Boulder Weekly

Extreme wind, Xcel shutoffs leave thousands without electricity  Xcel Energy proactively shut off power for the first time in Colorado history because of high wildfire risk over the weekend, leaving thousands without power for multiple days.  The utility “de-energized” more than...

By Micha K. Ben David Why are Israel’s actions in Gaza a climate justice issue in Boulder County?  As I write this, over 1,000 Israeli civilians have been murdered by Hamas militants and over 130 Israeli hostages have still not returned...

One of the first times I remember feeling utter hopelessness was on a pile of black dirt. I was 8 years old, and my two brothers and I were tasked by our dad, who used to co-own and operate a...

After a video taken from a train outside of Durango circulated online last year, we prodded Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Public Information Officer Kara Van Hoose for all the agency knows about Sasquatch and its mysterious whereabouts. The...

ON THE BILL: Fresh off their Boulder show with Minnesota’s Humbird earlier this month, FoCo indie-folk outfit Frail Talk take the stage for a hometown gig as part of the Fort Collins Music Experiment on April 19. Check out a Boulder Weekly roundup of other artists...

Taste of the Week: Lunch on 55th Street You have probably tasted A Spice of Life fare at parties, events and office cafes since the caterer opened in 1987, but their food hasn’t been available to the public onsite. The...

Anna Schwabe was studying cannabis genetics for her PhD at Northern Colorado University, investigating whether people could smell genetic differences between cannabis strains. After getting back reports on samples she’d sent to a lab, she noticed something that had...