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New York State of Mind

New York State of Mind

Blinded by Science

Boulder throws another Barbie on the fire.

Ab Fab

Fall fashion and charity are all the rage at Absolute! Fabulous! Gorgeous!

Community Unity

KGNU hosts a fundraiser with something for everyone.

Fear Factor

Vox Feminista tackles terror.

Sweet Lunacy

The history of Boulder’s music scene plays out in a new documentary.

Please Release Me

The funk, the punk and the drunk in a roundup of local recordings.

The Tab, Please

Now it can't be told: Without an indictment, what will the tabloids do?

The Spin Crowd

Now it can't be told: Without an indictment, what will the tabloids do?

Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket funerals of Boulder plane crash victims

A rainbow purse leads to a plane crash? Really? (Click to enlarge.)​When last we heard from the virulent homophobes at Westboro Baptist Church, they were no-shows at a same-sex-marriage debate at CU that they'd earlier promised to picket. But that doesn't mean they've forgotten about Boulder. ... More >>

Boulder: As memories of JonBenét Ramsey fade, the town is happy at last

​The panhandler outside looked happy. The hostess inside looked happy. The server looked happy. And we were happy, to take a break from our marathon drive across Colorado to look at colleges and sit down in a booth in a Boulder restaurant with a nice view of the Pearl Street Mall and all the h ... More >>

Mile Highs and Lows: The Greenest Green

​As Colorado's medical-marijuana industry grows, marijuana dispensaries of all types and sizes are proliferating around the state. Some resemble swanky bars or sterile dentist offices; others feel like a dope dealer's college dorm room. To help keep them all straight, Westword will be offering ... More >>

Siamese Plate on the Go....directly to jail?

​Last year, the son of the owner of Arvada's Alamos Verdes was rated the Worst Boss of 2009, an honor he clinched with "simply repulsive" behavior with young female employees, according to a lawsuit filed by the EEOC in October. But Opas Sinprasong, owner of several Thai restaurants in Boulde ... More >>

Freeloader: Download a new track from Pretty Light's forthcoming EP in advance of shows this week in Boulder and Denver

​ Derek Vincent Smith, who performs under the Pretty Lights moniker (due tonight at the Boulder Theater), has announced plans to release three new EPs, the first of which, Making Up a Changing Mind, was just posted to his site last week. With three albums already under his belt that have rec ... More >>

To Market, To Market

​ Derek Vincent Smith, who performs under the Pretty Lights moniker (due tonight at the Boulder Theater), has announced plans to release three new EPs, the first of which, Making Up a Changing Mind, was just posted to his site last week. With three albums already under his belt that have rec ... More >>

Colorado has two of Livability's top ten food cities...and neither is Denver

Pueblo Chamber of CommerceFoodie fun in Pueblo: the annual jalapeno-eating contest​Yes, it's yet another list. Livability, the site that invites you to "discover America's best places to live," has just released its list of "Foodie Finds: 10 Surprising Food Cities," and Colorado occupies two o ... More >>

Eating Boulder

Pueblo Chamber of CommerceFoodie fun in Pueblo: the annual jalapeno-eating contest​Yes, it's yet another list. Livability, the site that invites you to "discover America's best places to live," has just released its list of "Foodie Finds: 10 Surprising Food Cities," and Colorado occupies two o ... More >>

Eat it: Taste of Pearl comes down this Sunday in Boulder

​More than two dozen restaurants and Colorado wineries are taking part in Sunday's Taste of Pearl in Boulder, a four-hour walkabout along pedestrian Pearl Street Mall that combines the three greatest past times on the planet: grazing, imbibing and shopping. A slew of downtown Boulder busines ... More >>

Top five products we'd put in Boulder's vending machines

​Lazy Pennsylvanians can now grab a bottle of their favorite vino out of a vending machine, right after scoring some Rolos and Gardettos. With the recent introduction of wine to some vending machines in that state, the alcoholic beverage joins the elite ranks of Funyuns, Nibs, temporary tattoo ... More >>

Boulder named best place to raise abducted children (by The Onion): City fans ambivalent

Boulder: Best place to raise those stolen kids!​Boulder tends to win a lot of "Best place to..." awards, and now it's racked up a new honor: The city's been named the best place to raise abducted children by American Living magazine. Never heard of that publication? That's because the whole th ... More >>

