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Boulder residents call on council to increase rental excise tax
As growing numbers of Boulder County residents experience housing insecurity and seek emergency help, some Boulder community members are calling on the City Council to increase a local tax on landlords that helps fund eviction prevention services. Currently, Boulder landlords must pay a $75 annual excise tax per rental property...
April 24, 2024: Colorado’s evolving law to protect newborns whose mothers use drugs; Ants and climate change
April 24, 2024: Colorado’s evolving law to protect newborns whose mothers use drugs; Ants and climate change. It's tricky to protect newborns whose mothers use drugs; how Colorado's law has evolved to serve infants and families. Then, ants are sensitive to temperature, and in a canyon in Boulder, climate change means they're on the move. Also, a prison art exhibit at the state Capitol. And, a chorus of men finds self-acceptance on the Green River.
In closing arguments of Christian Glass homicide trial, prosecutors say Glass was ‘tortured’ by law enforcement while defense describes an armed man driving under the influence
Prosecutors on Thursday said they didn’t blame Christian Glass for refusing to get out of his own car in the last hour of his life. In closing arguments to a jury in Georgetown in the trial of Andrew Buen, the former sheriff’s deputy charged in the 22-year-old Boulder man’s homicide, Fifth Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum compared Glass to an animal in a cage, who was poked, prodded and tortured by law enforcement.
🏕️ Boulder’s camping ban case is paused
It’s Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Good morning, Boulder. I hope you’re well. If you’re not, I recommend getting out in that early morning sunshine. The rays feel kinder earlier in the day, at least to me. As for news, we’re covering the camping ban case at the...
No one happy with Longmont nonprofit's $100K theft plea agreement
Both sides claimed partial defeat when Loveland arts educator Brittany Grim accepted a plea agreement in Larimer County District Court on Monday. Grim plead guilty to a Class 1 misdemeanor – misuse of a financial transaction device – ending a bitterly divisive case in which she faced two felony charges of stealing up to $100,000 from the Harrington Arts Alliance youth arts academy she cofounded in 2011. Grim was given...
‘Unacceptable:' Front Range residents, city leaders critique Xcel Energy’s planned outage
State regulators launched an investigation this month into Xcel Energy’s preemptive outage that left tens of thousands of customers along the Front Range without power for days in early April. Xcel officials said the decision to cut off power was a precautionary measure taken primarily to avoid a situation similar to the Marshall Fire. That fire destroyed over 1,000 homes at the end of 2021 and was partiallycaused by an unmoored power line managed by Xcel.
Mountain Chickadees have Remarkable Memories–with Ability to Recall Locations of 10,000 Hidden Snacks
Lost your keys? Can’t remember where you parked the car? If only you had the memory of a mountain chickadee. These half-ounce birds, with brains slightly larger than a pea, stash tens of thousands of food items like seeds in tree bark, under dead leaves, and inside pinecones across the mountains and can remember their locations with pinpoint accuracy.
‘My life, my future, my community:’ Boulder Valley students on taking climate action
Anxiety about climate change is hitting the youngest of us hard. And if you’re too young to vote, it may feel like there’s nothing you can do to change what your future looks like. But students in the Boulder Valley School District proved otherwise this past school year. A group of high school students successfully campaigned for the school board to adopt the Green New Deal for Schools resolution - a policy demanded by the Sunrise Movement.
This $7.7 Million Colorado Home Gives a Modern Spin to Rocky Mountain Style
Aspen, Vail, and Telluride are Colorado’s most expensive cities for real estate, but Boulder home prices are on the rise. According to a recent report, the average luxury home price spiked from around $5.89 million to upwards of $8 million. A Manhattan Apartment Fit for Royalty Just Listed for $5.8 Million This $7.7 million home in the Park Lake community certainly reflects this uptick. Located at 8802 Lakeside Court, the home was built in 1976 and underwent a down-to-the-studs renovation in 2008 to create a modern mansion inspired by the surrounding mountain and set up for those who love to relax and entertain, perhaps after a...
Best of Boulder 2024: Entertainment + Culture
No shade to past winner Jared Polis, but Boulder finally has a bona fide celebrity to claim this spot. Coach Prime might not have (yet) scored a winning season for the Buffs (to say nothing of a national championship), but he did bring Boulder some national attention and deliver empowerment and joy to Black residents. We’d say that’s well worth a BoB win.
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