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National Night Out Brings Neighbors Together with Police
BOULDER, Colo. – The community is invited to join the Boulder Police Department for the annual National Night Out on Tuesday, August 6!. National Night Out is an annual event that helps to build camaraderie between community members and police officers in a casual setting and allows for meaningful conversations under positive circumstances.
Colorado football alum: Deion Sanders brings 'true greatness' to Buffs
Colorado football alum Matt McChesney knows a thing or two about how things operate in Boulder, having played for the Buffs in the mid-2000s under Gary Barnett. So when he says that Coach Prime is bringing "greatness" to CU, it's hard not to listen to someone who's been in the trenches cheering on a program that is coming out of its dark ages.
Boulder’s housing shortage comes into sharper focus with new report
The Northern Front Range is currently short 8,000 housing units, and the gap between supply and demand is projected to grow, according to a draft report published this month by the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG), a regional transportation planning agency. The housing needs assessment considered factors such as...
Case Study: Reshaping City of Boulder's Built Environment
With a Climate Action Plan that aims for an 80% reduction in emissions from city buildings by 2030, the City of Boulder partnered with Ameresco to develop a Facilities Master Plan to improve building performance in terms of environmental sustainability, social responsibility, and financial stewardship. This case study details how...
Boulder Art Fest: Linder: Two Fish, a Linder Bird, and an Honorable Mention
Rodney Linder and Judi Linder create whimsical animal sculptures that will bring smiles to any face! They also merited an Honorable Mention at this year’s Art Fest. Well done!. These colorful creations speak for themselves! The variety and artistic merit of creations exhibited this year are truly impressive and...
Quick response and luck contained Boulder’s Dinosaur Fire — why the next wildfire may not be so forgiving
The Dinosaur Fire that started west of NCAR was contained before it burned five acres. Boulder County fire officials credit subdued winds, favorable daytime conditions and the absence of other fires. But they warn that such luck may not hold as fire season ramps up this year and in the years to come.
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...
Big heat to start the week across Colorado, near-record heat in Denver
Near-record temperatures are expected to start the week in Denver. A first alert weather day has been issued for both Monday & Tuesday. Temperatures will be just shy of the 100-degree mark. However, these days will be the warmest of the week, and some wildfire smoke returns. 97 degrees is the forecast high on Monday, the old record is 99 degrees set in 2005. 98 degrees is the forecast high on Tuesday, the old record is 101 degrees set in 2005. Wildfire smoke is set to arrive after noon across northern Colorado, this will help limit just how warm temperatures get.
CU Buffs position breakdown: Plenty of continuity among specialists heading into 2024 season
As preseason practices begin on Monday, our positional breakdowns of the Colorado roster come to a close. After beginning with Shedeur Sanders and the quarterbacks in early June, we wrap things up with the group of specialists in the final week of July. It’s a room full of familiar faces...
5 storylines to watch as Deion Sanders’ CU Buffs begin fall camp
Things are about to get real. Colorado's fall training camp starts Monday ahead of Deion Sanders’ second season in Boulder. "We don’t have tomorrow, we don’t have the next day or next year. We have now,” Coach Prime said in Sunday’s team meeting as the program returned to campus ahead of the first practice of the season. ...
Coach Prime’s CU Buffs set to kick off preseason camp
From the time he was a multi-sport star at North Fort Myers High School in Florida in the 1980s, Deion Sanders has been in the spotlight. Colorado’s head football coach is certainly used to bright lights and expectations. And, he recognizes that many of his players want that for themselves.
Denver City Council to consider $20M contract for new indoor pool at Swansea Recreation Center
Denver Parks and Recreation officials might soon be able to break ground on a new indoor pool at the Swansea Recreation Center if the Denver City Council signs off on a $20 million contract. The parks department also stands to gain tens of millions of dollars in other contracts, in...
C*-Algebraic Quantum Mechanics and Topological Phases of Matter
The summer school on C*-Algebraic Quantum Mechanics and Topological Phases of Matter (CU Boulder, July 29 - August 2, 2024) will explore new developments at the intersection of condensed matter physics, C*-algebraic quantum mechanics and algebraic topology. It is organized by Agnès Beaudry (CU Mathematics), Mike Hermele (CU Physics), Markus J. Pflaum (CU Mathematics), and Daniel D. Spiegel (UC Davis).
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