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Recession and Real Estate: Where do we go from here?

These stressful economic times make already-challenging decisions even harder. Is this a good time to buy? What if I also have a home to sell? Is there such a thing as a “recession-proof” neighborhood? Otherwise confident and decisive people may find themselves quaking with indecision—and understandably so...

SUPERKIDS!

We've picked the top perks for the under-18 set in Colorado. Plus, meet four outstanding area superkids poised to take over the world...

2009 Summer Camp Listings

Whether your kids are into dancing, building robots or exploring the great outdoors, you'll find a great summer camp for them in our annual Summer Camp Listings.

Midweek Ski Fix

Ditching work on a sunny Wednesday afternoon and bombing up to Keystone is my favorite way to get over the hump. Getting on I-70 around two-ish, there’s nothing but God and grimy pavement in the passing lane as I gun past the busy citizens and semi trucks...

March Editor’s Picks

Eye-Popping Photography Photography as an art form is much more than simply looking through a lens and clicking a button—from the rule of thirds to understanding lighting, technique will only take you so far. It’s that extra little bit of innate talent—the eye—that separates the true artist from weekend hobbyist. The Photo Salon exhibit at the Old Firehouse Art Center features the work...

The Indulgers

March is all about Purim, and Purim is when Celtic traditions and Irish whiskey… wait a sec. Sorry. Wrong holiday. March brings in St. Patrick’s Day, when all of us find our inner Irish. The Indulgers aren’t just Colorado’s most beloved Celtic rock band—their fan base spans the globe. Here, founder and vocalist/songwriter Damien McCarron talks about what it’s like to be a rock star...

Pretty Much Outstanding

It was around 6pm on a Monday. My fiancée was flying to Atlanta so my Wing Commander, Jim, and I entered the Left Hand Brewing Company Tasting Room in Longmont to do some drinking under a full moon sky...

Ensuring the Idiot Box

The postponement of the digital television conversion last month revealed the truth about the way Americans view their television: as an inalienable right...

Challenging Elements: Beer

The Greenbriar Inn has been a Boulder County mainstay for the past 41 years, and you don’t last that long in the restaurant game without being something special. Greenbriar’s stack of prestigious awards only reinforces their staying power, including Wine Spectator’s Best Award of Excellence and a three star Mobile Travel Award...

Worth the Hype

Too often, I end up reviewing restaurants that have seen and heard more praise than any one restaurant should. When I show up at the hostess stand, eager to judge a place on its own merits, I have to work to block out the headlines and sound bites that cycle through my mind. If it’s too good to be true, I’ll let my $30 entrée decide for me...

Fancy That

With the economy crippled (and crippling), there are three reasons I would seek out diner food instead of, say, a truffle-laced steak: it’s comforting, it’s big and it’s cheap. Fitting, then, that I would happen across Two Dog Diner in Longmont...

Super Kid: Emma Fowler

Bette Williams, a third-grade teacher at Boulder Country Day School, sent us this essay about her super student, Emma Fowler, and we were so moved, we wanted to publish it exactly as she wrote it...

Raising Cool Kids

I know a couple living in a tiny Wash Park apartment, who dream of having a place with room for a dog. He’ll be named Peanut, and they already have a photo of him on their fridge...

Remembering John

John Breaux was a simple man whose joy was to spend his days beautifying his community. He shoveled snow for local businesses, took out the garbage at Albertsons and, most famously, picked up litter along the roadside...

35 Awesome Reasons to be a Kid

Faster than a summer vacation! More powerful than Boredom! It’s 35 Awesome Reasons to be a Kid!

Superkids: Super Scout Naomi Graff is One Tough Cookie

Most days, 8-year-old Naomi walks the two blocks home from school with a friend. But on Oct. 13, when her friend went home sick, Naomi walked home on her own. About half way to her house, she noticed a man leaning against a car. Seconds later, he lunged out and grabbed her. He didn’t know he was picking on the wrong Girl Scout...

Superkids: Hey! Being an Entrepreneur Takes Some Heavy Lifting

When David Dolifka’s family moved onto 20 acres in rural Boulder County in 2001, he quickly realized that there wasn’t a lot out there for a pre-teen boy to do. Some kids might have moaned about being bored; David started his own business. “That’s about all there is to do out here,” he admits...

Superkids: What do a Book in Colorado and a Book in Tibet Have in Common? Helena Long

Helena Long may not look like a stereotypical librarian, but this eighth grader has already established libraries in Nepal and Tibet...

Superkids: Creating Opportunity Whether it Knocks or Not

President Obama recently extolled everyone to seek at least a year of higher education; Jose Ordaz is way ahead of him...

Of Buggy Whips and Celluloid

I have seen the end of film, and while it may not be pretty, it is certainly sharp. Movies aren’t about to disappear. As long as there is an auteur with a digital recording device and iMovie on his or her Mac Book Pro, there will be movies...

Boiling Point

1} Beer Battle Coming to a Head When we last left Colorado’s craft brewers, they were hoping to tap into some stout opposition against House Bill 1192 from liquor store owners and a suds-savvy public. As opposition to the proposed legislation allowing supermarkets and convenience stores to sell full strength beer has grown, so has lobbying for it. Pointed rebuttals about the negative impact...