Yellow Scene Magazine

Oh Boy, It’s Climbing Season

April 20, 2017 Like 0 editor

I don’t climb. I’m not a climber. I would describe myself as a lot of things: a young professional, a skier, a Beyoncé fan, a beer drinker, a bookworm, a bike lover. “Climber” is just not on the list.…

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Space Expanded His Worldview

April 20, 2017 Like 0 editor

He has logged 746 hours in space and 9,669 flying hours. He’s commanded three shuttle missions and won countless awards for his service and work with NASA and space exploration. He has an airport named after him. Vance Brand’s career…

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Boulder’s Changing Infrastructure

April 15, 2017 Like 0 editor

If you live or work in Boulder, you probably don’t think twice about your daily driving woes. But gridlocked roadways and pricey parking aren’t meaningless frustrations. They indicate that our population and living costs are soaring — and that we’re…

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Coal Field History: The Long Strike

April 15, 2017 Like 0 editor

The towns and cities of Colorado’s coal fields were forever changed on April 1, 1910. That day was the beginning of the Long Strike. No one could have imagined the scope of the strike, as weeks turned to months and…

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Month In Review: April 2017

April 15, 2017 Like 0 editor

RTD now provides real-time updates for its trip planning Next Ride program: rtd-denver.com/app/nextride. Lafayette has appealed a Boulder judge’s ruling which denied their claim for a “buffer” property along Nine Mile Road. Businesses can help make Boulder County more bike…

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Ramping Up Spring Flavors

April 15, 2017 Like 0 editor

The innocent looking little vegetable is one that’s very easy to miss. You’ll only find it for a few short weeks in early spring, and more likely at a farmer’s markets than your average grocer. It’s the ramp, a pungent-yet-balanced…

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Boulderites Get a Taste of Sustainable Oysters

April 15, 2017 Like 0 editor

“The Chesapeake Bay was polluted, over-fished, kind of run down and the ecosystem was falling apart,” recalled Sheila Lucero, executive chef for Jax Fish House. “But I’ve seen firsthand in the Chesapeake how oysters are bringing the bay back. Oysters…

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Farm to Yum

April 15, 2017 Like 0 editor

If you’ve never been to a farm dinner, you’re missing out on an event that highlights the warmer months with a bounty of fresh food. A long table with folding chairs set slightly uneven on grass: that’s the kind of…

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