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The Bard cometh
Timothy Orr isn’t exactly new to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. He started acting there in the mid-oughts, moved up to associate producing director in 2011, and spent last season as the interim artistic director after the departure of Philip Sneed. But this ...
Boulder is no Seattle
The high cost of living in Boulder County is old news. You won’t be surprised to read that a 2011 report showed the state minimum wage was already $3.61 shy of providing an individual with a self-sufficient wage even at that time. Self-sufficient meaning a person ...
CU Boulder workers demand $15 an hour and some respect
Imagine yourself a University of Colorado Boulder custodian cleaning a building. You are somewhat invisible in the swirl of campus life. You survive on a poverty wage and commute to work from a long distance early in the morning since you can’t afford to live in ...
Much ado about Melons
The little sign on the front door tells me I’m in the right place. It warns me that if I knock, I should be prepared for the fact that the people who live here are naturalists who more often than not go nude inside their home. It’s their naturalist lifestyle — or ...
Rock and roll masonry
Something about summertime in Boulder seems to bring out the true colors of its community, as if the sun unleashes the great vibes emanating throughout this diverse and lively town; vibes that can be found in abundance at Boulder’s annual Bands on the Bricks series, ...
