Culture & Community

The Head and the Heart Returns Home with New Album

October 31, 2024 Like 0 Jamie Miller

The indie folk band discusses the feel of their new album and song, “Arrow,” ahead of their October 16 performance at Boulder Theater American indie folk band The Head and the Heart finished mixing their new album this month, marking…

Family Scene

The Rising Tide of Fear & Censorship: Book Bans in Colorado Classrooms

October 26, 2024 16 0 Brooke Hamilton-Benjestorf

Attempts at censorship and book challenges are cropping up throughout Colorado and the rest of the country, particularly surrounding education and literature that bring visibility to the LGBTQ+ community and people of color. Attempts to stifle equality can feel shocking,…

Local

Shop Small, Celebrate Big!

October 22, 2024 Like 0 Guest Contributor

Local Ashram Hosts Holiday Artisan Market! December 7th & 8th, 10 am – 4 pm [Boulder, Co] — Come find peace in your holiday shopping at Eldorado Mountain Yoga Ashram! Our annual Holiday Artisan Market is the perfect blend of…

Online News

East Window: The Little Gallery That Could

October 22, 2024 2 0 Charlotte Piper

East Window Gallery in Boulder, Colo., is quickly establishing its reputation amongst the NoBo Arts District as Boulder’s “Library of Alexandria,” an irreverent ode to nonconformity. A great deal of time, energy, and resources have been invested to make East…

Politics

Love Wins in the Centennial State: The Fight for Marriage Equality in Colorado

October 21, 2024 4 0 Guest Contributor

by Jennifer Stapleton (she/her) Founding Partner | Fire & Bliss Creative Certified LGBT Business Enterprise, Certified Woman-Owned Business As the November election approaches, Colorado voters will have the opportunity to protect marriage equality in the state constitution by voting “Yes”…

Health

Getting Snipped On The Front Range: A Personal Story of Choosing to be Child-Free

October 18, 2024 Like 0 Associate Editor

My journey toward child-free thinking did not begin in the parking lot of Gunther Toody’s, but it’s as good a place as any to start this story. I sat in the driver’s seat under the orange neon light of the…

Pop Culture

Colorado Horror Author Eyes First Feature Film

October 4, 2024 6 0 William Underhill

Bryan Asbury looks to build off the success of his first self-published book with a new short story collection and film adaptation. It has been a busy year for Colorado-born author Bryan Asbury. When I spoke to him in the…

National Issues

Substance Use Disorder in Colorado Part 1: Theories of Cause and Recovery

October 2, 2024 7 0 Lexi Miller

“The first time I tried alcohol, I was a teenager, and it immediately made everything feel better,” says Brook Jajczyk, a thirty-five-year-old single mother to twins. “A lot contributed to it becoming addicted; I had experienced trauma and a family…

Health

RAD Boulder: Bringing Nutritious Food to the Athlete in All of Us

September 9, 2024 Like 0 Laurel Walker

If you’re involved in the Boulder endurance community, there’s a good chance you have eaten RAD food, and we are not just talking about really delicious grub. RAD, short for Real Athlete Diets, is a local small business providing nutritious…

Wars

Last Words From Palestine: A Memorial to Child Martyrs

August 28, 2024 3 0 Mohammed Ahmad

I ventured into the sublime city of Boulder and made my way to the “Last Words from Palestine” exhibition at the CU Boulder campus. An array of watercolor images in the shape of kites unfolded before me. Each hung high…