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With trade deadline approaching, Rockies start dealing
The Rockies likely won’t be trading All-Star third baseman Ryan McMahon, but that didn’t keep them from joining the action as Tuesday’s 4 p.m. MDT trade deadline approaches. And they started on Saturday by making the type of deal that defined their work last year — trading...
Another Fort Collins Brewery Will Be Closing for Good
After two and a half years, a craft brewery located in Fort Collins will close for good. Patrons of the brewery will not have to wait long for another option in the area, however, as another Colorado brewery will be taking over the space. According to the Coloradoan, Atlanta-based Sweetwater...
Broomfield events for this week
Digital Navigator: Benefit from a one-on-one appointment with a digital navigator, whether you need to find affordable internet service for your home, locate a device to borrow or purchase or have wanted to jump into the digital age and learn basic computer skills; 9 a.m., Broomfield Library and Auditorium, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield; compass.broomfield.org.
Sears Trostel Lumber & Millwork Purchased by Local Entrepreneur
Sears Trostel Lumber & Millwork (sears-trostel.com), a lumber supplier, millwork manufacturer, and cornerstone of Fort Collins since 1929, has announced its sale to new owner, David Seidl, a Fort Collins entrepreneur. The company was previously owned by Curt Viehmeyer and Steve Schwartz, who have played a pivotal role in its success and longevity since purchasing the business from the family of Bob Sears in 1981. The sale was finalized on July 1, 2024.
Made in Colorado: Smeeny Made Wild Headware
Chereen Leong Schwarz turned her nickname, “Smeeny Beanie,” into her company’s flagship product in 2017. At first, making winter hats was her side hustle, but it’s been her full-time gig since 2020. The wool yarn is “ethically and sustainably sourced” from South America, and Leong Schwarz...
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...
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