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Restaurants

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Landmark Dining

by Lori Midson

Jing, south suburbia’s shiny new pearl, headlines a list of chic summer hot spots.   “It’s a nice day for a white wedding.”  I have no idea whether Charlie Huang, who also owns and operates Little Ollie’s in Cherry Creek, had Billy Idol’s ’80s dance tune in his head when he unveiled Jing in the new Greenwood Village Landmark development center, but I’ve got to believe that somewhere in the recesses of his mind, he must have been thi...[more]

Finance

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The Art of Better Giving

by David Twibell

Donor-advised funds provide an increasingly attractive and affordable alternative to private charitable foundations.For the past 70 years, the PGA Tour, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour events have donated more than $1 billion to help more than 2,000 charities, including Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics and the American Cancer Society. While most of us cannot match that level of generosity, thanks to the increasing availability of donor-advised funds, most ordinary people can give mor...[more]

Real Estate

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Getting Home

by Amy Freeland

Warm WishesBrag all you want about Colorado’s 300-some days of sunshine. Even on the clearest of winter days, 30 degrees is just too darn cold for golf. But as any good snowbird knows, there are plenty of balmy places to tee it up, and—as these three emerging communities promise—to do much, much more.Verrado (Buckeye, Ariz.)verrado.com; 623-215-6000The charming desert community of Verrado offers a small-town feel, a lush golf course framed by the stark White Tank Mountains a...[more]