Anniversary Issue
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...
Local educators share how they help students and their families through...
Even though Katie Miles has been teaching for 10 years, nothing could have prepared her for how teaching would change in light of a...
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...
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...
Christin Evans, North Boulder Lucky’s Market staff member, on building community
Grocery store workers have always had a tough job, often logging long hours, on their feet, sometimes dealing with unruly customers. Of course 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 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,...
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...
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...
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...
Celebrating 27 years of local, independent journalism
For the last several years, Boulder Weekly has celebrated its anniversary by shining a light on the unsung heroes in our community. Over the...
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...
