Duck! Push to Get Foie Gras Ban on Denver Ballot
No one makes foie gras in Denver. And if Pro-Animal Colorado has its way, no one ever will. Today, December 10, members of the activist group — the local, and perhaps most active, branch of Pro-Animal Future — will gather at the Denver City and County Building, then deliver petitions with 16,000 signatures to the...
Boulder Pic Of The Day: The Foehn Wall And Snow!
Commonly called a “fern wall,” the bank of clouds behind the foothills is actually a “Foehn” wall. The name Foehn (German: Föhn, pronounced [ˈføːn]) arose in the Alpine region. Originating from Latin (ventus) favonius, a mild west wind of which Favonius was the Roman personification When winds blow over elevated...
Colorado gas prices drop to second-lowest in the country
It’s cheaper to fill up at the pump in Colorado right now than almost anywhere else in the country, according to gas price data from AAA. Colorado’s average price for a gallon of regular gas was $2.47 as of Tuesday, making it the second-cheapest in the U.S. behind Oklahoma, where gas is $2.37 per gallon on average.
Date set for second settlement hearing in NAACP Boulder County lawsuit
A date for the second settlement conference in the NAACP’s lawsuit against 14 people, most of whom are former executive members of the embattled Boulder County branch, is set for Feb. 18 2026. The national NAACP is suing 13 former executives of the local branch in Sheila Davis, John...
City Council didn’t question a $30 million homeless shelter contract until it was too...
A $30 million contract with the San Francisco-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy to take over a major Denver homeless shelter looked like it was sailing through City Council for weeks without a concern — despite the nonprofit’s history of lawsuits, data misreporting and strife with other cities. Denverite reported...
Crews Contain Small Wildfire North of Boulder
Multiple agencies responded to a small wildland fire yesterday afternoon that ignited north of Boulder near Longhorn Road. The Boulder County Communications Center received a call reporting the fire at around 2:22 p.m. The fire was approximately a quarter acre in size and was in “mop up” within an hour...
Boulder’s Phlash! The Oldest Red-Eared Slider Turtle Extant? Or EVER???
Debi got Phlash when Debi was 8 years old, Phlash cost $0.25, and was about an inch and a quarter across. Debi has been in continuous companionship with Phlash since then. He is a member of the family for decades more than me!!! I consulted with chatGPT AI to see just how old that really is. Here’s the response....
Absenteeism rates plummeted at this middle school after incentivizing students with a chance to...
During and following the COVID-19 pandemic, chronic absenteeism in schools across the United States emerged as a serious challenge for schools and students. Defined as students missing 10% or more of school, chronic absenteeism has risen nationwide. In the 2022-2023 school year, 20 states reported that more than 30%...
Family of Annette Marie Valdez says system failed her; vigil planned for Saturday
The family of Annette Marie Valdez, a 37-year-old mother of three who was found dead last week near Willowbrook Park, says the warning signs were there for years.
Colorado DOT lawsuit accuses trucking and escort companies of going off permitted route, causing...
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) filed suit against a trucking company and a pilot escort services company for a bridge strike involving an oversized load that took place in 2023. According to documents filed in Jefferson County District Court on December 4, 2025, CDOT filed a lawsuit against...

















