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17 May 2009

Boulder Colorado Wins Awards

posted by Rex Manz on 17 May 2009

Most recently, Forbes Magazine awarded its top-spot on its list of “America’s Top 25 Towns To Live Well” to Boulder.  A year earlier, Forbes named Boulder first-place on its list of “Most Educated Cities In America”.
Boulder’s quality of life and lifestyle have garnered many awards over the years.  Boulder was awarded “Platnum Level” by the League [...]

13 Mar 2009

Boulder’s West End

posted by Rex Manz on 13 March 2009

 
Pearl Street is and has been the heart of Boulder’s downtown for 150-years.  In the mid-1980’s, four-blocks of Pearl Street were closed to vehicular traffic and converted into an open-air pedestrian mall.  Although the Pearl Street Mall begins at 11th Street and goes east, the “West End” begins at 11th Street and travels west on Pearl [...]

17 Feb 2009

Boulder CO Real Estate Homes For Sale

posted by Rex Manz on 17 February 2009

Central Boulder is where you will find Downtown Boulder and the Pearl Street Pedestrian Mall.  In the 1980’s, the city closed 4-blocks of Pearl Street to vehicular traffic.  The physical street has been replaced with a pedestrian boulevard complete with flower gardens, trees and public art.  Pearl Street offers you restaurants, boutique shops, bookstores, espresso [...]

11 Feb 2009

Boulder Celebrates 150 Candles

posted by Rex Manz on 11 February 2009

A group of businessmen formed the Boulder City Town Company 150-years ago in 1859.  They offered 4,044 lots for $1,000 each.  The idea was to establish Boulder City as the supply town for the many miners flockng to the foothills and canyons west of the area.  Initial sales were not brisk.
In 1873, the Colorado Central [...]

02 Feb 2009

Boulder Colorado Creek Path

posted by Rex Manz on 02 February 2009

 
Beginning in the mountains just west of Boulder, the Boulder Creek Path wanders approximately 6-miles following Boulder Creek through the City of Boulder.  The path begins in Boulder Canyon near the Fourmile Canyon intersection as a dirt and gravel trail.  Upon entering the City of Boulder, the path becomes paved until it ends at 55th [...]

29 Jan 2009

eSpace Venture Capital Fund

posted by Rex Manz on 29 January 2009

With the highest number of PhDs per capita of any city in the U.S., Boulder has an undisputed brain trust.  Boulder is also a magnet for lifestyle-conscious entrepreneurs.  Combine the two and you have a logical location for aerospace startups.  eSpace - The Center for Space Entepreneurship is a non-profit company formed by the University [...]

26 Jan 2009

University Of Colorado - Boulder

posted by Rex Manz on 26 January 2009

 
The State of Colorado’s flagship university is located in Boulder.  Considered a dynamic community of both learners and scholars, CU’s faculty includes four Nobel laureates.  Established in 1877 before Colorado statehood, CU is now home to over 30,000 students including under-graduate and graduate programs.  Notable academic programs include the sciences, music, engineering, education, business, arts, [...]

08 Jan 2009

Colorado Chautauqua - Boulder

posted by Rex Manz on 08 January 2009

In 1874 the Chautauqua Institution was formed in Upstate New York as a summer camp to educate Sunday school teachers.  The emphasis was that of teaching not revivalist.  Chautauqua has never affilitated with any one religious denomination, but many religions are present on Chautauqua grounds today in the form of chapels and other facilities.
The scope [...]

29 Oct 2008

Boulder - Gateway To The Rockies

posted by Rex Manz on 29 October 2008

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 [...]

10 Oct 2008

Healthy Places To Retire - Boulder Colorado

posted by Rex Manz on 10 October 2008

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 [...]