateries, bars and food halls in South Denver, dishing favorites from lobster rolls to chile rellenos.

Junction Food and Drink 2000 S. Colorado Boulevard, Denver 720.400.7772; junctionfoodanddrink.com

Note: Whether you dine in, get takeout or delivery, tip generously to help out the cooks, waiters, hosts, bartenders and dishwashers whose livelihoods have been so severely impacted. Also, make sure to follow current COVID-19 dining guidelines.

Here are some new places to taste in 2021.

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Food halls are made to gather crowds of diners in a communal social space. And while its launch was delayed from the spring, Junction Food and Drink opened on October 7.

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TK’S SURF & TURF KITCHEN

TK’S SURF & TURF KITCHEN

Tyler Kanwai opened his first restaurant on October 24, even though he couldn’t offer any seated dining. “I wanted to serve fine seafood I grew up eating without the fine dining prices,” says Kanwai, owner of TK’s Surf & Turf Kitchen.

So far TK’s bestseller for takeout and delivery is “The Works,” a platter loaded with two crab clusters and 12 shrimp plus one lobster tail, a beef sausage and two comfy side dishes such as garlic mashed potatoes, spicy mac & cheese or spicy jollof rice.

“It’s all about the sauce,” say Kanwai, whose butter-based “secret sauce” seasons everything. Lunches —Wednesday through Friday—feature pasta alfredo topped with lobster, shrimp, crab, chicken or steak.

“We wanted to offer some new food options for the community in the midst of everything happening,” says Neill Blackwood, general manager of Junction Food and Drink at South Colorado Boulevard and I-25 right above the RTD Light Rail stop.

TK’s Surf & Turf Kitchen 10890 E. Dartmouth Ave. Unit 13, Denver 720.398.8453; tks-surf-turf-kitchen. square.site

The Junction’s roster of culinary counters including Ebisu Ramen and Sushi, Big Wave Taco, Shawarma Shack, Pete’s-A-Pie, Mr. Miners Meat and Cheese and SONDER Coffeebar have focused on distanced patio dining, takeout and an in-house delivery system for the neighborhood.

Local seafood dining options expanded when Eddie V’s opened near I-25 in the Denver Tech Center. The national chain takes a Gulf Coast-accented approach with oysters on the half shell, lump crab cakes, and a wealth of fresh choices from mahi-mahi to scallops.

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EDDIE V’S PRIME SEAFOOD

PHOTO: COURTESY TK’S SURF & TURF KITCHEN VIA FACEBOOK

GIVEN THE CHALLENGES of patio dining, limited capacity, curbside pickup, online ordering and delivery, opening a food establishment seems like the last thing anyone would have wanted to do in 2020.

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// let’s eat

Because of the pandemic, only a few diners have experienced the restaurant’s luxe interior so far, including tableside bananas foster preparation and cozy cocktail lounge.

In addition to delivering classic dishes from the menu, Eddie V’s new Black Tie Marketplace offers cook-at-home boxes packed with Chilean sea bass, hand-cut filet mignon, lobster tails, sides like crab fried rice and creamed spinach and wines from the 300-bottle cellar.

Eddie V’s Prime Seafood 5111 DTC Parkway, Greenwood Village 720.826.7488; eddiev.com

LA LOMA—A MEXICAN KITCHEN

GREAT DIVIDE BREWERY AND ROADHOUSE

When it opened in June 2020, the new Great Divide Brewery and Roadhouse had been in the planning stages for several years.

Highlights of Great Divide’s large beer-friendly roster of lunch, dinner and weekend brunch items range from Thai cauliflower with aioli to Castle Rock’s signature hometown dish—fried chicken, plus wings with hot honey. The menu offers 17 ales on tap, including a fruity IPA that won Great Divide’s homebrewing contest, according to Shipp.

“We thought the area needed a brewery restaurant that has space for events,” says Dan Shipp, managing partner of Vibe Concepts, which operates the eatery near Festival Park in Castle Rock.

Great Divide Brewery and Roadhouse 215 Wilcox St., Castle Rock 303.955.5788 greatdividebreweryandroadhouse.com

Built for large, cheerful groups, the Roadhouse’s 325-seat interior has not been filled yet, but the 90-seat patio has made socially distanced dining easy when the weather cooperates, Shipp says.

LA LOMA—A MEXICAN KITCHEN

La Loma had a built-in advantage when it opened in Castle Rock in late November in spite of the pandemic.

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Eddie V’s offers distanced inside dining, private dining rooms and heated patio dining when the weather is nice.

As one of Denver’s best-known family-owned Mexican restaurants, the eatery had built 40 years of fans for its Mexico City tacos, chile rellenos, chicken flautas, stuffed sopapillas and house-made tortillas and guacamole. The restaurant is best known for wood-grilled fajitas accompanied by big margaritas.

Depending on the current public health directives, La Loma in Castle Rock offers limited indoor and patio dining plus takeout and delivery.

La Loma—A Mexican Kitchen 6361 Promenade Parkway, Castle Rock 303.632.9900; lalomamexican.com

COMING ATTRACTION Grange Hall

Restaurateur/chef Troy Guard—known for successful eateries such as Los Chingones, TAG, Guard and Grace and TAG Burger Bar—will open this new food hall later this spring in the Denver Tech Center with about ten food vendors.

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By Lori Midson AS WE CONTINUE to face stay-at-home orders — a result of COVID-19 — missing (at least for now) are the elegant black-tie galas, sojourns to faraway places and intimate dinners at glitzy restaurants we once enjoyed. But while the sudden interruption to our routines has markedly changed the way we live, there are some good things that emerged from the pandemic, notably the shift to cooking and entertaining at home. Couples and families alike learned that dinner and cocktails at the dining room table could be every bit as luxurious and alluring as splurging at a four-star restaurant.

“We’re still spending most of our time with our families, which have now become our social circle. Now is the time to try new recipes and tablescapes and be creative,” says Laura Tarket-Johnson, owner of Centennial-based T is for Table.

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// chef’s table one-on-one guidance. We helped them look for ways to scale back and simplify,” shares Amy Rice, chief foodie officer of Chef’s Corner Store in Centennial.

