Best of the West 2025

Best of the West 2025

  Restaurants Overall EC   Winner: 24 Carrot A perennial winner in this category, customers crave the fresh and local cuisine crafted by the chefs at 24 Carrot. As the overall restaurant winner, folks may think this is just a good spot for dinner. Our readers say otherwise and love the farm to table comfort food and lighter choices with a solid variety to match any...

Is Colorado Still Experiencing a “Migrant Crisis”?

The Trump administration is making promises to enact anti-immigration policies. This is how the latest migrant wave has impacted the state of Colorado.

Black History Month

By Regan Byrd It is Black History Month, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it. This is usually a time for self-reflection on our nation’s deep history of anti-Black racism and hostility towards one of the demographics who built the country as it exists today. This is usually a time for the Black community to celebrate the ingenuity, resolve, beauty, and spirit of our ancestors. Sometimes...

Singles In The Suburbs 2025

In 2025, techno-dating-app-culture has shifted the common attitude. Yellow Scene (YS) reintroduces Singles in the Suburbs. We interviewed four members of the Boulder-metro dating scene to understand their perspectives.   Rhonda Browning is a 47-year-old single mother who lives in Longmont. She loves walks around town, people-watching, and coffee.    I’m curious: what values...

Editors Picks | February 2025

As the Trump administration 2.0 takes aim at marginalized groups and runs roughshod over the rule of law, it’s easy to become discouraged and pessimistic. Music often does a lot to lift spirits, and this is a rundown of the best songs to listen to that can bring hope in the current political moment:   -”It’s Okay to Punch Nazis” by Cheap Perfume - Easily one of the best...

Dervish Takes the Stage with Traditional Irish Music | Spotlight

On February 23rd, Dervish, one of Ireland’s biggest traditional bands, will take to the Boulder Theater stage with a catalogue of iconic traditional songs. A group that’s been together for about 45 years, the band is based in Sligo, which has been known to inspire artists like W.B. Yeats with its Atlantic swells, and luscious mountains. Dervish formed in 1989 when the four original members...

Off Menu with Gemini Boulder

Creativity is an essential but overlooked component of delicious food. While many chefs develop a culinary equation that results in a dish that falls into a classic category, others like Gemini’s Chef Brian Pierce take the cooking process a step further to push culinary standards by adding nuance to food. Pierce began dabbling with cuisine in college using a blend of curiosity and guidance...

Pushing the Boundaries of the Humble Sandwich | Foodie

I recently walked past a sandwich shop that displayed a whole range of delicacies in the window. There were three-story creations that were expectedly packed with ham, lettuce, and mayonnaise. There were croissants that had been sliced and stuffed with cheese, and buns with diced beef on the inside. But then my eyes drifted to something unusual – a colorful jam-looking substance that was oozing...

The Ones We Love Most

Producing Best of the West is no easy feat — it takes an incredible amount of human hours. Our standards are high: every winner’s blurb must be personalized and, most importantly, interesting to read. Cookie-cutter and boring don’t fly at Yellow Scene Magazine. As a hyper-local, independent publication, we often operate on fumes. Journalism isn’t where the big dollars are, which is why...

Nelson’s Corner | February 2025

Don’t let the tailgate hit you on the way out. I may be the only person in Boulder County who fervently hopes that Deion Sanders, aka Coach Prime, is lured from CU by the Dallas Cowboys. According to multiple reports, Cowboy’s owner Jerry Jones and Prime have been chatting. Perhaps by the time this Yellow Scene (YS) issue hits the street it will be a done deal. Perhaps it won’t. Prime...

Publishers Note | February 2025

Regardless of the state of the world, our country, or our government, Yellow Scene Magazine is celebrating our Silver Anniversary: 25 years of uncompromised journalism. I’m excited about this accomplishment because, seven years ago, I wasn’t sure if we’d make it. Things have gotten really rocky for local journalism. To keep doing what we are doing, we are absolutely dependent on the...