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Joined November 2020
The agreement ends a bitter legal battle over campaign tactics in the 2021 city council election, a race that was also a flashpoint in Boulder’s debate on homelessness.
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The agreement ends a bitter legal battle over campaign tactics and political speech in the 2021 city council election.
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OPINION: Planning for an older population isn’t just about seniors. It’s about building a city that works better for everyone.
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Planning for an older population isn’t just about seniors. It’s about building a city that works better for everyone.
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A Boulder County District Court judge has denied a request from residents to reconsider his earlier decision to dismiss their lawsuit against the City of Boulder over the financing for the South Boulder Creek flood mitigation project.
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In an Aug. 25 ruling, District Court Judge Michael Kotlarczyk rejected arguments from the group Save South Boulder that he made a mistake.
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Updated Tuesday Aug 26: The library was evacuated Monday evening after a false report of shots fired. Police cleared the building by 8:18 p.m. and are investigating the incident as a swatting hoax.
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The library was evacuated Monday evening after a false report of shots fired. Police cleared the building by 8:18 p.m. and are investigating the incident as a swatting hoax.
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Closed since 2020, the Boulder Junction bus station will reopen with three routes serving Denver, the airport and local connections, according to RTD.
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Closed since 2020, the station will reopen Sept. 2 with three routes serving Denver, the airport and local connections, according to RTD.
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John Lehndorff kicks off Nibbles at BRL with a guide to cheap eats, restaurant news, culinary events and deeper food conversations — starting with a visit to Lafayette’s new all-you-can-eat Hokkaido Sushi.
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John Lehndorff kicks off Nibbles at BRL with cheap eats, restaurant news and food events — starting at Lafayette’s new all-you-can-eat Hokkaido Sushi.
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Over the past 8 months, Boulder Fire-Rescue responded to over 120 opioid-related emergencies in the city. Now, Boulder Fire-Rescue will start leaving Narcan nasal spray kits behind with patients, callers and bystanders to help reduce fatal overdoses.
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Boulder Fire-Rescue will start leaving Narcan nasal spray kits behind with patients, callers and bystanders to help reduce fatal overdoses.
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Jeff Valliere joins a small group of Boulder athletes pursuing the obsessive endurance challenge known as ‘gridding.’.
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Jeff Valliere joins a small group of Boulder athletes pursuing the obsessive endurance challenge known as ‘gridding.’
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The city’s new homelessness strategy prioritizes people with long histories of homelessness who intend to stay in Boulder, as housing vouchers dwindle and funding falls short.
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The city’s new strategy prioritizes people with long histories of homelessness who intend to stay in Boulder, as housing vouchers dwindle.
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The City of Boulder and the Boulder Police Officers Association (BPOA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for officers and sergeants, potentially avoiding a union pay dispute going to voters this fall.
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The agreement, which still must be ratified, includes a 4.75% general salary increase and other non-economic provisions already negotiated.
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Councilmembers on Thursday, Aug. 21, approved an amendment to an annexation agreement intended to help a stalled housing project near Eben G. Fine Park move forward.
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The decision lowers the share of affordable units from 45% to 24% to help the project move forward.
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On Thursday, Boulder City Council again declined to consider changes to its investment policies to potentially exclude a broader range of weapons manufacturers, its latest decision not to weigh in on issues connected to Israel’s war in Gaza.
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Councilmember Taishya Adams was the only member to support revisiting the city’s investment policy over ties to weapons makers and the Gaza war.
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Vinca is the fourth restaurant in that Pearl Street space in two years, following Ash K’ara, Sophomore and Colorado Club.
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Vinca restaurant in Broomfield is bringing its focus on finely crafted European dishes and wine selection to the former Colorado Club space.
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The beloved Boulder children’s performers team up with Emmy-winning producer Dia Sokol Savage to bring music, play and science to the screen.
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The beloved Boulder children’s performers join Emmy-winning producer Dia Sokol Savage to teach science and nature through music and play.
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Boulder uses Flock Safety’s license plate readers, which fed into a national database used by immigration enforcement in several states. The city recently stopped sharing its data nationally, but advocates say that’s not enough.
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Boulder uses Flock Safety’s license plate readers, which once fed a national database accessed by immigration authorities. The city has since limited sharing to Colorado agencies, but advocates say...
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County commissioners voted 2-1 to refer a new new mental health and addiction tax measure to the November ballot, after some likely supporters questioned whether its broad uses would make a meaningful difference.
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Commissioners voted 2-1 to refer the measure to the November ballot, after some questioned whether it would make a meaningful difference.
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On Aug. 7, Boulder City Council voted unanimously to give Boulder police a 4% salary increase instead of the 6% increase that the Boulder Police Officers Association (BPOA) says was supported by a neutral arbitrator.
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On Aug. 7, Boulder City Council voted unanimously to provide Boulder police a 4% salary increase instead of a 6% increase.
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Awards highlight Boulder Reporting Lab’s accountability and community-focused reporting in its third year of publishing.
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Awards highlight Boulder Reporting Lab’s accountability and community-focused reporting in its third year of publishing.
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The city wants to annex the park to bring clean water, but the owners won’t agree, and residents fear higher costs. How long the natural solutions now being tested might take remains unclear.
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The city wants to annex the park to bring clean water, but the owners won’t agree, and residents fear higher costs.
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Friends and family pleaded for a jury trial in the case against Garret Littenberg, but the judge said expert testimony was convincing and noted the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office is ‘not shy’ about taking cases to trial.
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Friends and family pleaded for a jury trial, but the judge said expert testimony was convincing.
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