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One of her most popular items? A cheese and charcuterie board. Simply stated, there’s nothing to elevate a stay-at-home evening like a platter of seasonal meats and cheeses. The sky is the limit.

“No matter where we are, a platter of our favorite things immediately puts us in a party mood,” says Rice, whose shop struts a conversation piece Martins Homewares board that’s made in the USA from locally grown, sustainably sourced hardwood. “The key is variety: Combine several colors, textures and flavors, and you’ll have a delicious board,” recommends Rice.

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Soon, we’ll return to a modicum of normalcy; but until then, those cozy nights at home are full of lavish possibilities.

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“We’re honored to provide a little warmth and comfort in peoples’ homes, where we’re all spending so much of our time,” echoes Laura Stroud, marketing director of Homefest, an elegant home décor shop in Greenwood Village.

A few of her favorite pieces for small-scale entertaining include New York artisan Ellen Evans’s handcrafted ceramic pottery, specifically her Terrafirma dinnerware. “A perfect way to bring about a change of scenery while we’re dining at home is to mix things up with your dinnerware, and the Terrafirma—a statement-maker in bold colors and mix-andmatch patterns with great texture, color and

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character—is a refreshing change from your everyday white-ware,” says Stroud.

She also loves cocktail glasses from Simon Pearce, especially since happy hour—virtual and otherwise —has become the most celebrated occasion of the past year. “The simple yet sophisticated barware from Simon Pearce offers extraordinary design for those everyday rituals.

Mouth-blown, hand-finished and weighty in the hand, each piece lends authenticity to every sip,” promises Stroud.

If you’re planning to follow your happy hour libations with an elaborate dinner, you need a stand-out centerpiece, and for those, Stroud turns to the one-of-a-kind Jan Barboglio collection. “Rustic and refined and wrapped in the history and romance of old Mexico, Jan’s hand-forged iron centerpieces and candelabras bring a casual sophistication to your home décor,” says Stroud.

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FLAMELESS CANDLES, T IS FOR TABLE

MARTINS HOMEWARES, CHEF’S CORNER STORE

PHOTO: COURTESY CHEF’S CORNER STORE

A romantic tête-à-tête, for example, begs for the warmth and glow of striking candles. “I particularly love flameless candles, which require little effort, yet create a special atmosphere,” says Tarket-Johnson, whose store carries gorgeous moving flame candles that work with a timer and automatically flicker at the same time each evening. To create even more ambiance, “Cluster them together to create warm lighting throughout your entire home,” she recommends.

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Comforting COLORS THE HUES YOU CHOOSE can make a significant impact on the warmth of your home.

By Heather Shoning ENVELOPING YOURSELF and your family in comfort begins with the tones that surround you every day. Warm and comforting—yet happy and lively—is the color theme for 2021.

Whether you lean toward buttery yellow or demure blue, this year’s trends have you covered. Pair your favorite with a soft, creamy white or subtle gray for a fresh look. Bring any or all of these colors into your home to infuse it with the solace of a well-feathered nest.

“Amid uncertainty, people yearn for stability. The colors we surround ourselves with can have a powerful impact on our emotions and wellbeing.”

—Andrea Magno, Benjamin Moore’s director of color marketing and development

“Many contemporary homes use a lot of white, but by shifting to a slightly off-white, you can easily warm up a room.”

BENJAMIN MOORE COLOR OF THE YEAR, AEGEAN TEAL COLOR #2136-40

—Rebekah Hough, decorator, Guiry’s Cherry Creek TOASTY TINTS Contemporary homes can be largely white.

Rebekah Hough, decorator at Guiry’s, suggests opting for an off-white, such as Mascarpone or Arcadia White for a warmer finish.

Moving away from white into a gray palette is perfect for adding depth and upping the cozy factor. Hough suggests Callingwood, Smoke Embers or London Fog for a whole-home wall color.

SIMPLY SOOTHING Benjamin Moore’s Aegean Teal, the brand’s color of the year, is the perfect option for going all-out.

Think: walls, cabinets, trim, accents and more.

This muted hue conjures the comfort of your favorite oversized sweater or fluffy blanket.

BENJAMIN MOORE COLOR #1466 BENJAMIN MOORE COLOR #1541 PHOTOS: CHAD CHISHOLM

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SUNNY OUTLOOK Pantone chose a pair of colors for its color(s) of the year for 2021.

Ultimate Gray is paired with Illuminating—a bright, happy yellow—for an uplifting color combo symbolizing the light at the end of the tunnel.

Make the most of this color duo by anchoring the space with gray. Use it for large upholstered pieces such as the sofa or a bed. Bring in pops of yellow in the details such as pillows, throws, artwork and décor.

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Tactile Tactics LAYERING PATTERNED and TEXTURED TEXTILE brings warmth and comfort to your home.

By Heather Shoning SPRUCE UP your space with rich textiles to create warmth, depth and even a sense of drama. This year we’re seeing hygge (comfort and serenity that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being according to Danish culture) going mainstream. See how top designers are mixing and matching textiles to create cozy spaces.

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Not Your Grandma’s Cane

Cory Decker, of Studio Lea in Denver, recently used a modern cane headboard to bring an additional organic texture into what otherwise might have been a stark loft space, (pictured top left). “The headboard is made of an Ebonytype wood and it has cane on the back of it,” she says. “I remember in the seventies and the early eighties that was a big thing. So, when it first came back, I was a little resistant.” Today, she embraces it for its warmth and texture and its new contemporary styles.

PHOTO: EMILY MINTON REFIELD

It’s true—cane furniture is back. Don’t worry.

This is not the typical ’70s-style cane rocking chair that was in your grandparents’ basement.

This is cane reimagined. Furniture designers are pairing organic texture with sleek shapes for a whole new look. You’ll find it on everything from bar cabinet doors to typical mid-century modern style chairs.

Making Your Space Sing The key to orchestrating a textile medley is to ensure you incorporate a variety—tight weaves, loose weaves, an assortment of textures. “It’s like writing a song, Decker says. “You don’t want just one note.” In addition to the cane headboard, she introduced a tightweave fabric in the bedding, a natural texture in the hide rug and the sleek, smooth surface of leather in the stools at the foot of the bed.

