The Renovation

Words of Affirmation

When Joan Didion released a new book in fall, media outlets across the country sent their best and boldest to interview the beloved American writer and dissect her mournful novel...

A Parent’s Guide to Open Enrollment

Application deadlines are nearing, tours are commencing, the pressure is boiling! What’s a parent to do?...

Health and Beauty 360

You know you do it. Every winter, you pack on thick layers and a thicker tummy. You scarf that stuffing and snuggle down with the latest bit of literary smut...

The Renovation

The Stairmaster must die. Out of all the masochistic machines that exist in the average gym, and there are many, The Stairmaster is the most malevolent of competitors...

Editor’s Picks: Dec. ’11

Meet Crumpet Not yet the tradition A Christmas Story has become, SantaLand Diaries is no slouch. The uproarious Tony-winner from David Sedaris is a regional favorite every year. It centers on Sedaris’ experiences working as an elf in Macy’s SantaLand. In fact, the piece, originally an essay read on NPR in the ’90s, catapulted Sedaris into the national consciousness. This year’s Boulder...

Four Questions with Pop Favorite: G. Love

Close to 20 years ago, Garret Dutton and Jeffrey Clemens met Jimi Prescott in a bar in Boston, and shortly thereafter, G. Love and Special Sauce was born...

The Strong, Silent Type

Winter and beer were made for each other. Sure, the crisp, bracing refreshment of a cold Lefthand Juju Ginger or Upslope Craft Lager in the summer is nice...

Survival of the Fiercest

Who among us isn’t a little wistful as the year ends and a new one begins?...

Challenging Elements: Grapes

In Spain, revelers eat 12 grapes on New Year’s Eve, hoping to inspire good luck throughout the next year...

Urban Fare

Riffs Urban Fare opened with a true Boulder pedigree, in covetable real estate next to the Boulder Book Store...

The Butcher, The Baker…

It wasn’t all that long ago that I was afraid to talk to the butcher in my grocery store...

The Nutritional Value of Tomato Paste

“Eat less, move more.” If you’ve never heard this little adage, you’ve obviously never needed to lose weight. The phrase is a simple, accessible way to explain the entire concept of weight loss without explaining caloric intake, metabolism, muscle mass and insulin levels. It’s supposed to be a helpful message for those stuck in the emotional tug-of-war of fad diets filled with...

Month in Review: Dec. ’11

A dozen camping tickets later, Boulder Occupiers linked their movement with that of homeless activists. NedFest founder Michael “Michigan Mike” Torpie died, a ranger shot Boulder Creek Path’s cyclist-chasing coyote, and St. Vrain Valley School District fired a 24-year-old janitor after he allegedly told police he’d had sex with a 13-year-old girl. Broomfield’s Emerald Elementary School...

Winterizing Your Workout

You know the drill. Winter arrives out of nowhere. One day you’re ambling along Pearl Street enjoying the warm air and sun or hiking the Front Range, staring at the snow-dusted peaks in the distance, and the next day there is a foot of wet snow on the ground. And just as suddenly as winter hits, so too does the mass exodus from trails and neighborhood sidewalks into the gym. Now you have to...

Eatery News: Dec. ’11

Openings/Closings Murray’s Cheese Shop has opened inside two of Boulder’s three King Soopers stores. / Tossa, a new fast-casual concept from the owners of Smashburger, opened at 2400 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. / Minglewood, a Grateful Dead deli, opened on Conestoga Street in Boulder. / Robin Chocolates celebrated the grand opening of its new retail location on Airport Road in Longmont. / Oak...

When is a Day no Longer a Day?

What is a day? Most would say “24 hours” or the length of time from midnight to midnight or 86,400 seconds. All these definitions are correct in as far as they go...