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February Letters to the Editor

February 7, 2009 Like 0 dokrider

Offering a free physical, mental, external and nutritional makeover drew dozens of responses. Below are some of the compelling, heartwarming appeals, but in the end, we wanted to give Morgan Ralph and her fiancée, Stefan, a postive start on their…

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First Lady of Soul

February 7, 2009 Like 0 dokrider

If Colorado has a first lady of soul, it’s Hazel Miller. The indomitable R&B artist is as much a household name in the Centennial State as Big Head Todd, and she’s a rare local musician who can pack pretty much…

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11 Questions with the funny people from Second City

February 7, 2009 Like 0 dokrider

Calling Second City an incubator for comedic talent is an understatement at best: Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert, John Belushi and Tina Fey are just some of the names that have graduated from the famed Chicago institution. For those who don’t…

Features

Our Favorite Dishes

February 7, 2009 Like 1 dokrider

When other publications pick restaurants in the “Denver-Boulder Corridor”—you know, that place you drive through on your way from downtown to the mountains—you’re lucky to get a few chains at the Flatiron Crossing mall. Well, we here at YS pride…

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I’m A Bad Date, But Not As Bad As I Used To Be

February 7, 2009 Like 0 dokrider

A few years back, my relationship with my son’s father was on shaky ground, so I bought a minivan. Unfortunately the transmission failed about the same time as the relationship. It had been seven years since I was alone, and…

Commentary

Single in the Suburbs

February 7, 2009 Like 0 dokrider

Illustration by Nick Mott Traditionally, people come to the suburbs to raise a family. With the proliferation of divorce and rise of young professionals heading to the outer limits, more and more people are finding themselves searching for available men…

Nightlife

Main (Street) Attraction

February 7, 2009 Like 0 dokrider

A walk down Longmont’s Main Street on any given weekend evening proves there’s a lot going on in that three block stretch of highway. Galleries, a used bookstore, game shop, guitars, antiques, and good food bring people out in droves.…

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The Village

February 7, 2009 Like 0 dokrider

No, it’s not a movie by M. Night Shyamalan. It’s a shopping center that’s been housing many of Boulder’s institutions for decades. All are independent, locally owned, with merchandise you won’t find anywhere else.

Outdoors

Take a hike…In the Snow

February 7, 2009 Like 0 dokrider

Snowshoeing isn’t rocket science. It’s hiking. Only in colder temperatures. That’s the lesson taken from a recent jaunt up and over the Moffat Tunnel just outside of Rollinsville. Well that, and there’s yet another way to enjoy pristine snow and…

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What’s Love Got to Do With It?

February 7, 2009 Like 0 dokrider

Evolutionary psychologists take the story of Adam and Eve very seriously. Not because they don’t believe Darwin’s evolution is as revolutionary for the field of biology as Newton and Einstein were for physics, but because it asks the most crucial…