Anniversary Issue
In memory of those we’ve lost
Jennifer Livovich always has a
few extra pairs of thermal socks in her bag as she makes her way around
Boulder. She deliberately takes the path...
Michelle McParland relied on constant communication to get Frasier retirement community...
For the staff and residents at Frasier retirement community in Boulder, it’s Michelle McParland’s commitment to communication that makes her a hero.
That’s because for...
26 years of no-holds-barred, independent journalism in Boulder County
For the last few years, Boulder Weekly has celebrated its anniversary by shining a light on the unsung heroes in our community. Over the...
Feeding the front lines
In the early days of the pandemic lockdowns, Paul Chansingthong asked a friend — a nurse at Life Care Center in Longmont — how...
In memoriam: Shawn Cupolo
H.B. Woodsongs was the setting for much of Sondra Blanchard and Shawn Cupolo’s story as a couple: They met at the music store more...
Finding Higgins
Every day, the dogs at Donelle Slater’s Superior-based kennel, Dog Tag, take naps between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. December 30 was no different. She...
A different walk to death
Some might call Jane Anderson’s path to death work, as she calls it, a circuitous one — starting with a bachelor’s degree in Asian...
Annika Spilde
After class on a Thursday afternoon, Annika Spilde orders a latte at Trident Cafe. Wearing a black-and-white checkered skirt, jean jacket and ankle-high black...
Aubrey Runyon
It was going to be an easy climb after work on a beautiful late summer day in Eldorado Canyon.
Aubrey Runyon and her climbing partner...
Celebrating 28 years of no-holds barred, independent local journalism
It takes a stalwart collection of people to keep an independent newspaper afloat for 28 years: tenacious reporters, visionary editors, driven sales staff and...
‘A part of the legacy and the lineage’
There’s an annual tradition where new graduates from the University of Colorado line up outside The Sink to ink their signature onto the ceiling....
Stages of life
North Pole. Aliens kidnap Santa and take him to outer space. They’ll use him to destroy the universe. That is, unless Mrs. Claus and...
