Tag: homelessness
BoCo, briefly: April, 10, 2023
Extreme wind, Xcel shutoffs leave thousands without electricityÂ
Xcel Energy proactively shut off power for the first time in Colorado history because of high wildfire...
Threading the needleÂ
Joel Sprenger lives in Boulder for one thing.
Last year, he scrambled to 184 Flatiron summits between the First and the Fifth. He can bag...
BoCo, briefly: March 27, 2024
Fort Chambers plan released
A draft stewardship plan has been released for a Boulder open space property connected to the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864....
BoCo, briefly: March 20, 2024
County composting facility, take two
Boulder County is starting another process that may lead to a local composting facility after a first attempt was stymied...
Taking on too much?
By Roxanne Peterson
There’s an awful lot going on at the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless (BSH) these days, and the long-awaited day center has...
History in the making
Sometimes it’s easy to pin down the exact moment a woman changes the world.Â
Rock climbing changed forever when Lynn Hill became the first person...
BoCo, briefly: Feb. 28, 2024
Fire on the Flatirons
Firefighters extinguished a wildfire on Boulder’s Second Flatiron this weekend. The half-acre blaze started Saturday night, according to Boulder Fire-Rescue (BFR),...
Letters to the editor: Feb. 26, 2024
First, do no harm
The Baseline Project from Foothills Parkway to US 36 is intended to improve safety. Intersections have been redesigned with very tight...
Gov’t watch: Feb. 7, 2024
Boulder City Council
Reminder: At the Feb. 8 study session, Council will:
• Meet for 3.5 hours for a staff presentation and discussion on homelessness strategy.
At...
BoCo, briefly: Feb. 1, 2024
Homelessness discussion
Boulder City Council could discuss the logistics of an alternative sheltering program on Feb. 8 after punting on a decision to pursue one...
‘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...
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...