Nautical Mile on playing pop rock in Boulder and how the band got its name

Elliot Ross​ Nautical Mile first caught our attention back in July of 2009 , and since then has pretty much destroyed any notions people might have had about the quality of local music. With a slew of some of the most radio-friendly pop rock songs to ever come out of Colorado, Nautical Mile h ... More >>

Boulder named America's brainiest city: Guess all that weed doesn't make people stupid after all

​Boulder recently placed fourth in the best-cities-for-the-next-decade roster assembled by Kiplinger's Personal Finance and earned honors as the finest place to raise abducted children courtesy of The Onion, whose writers may nor may not have been joking. But the folks at The Daily Beast are s ... More >>

Boulder Fourmile Canyon fire containment date estimated as September 13, evacuee's car looted

​The news from the Fourmile Canyon fire near Boulder keeps coming fast and furious. Authorities now predict that full containment won't be achieved until Monday, September 13 -- and there's also word that some scumbag stole about $1,500 worth of stuff from an evacuee's car. Details below:

Boulder commuters drive less, bike a lot, feel more virtuous -- but should they?

Flickr​Recent U.S. Census Bureau data shows that barely half of Boulder's work force get to their jobs driving alone -- a significant reduction in the number of solo commuters that puts the green-minded community well ahead of traffic planners in Denver and other Front Range cities who are try ... More >>

Reader: Boulder is a Communist country where you can't enjoy a beer and a smoke in peace

​We love when a strong take pops up on an older post. That's precisely what happened recently, when a reader weighed in on a 2008 item about a surprising link between smoking bans and drunk-driving fatalities -- and took dead aim at Boulder.

Today In Stoke: Null Skateboards presents Nullvember

​It's been a couple years now since Boulder-based Null Skateboards dropped its last full team video, Null & Void, but this Nullvember promo proves they've been keeping busy in the meantime:

Boulder is America's brainiest city -- and has the best quality of life, too! -- says Portfolio.com

Boulder, Colorado.​The folks at Portfolio.com have a serious crush on Boulder. Less than five months after declaring the community's quality of life the best of any midsized city in the U.S., the business publication now says Boulder has the "strongest brainpower" of the nation's largest 200 ... More >>

Bácaro Venetian Taverna changes its concept to small plates

​Next Monday, Boulder's Bácaro Venetian Taverna, 921 Pearl Street, will unveil a new menu wrapped in a new concept. While the restaurant has been serving up Venetian fare since 1998, about a year ago, Italian-born Fabio Flagiello took the top toque, putting a more traditional bend on the me ... More >>

Culinary calendar for the week ahead: Valentine's Day fills the menu

A Flickr photo.​There's one week till Valentine's Day, and you'd better believe the restaurant industry knows it; our calendar is packed to overflowing this week with chocolate, wine and intimate dinners. Here's a taste of what's ahead:

Boulder's happiness turns into advertisement for city on CBS Sunday Morning (VIDEO)

Video below.​Last year, we noted that Boulder had been named the happiest place in the United States by the Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index. And yesterday, CBS Sunday Morning shared its piece on the subject -- one that juxtaposes bliss in Boulder with the aspects that caused Huntington, We ... More >>

The apocalypse will kick off in Boulder, and here's why

Video below.​Last year, we noted that Boulder had been named the happiest place in the United States by the Gallup-Healthways Well Being Index. And yesterday, CBS Sunday Morning shared its piece on the subject -- one that juxtaposes bliss in Boulder with the aspects that caused Huntington, We ... More >>

Tesla Motors moves from Boulder's Pearl Street showroom to Park Meadows

Big pics below.​Back in 2009, we reported about the impending opening of a Tesla Motors outlet in Boulder, just in time for local shoppers to get a reported $42,000 tax credit for buying one of the sleek electric cars. Thank you, America! But less than two years later, the outlet -- which woun ... More >>

LoDo Bites, Colorado Cocktail Contest and more on this week's culinary calendar

​>Tomorrow is the longest day of the year, and this could be one of the biggest weeks of 2011 for food and drink events, culminating in the long-awaited Colorado Cocktail Contest. Here's a taste of what's ahead:

Reader: The falafel truth about Pickled Lemon

​How close is too close? How many falafel joints can a town, even a college town, support? The news that the family behind Udi's had opened Pickled Lemon, a fast-casual Mediterranean concept, on the Hill in Boulder brought this from Rebecca: This concept sounds very familiar to Garbanzo's. I ... More >>

