Boulder - Gateway To The Rockies
Boulder Colorado is the Gateway to the Rockies. Among its 100,000-plus residents, you will find active retirees, professional athletes in-training, scientists, organic farmers, software engineers, University of Colorado students and Pearl Street Mall revelers. Boulder uniquely appeals to families with children as well as young single professionals. Most city streets include a bike lane and the public [...]
Healthy Places To Retire - Boulder Colorado
The City of Boulder is included on the annual list compiled by U.S. News & World Report of the top ten best healthy places to retire in America. Surrounded by others that are health-oriented, retirees find it easy to join-in. Daily walks or bicycle rides are common place for the aging in Boulder. Sunny weather and milder-than-you-would-expect [...]
Boulder Goes Platinum
There are only three - Boulder CO, Portland OR and Davis CA. These are the cities awarded platinum status by the League of American Bicyclists as the top-ranked bicycle-friendly cities in the United States. Criteria include well-designed bike lanes, the extent of multi-use pathways shared with pedestrians and skaters, the extent of bicycle laws and the availability [...]
Downtown Boulder Fall Festival
Experience Oktoberfest this weekend at Downtown Boulder’s Fall Festival. You’ll find traditional Oktoberfest fixings, a continuous live-music stage and local and international beer. You will also find carnival rides , games and local artisian booths. Enjoy the weather and the festivities this weekend! For a schedule of musical performances visit http://www.boulderdowntown.com/events/go/1139
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Boulder Carbon Footprint
The University of Colorado located in Boulder intends to lower its carbon footprint — the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that it generates. A recent study discloses that two-thirds of CU’s gas emissions result from the consumption of electricity to operate classroom lights and university computers. One-tenth of the emissions result from the consumption of natural gas in [...]
Boulder Solar Eclectic Electric
It use to be that solar panels were exclusively found on the roof tops of houses. Not so in Boulder these days. Now you can substitute solar panels where you would otherwise put a window. Awnings that were installed for shade are now available in the form of solar panels. One Boulder company has a [...]
Boulder’s Big Bang
Are we talking a major block party here? No. We’re talking about the CERN particle accelerator along the border of France and Switzerland. Huh? Six University of Colorado physicists and some of their students worked on the Large Hadron Collider in search of the Hibbs bosom or “God’s particle”. Huh? The purpose is to re-create [...]
Boulder Crocs Footwear
In the beginning, Crocs were seen everywhere in Boulder. For good reason — the company began in Boulder. As Croc-mania spread globally, it began to fade locally. Ask any 7th-grader in Boulder and they will tell you they didn’t buy another pair when they out-grew their last pair. Now, the fading-luster of Crocs is spreading [...]
Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse
It began in 1998 when Boulder’s sister city in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (former Soviet republic) gifted the City of Bouder the Dushanbe Tea House. Gifted means that Tajik artisans traveled to Boulder to import and construct Boulder’s most famous and popular tea house. On September 23rd, almost ten years later, a delegation of Boulder citizens will travel to [...]
Boulder Colorado MoonDance International Film Festival
The MoonDance International Film Festival is underway this holiday weekend in Boulder Colorado. Film viewing and workshops are being presented at the Chautauqua Community House in Chautauqua Park and at the Shambhala Center in Downtown Boulder. Producers, directors and actors will be on-hand for panel discussions and workshops. Ahhh, summer time in Boulder!
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