By Shay Castle - May 29, 2024

Gov’t watch: May 29, 2024

Boulder City Council At its June 6 meeting, council will: • Hold a public hearing and vote to adjust the 2024 budget to reflect $46 million in “unspent funds, additional...

By Shay Castle - May 15, 2024

BoCo, briefly: May 15, 2024

Ned repeals rights of nature Nederland’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal the town’s Rights of Nature protections passed in 2021, The Mountain Ear reported. The resolutions recognized...

By Shay Castle - May 7, 2024

Recycling revolution

Colorado’s plan to massively expand recycling across the state — and get big companies to pay for it — took another step forward last month as state lawmakers approved a...

By none - Apr. 23, 2024

‘Where creatives come to die’

By Toni Tresca and Shay Castle When voters decided to give more money to the arts in Boulder, they did so enthusiastically: 75% approved 2023’s Ballot Issue 2A, surrendering half...

By Shay Castle - Apr. 23, 2024

BoCo, briefly: April 23, 2024

BoCo employees move to unionize Employees of Boulder County filed for union recognition, CPR reported, becoming the second group to utilize a new state law allowing county government workers to...

By Shay Castle - Apr. 3, 2024

BoCo, briefly: April 3, 2024

Longmont Starbucks unionizes The workers of a Longmont Starbucks (2318 17th Ave.) voted last week to unionize, becoming the first location in the city to do so, according to Starbucks...

By Shay Castle - Apr. 2, 2024

Protecting kids, supporting survivors

A few weeks ago, a man came into Boulder Weekly’s offices carrying a copy of our Feb. 29 edition. The cover story was about a photography exhibit featuring trans youth. ...

By Will Matuska - Mar. 27, 2024

Campus climate

“As a young person, climate change is one of my most pressing worries about the future,” says Sara Fleming, a graduate student at CU Boulder.   More than two-thirds of...

By Shay Castle - Mar. 20, 2024

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 by resident opposition over the...

By Shay Castle - Mar. 13, 2024

Melting away

Kids, bundled tight in winter coats, gloves, scarves and hats, racing sleds down a gentle slope. Hot cocoa held in numb fingers, sipped by lips on reddened faces.  These common...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - Mar. 6, 2024

BoCo talks pesticides on open space

Gov't watch March 6, 2024: What your local officials are up to

By Chloe Anderson - Mar. 5, 2024

History in the making

Sometimes it’s easy to pin down the exact moment a woman changes the world.  Rock climbing changed forever when Lynn Hill became the first person to free climb The Nose...

By Shay Castle - Feb. 28, 2024

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), and was fully contained early...

By Will Matuska - Feb. 14, 2024

BoCo, briefly: Feb. 14, 2024

Downtown Boulder Station lobby to reopen RTD’s Downtown Boulder Station lobby is slated to reopen Monday, Feb. 19 after methamphetamine residue was found in the restrooms and in the station’s...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - Feb. 14, 2024

Gov’t watch: Feb. 14, 2024

Government offices are closed Monday, Feb. 19 in observance of President’s Day.  Boulder City Council On Feb. 22, Council will: Because Van Vleet was purchased as open space, using open...

By Shay Castle - Feb. 7, 2024

BoCo, briefly: Feb. 7, 2024

Study: Wealthier Marshall Fire survivors raised more on GoFundMe A CU Boulder analysis of private fundraising campaigns for Marshall Fire survivors found that wealthier households attracted more donors and larger...

By Kaylee Harter - Feb. 6, 2024

Weekly Why: Why is there so much radon in Colorado?

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking — and Coloradans face a greater risk than the average American. Half of houses in Boulder County have unhealthy...

By Shay Castle - Jan. 31, 2024

Out of control

John Russell was happy to move into his apartment at 18th and Canyon, his first time living alone. The rent was reasonable, his landlords were local, and he could walk...

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