Nancy Holst of Holst Interiors in Greenwood Village says to determine a textural palette, you must consider the overall space.

In this dining room she designed, (pictured above) the art is the focal point of the room, so she kept that in mind as she chose the finishes. “All of the textures are quiet to let the artwork be

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the main show,” she says, “but they each have their own personality.” The drapes have a flat linen texture, the rug is a looped pile, and the chairs are upholstered with a high-end indooroutdoor fabric with a simple detail on the tape trim.

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CORA WHEELER pays homage to her late father with every painting.

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CORA WHEELER has a deeply creative soul.

When she was young, her parents built a working Black Angus cattle ranch in Durango.

They would spend weekends working the land, where she cultivated an appreciation for creating with her own two hands and for Western and Native American cultures.

SETTING HERSELF APART In the early years of painting, through trial and error, Cora perfected her signature process.

She began by sculpting the canvas using found objects such as beads and feathers. It didn’t give her the flexibility needed, so she continued to experiment. Once she discovered the perfect

Flash forward to 2010, when Cora wanted a specific painting for her home. Instead of gallery hopping, she took another approach. “I wanted a Native American headdress painting—a big one,” she says. “So, I made one.” She set up a studio in her then Wash Park home and went to work. She used mixed media and textural elements and hung it in her home. The piece grabbed friends’ attention and before long, requests for paintings started rolling in. It was the beginning of a creative career path—very different from the one she was on at the time.

“My pieces are different in the fact they are meant to be viewed and touched due to the resin and three-dimensional aspects. I love creating an experience for the viewer that is visual and tactile.”

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Cora worked in her father’s dental practice.

She practically grew up in his offices, and loved being with her father so much that she sought a career as a dental hygienist. After several years working side-by-side with him, her father developed early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and sold the practice in 2011. After he passed away in 2014, Cora realized that without him there, her passion for dentistry wasn’t as strong. She decided to start a new journey and immersed herself in artistic endeavors.

A NEW PATH FORWARD She turned her side hustle into a creative career, working as a freelance floral designer and an artist as the painting commissions continued to come in. While her paintings generally feature headdresses, florals, buffalo, Aspen trees or maps, she’s open to anything as long as it follows her signature process. Cora meets with clients via Zoom, and they begin by choosing the subject, deciding on the size and then developing a color palette. Then she does a small mock-up to give the client a feel for the overall look to be sure her vision and the client’s vision are aligned.

medium, she used found items and tools— including dental instruments—and her hands to sculpt just the right dimension and textures.

She used the plastic mesh from a bag of clementines to create the texture of snakeskin on the canvas for one piece.

Next, she preps the paints and canvas, applying a resin coating to give it a glossy finish. Before each resin coating, Cora adds her signature. Because her maiden name, Sexton, stopped with her father—she was one of two daughters—Cora changed her middle name to Sexton, and she signs each work of art with C Sexton W, in honor of her dad. After her father died, Cora started commemorating his life by donating a painting each year

Today, Cora works from her studio in her Cherry Hills Village home. Word-of-mouth advertising keeps her busy with a couple of commissioned paintings each month, and she paints for herself and her online gallery of retail artwork. “Ultimately, I am just really thankful people enjoy my art,” she says, “and that I have the opportunity to continue creating.”

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“We grow up hearing at museums and in homes ‘don’t touch the art,’” she says. “My pieces are different in the fact they are meant to be viewed and touched due to the resin and three-dimensional aspects. I love creating an experience for the viewer that is visual and tactile.”

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For almost seven decades, the Koelbels have shaped Cherry Hills, Greenwood Village and other areas into the kind of communities in which we—and they—want to live.

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THE CLOSING DATE remains fluid, but at some point in 2021, Koelbel & Company will sell the last of the 556 properties it developed in The Preserve at Greenwood Village—the exclusive enclave highlighted by lush open space (including the 55-acre Marjorie Perry Wildlife Preserve) north of Orchard Road between South Holly Street and Colorado Boulevard.

“Early on, my dad realized that dealing with the real-estate agents and the brokers wasn’t as much fun as looking for good land and figuring out what to do with it,” Buz explains.

“His motto was, ‘Never forget, under all lies the land…we must protect it and use it wisely.’”

This milestone transaction will come 50 years after Walter A. Koelbel, the company’s late founder, purchased the first 280 acres of what would become the 522-acre Preserve, and 32 years after his son, Buz Koelbel, who ascended to the helm in 1985, finally broke ground on it.

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―Buz Koelbel

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“Patience is genius,” Buz says, repeating one of his father’s guiding principles. “If you can position yourself to be patient, you can respond to the market.”

Koelbel dispenses this nugget while seated at the head of a conference table in the building his company owns at I-25 and Yale Avenue. It will be the first of many axioms prefaced by some variant of “as my father would say…” during a two-hour conversation. Flanked by his three thirtysomething sons—Carl, Walt and Dean, each of whom has joined the firm—the affable 68-year-old president and CEO doubles as both the successful scion and proud paterfamilias of a thriving family business now in its third generation.

All three of those generations have called Cherry Hills Village home, and they have conscientiously transformed much of it and the surrounding areas into the highly desirable South Suburban communities in which we live, work and play.

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The Koelbels have shaped the South Suburbs for as long as Walt Koelbel Jr.—the second child of

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Walter and Gene Koelbel—has been called Buz. Which amounts to the few days between his birth and when his toddler sister Lynn endearingly kept mispronouncing “baby brother” as “baby buzzer.”

That was 1952, the same year Buz’s 26-year-old father, a Michigan native armed with a University of Colorado business degree, left a realestate broker’s job to open what would become one of Colorado’s largest real-estate development, management and investment operations.

“Early on, my dad realized that dealing with the real-estate agents and the brokers wasn’t as much fun as looking for good land and figuring out what to do with it,” Buz explains. “His motto was, ‘Never forget, under all lies the land … we must protect it and use it wisely.’”

Cherry Hills Village had only incorporated in 1945, and much of that “good land” was owned by farmers and the heirs of pioneers along the southern edge of Denver, near the Valley Highway that would become part of I-25.

