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February Letters to the Editor

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 new life. Follow them over the next six months as they journey to nuptial bliss on our blog at yellowscene.com. And the Winner is…

First Lady of Soul

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 any house on any night. In fact, it was just a few months ago that Hazel was recognized by Denver mayor John Hickenlooper as one of 150 people who make Denver a better place to

11 Questions with the funny people from Second City

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 have the opportunity to head to the Windy City, the Second City Touring Company travels throughout the continent, bringing laughter to every city they

Our Favorite Dishes

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 ourselves in knowing our scene, and our staff has come up with 25 mouth-watering masterpieces from local culinary hot spots, all well inside

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

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 frankly I didn’t have a clue what to do next. So I dated a 26-year-old. That worked for a while… well at least until a 26-year old female came along, and I decided I

Single in the Suburbs

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 and women in neighborhoods where everyone is supposed to be spoken for. Sometimes they find each other. More often, they don’t

Main (Street) Attraction

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. On a recent unseasonably balmy winter evening, the Pumphouse Brewery on the north end of the pedestrian-friendly commercial stretch from 3rd and 6th avenues was

The Village

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.

Take a hike…In the Snow

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 mountains during the winter

What’s Love Got to Do With It?

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 question about what separates us from the animals. Nothing an animal does is immoral because it acts according to its nature, but once the first