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Zoe Jennings

She really knows how to pick those high earning careers. As both a journalist and a preschool teacher, selling out is a worse fate than being broke for Zoe Jennings. Author of ‘The Word on the Yard: Stories from D.O.C. #166054,’ a humanizing look at life in prison, she hopes to become a writing instructor for students earning their degrees while incarcerated. Zoe enjoys music and the outdoors in her limited free time.

SuperKids Issue

Kids Activities Boulder County

March 23, 2024 Like 0 Zoe Jennings

Neurodiverse-friendly summer programs Summer camps are often some of the most cherished memories of childhood. For many years conditions that cause neurodiversity, including autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity and dyslexia, left neurodiverse children out of summer programming, as there wasn’t as much support…

Options in Education

Living Off Side Jobs: Boulder County Educators Struggle to Pay Bills with Teaching Salary

December 31, 2023 Like 0 Zoe Jennings

Working nights as a bartender, days as a master’s-educated teacher A typical week for Halle Thomas looks like teaching her toddler class from 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and heading straight to her bartending or serving job, which runs until…

Travel

Liftie Life: Why People Work at Ski Resorts

November 30, 2023 Like 0 Zoe Jennings

Liftie Life: Why people work at ski resorts and their local recommendations

Magazine

Yellow Scene 2023 Election Guide

October 20, 2023 4 0 Zoe Jennings

YS strives to provide a comprehensive guide to the upcoming elections so you can have a voice in how your city, neighborhood, and community are run.

Online News

The Dank and Dark Side: Denver Welcomes First Cannabis Bus Ghost Tour

October 11, 2023 Like 0 Zoe Jennings

Two firsts are rolled up together, the nation’s first cannabis-licensed consumption bus, and a local ghost tour. That’s right, you can smoke on the bus during your ghost tour. Presented by The Cannabis Experience and Dark Side of Denver Ghost…

Magazine

Halloween Directory 2023

September 25, 2023 Like 0 Zoe Jennings

Looking for the best places to spend the spooky season celebrating? We got you covered!

Magazine

Stickers, Upcycling, and Music all Blend Together with Barry Snyder

August 24, 2023 1 0 Zoe Jennings

Artist Barry ‘Wildman’ Snyder reflects on a lifetime of turning trash into art.

Magazine

Troopers of the Wild: Q&A With an Up-and-Coming Park Ranger

July 18, 2023 1 0 Zoe Jennings

On a beautiful spring Sunday Catherine Staley admits visitors to Saint Vrain State Park, answering any questions they have. During a typical day she checks out people camping at the park, checks fishing licenses, and ensures that visitors are following…

Magazine

Brides on a Budget: The Microweddings of Boulder County

July 18, 2023 Like 0 Zoe Jennings

Not everyone wants to spend $50,000 on their wedding. From preferring to spend money on their first home or a fun honeymoon, couples have many reasons to throw a microwedding or a wedding that costs less than $20,000.

Online News

Crossing State Lines to Get an Abortion in Colorado

July 10, 2023 Like 0 Zoe Jennings

For her safety, we changed Valerie Ticone’s name in the story. YS will refer to people instead of just women when writing about abortion. According to the American Civil Liberties Union: “The more expansive and more accurate answer is anyone…