Magazine
Oh SNAP: BOCO spared from potential changes
At the end of August, farmers markets nationwide are in danger of losing the ability to process payments from SNAP, but Boulder County farmers markets won’t be affected due a change they made in spring.
Read more
Beast of the Yeast: Fungus to Fermentation
The bartender lifts a pint glass to the tap. A creamy, golden wheat ale streams from one of the twenty taps at Boulder Beer Co. The Iron Lion Hefeweizen swirls in the glass. Small bubbles of carbonation pop on the…
Read more
The Method behind the Metals: Davis Hatcher
If you’ve ever been to a summer camp then you’re probably familiar with handmade art, but one Boulder-based jeweler is changing the game. Designer and metalworker Davis Hatcher is more than just a craftsman, he’s an inventor. Hatcher has spent…
Read more
“I’m Voting My Conscience”
When archaeologists from the year 3160 look back at the collapse of the United States, this will be what they see etched onto the yellowing marble of our Nation’s tombstone. Listen, I get it. I was all-in on Bernie in…
Read more
Spotlight on Jeff Gutt
It’s hard to find a band tougher on frontmen than Stone Temple Pilots, if you’re just reading the press. Original member Scott Weiland was fired in 2013 — he later died of an overdose in 2015. Former Linkin Park singer…
Read more
Scene Stealers – August 2018
You Can’t Take It With You at Colorado Shakespeare Festival The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is always a fantastic exploration of the Bard and many of his works, but did you know that they also present at least one non-Shakespearean classic…
Read more
Boulder County School Directory 2018
SCHOOLS Art Parlando School for the Arts 303-442-0006, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, www.parlando.org Tara Performing Arts High School 303-440-4510, 4180 19th St., Boulder, www.tarahighschool.org Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design 303-753-6046, 1600 Pierce St., Denver, http://www.rmcad.edu Charter Aspen Ridge…
Read more
Made in America Redux: Return of the Trade Degree
“Made in America”: the phrase that was once synonymous with manufacturing excellence, the product of a place and a people steeped in deep histories of craftsmanship, creativity, and vocational trade know- how. But it’s been said that times change, and…
Read more
The Future is the Past: High School Vocational Training
If you were anything like me, high school was about football, young love, and passing standardized tests. It was a turbulent time. It required a delicate balance of socialization, academics, and existential dread for the future.
Read more