By Shay Castle - July 24,2024

26 new fracking wells planned near Erie

A new, 26-well pad is proposed near Erie, according to town officials. The oil and gas development will employ hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking. The Draco Pad, a...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - June 26,2024

Boom!

Looking for some good old-fashioned family fun this Fourth of July? To help you celebrate, Boulder Weekly put together this handy roundup of firework displays and light shows on the...

By John Lehndorff - June 25,2024

Get gas station vindaloo at Lafayette’s Mountain Bites

Taste of the Week: Gas station vindaloo My food needs are specific when I venture inside gas stations. I expect marginal coffee, Hostess Cherry pies (yum!), jerky, chips and, of...

By John Lehndorff - June 6,2024

Al fresco paradise

There is just something about dining in the open air that makes the food taste better, the wine sip easier and the guests glow brighter.  In Boulder County, we love...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - May 15,2024

Events: May 16-23

YA Author Panel 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. Free  Join authors Olivia Chadha, Jessica Weaver, Leslie Vedder and Mariko Turk as they speak about and...

By Shay Castle - March 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 - February 21,2024

Happy town

In 2017, National Geographic named Boulder the happiest city in America. Writers touted its “scenery, culture and world-class quality of life.”  They might have wanted to drive a few miles...

By Shay Castle - January 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. ...

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