Erie

Acme pad highlights information gap between O&G workers and residents

October 2, 2019 Like 0 Guest Contributor

By Rachel Balkcom, Erie resident At a meeting a couple of weeks ago with Crestone Peak Resources about Acme, a 30-well project the company has proposed in the middle of my 35-year-old residential neighborhood, I spoke with environmental engineers, a…

Health

$Will the COGCC approve a fracking site the size of five Walmarts?$

Will the COGCC approve a fracking site the size of five Walmarts?

September 14, 2019 Like 3 redtornado

*Update 2/24/2020 It is our understanding that the COGCC has not yet approved this well site. This personal blog has a more current status of what is taking place with legal actions around Oil & Gas. Broomfield Concerned also reports…

Magazine

The Changing Neighborhoods | Home & Hood

August 22, 2019 Like 0 Sarah Golden

Introduction by Johnathen De La Vaca What are neighborhoods? Beyond places of comfort, spaces of familiarity, there are the small patches of planet Earth where we build our lives, grow our families, and plan for our futures. These neighborhoods are…

Online News

The Blue Puddle: Colorado’s Legislators v Oil and Gas-Update 3.5.2019

February 27, 2019 Like 0 redtornado

In fact, we have earned the unfortunate nickname “Tour De Frack” by many, including legislators adapting the term. We do not have a choice where a drill or a well goes, whether it is next to our houses or schools,…

Boiling Point

Erie Board of Trustees Meeeting Transcript: Public Comment, Board Comment, and Vote on Resolution 18-400

November 2, 2018 Like 0 De La Vaca

In the spirt of transparency, we have transcribed portions of the last Erie Board of Trustees meeting, October 30, 2018. We include the full comments of the public discussion period (as well as the powerpoint presentation used by the residents),…

Hood

Timeline of Progress: Boulder County | Home & Hood

May 24, 2018 Like 0 De La Vaca

I’m sure you’ve heard that Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither was Colorado. At the risk of adage abuse, I’ve also heard told, everyone’s on their way to Colorado. Some just take longer to get here. This timeline is…

In the Cups

The Old Mine: Because This Cider House Rules

March 23, 2018 Like 0 Jennifer Pappas

Centering on fun, sophisticated beverages brimming with local ingredients and history, The Old Mine is Erie’s one-stop pub for community, mustaches, and apple cider made sexy. Sporting a rustic-sounding name, The Old Mine Cidery & Brewpub boasts a beautiful space…

Home

Home Grown: The Beautiful Challenges of Urban Gardening Along the Front Range

July 1, 2017 Like 0 production

Urban gardening can be a fruitless process, literally. But the benefits can outweigh the frustration. Growing food can aid the environment, bring families together, and help the hungry.

Magazine

Remembering BoCo: from coal town to larger community

January 4, 2017 Like 0 Deb Flomberg

Nannette Iatesta has similar memories of growing up among coal miners in Lafayette. "They were an unusual lot – soft and tenderhearted towards children, but they cussed a blue streak," she said. "It was just the language they used and…

Scene Stealers

A Whack-a-Mole Approach to Performing Arts

October 26, 2016 Like 0 M.T. Elliott

There is no dedicated performing arts space in Erie, but there will soon be several. That's thanks to a new business model coming from Pop-Up Culture, which began when Jessica Learoyd and Heather Cleveland met in August.