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Photos: BolderBOULDER increased security measures in wake of Boston Marathon bombing

Following the Boston Marathon bombing, runners looking forward to participating in this year's BolderBOULDER quickly spoke out about participating despite increased fears about terrorism and "soft targets." Nonetheless, security for the event has been beefed up. CU-Boulder Police spokesman Ryan Hu ... More >>

BolderBOULDER and Colfax Marathon runners determined to take part despite Boston attack

The Denver Police Department says that at this time, there's no known local link to the horrific attack at the Boston Marathon yesterday. Yet the images currently blanketing news broadcasts can't help striking a chord with local runners expecting to participate in the BolderBOULDER and Colfax Marat ... More >>

Photos: CU-Boulder proposes 8.7 percent tuition hike after $170M sports-facilities-upgrade pitch

Talk about awkward timing. There's no direct connection, monetary or otherwise, between CU-Boulder's proposal for an 8.7 percent tuition hike next year and a plan for a $170 million upgrade to the university's sports facilities; see graphics and more below. But a CU spokesman concedes that the schoo ... More >>

National Bison Day debuts today -- but every day is bison day in Denver

This is the first National Bison Day, a project pushed by groups that would like to make bison the national mammal. For the past century, every day has been a bison day in Denver, since the city has had its own herd since 1914 -- but if other bison boosters had their way, there would be two more her ... More >>

CU Buffs game from the student section: The vomiting doesn't start 'til the second half

What's the atmosphere like at Folsom Field during a CU Buffs game when the home team is getting its ass kicked? Based on my hours in the student section amid UCLA's 42-14 shellacking of the Buffs on Saturday, surprisingly great. As long as you're not in the line of puke, that is.

The Colorado Music Hall of Fame prepares for its third induction ceremony

Videos: Solar eclipse draws a crowd in Boulder

When my family members tried to check out last night's solar eclipse from a spot in Jefferson County, they saw...nothing, due to cloud cover. Those who gathered at CU-Boulder's Folsom Field had better luck, and that's a good thing -- because there were a record-setting 10,000 of them. See video of t ... More >>

Altitude Music Festival at CU Boulder, 4/28/12

ALTITUDE MUSIC FESTIVAL @ BALCH FIELD HOUSE | 4.28.12 See Also: • Q&A with Gramatik • Snowball Music Festival 2012, Day One and Day Two • CU WelcomeFest 2011 • Sonic Bloom pre-party slideshow featuring GRiZ CU Program Council and Insomniac Events blew the walls of Balch Field House last n ... More >>

Harry Tuft and Barry Fey officially inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame

Update (2/24/12): Barry Fey video montage added below. All is right with the universe this morning. We have a pair of Grammy winners in our midst, and as it should be, Harry Tuft and Barry Fey are now officially part of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. While we didn't stick around until the very en ... More >>

Win tickets to the Colorado Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony dinner this Sunday

This Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Stadium Club at Folsom Field on the campus of the University of Colorado in Boulder, two local icons will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Denver Folklore Center founder Harry Tuft and legendary concert promoter Barry Fey will be entered into t ... More >>

Barry Fey and Harry Tuft's Colorado Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony moved

As reported here last month, Barry Fey and Harry Tuft are on deck to become the next inductees into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Due to an increased demand, the ceremony, originally slated to take place at the Dal Ward Athletic Center on the University of Colorado Boulder campus, has been moved ... More >>

Billionaire Ted Turner offers a herd of bison to the city of Boulder

Older and Bolder

Michael Bennet, CU's ticket office and the Rockies are all stumbling into the weekend

Ralphie could kick your ass!​Everyone's watching, to see what you will do Everyone's looking at you, oh Everyone's wondering, will you come out tonight Everyone's trying to get it right, get it right Everybody's blogging for the weekend!!! The Colorado Independent has Michael Bennet defending ... More >>

Fat, drunk and happy Fourth of July: Denver's best restaurants and bars for catching the fireworks

Samantha Webb​This Independence Day, we won't be fighting crowds in public areas, risking a ticket for an open container or grilling our own meat for all the neighbors. Instead, we're going to watch celebratory explosions in the sky while getting fat, drunk and happy on a patio around town. I ... More >>

Tailgating Top 10: CU makes the list on a technicality

A Flickr photoHungry for football?​Congratulations, CU. Bleacher Report's Dan Scofield just named Boulder one of the ten best college-football cities in America to tailgate. Make that number ten. And, unfortunately, this achievement is tainted to some degree by the fact that CU made the list ... More >>

Buffs win only delays the inevitable for Dan Hawkins

The seat under Dan Hawkins is less hot than it was -- but not by much.​Something unusual happened at Folsom Field on Saturday: CU actually won a game against a decent opponent, narrowly besting Texas A&M 35-34. In doing so, the Buffs actually racked up some impressive offensive stats, with qua ... More >>

CU coach Dan Hawkins: Dead man talking... and talking... and talking...

CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins' news conference yesterday, excerpted in the Boulder Daily Camera clip above and viewable in its entirety below, began with an opening statement that lasted more than twenty minutes, and it seemed longer. Hawkins is a smart guy, and he's got to know that he's not long for ... More >>

Boulder police still worried that Halloween on the Pearl Street Mall will crawl with problems

Will the Pearl Street Mall crawl like this again?​ Ever since word surfaced about a Facebook campaign to resurrect the once-wild (and long-dormant) Boulder Mall Crawl, the Boulder Police Department has attempted to dial down the prospect of a too-huge throng celebrating on the Pearl Street Mal ... More >>

Party time in Fort Collins after CSU beat CU -- and before the rubber bullets started flying

Last night, Colorado State University fans descended on downtown Fort Collins to celebrate the Rams' out-of-the-blue 23-17 victory over the heavily favored CU Buffs in this year's Rocky Mountain Showdown. But what began as a good time devolved into a bummer when cops used rubber bullets to disperse ... More >>

Annual CU-CSU showdown to enjoy at least a decade at Invesco Field

CU athletic director Mike Bohn as seen in a video announcing the Invesco deal.​When the University of Colorado at Boulder insisted on staging this year's "Rocky Mountain Showdown" with the Colorado State University Rams at Folsom Field -- supposedly to guarantee that at least six games would t ... More >>

First on returning CU students' agenda: Getting smashed?

"Um, do you have your license and registration?"​ Today, students start returning to the University of Colorado at Boulder for the fall semester, and school officials and local cops plan to greet them somewhat differently. CU's got a range of activities on the schedule, including an "Ice and D ... More >>

Today's featured event: Go Fourth -- multiplied

The Denver Outlaws light a spark. Can't believe you're still at work? Get out. It's time to plan your fabulous July 4th weekend, so here's what you should do: Go hang out with a marg at Mezcal and ponder. You could even have some fun along with the relaxation: There's a Beyond José tequila educati ... More >>

Meat with meaning at Whole Foods

Photo by Arapaho RancMany Whole Foods stores in the Rocky Mountain region are featuring a special kind of meat right now, a meat that has some meaning. Panorama Grass-Fed Meats Inc. and the Arapaho Ranch, a native American enterprise, have partnered to bring organic, grass-fed meat to you.At the Bel ... More >>

Avoid the swine flu and keep those hands clean, CU grads

Oh, to have the Purell franchise at the University of Colorado at Boulder graduation ceremony, taking place at Folsom Field at 8:30 a.m. this morning. Earlier this week, reports surfaced about three possible swine-flu cases at CU, but officials decided against canceling the celebration, pimped in ... More >>

Dave Matthews Band releasing set from Mile High Music Festival

Serving Boulder

Time for a Bolder Bolder Boulder

They Vant to Suck Your Blood

There are vampires galore at Starz.

All Balled Up

The shootout between CU and CSU erupts again this Saturday.

Strange but True

Rampaging bears! Rampaging Buffs! Criminals in the buff! It happened here... unfortunately.

The Blame Game

After Melo's pal takes the pot rap, others cop to jocks' past sins.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Off Limits

Watching the waste line

Letters to the Editor

From the week of September 9, 2004

Off Limits

Walk softly and carry a big shtick

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

The Passion of the Pigskin

Bill McCartney's football diary

Time Tripping

Deadheads pick up the tie-dyed banner

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Off Limits

Brew-ha-ha

Pop Quiz

February 6, 2003

Buff Puff

Can CU's new head coach find his team's animal instinct?

Still Buffaloed

What a Rush!

Here's a loaded question: Have CU's frats cleaned up their act? We find out.

Are the Buffs Ram-Tough?

SURFACE TENSIONS

NEU ERA

HOUSES OF THE MOLDY

THE BANDS THAT CAN FILL STADIUMS OFFER ONLY BLASTS FROM THE PAST.

LETCH AS LETCH CAN