Anniversary Issue
‘To be a useful being and to make positive change’
I
love being a human,” Ava Hamilton says. “I love being alive, and I love the
Earth. I want everyone to love the Earth instead of...
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...
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...
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...
André Houssney
From where he stood in the Boulder neighborhood near Indian Hills, André Houssney could see houses burning in every direction—in the foreground, the mid-ground...
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...
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...
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...
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...
So we struggle on
While
he was walking to volunteer at a soup kitchen in Denver a few years ago, Phil
Barber ran into one of his first pro bono...
Jessica Benjamin
In times of trouble, as well as every single day, “food always helps,” Jessica Benjamin says,
“I love the food world. I love the people...
In with the old
What creates community?
To Susan Osborne, it’s buildings.
“I strongly believe that historic preservation has everything to do with making a community feel like a solid,...