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Fueled by the potential of the location, Walt Koelbel pursued parcels along the emerging growth corridor. By the early 1960s, he’d built five neighborhoods—Charlou, Cherry Ridge, Cherryvale, Martin Lane and Mansfield Heights—that helped define the prestige of Cherry Hills Village.

“He had me running at his hip, learning as much as I could as fast as I could.” ―Buz Koelbel

“Back then everything about real estate was parochial,” Buz explains. “There were no national shopping center developers, no national realtors, no apartment companies. You kind of picked the space you were in and did it geographically.”

Even when Walt Koelbel didn’t pick the space, he exhibited a foresight that would become his trademark. In 1956, when his father-in-law, the industrialist Carl Norgren, challenged him to develop the 600-acre cattle ranch Norgren owned on what was, at the time, literally on the wrong side of the tracks along Santa Fe, young Walt transformed Norgren’s Pinehurst Farm into the trendsetting Pinehurst Country Club, Colorado’s first master-planned community to use a golf course specifically to create aesthetic value for residential sales.

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After graduating from CU and spending a couple of years in San Francisco, in 1976 Buz joined his dad in the family business. “It was kind of in the DNA,” he says. “He had me running at his hip, learning as much as I could as fast as I could.”

Buz tried to replicate the Pinehurst golf-course community model on the land his father had purchased in Greenwood Village. Five more acquisitions—the largest being “The Preserve,” a 210-acre estate of the late mining heiress and animal lover Marjorie Perry—nearly doubled the acreage to 540.

Buz engaged Jack Nicklaus to design the course, but the Greenwood Village city council nixed the plan. Buz persevered, changed the proposal and strategy, and instead of becoming Greenwood Country Club, in 1989 the land became The Preserve at Greenwood Village, eventually winning the Denver Homebuilder’s Association’s BAR Award for “Best Custom Community.”

The following decade, Buz further burnished Cherry Hills Village’s reputation by developing Cherry Hills Park, a tony 80-acre community of two-acre lots directly across University Boulevard from Cherry Hills Country Club.

By then, he had taken over daily operations from his father and the company had expanded into other parts of the Metro area, creating, among other notable projects, the 1,523-unit Breakers Resort apartment complex on Windsor Lake in southeast Denver and purchasing or developing commercial spaces such as Louisville’s Centennial Business Park.

The turn of the millennium brought the purchase of land for legacy residential developments: a magnificent 1,100-acre portion of Douglas County’s legendary Cherokee Ranch now known as The Keep; and Rendezvous Colorado, a fourseason, activity-rich, master-planned mountain community just minutes from Winter Park in Grand County.

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Rendezvous carries special significance for Buz, whose grandparents, Carl and Juliet Norgren, owned the nearby 446-acre Byers Peak Ranch.

Although the property earned notoriety as President Dwight Eisenhower’s “Western White House” (a bronze of the Norgrens’ frequent visitor fishing the Fraser commands a corner of the Koelbel conference room), Buz fondly recalls visiting with his parents and siblings, learning to cast on Lake Mary and to ski at Idlewild. “It was a great gathering place,” he says of the ranch.

Creating Community

The concept of gathering is central to Koelbel ethos. “We’re about creating reasons for people to gather and connect,” Buz says. “It’s not just about building houses; it’s about building community and connections.”

On the residential front, this manifests itself in providing the “best of town and country,” with access to retail and restaurants, health services, public transportation, community centers and cultural venues as well as abundant open

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“Cherry Hills and Greenwood Village epitomize this,” he says.

“We tend to look at how impactful we can be to each individual family,” Carl Koelbel, the company’s chief operating officer and oldest of Buz’s three sons, explains. “We’ve never counted how many lots we’ve sold or platted.”

Credit for this approach, Buz elaborates, comes from using the same land planner, Jeff Vogel of Denver-based Vogel and Associates, for more than three decades. “He knows philosophically that we don’t start a plan saying, ‘How much density can we get?’ We start out saying, ‘How do we best utilize the property?’”

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Over the course of the last decade, the Koelbels have succeeded at bringing the residential community approach to the commercial space.

In 2014 the company opened Industry, a fouracre, single-story workplace on Brighton Blvd. and 30th Street, bringing Denver its first true industry-agnostic co-working space, with 65 businesses officing on one floor plane and using the same common areas and restrooms.

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Four years later and five blocks north, Koelbel springboarded that philosophy into Catalyst, an “innovation ecosystem” focused on one industry: healthcare. The seven-story building houses more than 50 cross-pollinating tenants—ranging from Kaiser Permanente to SeaStar Medical.

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How has the pandemic affected the overall Koelbel business and how will it affect it?

On the residential side, the “unprecedented times” of 2020 produced an equally unprecedented 113 property sales for Koelbel.

On the commercial front, “the pandemic highlighted and accelerated somewhat the underlying trends that were going on,” Carl explains.

“One of those is remote work, with which we’ve just had a massive nationwide forced experiment. Folks are finding out that it probably works for more people than expected. You also have the fact that retail is really struggling, because we are so over-retailed compared to other countries. Our retail square foot per capita is something like 25 in the US and like four in Germany.”

Pair these two trends—people dispersing how they work and live with fading malls boasting high visibility but low tenancy—and you get “some interesting opportunities” for repurposed space.

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“We’re about creating reasons for people to gather and connect,” Buz says.

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“We develop community in the community, so we need to give back to the community ... and education is the most important thing for the future of our state and our communities.” ―Buz Koelbel

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At the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business in Boulder, all classes now take place in the Koelbel Building—the result of a lead gift from Buz, who, along with both parents and son Carl, received degrees there. The Koelbel Library has stood across from The Preserve at the corner of southwest corner of Holly and Orchard since 1992.

And for 30 years, Buz and his wife Sherri have sat on the board of Economic Literacy Colorado, formerly the Colorado Council of Economic Education. “Our simple goal is teaching the importance of free-market capitalism, our freedoms, property rights and rule of law to K through 12 students so they understand the foundational principles of the country,” he explains.

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predicts. “On Zoom, when the meeting starts, it starts; and when the meeting ends, it ends.

The best interactions come after meetings. You need to have a place where you can be together.

It’s the same with communities. Running into someone in the hallways of a country club, or in a community room at an apartment building … when people lack those interactions, it starts to take a toll.”