Snarf's makes a solid sub

​How close is too close? How many falafel joints can a town, even a college town, support? The news that the family behind Udi's had opened Pickled Lemon, a fast-casual Mediterranean concept, on the Hill in Boulder brought this from Rebecca: This concept sounds very familiar to Garbanzo's. I ... More >>

Snarf's closes a Boulder location

​Snarf's, the chain of sandwich shops that got its start in Boulder and is now taking a bite out of Denver, closed its location at 1310 College Avenue in Boulder last month. According to employees at the original location on Pearl Street, this Boulder outpost couldn't draw enough customers t ... More >>

Boulder is least frugal city in the United States (or locals are too cool to clip coupons)

​When many people are asked for first impressions about Boulder, they think of weed, beautiful scenery, weed, a healthy lifestyle, weed, CU and weed, in that order. But frugality? Not so much -- and that's appropriate according to ShopAtHome.com, which specializes in printable coupons and onli ... More >>

Reader: People in Boulder would rather pay more than support faceless corporate culture

​The Denver-based online shopping website ShopAtHome.com recently identified Boulder as the least frugal city in the U.S. based on coupon usage, or lack thereof, by the people who live there. One reader sees plenty of flaws in this measurement method.

Denver Beer Fest, 25 years of Paris on the Platte and more on this week's culinary calendar

​We know: You're all wrapped up in planning your GABF debauchery festivities, and we're here to help! Below, find a selection of pre-GABF events, plus a beer-versus-wine dinner, cooking demonstrations and much more. Here's a taste of what's ahead:

Defenders of Awesome (and other awesomeness) tonight at The Reunion

​September snowboard stoke continues tonight at the Fox Theater (1135 13th Street in Boulder) with the Colorado premieres of Capita's Defenders of Awesome, Role Model Productions' Cockfight!, the Givin film One, and the new team video from Boulder's Satellite Boardshop, plus an encore screenin ... More >>

Birds Are The Words

​September snowboard stoke continues tonight at the Fox Theater (1135 13th Street in Boulder) with the Colorado premieres of Capita's Defenders of Awesome, Role Model Productions' Cockfight!, the Givin film One, and the new team video from Boulder's Satellite Boardshop, plus an encore screenin ... More >>

Boulder is America's happiest city, Colorado 5th happiest state, says Gallup Well-Being survey

More pics below.​The Daily Beast recently dubbed Denver America's angriest city -- but there's a lot of happiness nearby. Last year, Boulder was dubbed the happiest U.S. city in a Gallup Well-Being Index survey, and the community has repeated the feat. But that's not all. Look below to see oth ... More >>

Boulder backs Corporate Personhood: Message similar to Occupy Wall Street's, says councilman

​Among the more unusual ballot items approved in Colorado's election yesterday was Boulder Question 2H, which calls for a constitutional amendment to declare that corporations are not people. And Boulder City Councilman Macon Cowles, one of 2H's most vocal backers, believes voters sent a messa ... More >>

Parade of Darks, Food from the Fort and more on this week's culinary calendar

​There are quite a few wine events on the calendar this week -- but there's also a Bubbles Dinner and the Parade of Darks if wine's not quite your thing. Here's a taste of what else is on the menu:

Coffee appearances, Candy Cane Festival and more on this week's culinary calendar

​There's plenty for java junkies this week, with events celebrating new coffee partnerships and expansions in our great state. But that's just start of the food fun, which also includes the annual Candy Cane Festival and much more. Here's a taste of what's on the menu:

Waffle Brothers opens in Boulder

John Power and Rod Dupen just opened a Boulder location.​Waffle Brothers isn't just "serving one warm waffle at a time" to Denverites. As of late last night, Boulder fans are also basking in the sweet aroma of waffles hot off the iron. January 12 marked the official grand opening of a Waffle ... More >>

Odd Future at Fox Theatre in Boulder on 3/11

Eric GruneisenOdd Future at the Ogden Theatre last fall.​Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All has announced its upcoming North American tour dates. The act is returning to the scene of the crime, as it were, on Sunday, March 11, to the Fox Theatre in Boulder, which as you might remember, was the ... More >>

Beer dinners, sparkling wine and more on this week's culinary calendar

​There will be beer dinners celebrating local brews this week, as well as several wine events -- and restaurants are gearing up for the all-important Valentine's Day dinners, too. Here's a taste of what's on the menu: