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Health & Wellness

Equitable School Environments: The Key to Student Success

Boulder schools lead the nation in equitable learning, but can social and political turbulence endanger such progress? As many Americans struggled to cope with the reality of the 2016 presidential election results, a disturbing plague began to spread in our nation’s schools. Halls suddenly echoed with hate speech...

Features

Staying in the Game

All athletes lose the race against time, but endurance athletes in general are outperforming the times and distances of the generations before them. These advances are founded upon improvements in nutrition, sport medicine and a refusal of more athletes to accept "too old" as an excuse.

Equitable School Environments: The Key to Student Success

Boulder schools lead the nation in equitable learning, but can social and political turbulence endanger such progress?

Scene

Voices: Time for a New Normal

We need real solutions because our lives and quality of life is at stake. We must act now and speak truth to power by working to eliminate the cognitive dissonance that promotes superiority in any race, gender, or ethnicity. We need to work to eliminate all forms of overt discrimination when it takes place. The ongoing dissonance promotes hate mongering which is illustrated by acts of violence and discrimination against people.

Spotlight On: Dana Gould

You may not know the name Dana Gould, but you definitely know his work. The comedian has been writing and performing since 1986, but may be best known for his work as a writer on The Simpsons for seven years. Gould also went on to write for Parks and Recreation and his newest series, Stan Against Evil.

Duly Noted: Do you like music? Thank a Millennial.

Wanna hear something even more incredible? Record sales are the industry’s fastest-growing segment — faster than CDs, faster than digital downloads, and faster even that streaming services like Spotify.

5 Questions with Matt Megyesi, owner of Mutiny Information Café

Shop small. As cyber sales and big box retailers drive nails into the coffins of the mom-and-pop shops across the U.S., it’s more important than ever for us to find ways to support the small business people who make communities better. Matt Megyesi is one of those.

Scene Stealers, Editor’s Picks: Dec. 2016 to Jan. 2017

From concerts and comedians to a live murder mystery for teens starring video game characters.

French’s 5: Best Colorado Albums of 2016

We're not really ranking them, these are just five great albums from Colorado bands, listed in alphabetical order.

Cuisine

White Labs Opens Yeast Appreciation Taproom  

The main purpose of the tasting room -- little more than a bar with five stools and another dozen chairs with tables scattered around the space -- is for education. White has taken identically brewed batches of beer, each with the same kinds and quantity of malt and hops, and fermented them with different strains of yeast.

Living local on goat cheese

Goat cheese is a good source of protein, potassium, thiamin, niacin, calcium and vitamin A. It's also great to know that many fantastic goat cheeses come from nearby.

Formation of a Foodie: Safer pressure cookers hearken return to flavor

New pressure cooker designs have popped up in stores, recipes are making the rounds in cooking magazines and grocery stores now feature sections for instant-cook meals. Programmable pressure cookers, like the uber-popular Instant Pot, are much safer and faster than its old-school counterpart. It's what Crock-Pot did for slow cookers.

Behind the Bar: Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines festival

After 16 years in Vail, organizers of the Iconic Big Beers fest will relocate to a new Breckenridge location.

Community Corner

Voices: Time for a New Normal

We need real solutions because our lives and quality of life is at stake. We must act now and speak truth to power by working to eliminate the cognitive dissonance that promotes superiority in any race, gender, or ethnicity. We need to work to eliminate all forms of overt discrimination when it takes place. The ongoing dissonance promotes hate mongering which is illustrated by acts of violence and discrimination against people.

Month in Review

Month in Review: December 2016

A look back at November and December.

Notables

Notables: Jeff Stoner

Jeff Stoner, CEO of the Endurance Race Series, moved to Boulder in 2000 and quickly hit the trails. He had always been into the endurance sports, but trail running was a new endeavor. Stoner takes the time to scout out each race course, keeping in mind both the experienced marathon runner and the newbie. "I have experienced something incredible and want to share it in our races," he said.