Giving Back

“We develop community in the community, so we need to give back to the community,” Buz says, quoting his father. Buz has walked that

talk, directing much of his largesse towards education—“the most important thing for the future of our state and our communities.”

That commitment finds expression in 75 years of family involvement in the Sewall Child Development Center, the Fillmore Street headquarters of which is called the Koelbel Building in honor of Buz’s parents, Walt and Gene. Buz also paid the center full market value for its previous headquarters and actively raises funds for programs to help serve financially, physically or mentally challenged children between the ages of one and five years.

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“There’s also a cultural aspect to our communities we don’t ignore,” Carl points out.

Sherri recently chaired the Denver Zoo board of governors, and a family contribution to Rocky Mountain Public Media gave Koelbel naming rights to the KUVO studio. Buz also notes that he’s arranged for RMPBS to air a show about the Colorado Business Hall of Fame, whose laureates include Carl Norgren and Walt Koelbel.

To serve all members of the community, the Koelbels are starting construction on their 10th and 11th affordable-housing projects since 2010—one of which, the first-ever in Lone Tree, is the located at Ridgegate stop on the light rail.

“There used to be a stigma,” says Carl, who has spearheaded the initiative. “When people think ‘affordable housing,’ they think Cabrini Green in Chicago. It’s not like that anymore.”

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Watching The Sons’ Rise

Buz grew up in Cherry Hills Village. It’s where he and Sherri raised their four children (their youngest, Bethany, works at a Denver-based computer firm), and where Carl, Walt and Dean all live with their respective wives and three children less than a mile from their childhood home on East Oxford Avenue near Dahlia Hollow Park.

In addition to having plenty of room for those nine grandkids all under the age of six, Buz and Sherri’s current home—a scrape of a house once belonging to a U.S. president’s brother-in-law— brims with Colorado pride: a commissioned painting of Byers Peak and Lake Mary by Parker artist Jay Moore; a shimmering display of rhodochrosite, topaz and other Colorado-mined gemstones and minerals; and a pair of snowwhite ptarmigans sculpted from Sivec marble by Loveland’s Ellen Woodbury.

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Buz enjoys having his sons close and getting to work alongside them—something he insists was never discussed when they were young.

“Well, there was a discussion,” Carl clarifies with a laugh. “And the discussion was…don’t. He literally took each of us to San Francisco when we were in eighth grade, and the message was twofold: one, to empower us not to feel obligated; and two, that this industry is extremely difficult and why would you be dumb enough to get into it?”

“We couldn’t get away from it, so we each found our own way back to it,” Dean says. “It wasn’t something we felt we had to do, nor that we were necessarily encouraged to do, but what we wanted to do.”

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School, Carl went to USC, Walt to the University of Kansas and Dean to the University of Indiana.

Post-college, the three continued to pursue lives away from Colorado. “But when you come back, that’s when you realize how great this place is,” Walt admits.

Carl returned first, earning his MBA at Leeds in 2010 and becoming Koelbel & Co.’s chief operating officer. Dean joined him years five later as the director of leasing operation and business development. The following year brought Walt into the fold as the director of commercial real estate.

“It’s important to have good goals, but you can’t cut corners; you can’t do it the wrong way.

We’re all around here, we’re in the community. If we do something the wrong way and people start not to trust us, then we’re not going to be able to do what we do. ”

Their parents did insist they all leave the state for college. “I think if there wasn’t such a sense of community in Cherry Hills that they wouldn’t have been so inclined to send us away,” Dean says. After graduating from Cherry Creek High

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“We all followed different routes back to real estate.” Carl observes. “We all ended up here, but we didn’t come through the same door. There’s enough to do, so there are no turf wars.”

Bearing the Koelbel surname comes with enormous responsibility—especially as members of the third generation, a threshold only one in every eight family-owned concerns are fortunate to survive. The good news is that with the sons now in the fold, Koelbel has continued to pursue the pioneering, ahead-of-the-trend path that has always defined its success. The company has even begun to look at out-of-state development for the first time.

“We’ve had the opportunity to do amazing things being part of the family and part of the company,” Carl says. “But at the same time we’ve had to be very careful about how we do that, and do it responsibly.”

“It goes back to some of the lessons Dad and Papa taught us,” Walt adds. “It’s important to have good goals, but you can’t cut corners; you can’t do it the wrong way. We’re all around here, we’re in the community. If we do something the wrong way and people start not to trust us, then we’re not going to be able to do what we do. The third generation doesn’t want to screw up the 68 years’ worth of goodwill and trust in the name, in the company and in the family. Keeping our eye on the small things helps not hurt anything on the bigger side.”

Buz listens, secure in the knowledge the business his father started in 1952 will endure. “The pleasure and reward to do what I’m doing with the three of them,” he says with great pride, “exceeds anything I thought it might be.”

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“We all chose a 1970s ranch that needed a lot of work rather than take the same amount of money and getting twice the square footage down in Highlands Ranch,” Carl says. The appeal, he says, comes from living in a community where “your kids can have the same kinds of memories that you had as a child—of going to the Highline Canal or Cherry Hills Elementary School—and where you could still play golf with some of the people you’ve known since first grade or as junior golfers at Cherry Hills.”

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Pivot of Love How the pros ensure that even a global pandemic can’t stop love.

By Hillary Locke Mujica WITH COUPLES EAGER TO START THEIR LIVES TOGETHER even in the face of a pandemic, love was not canceled in 2020. In fact last year’s nuptials were overflowing with emotions, artistry and hope for the future. The timeless vows many couples make at the altar—for better or worse, in sickness and in health, ’til death do us part—are the foundation of marriage, and if you think about it, they’re cornerstones of life during a pandemic too. Who better understands the gravity of these rituals that define marriage than wedding planners, florists and wedding venues? We sat down with some of the crème de la crème in the wedding business to discuss the trials, tribulations, silver linings and inspirations of this past year as we embark on a new season of love.

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Weddings became intimate gatherings; couples and their guests were fully present and so grateful to celebrate together. “Although weddings were smaller last year, the beauty and artistry of the events were over the top,” notes Paige. “Because they had fewer guests, couples were able to use gorgeous family heirlooms like cake stands, place settings and silver that were just exquisite. And bespoke invitations for these affairs were all works of art in their own right. When planning a larger wedding, it’s more challenging to include deep personal touches simply because of the number of guests. Smaller weddings open up opportunities for all of those involved to connect, which is such a gift, especially now.”

