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7th annual 101-word fiction contest
Welcome to the seventh annual 101-word fiction contest. It’s become one of our favorite traditions here at Boulder Weekly — a chance for us to...
CU study pinpoints the worst ‘fake news’ offenders
What is “fake news”? Where does it come from, and who spreads it? And what impact does it have on democracy?
Those were the questions...
Managing scarcity
Just after 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, Mark pokes his head out from his sleeping bag, double-wrapped in a crinkled emergency blanket for...
Bears were relocated into area where state is now killing bears
Soon after the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW)approved two predator control plans on Dec. 14, 2016, it was revealed that CPW has been...
BW’s Top 10 news stories of 2023
1. Homelessness
Once again, the homelessness crisis was top of mind for many. It was a noteworthy year for many reasons, good and bad.
Student homelessness...
Will Colorado Communities Adapt to Climate-Driven Wildfire?
"It never crossed my mind,” says Nederland resident Rick Rudstrom when asked if he had ever considered the possibility of his home burning in a...
Brute force
Boulder will pay $95,000 to Sammie Lawrence and release three years of Boulder police “use of force data” following settlement—but will anything change?
Drilling in an Arctic Eden
Outside my nylon cocoon, a high-pitched buzz pulsed: enemies at the gates. Enemies that would devour me alive given the chance.
I was holed up...
‘This place is sacred’
According to oral tradition, there once was a band of Paiute Shoshone camping at Thacker Pass — between the Double H and Montana Mountains...
Protect the Children
On the morning of March 8, accompanied by a small group of activists, 23-year old Cullen Lobe, a journalism and environmental affairs student at Colorado...
With limitations passed, what’s next for development in Boulder’s Opportunity Zone?
Let the investments begin: The Boulder City Council on Tuesday night, Oct. 29, voted 8-1 to lift its moratorium on development in its Opportunity...
