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People in our Hood

February 4, 2012 1 0 editor

Chainsaw artist Jon C. Parker, Sun King Art Philosophy: “I wish I had more time for just doing crazy pieces. I’m just starting now.” YS: What’s your favorite project—your specialty within your specialty? Jon Parker: Dead Fred Nederhead, (which took)…

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5 Uses for Old Doors

February 4, 2012 7 0 Brandy Simmons

1. Display Case or Project Table: Use one door as the back, and several doors cut up to make shelves, sides or a storage section. 2. Headboard: Paint, finish or upholster an old door and hang it above the bed…

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8 Ways to Make a Statement

February 4, 2012 4 0 Brandy Simmons

1. Embrace Imperfection: Go for a symmetrical layout with mismatched frames. Mix frames of similar shades, juxtapose colors and shapes in long lines, circles, sharp squares, etc. Balance shabby with symmetrical, so if distressed pine tables or ruffled lace dominate…

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Handcrafted Home: From floor to timber-frame ceiling, this team built a legacy

February 4, 2012 1 0 Brandy Simmons

It’s Colorado throughout—grandiose in height and heft, nurturing with snapping fireplaces and sunlit napping nooks, and comfortable—satiating souls in the way only the smell of fresh pine and a view of snow-capped peaks can. “We tried to bring the outside…

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Coming Home

February 4, 2012 Like 0 Andra Coberly

They say moving is one of the most stressful occasions in life—next to divorce and unemployment. But I would argue that getting settled in a new home and a new neighborhood counters the stress with a sense of comfort and…

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Weekly news wrap-up: Fracking, murder, and groundhogs

February 3, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

It’s been a fast week for news in Boulder County, from fracking to murder convictions, so on this snowy Friday—whether you’ve braved the forecasts and trekked to work a little disgruntled, or stayed home and are fending off guilt that…

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Boulder Library Commission urges director to reinstate longtime volunteer

February 2, 2012 Like 0 Greg Campbell

It’s hard to imagine how Boulder Library Director Valerie Maginnis, who only came on the job in June, could further foul up the first impression she gave to the community when she fired beloved storytime volunteer Judy Volc for no…

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The Bolder Life: Super Saturday

February 2, 2012 Like 0 Tyra Sutak

This week has been busy. So busy, I didn’t even see February wiggle its way on to my daily calendar. For those of you that don’t know—February is actually a pretty awesome month. When I think of the month of…

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Oil & gas regulatory chief quits to advocate for oil & gas industry

February 1, 2012 Like 2 Greg Campbell

Dave Neslin, the director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission—the state agency in charge of regulating oil and gas operators who’ve created much uproar and controversy in Boulder County through their use of hydraulic fracturing—announced he will step…

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The Bolder Life: And So it Begins

January 31, 2012 Like 0 Tyra Sutak

And so it begins. We had our first 60-degree temp reading in Boulder County last weekend, and you know what that means. Your social life is about to explode. Soon, restaurants will be opening up their patios. You’ll be buying…