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“So many couples were devastated that due to COVID-19 restrictions we wouldn’t be able to create the wedding they had envisioned. But once the intial shock wore off, we were able to embrace reality, and help our clients create celebrations that were so beautiful, so fabulous, so rich in details.” CC and Paige weren’t going to let a pandemic get in the way of celebrating love. Instead, with impeccable taste and expert execution, they threw themselves into every event on their books. The results were better than their clients could have imagined.

“Although the size of weddings was smaller last year, the beauty of the artistry of the events was over the top ... couples were able to use gorgeous family heirlooms ... that were just exquisite.”

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For the past 17 years, CC Dick and Paige Reberry have had the privilege of planning fêtes of love for hundreds of couples as the co-owners of Colorado Wedding Company. Every wedding is unique and requires lots of attention to detail, something that Colorado Wedding Company is esteemed for—they add all those special touches that romantic movies are full of to make each and every event they plan unforgettable. It’s what sets them apart and why many of their clients have them on speed dial to plan all of their momentous events. “As wedding planners, we’re so entrenched in the entire family’s joy, we feel it is such a huge honor,” says CC Dick.

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HOUSING MARKET IN 2021 // nancy walters

WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT FROM THE HOUSING MARKET IN 2021?

“Sales of existing homes (i.e., previously lived in abodes) are projected to increase 7% in 2021. That’s coming as folks stuck inside their homes for months on end are seeking larger residences or ones with different features.

Younger millennials are competing with older members of Generation Z for starter homes, and baby boomers are downsizing. Many apartment dwellers are also seeking homes on their own.”

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Erin Hornstein, owner of Plum Sage Flowers, floral design shop, echoes those sentiments. “We’re so grateful for our brides.

We had to pivot in any way possible for 2020 weddings because we wanted to ease the process, especially when these families had to amend their wedding in every way.” Since she opened her business in 2005, Erin’s wedding designs have earned acclaim from industry experts such as The Knot, Wedding Wire and Style Me Pretty.

“We’ve spent years fine tuning our consultation, planning and wedding process. It held strong when we were unable to meet with clients in person. Although our numbers were drastically lower in 2020, we still produced arrangements and floral installations for elopements, micro weddings, vow renewals and other celebrations of love. I’m really proud of that.”

Erin and her team have used their creativity to keep the flowers “blooming” throughout this turbulent year, even increasing their retail business with arrangements to say thank you, happy birthday, get well or simply I miss you.

Always inspired by flowers, Erin and her team are looking forward to creating even more arrangements for all of life’s celebrations in 2021. Erin’s advice for brides: “Have faith!

Take it one step at a time, stay flexible, remember the celebration is truly about love and read your vendor contracts.”

Speaking of vendor contracts, wedding venues have also had to reinvent themselves to accommodate brides as well as stay up-to-date on COVID-19 rules and regulations. The world renowned Sonnenalp Hotel in Vail, with its European charm and top-notch hospitality, typically books weddings one to two years in advance and is known to have a waitlist that is a mile long. For five generations, couples and their guests have wined, dined and danced the night away along the Gore Creek. When the pandemic hit, celebrations came to an abrupt

“We’re so grateful for our brides. We pivoted in any way possible for 2020 weddings ... these families had to amend their wedding in every way.” ―Erin Hornstein, owner Plum Sage Flowers plumsageflowers.com

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“We’re still as busy as ever; we have weddings booked throughout 2021 and 2022. These celebrations are just as cherished, if not more, because of what we’ve all been through,” says Amy Lilyquist, Director of Catering and Conference Services at Sonnenalp Hotel.

“The weddings of 2020 were some of the most challenging yet most rewarding of my career to date. The perseverance these couples had to get married, no matter what, makes me so hopeful.

The strength and determination it took for couples to follow through with their plans will definitely fortify their marriages.” And the staff at Sonnenalp Hotel showed their flexibility through it all too, becoming COVID-19 guideline gurus in the art of adaptation to help make it all happen inspite of the challenges. “We’ve all grown stronger and more creative actually.

The positive energy and gratitude I see and feel every day is truly inspiring. We all know how lucky we are to be able to celebrate with these families and to be a part of their weddings. It’s a gift we all get to share.”

So if 2020 has taught the wedding industry anything, it’s that truly all you need is love, no matter how big the wedding. It is the size of the heart that matters most. Now that’s a lesson we can all learn from.

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Living

FULL OUT

DANA SCHOONOVER

Dana Schoonover of NEVER A WALLFLOWER designs a life in vivid color.

PHOTO: COURTESY NEVER A WALLFLOWER

By Hillary Locke Mujica AvidLifestyle had the pleasure of sitting down with local designer and visionary Dana Schooner to discuss the importance of following her passions, seeking daily inspiration, what she loves about being a designer in Denver and her plans for a fashionable future. Plus, Dana shares insider fashion advice to help “up” our sense of style this season.

Tell us about your inspiration for launching a clothing design business.

Never A Wallflower was launched in 2015 after my family had lived in Denver for a few years. I was approaching a big birthday, my boys were getting a bit older and I wanted to do something that would make me excited to jump out of bed every day. I think a lot of people know in their heart what they would love to do with their lives, and they tell themselves they can’t do it for one reason or another. I don’t have a degree in fashion design or even art, but one day I decided that if I didn’t at least try to live this dream, I would never forgive myself.

What made you want to be a designer?

I have always loved fashion. I remember special dresses throughout my life that I would design in my head and then go out and find. I actually helped design my wedding dress. From a young age this passion was part of me; it’s always been there.

Where do you find inspiration for your designs?

Inspiration for my designs can really come from anywhere. I try to consume as much media as possible, visit museums or art exhibits (I’m so happy that’s possible again) and read at least one book a week. From all that visual ‘input’ I create one original art piece per season to turn into fabric and that is the starting point for a collection.

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READY TO WEAR Where are most of your clients from?

Our clients are all over the U.S. In addition to our online shop, we’ll be shipping to 75 retailers across the country this spring.

