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Gov’t watch: Jan. 10, 2024
Boulder City Council
Council’s Jan. 11 meeting will include:
• A presentation and discussion of 2023 Community Survey Results. The last survey was in 2023 and...
BoCo, briefly: Jan. 10, 2024
Lisa Sweeney-Miran sues City of Boulder claiming free speech violations
Former Police Oversight Panel member Lisa Sweeney-Miran claimed in a lawsuit filed Jan. 9 that...
Weekly Why
Welcome to Weekly Why: a new semi-regular recurring feature answering readers’ questions. Reporter Kaylee Harter soft-launched us in October by explaining why tax measures...
At a glance: Jan. 3, 2023
Ride cheaper
RTD fares were lowered across the board for the first time at the start of the new year. Three-hour passes decreased from $3...
Gov’t watch: Jan. 3, 2024
Boulder City Council
Council will hear the results of the 2023 Community Survey, a comprehensive poll that measures citizens’ satisfaction on a number of issues....
‘Each and every name’
More than 150 community members gathered Dec. 19 to remember 54 unhoused individuals who died in 2023. It was unusually warm for the week...
5 stories to watch in 2024
1.) Boulder County’s transportation future
With the recent big announcement about the long-pined for Front Range passenger rail, transportation is getting some traction and attention....
BW’s Top 10 news stories of 2023
1. Homelessness
Once again, the homelessness crisis was top of mind for many. It was a noteworthy year for many reasons, good and bad.
Student homelessness...
3 stories we loved this year
“Uncharted Waters” by multiple authors, New York Times
I’m a little blown away by this series on water. It covers “the causes and consequences of...
After the fire
Our cover this week is a package of stories examining how Boulder County is preparing for the next disaster and how far we've come...
Marshall Fire recovery
Two years after the Marshall Fire, nearly 300 households have moved back into a rebuilt home. That’s an important number — it symbolizes the...