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10 Gear and Apparel Picks

August 19, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

1. Boulder Running Company’s Memorial Weekend Sale is an awesome score the same weekend as the Bolder Boulder, boasting 75 to 80 percent off retail on discontinued clothing, apparel and footwear with a good spread of shoe sizes, giveaways with…

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12 Wines for Less Than $12

August 19, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

Thanks to Mike Papacek at PJ’s Wine & Spirits in Longmont for his help compiling this delicious bit of grape-infused goodness.

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Must-Have Gear This Year

June 14, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

From packs to doggie booties, gear-heads need the right stuff to hit the trail prepared. Here are our favorite packs, boots, baby packs and dog duds.

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15 Great Hikes

June 14, 2011 Like 1 Brandy Simmons

This is Colorado, where men and women are judged by how many 14ers they’ve hiked and how dirty their Subarus are.

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Sandal Season

June 14, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

It’s officially sandal season, and we’ve picked out a few pieces of easy, breezy, toe-liberating footwear for the ladies out there. Like what you see? All of these are available at Two Sole Sisters, 1703 Pearl St., Boulder. 1. Florida…

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Garbage Grove

June 14, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

I prefer high-heels to galoshes, but after May’s graduation ceremonies I grabbed garbage shoes and braved Boulder’s refuse juice—organic, I’m sure—to examine our environmentally conscious community’s “trash.” Diving Dictionary Freecycle: To recycle items found for free-generally in trash facilities, on…

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Going Green in the Kitchen…Broccoli Not Included

June 8, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

Heat, Power and Appliances: If solar isn’t in the budget, orient windows to allow winter rays to heat the house. Discuss type of glass, frame and glazing.

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Sneak Peak: Month in Review

May 25, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

We know you’re dying to know, and we just couldn’t wait to spread the news about…well, everything north of 104th (plus general good news). Here’s a sneak preview of the Hot Issue’s Month in Review. U.S. troops killed Osama bin…

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Challenging Elements: Mead

May 20, 2011 Like 0 Brandy Simmons

Happy Noodle’s Executive Chef Sam Proia taught us this month that the mantra “save bees, drink mead” extends even to brining scallops in the age-old booze.

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