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 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 Shay Castle - July 2,2024

Boulder to talk airport conversion July 25

Boulder City Council Boulder City Council is on summer recess. There will be no meetings July 4, 11 or 18. On July 25, council will discuss: • Possible conversion of...

By Boulder Weekly Staff - June 13,2024

2024 Primary Vote Guide

Welcome to our 2024 Primary Vote Guide! Regular readers will be familiar with our comprehensive fall voting guides; I’m new here, but I’ve been told Boulder Weekly’s endorsements are the...

By Shay Castle - June 3,2024

It’s not easy being red

Keen readers may notice something missing from Boulder Weekly’s 2024 Primary Vote Guide: Republicans. Despite two contested Republican primaries (House Districts 11 and 12), we didn’t feature them alongside Democratic...

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 - April 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 - April 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 - April 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 - April 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 - March 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 - 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 - March 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 none - March 6,2024

Gov’t watch: March 6, 2024

Boulder City Council On March 14, council will: Boulder County On March 12, the Parks & Open Space Department will: — Shay Castle Lafayette City Council On March 5, council: ...

By Chloe Anderson - March 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...

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