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Vegetarians Are Hot

At least that’s what the protein-starved minds at PETA think. Tofu chewers within the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals selected CU freshman Leonard Sun as the “Cutest Male Vegetarian Alive.” Word on the street indicates Sun wowed the judges with his one-piece seaweed swimsuit. Sun is so cute, I can’t...

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June Editor’s Picks

Your ultimate guide to arts & entertainment

French’s Five

It’s summer, and that means festival season is in full swing...

10 Questions with a Ghost Whisperer

Lisa Williams talks to dead people. Her on, off and on-again (due to overwhelming fan response) show, Lisa Williams, Life Among the Dead on the Lifetime network has made her a bigger household name among the hereafter set than John Edwards. This is also due, in no small part, to her recently released book, Life Among the Dead. Here, she takes a break from ghost whispering to tell us about the...

The Sounds of Suburbia

Imagine the balancing act most 40-something Boulder County couples face as they search for a night of action while balancing a budget, kids and the ravages of time...

June Calendar Picks

A daily dose of cool diversions

Let’s Take a break this Month and Share Some Awesome Flotsom and Netsam!

Finding random stuff on the web takes up at least 30 hours a week. It’s tough work finding such obscure stuff for my beloved readers. I wonder if my boss will start to notice my dip in productivity. It’s well worth it...

Cuisine

Challenging Elements: Ground Buffalo

One Ingredient; 24 Hours

Living in Difference

Based on the generally accepted stereotype of Boulderites, a place like Organic Orbit—featuring a menu of local, organic, and, often, living food, served with style and a decent wine list—should be a slam dunk. And yet there we were, one of only two tables seated at 7:30 on a Wednesday night...

Raise a Pint to Wildflowers

Rolling into the parking lot of the Wildflowers Café and Tea Room at the Hilltop Inn, perched alone atop one of the nobs that make up the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, I was full of anticipation. An authentic United Kingdom menu? Beers from the old country? A spot of tea to finish?...

Restaurant Rumblings

Tasty tidbits from the dining world

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Workingman’s Football

Jasson Andriese has been waiting 10 weeks for this moment: The Riddell equipment rep has just pulled up with a load of shoulder pads and helmets ordered by members of the Broomf ield Dawgs football team...

Seasonal Style

Clothes with looks as hot as a scorching summer afternoon...

Check Out Old Town Lyons

Lyons is the gateway to endless summertime adventures. All too often, we just pass by en route to somewhere else. Do yourself a favor and budget a few hours in Old Town...

A Glamorous Job

Comments I get all the time while toiling for Yellow Scene Magazine: “Your job is so cool.” “You guys have the most glamorous gig.” “You are so freakin’ beautiful.”...

June Letters to the Editor

"Anytime a soccer mom magazine starts talking about trailer people, I know things are off to a rocky start."

Ahhhhhh Summer!

You’ve modeled your bathing suit in front of the mirror, finished your springtime tanning routine, found your festival sun hat and gone shopping for a brand new pair of flip flops. All you need now is guidance from us on how to best enjoy the summer with all your warm weather gear. Summer Festivals: Summer Solstice, Scandinavian Flavor No More Snubbing Colorado Wine Go On, Start...

Summer Solstice, Scandinavian Flavor

Grown men in knee high socks, complete with tassels, holding hands with women crowned by flower wreaths, dancing around a 18-foot May Pole is a sight to behold. And it is a quite common one in Estes Park on the summer solstice. That’s because it is home to the Mid-Summer Festival, a celebration that rings in the longest day of the year, Scandinavian style...

No More Snubbing Colorado Wine

Most wineries can’t claim the overwhelming landscape of colossal mountains and miles of desert as a backdrop. That is what makes Colorado wine country so different...

Go On, Start Your Monkey Chant

A group of dreamers sat together on the raw earth with their feet in the dirt and their arms in the sky. They crooned and moved together as a community of monkey chanters. Eli Wolcott stood just outside them mimicking the motions, trying to learn everything he could about the dance. He was witnessing a bizarre act called “Monkey Chanting.”...

