Facebook   Twitter   Instagram
Current Issue   Archive   Donate and Support    
yellow scene  magazine cover for November 2021
The Locavore Holiday Issue

2021 Giving Guide

The Art of Giving Back by Nikhil Mehta After more than a year of tumult and upheaval, mass vaccination and other safety measures have helped many Americans return to some sense of normalcy. For millions across the country, however, and hundreds of thousands in Colorado, the COVID-19 pandemic deepened existing inequities...

Features

Locavore Adventure Gift Guide 2021

This 2021 holiday season - after a year of being cooped up - we’re all about adventure, going fast, and shopping local. And we’re here to help you find the perfect gift for the thrill seeker in you (or in your life).

Locavore Retail Guide 2021

Support your local businesses now more than ever, especially this holiday season. Some of them have deals you don't want to miss.

2021 Giving Guide

Boulder County has dozens of organizations working to address all of these problems, but they need your help. Whether you donate your time, money, or urgently-needed items, you can save lives in your community today.

Winter at Rocky Mountain Ranches: Colorado Dude Ranches Take us Back to the Wild West?

A sleigh ride to a campfire, horseback riding through crystal forests, laughing children tubing down a hill, and adults feeling like kids again – that is winter on Colorado’s ranches.

Holiday Table Shakeup: Boulder County Chefs’ Secret Recipes are Different and Delicious

We talked to four of our favorite Boulder County chefs to see what they make for the holidays. Put your old recipes away and try something fresh. Your guests will thank you for it and you may even inaugurate a new holiday tradition.

Scene

Scene Stealers | November 2021

It's the holidays! There's no excuse to not go out when there are events you can go to. *Please continue to be safe.

French’s 5 | November 2021

This month: from local concerts to drive-in movies, here are five reasons to mask up and get out of the house.

Spotlight on… Favorites from the Past Year | November 2021

As we close out the year, let’s take a look back at a handful of examples of some of the great albums released from the deep well of talent representing the Centennial State.

They’re still there. | Duly Noted

Right now, as I write this, dozens of them. They’re standing in Dealey Plaza in Texas in the formation of a giant Q, unmitigated idiocy on full display, waiting for their messiah to rise from the dead like an Easter celebration for the daft, a crowd of utterly mindless cultists who fervently believe JFK Jr. — who died in a plane crash more than 20 years ago — will somehow appear any moment now to announce his candidacy for VP in 2024 on the next Trump Presidency ticket.

Cuisine

Holiday Table Shakeup: Boulder County Chefs’ Secret Recipes are Different and Delicious

We talked to four of our favorite Boulder County chefs to see what they make for the holidays. Put your old recipes away and try something fresh. Your guests will thank you for it and you may even inaugurate a new holiday tradition.

Chocolate Holiday Gifts 101: Three Chefs Make Chocolates that Look as Good as Everything Else Does this Season | Foodie

Chocolate is a decadent gift at any time of year, but during the holidays you want the confection to look as good as it tastes. Three local chocolatiers have this covered.

Holiday Pop-Up Season is Here: Believing in Miracle(s) | In The Cups

Holiday pop-up season has arrived. Whether you want to begin or end your night believing in miracles, there are two Miracle pop-ups in Boulder County this year.

Community Corner

The Vaccine Mandate vs. Tyranny of the Ignorant | Community Corner

One of the most frustrating contradictions of our time is that we have it within our collective power to end the COVID epidemic, and yet we have chosen, collectively, not to do so.

Notables

Connor Ryan: Indigenous Joy – on the Land – is Radical | The ACTIONISTS Series

YS spoke with Connor Ryan - the Natives Outdoors wunderkind who’s been making waves across media channels and in the sports world.