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Adventure Parenting: One mom’s mission to make her family have some winter fun

Creating memorable experiences By Linzee Klinkenberg Oh, how I aspire to be a mom who creates memorable experiences for her kids. I think back on my own childhood, growing up in Boulder and the countless times my parents took my sister and me sledding on the hill above Viele Lake. Now it’s my turn to

Boulder’s feline-only veterinary clinic is keeping the dogs away so the cats can play

It can be to perform a good exam and accurately assess a cat’s health in most veterinary clinics where the cats are stressed by the other animals present.

Little Bird Is Perched to Please

A menagerie on Niwot’s historic main drag, Little Bird is half gallery, half boutique and 100 percent harmonious.

e-bike of COLORADO aims to change the way we commute and recreate

e-bike of COLORADO is helping Boulder County residents reconsider their relationship with play, exercise and the outdoors.

Globally, plastic is a pollution nightmare. Locally, Eco-Cycle offers solutions and hope.

The Problem with Plastic By Tom Brock Plastic is cool. It can bend but be unbreakable. It can be almost weightless, yet tougher than tungsten. You can cover a sandwich, spaceship, house or football field with it—and make it any color you want to dazzle the eye. The one thing you can’t do is get

Join Boulder Ballet on a wild ride to new horizons

Taking a Trip to Pluto and Beyond Wrenn Combs grew up in a household where astronauts and NASA were regular topics of conversation at the dinner table. Her father, Dr. Joseph Combs, was the director of Aerospace Medical Labs for Project Gemini. In this role he developed a heart-monitoring system that was used to measure

Wynn Walent stands with Haiti’s residents of Petit Trou de Nippes

As part of his mission with the Colorado Haiti Project (CHP), Lafayette resident Wynn Walent works with dozens of doctors, teachers and other volunteers who travel with him a few times a year to Haiti

Rachel Cheetham connects space entrepreneurs with military stakeholders

Talking Space By Amanda Miller Poised on Flagstaff Mountain’s rock rim at Sunrise Amphitheater in Boulder—where she got engaged—Rachel Cheetham reflects on her 20s. She overlooks her alma mater below and the Louisville tech park beyond, where she launched her career. As former chief of staff for Sierra Nevada Corporation’s (SNC) space industry operations in

Boulder Makerspaces: hotbeds for invention let locals crank out ideas for fun and profit

Making the Most of Makerspaces By Kerry Parry If your creative spirit is whispering in your ear to make something, whether it be from ceramics, textiles, wood, metal, glass or thin air, chances are there is a makerspace that can help you. Makerspaces (also called hackerspaces) are popping up all over Colorado. They are, by

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Optometrist Dr. Richard Cross has a vision for Jamaica

High demand for care and a commitment to his maternal heritage drives this optometrist toward a lofty goal for the island country By Amanda Miller The first year optometrist Dr. Richard Cross and a team of three staffed a free eye clinic in Jamaica, they saw 100 patients a day, while 100 more had to

Local runner Kara Goucher reveals mental training secrets in new book

Get Strong Local running star Kara Goucher didn’t become a two-time Olympian through physical training and discipline alone. The mother and champion reveals her mental training secrets in her new book “Strong.” Part inspiring storytelling and part technique teaching, “Strong” is based on Goucher’s own personal “confidence journal,” in which she recorded one positive aspect

Musa Starseed Explores Surviving Racism

Award-winning filmmaker and hip-hop artist Musa Starseed’s work recognized with a City of Boulder Multicultural Award

Medical Care Providers Work to Better Respond to Medical Errors

Medical errors are among the top three causes of death in the United States, just behind heart disease and cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Phil Plait is the best ‘Bad Astronomer’ on Earth

Boulder’s Phil Plait has dedicated himself to educating people about science.

Flatirons Subaru is Committed to Community

Among the few family-run businesses still thriving in increasingly affluent Boulder

50th Anniversary: Cheers to Boulder’s Liquor Mart

Not just a traditional liquor store, Liquor Mart also offers event planning, online sales, delivery services.

CU Buffaloes Aim to Get to the Next Level

University of Colorado football is ready to rumble this 2018 season.

Give Back Yoga Foundation

Give Back Yoga Foundation (GBYF), a national nonprofit yoga organization that helps certified teachers share yoga therapy with underserved populations.

Global Glue Project: Gillian Pierce explores why couples stick together

Gillian Pierce of Lyons is searching for the keys to making love last. In 2011, she and her brother, DJ Pierce, launched Global Glue Project and have filmed couples around the world, asking them to share their most intimate stories

Boulder beermeister Charlie Papazian retires; his brewer’s spoon goes to the Smithsonian

Boulder beermeister Charlie Papazian may have hung up his brewer’s apron on his 70th birthday this year, but the wooden spoon he used for home brewing, along with his handwritten brewing instructions, are on display at the Smithsonian Institution.

Outdoor Retailer and Snow Show

One of Colorado’s biggest economic coups—nabbing the country’s Outdoor Retailer show—gave a boost to Boulder County businesses that cater to the adventure crowd.

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