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New business growth amidst adversity in Estes Park
As the Estes Park community navigates challenging times, new businesses emerge, find opportunities and bring fresh energy to the local economy. Several new companies have opened their doors between May 1 to July 1, demonstrating resilience and entrepreneurial spirit. One exciting addition is the Mountain Berry Bakery LLC, operating as...
Boulder County launching $6M basic income program for 725 qualifying families
(The Center Square) – Boulder County will spend $6 million in federal funds on a basic income program, giving $300 per month for two years to 725 qualifying households with no restrictions. The program, commonly called universal basic income, is one of dozens around the country. A 140-page study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found the programs led to a reduction in annual total individual income of approximately $1,500 and a slight decrease in the number of hours worked per week. Total household...
Boulder’s Legends Of Left Hand: Fact or Fancy?
Chief Niwot, Left Hand, is certainly the most famous of our Native American Boulderites. Niwot is known as a peacemaker and as a truly great chief of the Arapaho. Lives lived large spawn legends. Left Hand has birthed several. TRUE!. The closest we may have come are the magnificent photographs...
New Colorado Chipotle Will Have Drive-Thru
As it would turn out, Colorado has birthed some of the country’s most beloved chains. One place that got its start here is the old favorite, Quiznos, which not only used to be big here in Colorado, but was at one point challenging Subway for sandwich supremacy. Another one...
Colorado’s Connection to the Summer Blockbuster Movie ‘Twisters’
I remember when the movie Twister came out when I was a kid. I loved that movie; the action made me want to become a stormchaser. Nearly three decades later, we finally got a sequel. Technology advances over the past decade have not only advanced movies but also how we look at and study weather.
✈️ A controversial proposal to expand Boulder’s airport
It’s Friday, July 26, 2024. Good morning, Boulder! You made it to Friday. Tim Drugan is off for a few days, so you have the rest of us at BRL informing you today. Here’s the news:. John Herrick is covering the latest developments with the Boulder Municipal Airport,...
Boulder Valley: Niwot’s Influence Endures! His Legacy Lives!
Boulder’s Chief Niwot, (Left Hand in english), was a prominent leader of the Southern Arapaho tribe in the mid-19th century and played a significant role in the history and culture of the Boulder Valley. His impact on the region is multifaceted, encompassing historical, cultural, and environmental aspects. HISTORICAL IMPACT.
Estes Park hosts event highlighting federal clean car standards
On Tuesday, July 23, under a hazy sky filled with elevated levels of ozone and smoke drifting down from catastrophic forest fires in Canada, Estes Park welcomed key environmental leaders to celebrate the implementation of historic federal clean car standards by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The event, held at the Rotary Club Picnic Shelter by Lake Estes, was co-sponsored by the Colorado chapter of the Sierra Club and featured prominent speakers who underscored the significance of these standards in combating climate change and protecting national parks.
Estes Park Museum program to feature music of summer resident and composer Arne Oldberg
On Saturday, July 27 at 4 p.m., join the Estes Park Museum and pianist Jennifer Muñiz in exploring the works of American composer and Estes Park summer resident Arne Oldberg. One of several perseverant cultural figures in Chicago at the turn of the 19th century, Oldberg was determined to re-define the U.S. artistic identity. He can be described as a “Brahms in our backyard.” The musicians from this time have been researched separately, such as John Alden Carpenter and Rudolf Ganz, and the musical oddities of the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893, but this recital explores the music from a community of composers that formed a larger “Chicago School,” similar in the way that musicologists identify a “Second New England School” in Boston around this time. The concert program, in addition to the music of Oldberg, includes solo piano pieces by John Alden Carpenter, Rudolf Ganz and Florence Price, as well as Howard Hanson, who was the director at the Eastman School of Music for forty years. Estes Park was the summer composing location of Oldberg, allowing an exciting venue for exploring his contributions to music history, along with a glimpse of the wider musical milieu in Gilded Age Chicago (1880s and 1890s) and its impact on later generations.
New trail in Boulder a break in 'country's longest-standing bike ban'
Cyclists in Boulder are celebrating a trail eight years in the making — a trail symbolizing a much longer wait. The city recently announced opening North Sky Trail. The singletrack roams 3 1/2 miles off U.S. 36 north of town, flowing through rolling terrain eyed in the late 1800s for a railroad connecting up to Left Hand Canyon and mining camps.
Boulder City Council to talk shrooms
Council is back from recess this week. Check out what’s on the July 25 agenda at bit.ly/GovWatchJuly25. • Take a preliminary vote on whether to place a number of items on the ballot for the Nov. 5 election. Those measures include increasing council member and mayor pay, decommissioning the airport and declining funding that would prolong the airport’s operation, and if decommissioned, repurposing the airport site into a mixed-use neighborhood with at least half of the housing units permanently affordable.
26 new fracking wells planned near Erie
A new, 26-well pad is proposed near Erie, according to town officials. The oil and gas development will employ hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as fracking. The Draco Pad, a project of Denver-based Extraction Oil and Gas and Civitas Resources, will be located on 19.45 acres in unincorporated Weld County, two miles from Erie High School. Wells would be drilled to 7,000 feet and extend horizontally for five miles toward U.S. 287, crossing into Boulder County and northwest of Lafayette city limits.
EPA clean-car standards projected to bring $100B annual benefits
Clean-air advocates in Colorado are celebrating new EPA standards, which they believe can play a major role in reducing air pollution impacting national parks and Colorado's Front Range communities. The rule aims to cut more than seven billion tons of greenhouse gases by requiring carmakers to reduce or eliminate tailpipe...
Boulder considers expanding its airport, ahead of potential closure
As Boulder residents debate whether to decommission their decades-old airport and build housing on the land, city officials have proposed a development plan to attract more air traffic and private investment to the facility. As part of this proposal presented to the Boulder City Council on July 25, city officials...
$129 million from EPA flows to Colorado to decarbonize, cut climate pollution
(The Center Square) – Hundreds of millions of federal taxpayer dollars will be flowing into Colorado to reduce carbon emissions while the University of Colorado creates a high-ranking position for sustainability. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the state $129 million to improve air quality. The money will be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by expanding methane monitoring, investing in new methane capture initiatives, and incentivizing large commercial buildings to decarbonize, according to information from Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. ...
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