Yellow Scene Magazine

No More Light At the End Of Moffat Tunnel

February 16, 2010 Like 1 James Burrus

Derailing the Ski Train that pulled skiers from Denver to Winter Park and back for 69 years is a big F-U from the rail transportation industry in general. The rich and powerful monopolies that own and dictate the use of…

Duly Noted

Love Has Come Along

February 16, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

It’s February, and that means it’s the most important holiday for romantics looking to express affection in a socially acceptable manner: Groundhog Day. Seriously, Valentine’s Day is little more than a nauseating display of polyester teddy bears and chalky heart…

Scene

Beer Brawl Sidelined

February 16, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Last year’s legislative session saw a barroom brawl between craft brewers and the liquor stores that sell their suds and the big corporate grocery chains that want to be one-stop shops. The question of whether to allow supermarkets to sell…

Spotlight

Seven Questions with Singer-Songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov

February 16, 2010 Like 0 French Davis

Gregory Alan Isakov landed in Colorado by way of Philadelphia after his family emigrated to the U.S. from South Africa during the height of apartheid. The Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray loves him, as does pretty much every fan of the…

Online News

Taste the State

February 16, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Taste the best the state has to offer! This Friday, the Colorado hotel and lodging association presents “Delightful Dishes and Dreamy Getaways” at the Brown Palace Hotel. For $49, guests can take a virtual trip around the state with 16…

Online News

What Happens When Titans Collide

February 16, 2010 Like 0 Andra Coberly

If there was one thing that everyone could agree on during Monday night’s Karl Rove vs. Howard Dean debate at CU’s Macky Auditorium, it’s that the Obama administration has critics on both sides of the aisle.

Online News

CORRECTION: Month in Review

February 12, 2010 Like 0 Andra Coberly

In the February issue of Yellow Scene Magazine, we erroneously reported that a Simple Solar employee had shot himself in the finger. It was actually a contractor who shot himself while working at the Boulder solar company. “We do have…

Uncategorized

The Challenger

February 12, 2010 Like 0 Andra Coberly

It’s odd, funny even, that a candidate who was not long ago elected to four terms in the state legislature, a man who became the first Colorado Democrat speaker of the house since 1975, a politician who spoiled Colorado’s red-blue…

Sports

If These Slopes Could Talk

February 12, 2010 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

Outfitted in all-white pants, parka, skis and poles, the men of the 10th Mountain Division looked ghostly as they skied the slopes of Cooper Hill. Their leather boots, only ankle high, fit into a binding with a simple toe strap…

Features

Peeps: The Beeck Sisters

February 12, 2010 Like 0 Andra Coberly

The sisters Beeck are calm and happy in their office, despite the fact that in just weeks they’ll open their sixth-annual Boulder International Film Festival, where Alec Baldwin will make a cameo, Blythe Danner will be on hand for a…