By Charmaine Ortega Getz “Drive the brothels out of town,” the Boulder County Herald editorialized in June 1886. “The first thing a person sees upon alighting from the cars in Boulder and the last seen on getting on the train are these institutions of infamy.” Indeed, despite an 1873 ordinance that outlawed any “bawdy house,
Every year, The Wild Animal Sanctuary is host to various donated works of art, but few works compare with the striking scrap-metal behemoths that now grace its grounds. Not only do these sculptures strike a visual chord with their life-size representations of iconic African animals like the giraffe, ostrich, lion and rhino, but they also
When I had the privilege to encounter His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Regis University years ago, I was struck by one thing. His incredible joy. The Dalai Lama radiated a jolt of joy straight to my heart when he passed through the doors of the small auditorium into the gaggle of reporters awaiting him.
Accelerating Ideas Last winter, Aidan Chopra was standing in line for dinner at Five Guys in Boulder with his wife and 3-year-old son when his phone started beeping furiously. It was Kickstarter sending him alerts. In the few minutes it took the 39-year-old to order his bacon cheeseburger and sit down to eat, he and
Interview by Tanya Ishikawa Police officers who kill an elk on a residential street, a woman who cuts open a pregnant mother to steal her baby, and the alleged murderer of a child beauty queen—these types of people are on Stan Garnett’s mind daily. As District Attorney for the 20th Judicial District, Garnett is responsible
‘I Am a Storyteller’ John Weller was scuba diving in an ice cave under Antarctica’s Ross Sea, loaded with photography equipment. Already on a risky assignment in below-freezing water, Weller couldn’t know that this would likely be the most dangerous shoot of his career. “Suddenly, it felt like a hammer slammed into the back of
By Christine Mahoney Photos by Tony Johnson Kathy King Johnson strides from her office near the barn wearing cowboy boots and a big smile, sporting a shock of bright purple hair. She’s the one constant in the ever-evolving world that is the Medicine Horse Program, an equine-therapy program in east Boulder. Its mission is to
In local fly-fishing shops you’ll find summer camps for kids and guided trips solely for women By Shannon Burgert If you’re having a rough day, Bridget Robinson has a recommendation: Go fishing. “It gives you time to mellow out,” she explains. Bridget, 8, has been fishing with her father since she was 4. (To date,
Steinbaugh roots keep Louisville strong. Louisville and Steinbaugh. Steinbaugh and Louisville. The story of one can’t be told without the other. By Steven Wilke As Tom Steinbaugh tells it, the intertwining of a small mining town with his family’s history began in 1892 when his great-grandfather, John Jacob Steinbaugh, moved from Iowa to Louisville and
Apps Grow Up By Kate Jonuska In 2008, you could sell thousands of copies of simple apps like PhoneSaber (which mimics a Star Wars light saber) or iBeer (which makes it look like you drink beer from your phone). In 2012, the mobile game Angry Birds reported $200 million in earnings, and Instagram, initially an
Interview by Mary Jarrett © 2015 Brock Publishing Corp. All rights reserved. For any use, email Mary Jarrett. QUESTION: What kinds of music were played around your house when you were a child? JEAN-MARIE ZEITOUNI: It was actually a good combination. My mom’s father was a conductor, an arranger and a trumpet player for the radio
Foxy Fittings By Eli Wallace | Photos by Phil Mumford You’re 14, and you’re outdoorsy. What do you do when you’re trekking through the mountains and your gear is heavy, uneven and generally annoying? If you’re Åke Nordin in the 1950s, you wait till you get home to Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, and head to your mother’s sewing
Pure Freedom By Adeline Bash During the warm climbing months, the summit of Longs Peak—one of Colorado’s most popular fourteeners—typically buzzes with dozens of hikers celebrating their completion of the rigorous hike. But on a warm August day in 2011, Maddie Crowell and her childhood friend Lindsey Cannon hiked the peak and found the summit
Success Breeds Success By Mary Reed Growing up in Ketchikan, Alaska, Michael Roberts developed his entrepreneurial spirit at an early age. He had a paper route at age 11, and worked in the summers cleaning dog kennels, at a grocery store and at the fish cannery. “If there was money to be made, I would
Boulder scientist champions animals as feeling, thinking beings By Julie Hoffman Marshall At age 4, Marc Bekoff saw a grown man hitting a dog on the streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., and didn’t hesitate to act. “I started yelling at him,” Bekoff recalls, “because it was just wrong. I didn’t even think about it.” The
Successful independent businesses listen to their customers and move with the times By Kay Turnbaugh Just like everywhere, Boulder County took a big hit during the recession. Not only residents, but also local businesses. Now that we’re finally putting those years behind us, the county’s smaller businesses are beginning to rebound. But local support is
Interview by Tanya Ishikawa |photos courtesy oceanic preservation society Louie Psihoyos [pronounced siHOYos] is an Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has lived in Boulder since 1993. A former National Geographic Society photographer, he is known for his films’ ability to capture the beauty of the natural world while exposing environmental crimes in an emotionally effective
Beer Wars By Eli Wallace Nobody likes a sellout. At least, that’s how it seemed to Washington state’s Elysian Brewing in the wake of their January announcement that it sold to Anheuser-Busch’s parent monolith, InBev. In a statement on its website, Elysian defended the decision, saying, “This week has been oddly similar to last week
Making meeting-places work for you By Vivienne Palmer Dating has changed a lot in the last 15 years. You don’t passively wait around in hopes that you run into someone nice; you go out there and get ’em on OKCupid, eHarmony, J-Date, Match or perhaps the most anxiety-producing one of all, Tinder. But while technology has changed
Since last summer, more than 400 volunteers from the Mennonite Disaster Service (www.mds.mennonite.net) have completed 32 repair or rebuilding projects in the severely flood-damaged town of Jamestown, which requested their help. They come from congregations all over the U.S. and Canada, following their church’s mission to serve needy “neighbors” in times of disaster. Some conservative
