by Nickey Hernadez

In terms of online shopping, Craigslist can’t be beat. The popular website offers everything from jobs to camping buddies. You can sell your house, rent a vacation pad in the mountains or pick up a last-second ticket to a Nuggets game. (more…)

May 2008

Paul Everitt is taking up his cause once more. Despite being a resident of Superior for less than two years, he’s convinced the town should dissolve and become part of Broomfield. He says this would save tons of money in infrastructure and service costs. He has little support—as he did when he first brought the issue up a year ago—though he certainly is genuine. He ran for a Board of Trustees seat (election results weren’t available at press time) pushing this agenda despite the implication that the elected seat would vanish if he gets his way.

What’s Next: Regardless if Everitt wins, his idea will go down—there’s too much involved in dissolving a town and too little support to do it.

April 2008

North Metro Sledding Destinations

by Jacob Harkins

Of course, close to home is always the best way to beat the hordes of Coloradoans looking to play in snow-filled playgrounds. If we get lucky and have a few metro-area blizzards this season, sledding may be the only option if your sedan can’t get out of your snowdrift-filled cul-de-sac. Oh, if you don’t have a sled, a few lunch trays from your child’s cafeteria (please don’t break any laws in obtaining them) and a roll of duct tape should suffice. Here is a city-by-city list of slopes:

Superior: The open space just south of High Plains Drive along the western side of McCaslin Boulevard is a top sledding destination. Long runs, high speeds. Be careful.

Louisville: The city’s recreation center has multiple sledding spots for kids, as well as a few miles of cross-country ski trails.

Lafayette: Autumn Ash Park has a “very gentle hill,” according to those who know.

Boulder: Tantra Park is the longest hill in town at more than 100 yards. It’s on Brookfield Drive in South Boulder. The hill east of Casey Middle School at 13th and North streets is short, but steep. The soccer field below keeps even the smallest of sledders safe. East of town, Meadow Glen Park at 55th and Pennsylvania is another option. Or check out Chautauqua Park and join some CU students who seem to build a kicker each time it snows.

Niwot: The high school has its own short hill just above the oval track.

Longmont: Skyline High and Sunset Middle schools feature short runs, though Skyline’s north-facing slope stays slick just a little bit longer.

Thornton: The “multi-” in Thornton’s multipurpose fields just west of 108th and Colorado includes at least one wintertime activity. So too does Pecos Park at Pecos and 96th.

Westminster: Credit the 622-foot cross-town elevation gain for some of the best sliding spots. The City Park Recreation Center (Sheridan and 105th) claims to be “the city’s best sledding hill.”

Winter Sports Guide 2008 

January 2008

Yellow Scene Magazine's Endorsements For All the North Metro Political Races

It’s always tricky endorsing candidates, especially when we’re talking about wannabe elected officials on the local level. We don’t like hurting feelings, and the 80-plus people running for various offices in the North Metro area have gone out of their way to spend countless hours campaigning to get picked to carry out an often thankless job. We commend everyone for running, even those we didn’t select. (more…)

November 2007

We listed that charter school around the corner from you in this comprehensive guide to North Metro area schools. But there’s more: Read on for virtually every darn extra curricular activity we could find and stop worrying about keeping your kids busy this school year. (more…)

August 2007