Where do you fall on the Boulder athletic spectrum? Take this quiz to find out.
Let the Healing Begin By Kay Turnbaugh The story of America’s Indian boarding schools remains a little-known chapter in our history. Beginning in the 1800s and continuing into the 1950s, the federal government forced Native American children from their homes and sent them to often faraway military-style residential schools, a policy that had profound effects
A Pipe at Every Table By Kate Jonuska White wine is for fish. Red wine is for beef. By remembering those basics, a food lover can squeak by in most of the wine-drinking world. Of course, youʼre not in most of the wine-drinking world, but in an envelope-pushing state where diners may soon understand new
Boulder restaurateur Pemba Sherpa and friends help heal his earthquake-stricken homeland By Steven Wilke A search for adventure brought 18-year-old Pemba Sherpa from the rooftop of the world to the Flatirons, but it was the Boulder community that made him stay. He didn’t forget where he was raised; since 1991, when he left Sengma, his
Down-Under Recipe Is Over the Top By Lisa Truesdale Koel Thomae was born in Australia and so was her now-famous Noosa Yoghurt, but they’ve both found a home in Colorado. After college, Thomae didn’t know what to do with her life, so she set out on a journey of discovery—a walkabout, of sorts. She knew
Find out if you’re more of a snow bunny or a powder hound with our fun quiz. Big vertical, big powder and even bigger personalities—that’s part of what makes ski season the best time of the year. There’s always something new to try during a day on the mountain, even if it’s just a different
It was the last Tuesday in February when the “McGuckin way” became more than a business philosophy. The dedication of Boulder’s latest thoroughfare drew an afternoon crowd to the northeast corner of McGuckin Hardware, where fans and partners of the 60-year-old institution gathered, amidst a brass soundtrack from the Golden Buffalo Marching Band, to cheer
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During their nearly 40 years in business, the Baldwins have witnessed many changes in both the vacuum cleaner and sewing machine industries, but some things have stayed the same.
Visions in Wood By Sophie Goodman How can your home reflect and inspire your life? For one couple, a month-long trip to Ireland left them with a penchant for pub architecture. Hoping to re-create that atmosphere in their Front Range home, the couple approached The Artisan Shop to help make their vision a reality. The
The 83 artifacts on exhibit at the museum were found in the spring of 2008 by landscapers moving dirt to make room for a koi pond in the backyard of Boulder resident Patrick Mahaffy.
Colorado’s quintessential hut-to-hut trips were birthed from the Alps tradition of ski touring, but we’ve added snowshoes, snowmobiles, automobiles and mountain bikes
Of the 95 Olympic medals American skiers and riders have won, an astounding 70 were won under Marolt’s leadership.
Pamela Tanner Boll has always focused her lens on the unknown rather than the famous, the underdogs rather than the powerful.
Brenda Lyle has been caring for children since she was a child herself. At 13, as the oldest of six, she was already helping raise her siblings...
Larry Rogstad addresses the state’s two-strike policy By Julie Marshall Working for Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) for 34 years has given Larry Rogstad a unique perspective not just on the charismatic sage grouse or the magnificent mountain lion, but also on people and their critical role in the midst of ever-increasing resource conflicts. At
Reaching for the Stars…and circling back to Earth By Shannon Burgert Waleed Abdalati had always dreamed of working at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and he always thought that dream would be out of reach. But then a high-school teacher told Abdalati that he would love to see him working at NASA. “In that minute
Too close for comfort? Boulder lies more than 400 miles from Yellowstone. Would we actually be affected by such an eruption? By Terri Cook The movie opens with a dark and wintry Colorado scene: a group of snowmobilers, bundled into fur-edged parkas, frantically racing through several feet of soft powder in the middle of a
FIFA is to soccer as the NFL is to football as USA Rugby (USAR) is to rugby. The governing body of the rugby world, headquartered in Boulder, has made some serious strides in the last few years—including becoming a full member of the United States Olympic Committee in 2011. Through the Olympic Committee, USAR develops
If you’re an underage drinker who spent a few bucks to buy a fake ID, you’d better not hand it to Russ Wright. In the past 11 years, Wright has confiscated more than 11,000 false IDs during his tenure at Liquor Mart. Wright’s knack for spotting fakes extends beyond driver’s licenses to other documents, including
