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...

By Shay Castle - Jan. 25, 2024

Our next 30 years

Boulder Weekly published its first edition in 1993. But we weren’t “official” until 1994, at least in the eyes of the state. Boulder Weekly incorporated as a business on June...

By Shay Castle - Jan. 24, 2024

‘Renegade spirit’

“Boulder’s last frontier,” declared a 1985 article in the Daily Camera’s Sunday Focus magazine. It was a multi-page spread all about what we know today as North Boulder: dozens of...

By Shay Castle - Jan. 22, 2024

‘Back in my day…’

Boulder County has changed a lot over the past three decades. There are almost 100,000 more people than there were in 1994, the year Boulder Weekly came on the scene. ...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - Jan. 10, 2024

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 most scores fell since...

By Kaylee Harter - Jan. 10, 2024

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 the City of Boulder violated...

By Shay Castle - Jan. 8, 2024

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 are in all caps on your...

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