The Glass House

Greenovators

Once upon a time, merely recycling your pop cans and newspapers put you into an elite class of people who were going to save the planet, not to mention the whales. There was a time when simply not littering made you ecologically superior. Those days are long gone...

The Glass House

It’s morning, and the house on the hill is filled with sunlight, well-cultivated beauty and a sense of ease. There is coffee to drink and a plate full of pastries. Architect Matt McMullen casually makes his way through the home: Boulder’s peerless Glass House, a glorious piece of architecture perched above the city like a multi-million-dollar peacock sporting a splendid plumage of rosy...

Luxury on a Budget

It doesn’t take a king’s ransom to create a lavish-looking abode. Whether you’re remodeling, building anew or just looking for a simple update, experts offer up smart tips to ensure your space is classy without being costly...

Private Places

Here, Yellow Scene showcases a few of our favorite bathrooms and closets in the area—a mixture of awe-inspiring design, functional and organizational beauty, and large spaces dedicated to nothing but clothes, shoes, ties, belts and hats.

Luxury on a Budget

It doesn’t take a king’s ransom to create a lavish-looking abode. Whether you’re remodeling, building anew or just looking for a simple update, experts offer up smart tips to ensure your space is classy without being costly...

Spotlight: 8 Questions with Radioman Colfax on the Fox

Colfax On The Fox is a dying breed on the radio. He’s a disc jockey. As in a “get-on-the-mic-make-some-jokes-tell-some-stories-and-play-some-music-while-the-occasional-listener-calls-in-and-asks-for-something-ridiculous-in-between-Skynyrd-and-Zeppelin-tunes” DJ. He’s on Colorado’s FM institution, 103.5 The Fox, home of Lewis and Floorwax, a.k.a. The Masters. He’s a board op in the...

Burrus at the Bar: High-Octane Beer Gets the Wine Treatment

Big beer. It’s a creeper trend that has, in the past year or so, gone ballistic as evidenced by the proliferation of high-alcohol, massively hopped special brews often sporting familiar names with “imperial” bolted on the front. Avery’s Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale is a good example...

Duly Noted: Reach Out and Violate Someone’s Right

Thanks for nothing, Judge Walker. Last month, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in favor of AT&T in its landmark wiretapping case, upholding the law former President George W. Bush signed in 2008 effectively immunizing from prosecution all telecommunications...

Challenging Elements: Mint

There’s something about the ambience at Black Cat that makes you feel as if you are visiting a friend’s home—a very cool, very sophisticated friend. Sofas replace booths or banquettes along the walls, and the open galley invites you to wander over and see what’s cooking. I found myself leaning against the counter, chatting with chef and owner Eric Skokan as he put the finishing touches on...

Burrus at the Bar: High-Octane Beer Gets the Wine Treatment

Big beer. It’s a creeper trend that has, in the past year or so, gone ballistic as evidenced by the proliferation of high-alcohol, massively hopped special brews often sporting familiar names with “imperial” bolted on the front. Avery’s Maharaja Imperial India Pale Ale is a good example...

Refreshing Flavors

“This is my old stomping grounds!” my friend shouted to me as I slid into the seat opposite her at Centro Latin Kitchen. “I used to get drunk here all the time when it was the Samba Room. And I broke my tailbone across the street at Bart’s CD Cellar.”...

Confessions of a Disgraced Driver

In the post-Inconvenient Truth world, there is a certain amount of guilt that comes with driving a car and taking a bath and turning on lights. Guilt is the new ignorance. Playing dumb or indifferent is no longer the thing to do. We know too much...

People in Your ‘Hood: Sen. Michael Bennet

Sen. Michael Bennet often talks about absconding the status quo. He preaches about it on the senate floor. He alludes to it when speaking of health care costs, Medicare incentives and “the theory of human capital when it comes to public education.” He talks about it over breakfast-for-lunch in a cafe near his Denver headquarters...

Outdoors: Rules of the Road

Dear Cyclists: Before singing “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah!” about Colorado’s new bike safety law, consider a few things. The primary component of the law prescribes a three-foot passing distance between motorist and rider. A defined separation when passing is a good place to start, a reference point for drivers anyway—more concrete than “share the road.” But if you get “buzzed” on a...