Every season I try to create a capsule wardrobe of five outfits I could throw on for any situation.

In the winter, that includes two fabulous sweaters, two of our tops that can be dressed up or down and a fabulous dress.

What do you love most about being a clothing designer in Denver?

Denver is such an amazing place to live; there is still a bit of ‘cowboy’ mindset that encourages entrepreneurship here. You just get a sense of ‘western spirit’ here that makes you feel anything is possible.

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Where did you grow up? Do your roots influence your designs?

Growing up in the South has absolutely influenced my designs in the way I use color. I’m trying to get better at remembering to offer black as an option, but that’s just not what I naturally gravitate to— growing up, if we showed up in a black outfit, my grandmother would ask if we were headed to a funeral. The way Southern women dress has a certain ‘exuberance’ to it, and I joke that ‘more is more’!

How many collections do you create each year?

I create two main collections a year: Spring/ Summer and Fall/Winter. I will also put out small capsules to support passion projects like our ‘Deadstock’ program last fall when we diverted fabric from the landfill to make our Fancy Polo Tops.

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Is there one piece in your collection that you think every woman should invest in?

Our sweaters are the highest quality cashmere that you will find on the market today. They’re like being wrapped in a hug—the best!

When you’re shopping for yourself, how do you build your wardrobe?

Any tips to offer women to dress more authentically instead going with the trendy flow?

Who is the Never A Wallflower gal?

Who’s your muse?

I design for the woman who is not afraid of being seen. She isn’t trying to shrink herself to fit into a prescribed mold. She has the confidence to dress to make herself happy.

Tell us about your Valentine’s Day edit and your spring edit.

This spring’s collection was designed during the first days of quarantine and is the brightest edit we’ve ever done. Color brings joy, and this collection is like a burst of happiness.

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How has COVID-19 impacted how and what you design?

Well, of course I’m not traveling as much.

In the past we have shown our collections in N.Y.C. and L.A., but those cities stopped having shows, so we’ve had to move to video meetings and showrooms in other markets like Dallas and Atlanta.

How do you see your brand growing and evolving? What do you want its legacy to be?

I hope I encourage women to have more fun with their wardrobe, and break out of their comfort zone a little more often—they say that’s where life begins.

Any plans to expand your brand?

Possibly kids, men’s or even lifestyle pieces?

We are working on a fun sweater capsule with a children’s store here in Colorado, and I would love to explore some tabletop pieces created with my original prints!

NEVER A WALLFLOWER neverawallflower.com

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Redefining

Business CASUAL

By Amanda Lacey

SINCE THE VERY beginning of the pandemic, the idea of fashion has changed. Casual wear is now ever-evolving as it can carry you from your day of remote work from home, off to the links, and then straight to your small group dinner party or Zoom happy hour. The key? Essential pieces that can be swapped in and are sure to elevate any look.

Picking out something comfortable doesn’t have to default to a sweatsuit—allow us to show you why not and thank us later.

SAGE THE LABEL HUDSON JACKET

This long sleeve jacket in ivory and black tweed is a true classic and the perfect piece to transition from a day of work to your small group dinner party. Throw it on over just about anything for an instant timeless look. $110; at Denver Darling Boutique, 2432 E. 3rd Ave., 303.993.4511; denverdarlingboutique.com

BOSS MENSWEAR SLIM-FIT PANTS

These slim-fit pants in virgin wool with a drawstring waist are the perfect piece to add any look, either with the matching jacket or a polo. Said to be “formal pants with a sportive twist” by BOSS Menswear. $248; at Nordstrom Park Meadows, 8465 Park Meadows Center Dr., 303.799.3400; nordstrom.com

JONATHAN WACHTEL AUTHENTIC WATCH MOVEMENT CUFF LINKS TAP IRREGULAR CIRCLE EARRINGS

Sure to make a powerful statement no matter what they’re paired with, these earrings from Todd Pownell at TAP are a striking pair. Made from 18k yellow gold, oxidized silver and inverted diamonds, hands-down, they will complete any ensemble. $616; at Element 79 Jewelry, 300 Fillmore St., 720.484.5195; element79jewelry.com

DUDLEY STEPHENS GREENPOINT TURTLENECK This fleece turtleneck comes in the just right length and a multitude of colors and is great for layering. Not to mention the stand-up collar is not only warm, but also chic and flattering. $158; at dudleystephens.com

WILLIAM MURRAY SLICE SHOT VEST

This reversable, moisture wicking, wrinkle resistant vest offers a party on the outside and/or party on the inside look.

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These unique vintage cuff links made in New Orleans, Louisiana, offer the visual design of the inside of a watch and are sure to stand out. No two are alike and each tells its own story. $125; at Homer Reed Ltd, 8000 E. Belleview Ave., 303.770.7512; mensclothingdenver.com

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A Communal Experience Local mother-daughter duo MEMORIALIZES THOSE LOST TO COVID-19.

By Hillary Locke Mujica A YEAR AGO, the world was just starting to understand the severity of the coronavirus pandemic. Never in our wildest dreams could we imagine that over 1.8 million people would die from COVID-19 by the end of 2020. Even now, it all feels surreal—not something we are experiencing, but something we should be reading about in history books. Nonetheless, our current situation is indeed real. With driveby funeral services, Facetime farewells and

goodbyes through layers of PPE, or just a quick phone call, the effects of our communal grief are starting to take hold.

Without faith-based rituals of mourning, we’ve often been left all alone to grasp the mental and physical holes left by those we have lost. No comforting hugs, no holding hands, no crying together, no traditional ceremonies — no sitting shiva, no Holy Communion, no Buddhist burials, no Śrāddha ... and the list goes on.

“My husband has a friend whose parents were in a nursing home. The grandmother got sick and had to be separated from her husband. When she was dying, her husband couldn’t see her, so her children took an iPad and a ladder to the 2nd story window of their dad’s room for him to say

goodbye to his wife of more than 60 years. They did the same thing for her funeral — it was so unimaginable.” said Megan Shoflick, the Momma part of the Covituary duo. “It was stories like this, as well as images of thousands of body bags being stored in trailers that drove us to feel the need to do something.”

