Dear Reader: It’s nice to live in a place you’re always happy to come home to. We recently visited Minnesota to see our son and his girlfriend. It was a wonderful trip, but I was glad to return to Colorado. The sky is so much brighter here, the land is so amazing and the people […]
A few delicious ways to use up your fall vegetables
Pure essential oils have been used for centuries to heal and beautify. Here are ways to incorporate aromatherapy into your daily life. By Brigitte Mars Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils distilled from the leaves, flowers, fruits, roots and barks of plants for healing the body, mind and spirit. Humans are said to […]
Choosing a front door is fraught with considerations. Here are ways to narrow your choices. By Carol Brock Just as the eyes are the windows to the soul, front doors are the portal to your home. Though you probably don’t notice your door a lot, visitors and guests will. “A front door is your opening statement,” […]
How to turn a water-thirsty lawn into a low-maintenance meadow
He wasn’t born in a barn, but this homeowner was determined to live in one—and what a beauty it is. By Lisa Marshall photos by www.weinrauchphotography.com Dan and Judy Hersh built a beautiful home from a circa-1785 barn imported from upstate New York. Ever since he was a boy helping out on his granddad’s farm […]
If you’re ready to take your kitchen to a new level, check out these latest greatest appliances. By Kate Jonuska We’ve grown accustomed to constant technological improvements, including ever-thinner televisions, ever-faster Internet and ever-smaller computers. But most people only discover the world of high-tech kitchen appliances when contemplating a remodel. After checking out this list of […]
October Hikes and Events Walking Tour of Anne U. White Trail Friday, October 3; 9-11 a.m. Registration is required; Registered participants will be given further instructions and meeting location a few days before the event Join Parks and Open Space staff for a guided tour of Anne U. White Trail which is closed due
An urban orchard is taking root right in the heart of Boulder. By Lisa Truesdale Savannah Snody of Growing Gardens proudly displays some of the very first strawberries harvested this past summer from the new urban orchard being planted at Boulder’s Growing Gardens. When settlers first moved to Boulder Valley, many of them farmed for […]
When guests visit, treasure should be the first thing they see—just like Ali Baba when he opened the cave where the 40 thieves had stashed their loot. Here are tips to make any entryway sparkle. By Ruthanne Johnson When people decorate their home, they typically think on a grand scale—living room, kitchen, bedrooms, family room, […]
A Boulder inventor’s revolutionary off-the-grid thermal system is perfect for heating greenhouses, homes, garages and studios year-round.
Jean Morgan’s Louisville garden is a combination of all three, as well as a testament to local history and a nod to butterflies, bees, birds and moths. By Lisa Marshall In an age when the average U.S. single-family home is 2,600 square feet and the typical yard is a blanket of thirsty grass, Jean Morgan’s […]
With the noticeably cooler days and nights, the harvest and garden continues while the root crops come into their peak.
Best Bike-Race Bash Say hello to the planet’s fittest pack of Lycra-clad legs to ever scorch Colorado roads. Starting in Aspen on Aug. 18, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge crosses 550 miles over seven days. More than 100 world-class professional cyclists, including American and Boulder-area heroes, will climb 40,000 soul-crushing feet before the race concludes
I Promise Not To Suffer By Carol Brock Colorado is home to a lot of creative people, and they’ve got a lot of stories to tell. Put the two together and you’ve got the finalists for the 2014 Colorado Book Award, which includes five Boulder County residents. Homeless people with pets, pushing personal boundaries, poetry,
What You Need to Know to Stay Safe By Amber Erickson Gabbey Snakes get a bad rap, dating all the way back to the Bible. Although many cultures have respected serpents as symbols of fertility, transformation, guardianship and vengeance, they’re still often lumped together as scary or gross. But Cameron Young, executive director of the
CU’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics By Terri Cook When the Cassini spacecraft successfully dropped into orbit around Saturn on June 30, 2004, jubilant Boulder scientists celebrated with the public. But at a private barbecue, they raised the roof by mixing a few “Cassini Martinis” made ofSKYY vodka, orange juice and dark-red crème de
Since 1955, the family that owns McGukin Hardware has understood what Boulder wants By Steven Wilke Dave and Dee Hight remember 1948, when Dave started college at CU, as the year Boulder stole their hearts.The town was smaller in those days, with fewer than 20,000 people. Although it’s five times bigger now, the McGuckin Hardware
Americans waste a lot of usable food – enough to feed a surprising number of people By Tanya Ishikawa It’s like a game of Tetris. Arranging the packages of donated food into a stable matrix on the Boulder Food Rescue bike trailer can be a challenge for volunteer Christina Gosnell. She enjoys the puzzle, and
Think You Can Leave Relativity to the Astrophysicists? THINK AGAIN By Shannon Burgert Jeff Bennett believes that if people understood relativity, they would be more thoughtful in the way they lead their lives. Fortunately, he says, relativity is much easier to understand than most people believe. The trick? It’s very different from the perception that
