The Ugly Duckling Dilemma What happens when we ‘free’ domestic animals, or bring wild ones home? By Julie Marshall During this season’s first snowfall, I was sitting with my husband all cozy and warm watching TV, but all I could think about was ducks—nine personable and gregarious domestic ducks that live in a lake near
Wet Your Whistle Stops. Sip & shop at Boulder County’s microdistilleries By Charmaine Ortega Getz Pub crawls, winery tours and swings through microbreweries have long been stimulating ways to sample Colorado-made adult beverages. Now Boulder County can add microdistillery tasting rooms to the experience. Each stop offers a tour, occasional live music or other entertainment,
Boogie Boy Pete Boyle entertains fans during time-out sweeps By Mary Lynn Bruny Yes, CU has an awesome men’s basketball team, but fans also adore the Buffs’ ball boy who boogies down while sweeping. He just happens to be Coach Tad Boyle’s 11-year-old-son, Pete. Boulder Magazine sat down for a chat with Pete at the
By Lisa Truesdale Photos by Phil Mumford Look to Adorn and Adornables for classy gifts for grownups, children and the home Ives Gentry is known among friends and family for being a very savvy gift giver. She even has what she calls her own “gifting manifesto.”“I believe that gift-giving is a meditation on the people
Building your financial future, one step at a time By Tanya IshikawaThe most common financial mistake young adults fall into is spending more than they earn. According to Certified Financial Planner Colleen A. Askew, overspending also happens to be the biggest mistake of the middle-aged, old and very old.“The wisdom of spending less than you make
Finding Her “Voice” Reality show spurs Monika Leigh to follow a dream deferredBy Kate Jonuska His last message for her was a text. “If a door opens, always walk through it,” her stepfather, Texas blues musician Leo Aston, wrote to Monika Leigh in her adopted hometown of Boulder. “He was the one who taught me to