“On one of several walks during quarantine, my mom and I were discussing how sad it was that so many people were dying, and their loved ones couldn’t memorialize them or celebrate their lives. We decided we wanted to do something to give back to all those grieving,” said Samantha Shoflick, Megan’s daughter and co-founder of the memorial website.

And do something they did. They created a welcoming space for friends and family to “gather” to celebrate, grieve and connect over their loss.

Covituary.org is a free site that is becoming a living memorial in every sense of the word. It’s a communal space for people to write a tribute, post pictures and videos, list family members and share milestones of the people the world lost to this pandemic. This “coming together” is a big part of what makes us human and helps us move through the stages of grief.

Even if you haven’t personally lost a loved one to COVID-19, experts say we are all grieving and mourning loss. Combine this global grief with the necessary isolation we all must partake in to decrease the spread, and it’s easy to understand why Covituary.org has become a haven for all to take solace and share in their own humanity. covituary.org

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Fresher

Powder PHOTO: GABRIELLA SANTOS PHOTOGRAPHY, COURTESY MONTAGE DEER VALLEY

MONTAGE DEER VALLEY

COLORADO GETS all the skiing fanfare for good reason, but if you’re looking for a change of scenery, bountiful mountain ski resorts await— many just a day’s drive away. We rounded up a few of our faves and included top après-ski activities in each place, from New Mexico to Montana.

TAOS SKI VALLEY, New Mexico Driving Distance from Denver: 4 hours, 54 minutes

The first ski resort on earth to become a certified B Corp—a.k.a. devoted to socially and environmentally-ethical business practices— is home to 12,481-foot Kachina Peak, which is chockablock with everything from hair-raising chutes to pristinely manicured slopes. What else would you expect from a ski resort founded six decades ago by Swiss German ski legend Ernie Blake? Après-Ski Spot: The ski-in, ski-out Bavarian Restaurant at the foot of Lift 4, where dirndl-donning waitstaff serve up fondue and housemade apple strudel. skitaos.com 62

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PHOTO: KEVIN CASS, COURTESY GRAND TARGHEE RESORT

PHOTO: COURTESY PARK CITY MOUNTAIN

PARK CITY MOUNTAIN

PHOTO: COURTESY TAOS SKI VALLEY

TAOS SKI VALLEY

GRAND TARGHEE RESORT

GET OUT OF TOWN! Roadtrip to one of these sweet snow escapes.

By Kathyrn O’Shea Evans GRAND TARGHEE RESORT, Wyoming Driving Distance from Denver: 9 hours

Some 500 feet of snow annually gets dumped on this Jackson Hole-area favorite, where downhill skiing is only the beginning: activities also include cat skiing, snowshoeing, Nordic skiing and even fat biking (which is, yes, just as thrilling on snow days). Bonus: you can add a side trip to jaw-dropping Grand Teton National Park. Après-Ski Spot: The Branding Iron restaurant, where dishes include Maple Leaf Farms duck rillettes with fig marmalade and pickled onion. grandtarghee.com

PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT, Utah Driving Distance from Denver: 7 hours 32 minutes

It should come as no surprise that a town Robert Redford put on the map is cinematic, but nothing prepares you for Park City Mountain Resort—the largest ski and snowboard resort in the nation, with a whopping 7,300 acres,

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SUN VALLEY RESORT

41 lifts, 348 trails and 13 bowls. It’s so large, in fact, that it maintains a fleet of 40 snowcats to manicure the snow’s surface for the most pristine powder possible. Après-Ski Spot: The show stopping spa at Montage Deer Valley, where treatments include warm basalt stone massages and oxygen-infusion facials. parkcitymountain.com

SUN VALLEY RESORT, Idaho Driving Distance from Denver: 11 hours, 41 minutes

The chairlift was born here back in 1936, proof positive that 2,054-acre Sun Valley Resort, which was built by Union Pacific Railroad that same year, takes skiing seriously. But regulars love it for what it isn’t—crowded—raving over line-free rides up their 18 lifts. Did we mention the resort averages sunny days during 80% of their ski season? Après-Ski Spot: The 1939 Roundhouse, a reservation-only spot on the

about three storied

COLORADO SKI RESORTS Telluride Ski Resort

CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN RESORT crest of Bald Mountain known for its 5-course fireside dinners (don’t miss the chocolate fondue with lemon lavender pound cake and candied bacon). sunvalley.com

WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN RESORT, Montana

Driving Distance from Denver: 15 hours, 22 minutes

PHOTO: COURTESY WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN

WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN

TELLURIDE

FUN FACTS

PHOTO: COURTESY CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN RESORT

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Often touted by insiders as “The Next Aspen,” this 3,000 acre gem near Glacier National Park has 113 marked trails—and an uber-long 3.3 mile run, aptly named Hellfire. We love that these slopes offer weekend night skiing and have something for everybody; 12% of their runs are labeled “easier” and more than half are black diamond or above. Après-Ski Spot: Locally beloved Spotted Bear Spirits, a vodka and gin distillery that uses heirloom Montana-grown produce in their cocktails. Our fave tipple: the Ramblin Blues, made with limoncello, soda and blueberry sage shrub. skiwhitefish.com 64

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Much of Telluride was a boarded up ghost town of 19th century mining cabins when Ron Allred, who’d developed Avon, Colorado (home to Beaver Creek Ski Resort) founded this universally beloved ski mecca in the 1970s. Now the San Juan Mountain stunner is home to more than 2,000 acres of skiable terrain and 148 trails with monikers like Happy Thought and Satisfaction.

Crested Butte Mountain Resort

Some 234 inches of snow a year fall on this comparatively intimate resort, where 15 lifts and 121 trails splay out over the 1,547 skiable acres. There’s extreme terrain galore and myriad things to do beyond downhill shushing—from snowshoeing to fat biking—thanks to the 1.7 million acres of untrammelled national forest at your feet.

Steamboat

This 169-trail ski star gets around 46 fresh powder days a season— so it’s no wonder 98 Olympians choose to call the town of Steamboat Springs (population: 13,212) home. But the best part of skiing here may just be that the area is home to 150 mineral springs bubbling up from the earth; stop by Strawberry Park Hot Springs to soak your sore muscles in steaming al fresco pools, just as mother nature intended.

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