Frozen Dead Guy Days Returns from the Icy Brink
FDGD is March 13–15 at venues throughout Nederland. Fans of the festival will be pleased to see cherished FDGD events on the schedule, like coffin races, a polar plunge and Snowy Human Foosball.
Culture
$1.5M “Flight Simulator” for Home Inspectors
The House of Horrors is more than an eyes-on training facility for home inspectors. It’s also open to the public during normal workday hours and admission is free.
Touchdown for the Environment
Boulder’s 2019 football season features a brand new coach for the CU Buffs and brand new aluminum beer cups for Folsom Field.
Safe Roads
Keep Boulder County roads safe by reporting what you see. Attention drivers/cyclists/pedestrians: If you’ve spotted an intersection, crosswalk or other transportation area that needs maintenance, don’t keep it to yourself! A lot of us complain when streets develop potholes or overgrown bushes create blind turns, but who hears us except the person in the passenger
Boulder Bookshelf: What we’re reading and locals are writing
Boulder is a hotbed of talent in everything from tech to teaching, and now Boulder-based authors weigh in on their process, characters and self-transformation.
Radio Recognition for CU Buff Voice Larry Zimmer
The University of Colorado football organization recently honored Larry Zimmer, one of the most recognizable figures in the state’s sporting history
Seeking Safety
Boulder County’s Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence helps victims and offenders through safe spaces and education
Advising Presidents about climate change
Dr. Warren M. Washington retired last year as one of the nation’s top climate-modeling scientists after six decades of pioneering accomplishments.
Thirty-five years of sister-city relationships in Boulder County strengthen our international ties
In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower founded the Sister Cities International program to foster people-to-people diplomacy. Boulder has a whopping 10 sister cities, and Longmont has two of its own.
Here Be Dragons
Where There Be Dragons has expanded its efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion
Boulder Nonprofit Is “There With Care” for Families in Crisis
Paula DuPré Pesmen founded There With Care to provide the basics a family needs when they’re dealing with a medical crisis
A small nonprofit makes a big impact for families in need
Two sisters founded Little Willows, a nonprofit providing beautifully coordinated clothing boxes of gently used kids’ clothes, to underserved families
Do You Know the Muffler Man?
This pitchfork-toting guy has been guarding a hay farm just east of Lyons along Highway 66 for decades
Reintroducing Wolves in Colorado… Maybe
If successful, the initiative will introduce 20 to 30 wolves into Colorado by 2023.
Poets Society Is Alive in Boulder!
One of the few all-poetry bookstores in the U.S. is located right here in Boulder.
Till the Whole World Sings
Warm up your pipes and sing your heart out with hundreds of people on Pearl Street Mall on Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. on World Singing Day.
The Eldorado Run for the Cure celebrates 40 years of purpose
Be a part of Colorado’s longest-running charity footrace: The Eldorado Run for the Cure on August 2
Prep for Your Backcountry Adventures
Preparing for emergencies As more people flock to the mountains for rock climbing, hiking, camping, highlining and more, responsible adventurers and trip leaders are preparing themselves for emergencies that may happen when they’re out of ambulance range. NOLS, a nonprofit wilderness school, has been running wilderness medicine courses in Boulder for more than 20 years,
Boulder Bookshelf: recent releases by local authors
Boulder has long been a magnet for artists and intellectuals, and that means the local literature scene is truly outstanding. Check out these recent releases...
Farm Dinners Benefit Local Charities
Local charities are making farm dinners at Lyons Farmette a whole lot boozier.
BoCo: Where It’s Cool to Be an Outside[r]
Everybody needs beauty…places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike. —John Muir Welcome to your personal playground By Vicki Allsopp Do you love exploring paradise through an adventurous lens? Do you subsist on avocado toast and adrenaline? Boulder County has something
