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Downloadable 2024 Colorado Buffaloes football schedule
The 2024 college football season is almost here, which means it is time to get ready to root for your Colorado Buffaloes as they return to the Big 12 after a 12-year sabbatical. They will be joined by the Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils, and Utah Utes. The season begins at home with a showdown against FCS national power North Dakota State, who has won nine national titles since 2011 spanning three different head coaches. The Buffs will play back-to-back road games against rivals, the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Colorado State Rams. They will open Big 12 play in Boulder when...
Neighbors’ last shot at stopping oil and gas drilling near Aurora Reservoir is to be declared “affected persons”
Residents around Aurora Reservoir who are fighting a large-scale oil and gas drilling operation are trying to use an untested maneuver — seeking to be declared “affected persons” — to get their voices heard by state regulators. The affected-person designation is mainly for people living within...
Farow restaurant in Niwot transforms to survive: Shifts from fine dining to more affordable neighborhood spot
The restaurant Farow in Niwot, which launched in 2021 and has earned a reputation for high-quality, locally sourced food, is pivoting to stay in business amid conditions that have challenged many Boulder County restaurants. Farow has shifted from a fine dining, dinner-only restaurant to an approachable farm-to-table neighborhood spot that...
Judge allows church to shelter homeless as lawsuit against town plays out
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to a Colorado church that sued the town of Castle Rock after it was barred from sheltering the homeless.The judge's ruling allows the town to resume sheltering people on church property while the lawsuit proceeds, marking the first time since December that the town forced them to halt, citing a zoning violation."So it's nothing fancy," said Mike Polhemus, pastor at the Rock Church, as he opened the door to an RV.Polhemus is clearing dust from two RVs behind the Rock Church."We're back in business in a sense to help those who are...
Boulder Takes FAA To Court To Close Airport
The City of Boulder, Colorado, is taking the FAA to court saying a clause in its grant obligations to the agency is constitutional overreach. The city has already stopped accepting grants with an eye to closing the airport in 2040 when the last obligations reach their 20-year expiry, but the FAA says it may never allow the airport to be closed. That’s because three grants, one of them from 65 years ago, were used to buy land for the airport, and that triggers a clause that requires the airport to be operated in perpetuity unless the FAA agrees to release Boulder from those obligations.
Jeffco commissioners face scrutiny over $300,000 contract to explore eliminating TABOR refunds
Jefferson County's elected officials are facing scrutiny over their decision to hire a political consulting firm and spend $300,000 in public dollars to explore whether voters would support eliminating taxpayer refunds, when their constituents already rejected that question twice. The political consulting firm's work was the basis for Commissioners Tracy...
Buffalo Bill Days in Golden attracts visitors, controversy
GOLDEN — American frontiersman William “Buffalo Bill” Cody may have died more than 100 years ago, but each year the city of Golden — where the Army scout, bison hunter and showman was buried — celebrates the legendary figure. More than 30,000 people were expected...
Windsor's Christian H., a 4-year-old cancer survivor, to 'ring the bell' with Rocky, Dinger, Bernie | Colorado Sunshine
There's a young man from Windsor who knows what he wants in life. Here's a hunch Christian H. will make it happen. Christian, who is 4, will "ring the bell" as a cancer survivor Sunday. As part of Make-A-Wish Colorado, the wish kid was given the opportunity to invite his favorite Denver sports mascot to the ceremony from Noon-1 p.m. Sunday at Marjorie Park in Greenwood Village.
Ohio State transfer Dallan Hayden receives new uniform number with Buffs
Incoming Colorado football transfer Dallan Hayden will be rocking a new uniform number with the Buffs. After wearing No. 5 during his two seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes, the sophomore running back revealed via his Instagram story on Saturday that he’s switching to No. 7. When he committed to Colorado in April, Hayden’s No. 5 was already taken by wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr., but the former Buckeye will share No. 7 with a defensive player, safety Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig. As an Ohio State freshman in 2022, Hayden rushed for 553 yards and five touchdowns. His best performance came against Maryland when he recorded 146 yards and three touchdowns. TCU Horned Frogs transfer wide receiver Cordale Russell (No. 15) and former Auburn Tigers cornerback Colton Hood (No. 3) also revealed their jersey numbers ahead of their first seasons in Boulder. Dallan Hayden will rock Number 7 this season💪🏾🔥 #SkoBuffs pic.twitter.com/qNKAdFR47Z — GUCCE🦬🐦⬛ (@gucceCU) July 28, 2024 Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (Twitter), and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.
Boulder’s new Primos Park celebrates community, connection
People came to Primos Park, a 9-acre site along Violet Avenue between Broadway and 19th Street, Saturday, to celebrate the park’s new name with Aztec dancers, music and plenty of kids using the park for its intended purpose. Ali Rhodes, the director for Boulder Parks and Recreation, spoke at...
Colorado football beat writer starting to believe Deion Sanders is two-and-done in Boulder
On SI's Emanuel Walker is skeptical about Deion Sanders sticking with the Colorado football program beyond 2024, asking several questions about why Coach Prime would stick with CU and connecting the dots between Paul Finebaum's USC suggestion and Sanders' proclivity to drop hints about his next moves. "Could it be...
Colorado city collaborates with tribes to 'heal' site where Sand Creek troops trained
The City of Boulder, after consulting with Arapaho and Cheyenne Tribal Representatives for two years, announced concept plans to redevelop a 120-acre farm site from which more than 100 Boulder-area men mobilized and took part in the Sand Creek Massacre 160 years ago.The land at that time was a military post named Fort Chambers. The Boulder-based troops who took part in the Sand Creek Massacre trained at Fort Chambers for three weeks prior to deployment. The fort was built in the summer of 1864 "amid exaggerated and false claims of coordinated Indigenous violence that helped fan anti-Indigenous hatred in...
Summit’s Ella Hagen defends title at National High School Trail Running Championships in Salida
It is not typical for high school distance runners to race in huge races throughout the summer months. However, after several weeks of building a strong aerobic base for the upcoming fall cross-country season, several Summit High School distance runners got a chance to display their fitness levels by racing at the 2024 National High School Trail Championships in Salida on Saturday, July 27.
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