By Kaylee Harter - July 15,2024

Empty desks

When the pandemic hit in early 2020, classrooms sat vacant as students moved to virtual instruction. Four years later, schools have moved back to in-person instruction, but some classrooms have remained...

By Kaylee Harter - July 2,2024

Dropping in and taking off

Chloe Hehir arrives at Alpine Modern Cafe on a May morning. She’s got a stack of flashcards for her upcoming final exam in the pocket of her cargo pants, and...

By Kaylee Harter - June 12,2024

BoCo, briefly: June 12, 2024

Supreme Court set to weigh in on camping bans, homelessness criminalization The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision by the end of this month on whether enforcing camping...

By Kaylee Harter - June 5,2024

Summer like an Olympian

Boulder County is home to a deep roster of Olympic athletes past and present, from homegrown heroes like long-distance runner Elise Cranny to relative BoCo newcomers like marathon runner Jake...

By Kaylee Harter - May 29,2024

BoCo, briefly: May 29, 2024

County approves weed management plan  Boulder County Commissioners approved a controversial weed management plan during a four-hour meeting May 23. The final plan, with changes from the commissioners incorporated, will...

By Kaylee Harter - May 22,2024

BoCo, briefly: May 22, 2024

BSH receives $50k grant for permanent supportive housing  Boulder Shelter for the Homeless received a $50,000 grant from Wells Fargo to support the Zinnia Permanent Supportive Housing project located at...

By Kaylee Harter - May 15,2024

Gov’t watch: May 15, 2024

Boulder City Council  At the May 16 meeting, council will:  • Decide whether to authorize a settlement for $125,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by Sina Goharjou, who alleged he...

By Kaylee Harter - May 8,2024

BoCo, briefly: May 8, 2024

Boulder settles for $1M over mishandled case Boulder City Council approved a $1 million settlement with Benjamin Cronin, a Boulder resident who was accused of sexual assault when he was...

By Kaylee Harter - May 1,2024

Green flags

As the state works on finalizing its rules for psilocybin facilitator training, three educators weigh in on questions to ask and red flags to look out for in a potential...

By Kaylee Harter - May 1,2024

Powerful medicine

From shamans to social workers, there will soon be a new generation of certified trip sitters.  That’s not the official name, of course, but draft rules under Colorado’s Natural Medicine...

By Kaylee Harter - April 17,2024

BoCo, briefly: April 17, 2024

BoCo moves to shut down cement plan  Cemex has lost the right to operate its cement plant in Lyons, according to a notice of termination from Boulder County sent April...

By Kaylee Harter - April 17,2024

Gov’t watch: April 17, 2024

Boulder City Council  Council will have a public safety discussion with Xcel Energy at its April 18 meeting, following shutoffs April 6-10 that left 55,000 without power.  At its April...

By Kaylee Harter - April 10,2024

Gov’t watch: April 10, 2024

Boulder City Council  At the April 18 meeting, council will:  ICYMI: Council set its priorities for the next two years at its retreat April 3 and 4. Council’s 11 priorities...

By Kaylee Harter - April 3,2024

Gov’t watch: April 3, 2024

Boulder City Council  At the Thursday, April 11 virtual meeting, council will:  • Hold a public hearing and vote on whether to adopt the Civic Area Historic District, which would...

By Kaylee Harter - March 27,2024

Gov’t watch: March 27, 2024

Boulder City Council  On April 3 and 4, council will hold its biannual retreat where they will set priorities for the next two years. For 2022-23, those included various housing...

By Kaylee Harter - March 27,2024

Older and wiser

Big, existential question marks have always punctuated Indigo De Souza’s music — and she’s starting to make peace with the fact that most of them don’t have answers.  “Just being alive...

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