Financially Thriving While Creatively Surviving

2025 Election Guide: Boulder County & the North Metro

For 25 years, Yellow Scene Magazine has been a trusted voice in local election coverage. Every candidate featured here was interviewed in person, by phone, or via video—never by email. We believe voters deserve authentic, unscripted answers, and the only way to achieve that is through real conversations that allow for follow-up and nuance. Our writers—Guethshina Altena, Mandie Johnson...

Financially Thriving While Creatively Surviving

Young artists who are opting for a nine-to-five while making their art the side-gig A journalist, a musician, a poet: the storytellers keeping our oral history alive, as they have for generations, but forced to work in corporate America. The current job market is brutal. In a study published by The Wall Street Journal, it has taken 1.6 million unemployed workers an average of six months to find...

Winter Camps Directory 2025

  GENERAL INTEREST/ RECREATION Lafayette School’s Out Camps Email: [email protected] Phone: 303-665-0469 Website: lafayetteco.gov/1950/Schools-Out-camps   Town Of Erie- Activities and Programs Email: [email protected] Phone:303-926-2797 Website: erieco.gov/220/General-Interest-Programs   BVSD School- Day Off and Holiday...

Stella’s Cucina | Off Menu

Stella’s Cucina is a stunner — one of the best things to happen to Boulder since the legalization of cannabis. Speaking of the beloved botanical: when Stella Spanu and her husband, Jason Fibel, first envisioned Stella’s Cucina, their goal was to create something the world had never seen — a safe, sophisticated space where guests could enjoy marijuana alongside exquisite Italian...

Three Ingredients Belie Complexity | In The Cups

A Main Street Longmont Old Fashioned Tour Times like these call for something stronger than kombucha. The Old Fashioned dates back to the late 19th century. Where it originated remains up for debate, with Louisville, Kentucky and New York City vying for that honor. Whatever tale you believe, there is no denying its place as a classic, and it’s hard to find a menu that doesn’t offer some...

The Democrats’ Dilemma | Nelson’s Corner

This piece is part of Yellow Scene Magazine’s Opinion section. The views expressed here are those of the author and do not represent a reported news position. At Yellow Scene, opinion pieces speak freely, challenge assumptions, and say the quiet parts out loud. Being retired, if not exactly retiring, I spend entirely too much time reading political analyses. I find most less than...

Spotlight: Rebecca Rosenberg – The Tenacious Tabor Women and the Novelist Who Continues to Tell Their Stories

Rebecca Rosenberg, a CU Boulder alumna and award-winning author, passed through her home state of Colorado earlier this month to tour for her new book, Silver Echoes: the second installment of her Gold Digger series. “Baby Doe Tabor, [Silver Dollar’s mother] used to be a big deal in Colorado when I was growing up,” Rosenberg says. “But the more I met people on this tour, they don't...

Ed Picks and Scene Stealers October 2025

How to get your “I Voted” Sticker Cool, crisp fall air, porch pumpkins, sweet treats and spooky parties can all mean one thing: election season. While the US government as not caught up to the ease of voting by text ala Dancing with the Stars there are many ways to ensure you get your “I Voted” sticker this fall.   The old-fashioned way Nothing demonstrates true...

Scene Stealers | October 2025

  Trevor Hall @ The Boulder Theater Blending roots and folk with subtle electronic textures, Hall’s music explores themes of love, transformation, and connection. His deeply personal songwriting and global influences have cultivated a loyal fan base and carried him to iconic stages on sold-out tours around the world. His intimate storyteller show, An Evening in a Blue Sky Mind...

Notables: 25 years of Legislative Bills that Shaped Colorado

Coloradans have always had a knack for voting with their conscience, not just their party. From the State Capitol to the ballot box, our history shows a consistent theme: we care about people. Over the past twenty-five years, voters and lawmakers alike have leaned into bold decisions around education, criminal justice, health care, the environment, and human rights. Colorado has become a...

Month in Review | October 2025

Boulder County -Louisville lays out plans for a redesigned Main Street. This project would be in three phases, each costing $9 million, $7 million, and $13-18 million progressively between 2026 and 2032. -With the county threatening to sell the Iris Ballfields in North Boulder, the neighborhood HOAs and Little League teams have banded together to submit a proposal to keep the fields...