Tag: jun 15 2023 issue
Comic relief
When Boulder Comedy Festival began in 2021, a year after the pandemic derailed its planned debut, the city was ready to laugh. So ready,...
Family circus
In the fall of 1995, Tammy Ealom only knew two chords — open E and open A. She met a guy named John Hill,...
‘Would you like to play a game?’
They were friends in college, but it’s been 10 years since the whole group got together. Poor choices and hurt feelings came between them....
Funny or try
Vinny Thomas was only 15 years old when he first decided to give comedy a try. He was a high schooler at the Denver...
Juneteenth: past, present and future
How do we know who we are without knowing where we come from? It is imperative that we not start our African-American story with...
Letters: June 15, 2023
WHERE’S DEAR WHOLE FOODS DADDY?
Where’s the Whole Foods Daddy column? Finally a snarky, cutting-edge satiric column — and poof — it’s gone!??
As a paid...
Sibling rivalry
Standing at his booth handing out tasty samples, a vendor at the Longmont Farmers Market leans forward and confides conspiratorially:
“Actually, Longmont is a better...
‘The biggest week’
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is one of the foremost organizations working to develop medical, legal and cultural contexts for people using...
The dandelion challenge
I make a point to eat a dandelion every day.
The whole plant is edible, from the sunny top to the deep taproot, and all...
Now you know: June 15, 2023
Food pantries get relief
More than $4 million in emergency funding from the state’s Food Pantry Assistance Grant (FGAP) will be distributed to 245 organizations...
Flow state
There isn’t a roadmap for the Colorado River crisis.
Lake Mead and Powell reservoirs, vaults of Western water, are historically low. There’s more demand and...
