Features

Teaching A Horse New Tricks

September 17, 2012 Like 0 Jonathan Strungis

Regardless of what trick or technique has become the new fad, most everyone has heard of—or even experimented with—everything from clickers to the “calm-assertive” style of the Dog Whisperer. Especially in Boulder County, where most residents have more dogs than…

Magazine

Above and Beyond

September 17, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

Pairing service dogs with injured U.S. veterans is nothing new. Man’s (and woman’s) best friends have long been trained to act as an extra pair of eyes, ears, feet and hands for people with serious injuries and disabilities. For those…

Magazine

Tooling Around

September 17, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Just like chefs have knives and musicians have instruments, trainers wield a bevy of tools. The tools of the training trade should also be in your arsenal as you and your pet learn to communicate, adapt to your life together…

Magazine

The Lion’s Share

September 17, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

If there is one major misconception about training a cat, it’s that a cat cannot be trained. Yep, that little, fuzzy thing that attacks your screen door and pees in your closet is not the mysterious, solitary being that you…

Magazine

Young Guns: 2nd Annual Chef’s Issue

September 17, 2012 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

This ain’t a playground. From the kitchens of Boulder County, chefs are making names for themselves in the national press, on reality TV and among their own. But there is a new generation making its way into the food world—raised…

Magazine

A Case for Cycling

August 21, 2012 Like 0 Allison Perry

When I say “road biker,” chances are the image that immediately pops to mind (after Lance Armstrong, that is) is a tall, skinny guy with the muscle tone of an antelope attired in brightly colored Spandex, sporting a helmet that…

Magazine

This is Not a Test

August 21, 2012 Like 1 Andra Coberly

First, it was chalkboards—replaced with shiny whiteboards and, later, newfangled Smart Boards. Textbooks and spiral notebooks went the way of the Trapper Keeper, superceded by iPads and laptops. Schools began banning sugary sodas and dodgeball. Adults who wander into modern…

Magazine

Smart Teachers

August 21, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

These teachers march to the beat of their own drums: Andre Adeli, Boulder Prep: Principal and Civics Teacher Charlie Garcia, Erie Elementary: Fourth Grade teacher Karen Shanley, Ballet Nouveau: Dance teacher Liz Simms, Trail Ridge Middle School: Science teacher Michael…

Magazine

How to Shop Smarter With Your Smartphone

August 21, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

Chances are, you’re as tethered to your smartphone as the next guy or gal, incessantly texting, browsing and emailing throughout the day. But chances are equally high that you’re not using that smartphone as well as you might to save…

Magazine

Hidden patios

June 12, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

In the summer—oh, let’s just be honest, in spring and fall as well—a seat on one of Boulder County’s lovely patios is prime real estate. The hottest of patios attract crowds at lunch and they stay until close, making visitors…