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Boulder-Based Arts Group's Queer Lineage Turns Community Stories Into Plays

By Toni Tresca

Aug 11, 2025

The Boulder-based arts group is hosting story circles across Colorado that will inspire two new plays about LGBTQ+ history.

Deion sanders coaches football on sidelines

University of Colorado Football Games Are Country's Most Expensive, Study Finds

By Brendan Joel Kelley

Aug 1, 2025

The average cost of two tickets, food and drinks at CU this season is expected to be higher than the same experience at Notre Dame, Texas and even Alabama.

Giant Japanese Conveyor Belt Concept Kura Sushi Finally Coming to Colorado

By Gil Asakawa

Jul 23, 2025

"We wanted to start with Boulder, because our brand resonates well, like in highly educated areas, with younger folks."

Boulder Weekly's exterior signage from when the weekly newspaper had its own building

Boulder Weekly Loses Entire Editorial Staff, Future in Doubt

By Brendan Joel Kelley

Jul 12, 2025

Is the independently-owned alt-weekly in Colorado's headiest town dead?

Photos: Highlights of the 18th Tube to Work Day on Boulder Creek

By Toni Tresca

Jul 11, 2025

On July 11, hundreds of tubers in business attire and themed costumes got "weird, wet, and wild" floating down the local creek.

Denver Police to Launch Program to Improve Encounters with People with Invisible Disabilities

By Hannah Metzger

Jul 9, 2025

The Denver Police Department will be the nineteenth Colorado agency to adopt a Blue Envelope program.

Victim Dies of Injuries Weeks After Boulder Firebombing Attack

By Hannah Metzger

Jun 30, 2025

Suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman is now facing first-degree murder charges for the death of 82-year-old Karen Diamond.

Several bikers on a forested gravel path in Boulder

Cycle to Work, Then Take These Ten Boulder Bike Routes for a Spin

By Abigail Bliss

Jun 24, 2025

Thousands of cyclists will take over local lanes and paths in honor of Bike to Work Day. Next, try these rides through the foothills.

A comedian speaks into a microphone onstage.

Boulder Comedy Festival Returns This Week With Big Laughs and a Bigger Purpose

By Toni Tresca

Jun 23, 2025

The fifth annual Boulder Comedy Festival brings inclusive comedy to Boulder County with 37 performers and a mission to uplift all voices.

Former CU Quarterback Shedeur Sanders Ticketed for Going 101 MPH in Ohio

By Catie Cheshire

Jun 18, 2025

Sanders was drafted by the Cleveland Browns after leaving CU Boulder.

Rabbi Marc Soloway of Congregation Bonai Shalom in Boulder addresses attendees at the Boulder Jewish Festival a week after the firebombing terror attack

Boulder Jewish Festival Holds 30th Annual Event Week After Anti-Semitic Attack

By Brendan Joel Kelley

Jun 8, 2025

"We feel seen and we feel loved, and our gratitude is part of our healing."

Boulder Firebombing Suspect Charged with Federal Hate Crime, Adding to 118 State Charges

By Hannah Metzger

Jun 6, 2025

Mohamed Sabry Soliman is also facing charges for attempted murder, assault, animal cruelty and more.

Colorado Shakespeare Festival Returns for Season 68 with a Trio of Power Plays

By Toni Tresca

Jun 5, 2025

Boulder's Bard Fest is indoors again with The Tempest, Richard II and Doctor Faustus.

Governor Joins Over 500 Others in Boulder to Support Victims of Anti-Semitic Attack

By Evan Semon

Jun 4, 2025

The ceremony was intended to "stand against hate" and embrace unity, according to Polis's office.

Victim Count in Boulder Hate Crime Raises to Fifteen People, One Dog

By Hannah Metzger

Jun 4, 2025

Those injured in the attack range from 25 to 88 years old, including a Holocaust survivor.

Pearl Street Mall Attack and Boulder King Soopers Shooting: Similarities and Differences

By Michael Roberts

Jun 4, 2025

The assaults had different assailants and outcomes, but both stirred anti-Muslim hate.

Boulder Attack Grabs National Media Obsessed With Divisive Content

By Michael Roberts

Jun 3, 2025

A lack of facts didn't stop cable-news pundits from opining.

memorial flowers line a fence in the grass

Anti-Semitism in Our Backyard: Voice Media Group CEO, Westword Publisher Responds to Boulder Attack

By Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek

Jun 3, 2025

“Whether it’s naivete or manipulation, using ‘Free Palestine’ as a veil is total bullshit.”

"This is Home": Boulder Community Determined to Reclaim Pearl Street After Hate Crime Attack

By Hannah Metzger

Jun 2, 2025

Jasmine Summers watched officials power-wash burn scars from the sidewalk on Monday morning. Her eyes lingered on a spot where a wounded woman had lain on the ground a day earlier.

Longtime Jewish Community Leader: "There's a Feeling of Abandonment" After Boulder Attack

By Catie Cheshire

Jun 2, 2025

“What's our choice? To hide, to let the haters win? The only response is to stay proud and stay strong and stay together, and, hopefully, there will be some support."

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