Dirty ReWork

Election Guide and Candidate Profiles

Ask anyone running for office what their big issue is and they’ll tell you, “It’s the economy, stupid.” While most candidates agree that creating jobs and getting through the recession are key concerns from the county level to Congress, there are other big ones as well. Having a well-funded state educational system is one. Energy and environmental issues are others. Social issues like...

Breaking out of the cubicle

Drink hard, play hard, work hard. That’s the unofficial motto for the employees at Boulder’s renegade Avery Brewing. Here, it’s all about the beer, and that extends to the employee perks, the office culture and the hiring processes. All Avery employees receive a case of beer a week and can grab a beer anytime in the taproom—even during work hours. Co-worker disputes are resolved...

Kiss the Ring

Boulder is in the midst of a people’s revolution—an age of enlightenment grown from entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, accelerators, cloud technology, smart phones, social media and, presumably, lots of caffeine. With the highest concentration of software engineers per capita in the country, Boulder is now being touted as America’s top startup city. And Brad Feld is the pioneer, mentor...

Dirty ReWork

For many people, solving problems can be quite the stressful endeavor.  But for Nathaniel Koloc, it’s the challenge of solving problems that gives him daily inspiration. Koloc faced one particularly difficult challenge graduating from college and after traveling around the world as he sought meaningful work. The answer came to him one day in the shower while on a camping trip outside of...

The Rise of Flexible Jobs

Sara Sutton has been an entrepreneur from the moment she realized how difficult it is to find a job. As a college student struggling to find an internship, Sutton and her childhood friend Rachel Bell founded JobDirect, which helps place entry-level workers in career-track jobs. They eventually sold it to a large publicly traded company. Fast-forward a few years. Sutton found herself unemployed...

Lucky Stars

When TechStars hit the scene in 2007, the situation was already ripe for growth. “There was a lot of entrepreneurial activity and a lot of energy in Boulder before TechStars was here, but TechStars just happened to give it a focal point,” says Nicole Glaros, the managing director of TechStars’ Boulder operations. TechStars and other business accelerators invest in startups and...

Work It: Workplace fashion

When Yellow Scene approached me about penning a piece on professional style, I had to appreciate the irony. You see, before moving to Boulder, I worked two corporate jobs in New York City (both landing on the very conservative end of the style spectrum), and I was a notorious dress code violator. From the fashion forward sandals with skirts to the nude fishnet stockings I wore under suits, I was...

Editor’s picks

Locally Grown, Globally Inspired The Colorado music scene has long been known for its diversity, at least on a local level. Punk, rockabilly, indie rock, ska, funk, jazz, country and even hip-hop have been represented well here, not to mention the pop and jamgrass scene. Then there are bands like DeVotchKa, which not only bend the genres to their own needs but do so unapologetically breeding...

10 Questions With Jazz Great Ron Carter

There’s a reason jazz bassist Ron Carter is the most prolific player on the planet. He’s that good. He’s won every award there is for a musician, and he teaches at Julliard. From the heady breakthrough days of the Second Miles Davis Quintet to his work on what was arguably the seminal hip-hop album of all time, Carter’s playing has spanned as many decades as genres, and all have been...

Distribution Jackpot

When it comes to being a successful craft distiller, the proof is in the distribution. Boulder Distillery—makers of 303 Vodka, 303 Whiskey and a soon-to-be-launched, barrel-aged rum—has hit the big leagues with a distribution contract with Republic National Distribution Co. of Littleton. And Boulder-based Roundhouse Spirits isn’t far behind with its distribution contract with Denver-based...

Free Fallin’: When stealing has its perks

A couple weeks ago, Brian Barrett wrote a column for Gizmodo.com titled, “Why I Pay for Content, (and why that makes me feel like a sucker).” In it, Brian talks about how woefully arcane pay-for-content systems have become, and why that forces people to become law breakers—simply because obtaining the content we want has, in many cases, become impossible to do through legal means. The...

