he first issue of I ever held in my hands was the June/July 2001 “Top Of The Town” edition, in which editors and readers selected everything from Denver’s best burger to its most superlative sporting goods store. A bright bouquet of summery flowers graced the’s editors but also by readers’ paper survey responses—the original crowd-sourcing—were especially illuminating. I wanted to patronize every local company I read about and very nearly did.
