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Try Getting a First Life
I’m a busy guy. In addition to my role with The Yellow Scene, I have a full-time corporate gig for a good-sized telecommunications company. I also write steadily for a few other publications. I bill an average of around 20…
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Beating the 516 Curse
Here’s an exercise: Google “516 Main Longmont.” Go ahead. I’ll wait. Perhaps you dedicated readers (I won’t say “fans;” it’s so narcissistic, really) found what I suspected when I entered Flavor of India: I’ve been there before. In fact, this…
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Still the Best of Broomfield
A recent letter remarked with incredulity that our Best of the West poll had awarded Bloom the honor of Best Restaurant. Our accolade, it seems, had steered them smack dab into a Bad Restaurant Experience. Intrigued, my watchful editor put…
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Crowd Pleaser
Here’s a little trivia that’ll leave you stumped: What do Sonny Bono, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison have in common with the Broomfield Event Center? And no, it’s not that they are all performers who would never play…
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Don’t Worry These Cars Don’t Look That Funny
There could be a day in the near future that the town of Superior will be overrun by futuristic-looking golf carts whizzing by at a pesky 35 miles per hour. Sounds annoying, but it’s a proactive step toward reducing auto…
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Pay Your Way Out Of Traffic
About the worst way to view the beloved foothills behind Boulder is while sitting in bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic on U.S. 36. Transportation gurus have bounced around ideas to ease the traffic, and two have made the cut. One includes,…
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Forget The District, We’ll Do It Ourselves
Dacono wants an elementary school. Badly. So it is turning its back on the St. Vrain Valley School District, which has dragged its feet in building one for Dacono for years. To force the issue, the town is pulling out…
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That Evil Word: Condemnation
Many area parents are concerned about letting their kids ride bikes or walk to Erie middle and elementary schools along County Line Road just north of Erie Village. There is no shoulder space for pedestrians. Town officials are building a…
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Big Views Or Big Homes
If a 2,600-square-foot home isn’t big enough for you, you probably have way too much stuff. Which is why county commissioners are on the right track in trying to curb the size of homes in wide open spaces. If a…
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