Challenging Element: Popcorn

Fall often seems like a season in limbo—after months of heat and drought but before the temperatures drop and the pastures of Boulder County seize up into cold, barren fields. That feeling extends to food. Just before the holidays give way to pie, buttery potatoes, eggnog and plump turkeys, there is a turning point when local farmers markets begin to close up and pumpkin, squash and other...

Restaurant review: La Revolución Taqueria Y Cantina

Taquerias are hip right now all across the country, so it’s no surprise to me that someone decided to open one on Main Street in Louisville—La Revolución Taqueria y Cantina brings the trend to one of the most happening strips of restaurant real estate in Boulder County. La Revolución set up shop in the space occupied by the Cactus Wheel, next to the Texas BBQ joint, LuLu’s. The...

Eatery news

Openings/Closings Rocket Fizz Boulder, a “soda pop and candy shop,” opened on Pearl Street. Twirl Boulder, a self-serve frozen yogurt shop, opened on 15th St. West Flanders Brewing Company opened in the former BJ’s space on Pearl St. Harold’s Restaurant & Lounge opened in the space formerly occupied by Fusion adjacent to the Plaza Hotel in Longmont. Rincon Argentina Boulder is...

Foodie Adventures: Who says being a foodie means sitting at a table?

When I say “foodie adventures,” I’m not talking about eating Rocky Mountain oysters or chocolate-dipped scorpions—though you could do that, too!—I’m talking about getting out of your seat, out of the restaurant and burning off a few calories while you sample some of the best food the area has to offer. Perhaps the most common foodie adventure is a walking tour. Park once and eat...

Audacity of Hope

Usually in YS’s election issue, I’ll select a hot-button issue and fill this spot with a very heart-felt and passionate rant. Or maybe I’ll inspire my readers to get out there and vote! But today, I’m just not feeling it. To be more specific, when a political ad pops up or Newsweek lands on my desk, my heart pounds and I begin to feel claustrophobic. It’s also how I feel watching the...

Month in Review: September 2012

Boulder city leaders discussed a potential smoking ban for the Pearl Street Mall, and a gay couple from New Jersey filed a law suit after a photo of them kissing appeared in campaign materials attacking a Colorado senator who supported a civil unions bill. A Louisville man was arrested after allegedly punching a police officer in the neck. Three people who were wounded in the Aurora shooting are...

Smoke Signals: Q&A with Mason Tvert

Mason Tvert first began campaigning to convince Coloradans that marijuana is safer than alcohol after Lynn “Gordie” Baily, a CU student, and Samantha Spady, a CSU student, died just days apart in separate alcohol poisoning incidents in 2004. Since then, he led successful campaigns to decriminalize marijuana possession on both campuses, succeeded in passing an initiative to make possession of...

Forged in Ink

The ink movement’s full-fledged boom seemed to happen suddenly. One day the hipsters infiltrated the streets and coffee shops, and all of a sudden everywhere you went in any major city everyone—from philosophy majors to soccer moms to professional athletes—was sporting ink. The trend is certainly not confined to locales like downtown L.A. or the dives of Brooklyn. Here in Colorado, there...

Haunting the Nightlife

Looking for a cozy pub where you can share a pint of spirits with the spirits this Halloween? Let us recommend that you belly up to the bar at the Boulder Theater or the Old Louisville Inn. Who, after all, can resist a tumbler full of the paranormal with their mug of PBR? Garrett McCarthy was still recovering from his original ghost encounter when he bought the Old Louisville Inn nearly 20...

14 Local Haunts

Macky Auditorium CU Campus In the 60s, Elaura Jaquette was lured into a soundproof organ recital room in Macky Auditorium. There, a janitor brutally raped and murdered the 20-year-old CU student. Today, students and faculty report hearing organ music, voices and singing throughout Macky. People report seeing blood on floors and walls. They say Jaquette haunts the west tower. Cockerell...

Is That a Demon or is That Me?

In the world of paranormal investigation, it’s easy to get caught up in something that’s beyond your understanding. This is a story of caution. Be careful what you believe. … It was the dead of night when the email came in. The wind swelled and rattled the window, sending tendrils of the bitter cold in as the investigator opened the message. It seemed like a normal case. The woman was...