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Boulder’s Transportation Advisory Board endorses proposed bike path along U.S. 36 to Lyons, one of the county’s deadliest roads
Boulder’s Transportation Advisory Board has unanimously endorsed a proposed separated bike path along U.S. 36 from North Boulder to Lyons. The North Foothills Bikeway, as envisioned by Boulder County officials, aims to improve safety for cyclists on one of the county’s most popular yet perilous highways. The county...
Dear diary: You’ll never believe what happened on my Boulder commute
That late evening sometime between May 15 and June 15, when your roommate heard the first hints of hail pounding on the roof and kicked you out the screen door and you were torn between throwing blankets over the tomato plants or getting the least-bad car from the curb into the safety of the garage, which you should have done at 4 p.m. but forgot, that’s when you became a true Coloradan.
Nursing homes are left in the dark as more utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
When powerful wind gusts created threatening wildfire conditions one day near Boulder, Colorado, the state’s largest utility cut power to 52,000 homes and businesses — including Frasier, an assisted living and skilled nursing facility.
Woman sentenced for deadly crash into family changing flat tire on I-25
A Colorado woman has been sentenced for her role in a deadly crash after he plowed into a family changing a tire on the side of I-25 last fall. Dusti Arensdorf pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide- DUI and vehicular assault- DUI on April 18. On Oct. 6, 2023, Shuangyue Chen, 71, and his son were changing a flat tire on their vehicle that was parked along the shoulder of Interstate 25, in the northbound lanes between 144th Avenue and Highway 7 in Broomfield. According to witnesses, Arsendorf, 43, was driving erratically in the area at that time. They said she was...
JonBenet Ramsey’s Father Speaks Out! Why He Says Authorities Have Been ‘Very Reluctant’
n 2003, testing on trace DNA found on the panties of JonBénet Ramsey — the 6-year-old child beauty queen who was bludgeoned and strangled in her family’s Boulder, Colorado, home on Christmas Day 1996 — confirmed it belonged to an unknown male. But local investigators never linked it to a suspect. Now, JonBenét’s father, John...
Some key Colorado River decision makers got together in Boulder. There was plenty of disagreement
The future of the Colorado River is in the hands of seven people who represent the states that use its water. And right now, they can’t agree on a set of new rules to share the shrinking supply - despite a quickly approaching deadline. Those negotiations typically happen behind...
Boulder Police: Teen meetups in parks are getting out of hand
BOULDER, Colo. — Police in Boulder warned parents last week about large gatherings of teenagers at parks. The Boulder Police Department (BPD) said meetups of teens at three parks are "quickly becoming unsafe." According to BPD, officers conducted patrols on May 30 at Scott Carpenter Park, Eben G. Fine...
Superior passes first-of-it-kind resolution condemning anti-Israeli protesters
An anti-Israeli protest outside a private residence has prompted the town of Superior to take unprecedented action. Town trustees -- including one who is married to a Palestinian -- unanimously passed a resolution condemning protesters for "hate speech, antisemitism, and racism" against Jewish people. While other places have seen far bigger protests, Superior is the first municipality in the state -- and possibly the nation -- to take a stand. Trustees say protesters have the right to hateful, even racist speech, but they -- as town leaders -- have the right and responsibility to condemn it. "We typically don't...
Chef Kelly Whitaker, of Basta in Boulder, named best restaurateur in the nation by James Beard
Two Colorado chefs and restaurateurs struck gold at the “Oscars” of the food industry on Monday, taking home top awards from the James Beard Foundation. Chef Kelly Whitaker and partner, Erika Whitaker, co-founders of Id Est Hospitality Group, earned the award for Outstanding Restaurateur among five finalists from around the country. Id Est boasts award-winning restaurants like Michelin-starred The Wolf’s Tailor and BRUTØ in Denver and Basta in Boulder, as well as the newish Hey Kiddo in Denver.
BVSD school board hears bond issue construction update, approves employment contracts
The Boulder Valley school board heard an update Tuesday on its $350 million capital construction bond issue, which includes 16 projects under construction over the summer that add up to about $40 million of work. The biggest project under construction is a new building for Boulder’s New Vista High School....
Colorado’s Bangot Dak changes uniform numbers, transfers and freshmen receive theirs
As announced on Monday, returning Colorado men’s basketball forward Bangot Dak has switched uniform numbers while the Buffs’ six newcomers have received their jersey digits. Dak, a sophomore, officially swapped to jersey No. 8. The 6-foot-11 big man rocked No. 12 as a freshman last season. Of the six new players who received their numbers, three were transfers. Colorado Mesa transfer Trevor Baskin will wear No. 6, Washington State transfer Andrej Jakimovski chose No. 23 and Grace College transfer Elijah Malone will rock No. 50. Baskin, who wore No. 22 with the Mavericks, is the only incoming transfer who changed numbers from last year. As for the three incoming freshmen, Sebastian Rancik picked No. 7, Felix Kossaras will wear No. 15 and Andrew Crawford will have No. 42 on his back. None of the six chosen numbers were worn by a Buff last year except for No. 23, which belonged to Tristan da Silva. new numbers for '24-25 🦬#GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/Lnneobrx2F — Colorado Men's Basketball (@CUBuffsMBB) June 10, 2024 Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.
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