Local

Beyond the Headlines: The Controversial Legacy of the Boulder Highland City Club

October 21, 2024 Like 0 Mohammed Ahmad

The Highland City Club newsletter has been an open and comfortable space for its longtime founder, Sina Simantob, to express his views freely without backlash or reaction from the general public. The HCC website’s about page claims it is “a…

News

Draco Well Pad Proposal Looms Over Erie

October 19, 2024 3 0 Natalie Kerr

Civitas Resources plans to drill twenty-six wells just outside Erie limits concerns residents and town administration. When Kelsey Barnholt moved to Erie four years ago, she thought its reputation as a mining town was based on a past era, the…

Local Governing

Boiling Point: October 2024

October 17, 2024 2 0 Mohammed Ahmad

1.Eviction at the Ash House Your child could be evicted, too! Evicting college students on last-minute notice seems to be tolerated in Boulder County. The Ash House, a student apartment building on 12th Street in Boulder, housing 15 individuals, was…

News

Car-Centric Cities and the Issue of Transportation Between Erie and Boulder

October 15, 2024 Like 0 Julie River

There’s currently very limited public transit options to get from Erie to Boulder, but that could change in the upcoming election It’s been a little over a year now since I became a full-time pedestrian and user of public transportation.…

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…

News

CSU to Build taxpayer-Funded Facility for Bat Breeding and Research

September 19, 2024 1 0 Hope Muñoz

Stationed in the Foothills of Northern Colorado, a taxpayer-funded bat breeding ground is in the works. Maintained by Colorado State University, unprecedented bat colonies will serve as a national resource for virus research. The project, expected to be completed…

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…

National Issues

Aurora Apartments Make National Headlines: Landlords Blame Migrant Gangs for Public Safety Concerns

September 6, 2024 2 0 Ray Manzari

A group of apartments in Aurora, Colorado have made national headlines recently when a video surfaced of armed men entering an apartment at The Edge at Lowry. The video quickly went viral with social media posters claiming the armed men…

Business

DV8 Distillery Temporarily Closes Tasting Room, Focuses on Distribution

September 5, 2024 Like 0 Luna Wolf

Beloved LGBTQIA+ hub and craft distillery Deviant Spirits, better known as DV8, has locked the doors of its tasting room in Boulder for now. While the space is not currently open to the public, the venue’s flagship product known as…