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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…

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Made in America Redux: Return of the Trade Degree

August 27, 2018 Like 0 De La Vaca

“Made in America”: the phrase that was once synonymous with manufacturing excellence, the product of a place and a people steeped in deep histories of craftsmanship, creativity, and vocational trade know- how. But it’s been said that times change, and…

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Tales of the Northern Coal Field

August 27, 2018 Like 0 Nicholas Bernhard

Lafayette was the first city in the region to have electric lights, provided by the abundant coal from the Simpson Mine. Houses with electricity had a single light bulb in the ceiling. The lightbulb operated from 5 AM to sunrise,…

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Tales of the Northern Coal Field: Tools of the Trade

June 20, 2018 Like 0 Nicholas Bernhard

These artifacts recall another way of life. Back then, a quill pen (and later a fountain pen) would last your whole life. Now, pens come in bags of a hundred, each one intended to last a week at most.

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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…

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Tales of the Northern Coal Field: When Mrs. Nixon Came To Town

March 26, 2018 Like 0 Nicholas Bernhard

Tales of the Northern Coal Field: When Mrs. Nixon Came To Town On March 4, 1970, at 2:20 PM, secret service agents swarmed around Lafayette Elementary. The front parking lot was packed with two hundred onlookers, news reporters, and law enforcement.…

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Boulder Tea Party: Tracing Tea From Towns To Teacups

March 22, 2018 Like 0 Victoria Edstedt

Photos by Victoria Edstedt An old Chinese legend describes the tradition of tea-drinking as a pure accident. Emperor Shen Nong used boiled water in therapeutic purposes on a daily basis. Once, the wind blew some leaves that fell into…

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Tales of the Northern Coal Field: Lafayette’s “Hidden Jewel”

March 16, 2018 Like 0 Nicholas Bernhard

The area we now call Waneka Lake was first purchased in February, 1895 by Henry Waneka. Henry was the second son of Adolph Waneka, one of the very first men to homestead in this region. The land contained a spring,…

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Tales of the Northern Coal Field: Mornings at the Monarch

January 19, 2018 Like 0 Nicholas Bernhard

January marks the anniversary of the Monarch Mine explosion, the worst accident in local mining history. The Monarch Mine was located two miles south of Louisville, and was one of the longest-running mines in the region. The Northern Coal…

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Tales of the Northern Coal Field: Coal-Country Gridiron

November 28, 2017 Like 0 Nicholas Bernhard

On December 10th, 1937, Lafayette High School won the state football championship. This December marks the 80th anniversary of their win, the most celebrated athletic achievement in Lafayette history.