Before you flip to the Gift Guide in a few pages to start drooling over all the cool gadgets, hip clothes and other luxurious items that will make the best presents this year, think about the giving part of the…
A Jew, a Catholic and a pharmaceutical company vice president walk into a bar. The Catholic buys a round of vodka drinks, and the VP cracks a joke of Jewish nature.
Yes on ballot issue 1A Open space tax extension You are already paying this 0.10 percent sales tax. Why? Because you love open space and want to leave a legacy of preservation for decades to come. Voting ‘yes’ extends the…
Becoming A Landlocked City There’s not a whole lot of room for Westminster to expand; it’s essentially a land-locked city fast approaching build out. That means in the near future, city officials have to make crucial decisions that will leave…
A City Divided Short of building a wall between the south and north, the city of Thornton couldn’t have two more distinct communities forming. In the original section of the city, you find urban blight and aging homes. To the…
A City In Need Of A Facelift Northglenn is the oft forgotten North Metro city that is completely locked in by neighboring communities. It has enormous potential with its proximity to Denver and access to major transit arteries. But the…
Yes on ballot issue 5A Niwot Local Improvement District tax When the Niwot Local Improvement District first went to residents to increase its sales tax in 1992, voters agreed, and the enclave benefited by completing numerous key projects such as…
Tops For A Reason Louisville was recently tabbed the third best city to live in by Money Magazine. While we know that those rankings are hardly scientific, it says something grand about the state of the city, which is why…
There’s More Than One Issue. Really. Judging by the recent press clippings, you’d guess Longmont is a one-issue town. But there is much more to discuss in these races than the Lifebridge annexation, even if that is the issue that…
A City On The Brink A lot has been said recently about Lafayette’s “friendliness” to some of the big box retailers. (See Lowe’s, Super Wal-Mart.) The city desperately needs to pump up its retail sales tax base, but it can’t…