Small Town Bursting with Flavor

The small town of Olathe likes to celebrate hot summer days by spooning savory butter by the barrel. With kernels stuck between your teeth, there is no better way to enjoy its famous sweet corn than to smother it in butter, making sure it drips down your chin and into your hand. This is a pretty frequent scene in Olathe, the corn capital of Colorado. But on one day each August, the town’s...

One-Wheelers Have More Fun

These days, those riding typical two-wheeled bikes are as fashionable as padded spandex shorts in public...

54 Must-Do Colorado Adventures

Descending a waterfall. Check. Flying a kite. Check. Skiing in June. Check. Fly-fishing on a serene river. Check. It’s fun living in Colorado, isn’t it? Where else can you pack in virtually every outdoor endeavor without having to drive more than a half day? That’s why we all live here. So when you are stuck on a beautiful Saturday morning wondering how to explore the Great Outdoors, use...

54 Must-Do Colorado Adventures

1) Those Walls are Getting Narrow Picture scrambling down a canyon with 18 waterfalls before you. Generally, this is the time to turn back. But if you’ve made the transition from rock climber to canyoneer, you’ll plunge forward despite the canyon walls narrowing to the width of the waterfalls. This is the scene on the Pagosa Springs side of Wolf Creek Pass, home to one of the burliest...

54 Must-Do Colorado Adventures

12) Far From a Lazy Float A lazy trip down Boulder Creek on a tube sounds innocent. But there are mini waterfalls, white water sections and enough obstacles to toss you during high flows. Bumps and bruises are expected. That hasn’t stopped the creek from being a hot spot for families, college kids and adrenaline junkies to test their mettle and cool off from the heat. Start at the western...

54 Must-Do Colorado Adventures

24) One’s Loss is Another’s Gain While skiers mourn the melting of the snow, kayakers embrace it. Some of the best boating in the country is nearby, and when the white stuff turns to water, rapids grow as quickly as the smile on an adventure seeker’s face. Clear Creek, you know that road you drive next to every time you head to Vail, has two 5.5-mile long sections with plenty of class IV...

54 Must-Do Colorado Adventures

36) Cowboy Adventure If the idea of staying in a luxury cabin seems a little too posh for a western adventure, try a good ’ol cowboy outing with Out West Guides based in Marble. This outfit will personalize a multi-day horseback riding pack trip for you. A chef prepares hearty meals like steak, pork chops or maybe even the day’s catch when you wind down. You’ll retire to a tent complete...

54 Must-Do Colorado Adventures

48) Old-School Sight Seeing Traveling by train is one of our valued treasures, yet it seems to have been lost in the pages of history in this fast-paced society. But there’s still opportunity to jump back a century or so and ride the same rails as miners and settlers while taking in Colorado’s beauty. One of America’s most treasured rail adventures is the historic Durango & Silverton...

Backyard Politics

As a kid, I used to wonder what was meant by the old political saw “All politics is local.” The saying is attributed to former Speaker of the House, Tip O’Neill. The first time I remember hearing it was from my dad...

Locally Incorrect

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Mourners Gone Wild

As the popular film Wedding Crashers taught us, nuptials and funerals are great for sexual hook-ups. How else to explain the alleged behavior of a 31-year-old Boulder man busted in early April for fondling the breast of a dead woman’s teenaged sister during a memorial service...

Gone Puppy Gone

You know you live in a crime-free community when the theft of one puppy makes the day’s big news. Recently, the Daily Camera devoted tons of space to a curious caper involving a missing puppy...

Boiling Point

Rough and Tumble Mall

It’s an understatement to say the Twin Peaks Mall on the southwestern edge of Longmont is in need of a little love. Vacant storefronts and empty parking lots are not a good thing and do little to help the city’s lagging retail base...

Erie Could Have Had Fresh Produce

Correction: While we still believe Erie is in need of a frequent event such as a Farmers' Market in Old Town, officials were never contacted by any organization offering to bring one here as we reported below. We reported this story based on one source and never verified it with anyone from the Town of Erie. It’s sad when a town that needs more people to visit its Old Town misses out on a...

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