Boulder’s response to false alarms
If you have a security system for your home or business, you now have to register it and pay an annual fee of $35 if you live within Boulder city limits.
Culture
Good Bacteria for a Good Night’s Sleep
A new study has found that fueling the good bacteria in the intestines with prebiotics (yes, prebiotics, not probiotics) could have a positive impact on sleep quality.
Just Say No to Plastic Straws. They Suck.
Boulder restaurants are joining a worldwide movement to cut down the number of plastic straws used in restaurants or to eliminate them altogether.
Little House in the Floodplain
The tiny-home craze is sweeping the country, and one resort in Lyons has a collection of 22 casitas-on-wheels that are available for nightly rental.
Bumblebees Buck the Trend and Hold Their Own
Contrary to the national trend, Boulder County bumblebees are holding their own, although Colorado’s non-native honeybees are still in decline.
Burning Man–inspired Morning Wellness Raves: Worth waking up for
Health-conscious partiers are rolling out of bed around 5:30 a.m. and donning their wildest garb for early morning mini raves across Boulder.
Sip and Stroll
South Boulderites, rejoice: The days of making that tough call between happy hour and getting errands done after work are over.
Chasing Coral: Film tackles the problem of saving Earth’s greatest source of life
Coral reefs are perishing at a rate that has exceeded even the direst predictions. In 2016 , 22 percent of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef died.
World-class CU Museum of Natural History Grew from Humble Roots
To peruse the exhibits in CU’s Museum of Natural History, on campus at 15th and Broadway in Boulder, you’d never guess the museum’s humble beginnings.
Theater Review: She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange
By Beki Pineda SHE RODE HORSES LIKE THE STOCK EXCHANGE. Written by Amelia Roper; directed by Niki Tulk. Produced by square product theatre (performed at The Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St.) through May 13. Tickets available at 303-440-7328 or www.thedairy.org. A verdant blanket of grass surrounding a picnic blanket greets the audience as they
Theater Review: Waiting for Godot
By Beki Pineda WAITING FOR GODOT. Written by Samuel Beckett; directed by Geoffrey Kent. Produced by the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada) through May 20. Tickets available at 720-898-7200 or www.arvadacenter.org. Holy cow! How do you write a review for a play that has been analyzed by scholars ever since it was written in
Theater Review: A Skull In Connemara
By Beki Pineda A SKULL IN CONNEMARA. Written by Martin McDonagh; directed Billie McBride. Produced by Miners Alley Playhouse (1224 Washington St., Golden) through April 30. Tickets available at 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com. Connemara is a region in County Galway on Ireland’s west coast with indeterminate boundaries; it’s not an actual city. It’s like saying the
Theater Review: The Nether
By Beki Pineda THE NETHER. Written by Jennifer Haley; directed by Rachel Bouchard. Produced by Benchmark Theatre (performed at Buntport Theater, 717 Lipan St., Denver) through April 23. Tickets available at www.benchmarktheatre.com. First of all, congratulations to the newly formed (and promising) Benchmark Theatre company for having both the courage to tackle starting a new
Theater Review: Hello Dolly!
HELLO, DOLLY! Book by Michael Stewart; music and lyrics by Jerry Herman; directed by Bernie Cardell. Co-produced by Performance Now Theatre Company and the Lakewood Cultural Center (presented at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Parkway, Lakewood) through April 9. Tickets available at 303-987-7845 or tickets@lakewood.com. HELLO, DOLLY! Is like FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Theater Review: The Nance
By Beki Pineda THE NANCE. Written by Douglas Carter Beane; directed by Rick Yaconis. Produced by The Edge Theater Company (1560 Teller St., Lakewood) through April 2. Tickets available at 303-232-0363 or www.theedgetheater.com. Chauncey Miles is a local celebrity—tattered though that honor may be—for his “nance” act at the borough burlesque hall. This act allows
Theater Review: An Iliad
By Beki Pineda AN ILIAD. Written by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare; directed by Stephen Weitz. Produced by Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St. through Feb. 26. Tickets for the remainder of the season available at www.thedairy.org. The distinction is made very clear that this is an Iliad, not the
Theater Review: Billy Elliot
By Beki Pineda BILLY ELLIOT. Book and lyrics by Lee Hall; music by Elton John; directed by Bernie Cardell. Produced by the Vintage Theatre Company (1468 Dayton St., Aurora) through March 19. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or www.vintagetheatre.org. I am always amazed at the guts of the Vintage Theatre artistic management in their determination to
Theater Review: Beowulf, A Thousand Years of Baggage
By Beki Pineda BEOWULF, A THOUSAND YEARS OF BAGGAGE. Book and lyrics by Jason Craig; music by Dave Malloy; directed by Meridith C. Grundei. Produced by The Catamounts (presented at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St.) through March 18. Tickets available at 303-444-7328 or thecatamounts.org. Just to get you in the mood for the
Theater Review: And Then There Were None
By Beki Pineda AND THEN THERE WERE NONE. Written by Agatha Christie; directed by Dan Schock. Produced by Coal Creek Theater of Louisville (presented at Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant St., Louisville) through March 11. Tickets available at 303-665-0955 or www.cctlouisville.org. You have two more days to catch this delightful presentation of one
Theater Review: Brilliant Traces
By Beki Pineda BRILLIANT TRACES. Written by Cindy Lou Johnson; directed by Craig A. Bond. Produced by Vintage Theatre (1468 Dayton St., Aurora) through March 5. Tickets available at 303-856-7830 or www.vintagetheatre.org. The premise is simple: A man who has isolated himself in a cabin in the wilds of Alaska has his space invaded in
Theater Review: Something’s Afoot
By Beki Pindea SOMETHING’S AFOOT. Written by James McDonald, David Vos and Robert Gerlach; directed by Jill Manser. Produced by StageDoor Theatre (25797 Conifer Road, Conifer) through Feb. 12, 2017. Tickets available at 303-838-0809 or stagedoortheatre.org. In a weekend of heavy theater-going, this charming little production was a bright and silly spot. Let me first
