Lafayette
Lafayette Getting Its Hands Dirty
The city of Lafayette is taking over trash services, which in itself wouldn’t be the most newsworthy event. But when it became the city’s sole trash collector on Oct. 1, it simultaneously started a citywide recycling program to all single…
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Celebrating Sputnik on Stage
October, 1957. Elvis Presley is dominating the charts. “Bridge on the River Kwai” debuts in England. The Little Rock 9 just began their first days of school in Arkansas, under the protection of Army National Guard troops. Jack Kerouac’s tome,…
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13 Things That Go Bump in the North Metro Night
Sure, you can check out our listings for commercial haunted houses when you flip the page, but going to the real-life haunts is a hell of a lot more scary, right?
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Check Out Old Town Lafayette
Old Town Lafayette certainly lives up to the old cliché there’s something for everyone. We avoided the pawnshop and focused on the fun stuff.
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It’s Time to Make the Bagels
There was literal outrage in March from Lafayette residents when they rolled up to Bunkers Bagels only to find that the staple morning stop had shuttered overnight. Last we heard it was a lease disagreement.
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September Letters to the Editor
"Kudos for printing your personal environmental scorecard. I absolutely agree with the notion that most of us would love to reduce our impact on the environment if it just wasn’t so darned inconvenient—or expensive—or (my personal favorite) overwhelming."
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Planned Blight
The cash registers are ringing like crazy at the new Super Wal-Mart that just opened its doors on Highway 287 in Lafayette. It could mean millions to the local economy. But it comes at a cost. Just ask Elisha Isha.
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Reading Programs
Boulder Public Library, 303.441.3100 1000, Canyon Blvd, Boulder. Carbon Valley Branch Library, 303.833.3510, 320 Maple St #B, Frederick. Dacono Public Library, 303.833.2317 x129, 512 Cherry St, Dacono. Mamie Dowd Eisenhower Public Library, 720.887.2300, 3 Community Park Rd, Broomfield. Lorraine David…
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August’s Letters to the Editor
"Police policy: Deliver only the five-second burst of high voltage electricity only as last resort (what are the other methods to be used first?)."
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