Boulder News Archives

The owner of the b.side Lounge, 2017 13th St., announced Monday that Dec. 31 will be the business' last day unless a buyer comes forward.

A Boulder school bus driver was arrested this morning after his bus, with 17 students on board, jumped a curb and ran up onto a sidewalk.

A 20-year-old man, Cory Conover, was found dead by his roommate early Saturday morning in the 1600 block of 18th Street in Boulder, according to Boulder police.

The Boulder Police Department routinely posts lists of abandoned or recovered property on its Web site, available by visiting boulder-police.com and clicking on "quick reference" and then on "found items and bikes." The current batch of property can be claimed through Dec.

Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle Beginning Tuesday, it will be a crime for Colorado drivers to send text messages or e-mails while driving, and for drivers under 18 to use a phone at all while behind the wheel.

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Boulder police today released four photos of the man who used a rental truck to help dislodge the ATM machine at the Chase Bank, 6300 Gunpark Drive, about 2 a.m. Wednesday in an apparent attempt to get a little cash before the holiday.

James Lynn of Denver, left, talks with volunteer Suzanne De La Paz at the Thanksgiving Day dinner put on by Boulder s First Presbyterian Church.

Steve Turner, left, and Chris Asher recently opened Asher Brewing Co., a startup microbrewery with an organic beer bent.

BOULDER, Colo. - Colorado coach Dan Hawkins will get a fifth season in Boulder instead of a pink slip and a $3.1 million buyout.

Boulder police officer R. McAuley investigates the scene of a stabbing near the Boulder Public Library Main Branch on Wednesday evening.

BOULDER, Colo. - A leading climate change scientist said hackers breaking into a university's computer server and then posting documents online show the nasty politics of global warming.

Customers hoping to use the drive-through ATM at Chase Bank in Gunbarrel today will have to go inside or elsewhere to get cash.

A window at the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house at 911 17th St. in Boulder has been boarded up after vandals smashed it and three other windows in the past two weeks.

A former University of Colorado football player who was released to a halfway house in September after serving just a fraction of his five-year prison sentence for burglary should be back in Texas within a year.

Paul Kriner works on adding brick accents to the walls of Beer Clothing Company, which is set to open Friday on Boulder s University Hill.

A Boulder County employee has been ticketed in a Monday-morning accident that left an SUV flipped in the middle of 28th Street.

The city of Boulder is considering new residential energy codes that would require landlords and homeowners to make some energy-efficiency upgrades.

When I first heard about a free evening escort service at the University of Colorado called Nightride, I was truly impressed.

"Much anticipated" would be an understatement. Lindsey Geist had been counting the days until the release of "New Moon." Brecken Kram, who doesn't even like to read, reread all the books in the "Twilight" series in the days before the premiere.

Traci Housman waits for her hearing at the Boulder County Justice Center in Boulder, Colorado on Friday November 20, 2009.

Nicole Fox Like a battle cry for shy, awkward girls everywhere, Nicole Fox said it loud and said it proud: "I'm a dork, and I'm America's Next Top Model." The University of Colorado sophomore and fine arts major beat out 13 other modeling hopefuls in Season 13 of the modeling reality show hosted by Tyra Banks to become America's Next Top Model, ...

On Tuesday, the Boulder City Council directed two city delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties to: support "green" technology; advocate for local government's involvement in national carbon-emission reduction programs; acknowledge the need for alternative approaches to carbon-emission reduction in developing countries; ...

Jeff Shanahan browses a clothing rack, looking for a deal, at Outdoor Outlet in Boulder on Tuesday.

Silvia Pettem at the grave of Jane Doe, a young murder victim whose battered body was found in Boulder Canyon in 1954 and who now has a name: Dorothy Gay Howard.

Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong announced plans Monday for a 2010 North American comedy tour called "Cheech & Chong: Get It Legal." The performers are partnering with the Marijuana Policy Project to "promote policy change through laughter," organizers said.

A "tongue-in-cheek" sign in the window of the Lazy Dog Sports Bar and Grill is advertising that the Pearl Street Mall restaurant is for sale.

The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks early Tuesday across North America, although experts say there should be good viewing in the hours before and after the peak.

It's Scotch on the rocks -- and then some. Two crates of Scotch whiskey have been frozen in Antarctic ice for a century.

We've got two closures to report in Boulder, both of them somewhat surprising. First to go down? Spud Brothers at 2010 10th Street, which closed the doors on August 28, much to the disappointment of Micks and stoners city-wide. According to the official report from Spud Brothers management, the big problem was that the city of Boulder wouldn't ...

You've heard about people taking advantage of Colorado's medical marijuana laws by faking an illness, getting a doctor's prescription and getting licensed to smoke pot.

A 63-year-old man arrested in April after a 911 caller said the man pointed a handgun at him was acquitted of felony menacing and prohibited use of a weapon earlier this month.

There won't be any free cut-your-own Christmas trees in Boulder this year. The city is calling off a four-year-old program that invited people to chop their own trees on city-owned open space.

BCBR Article Savage acquires majority of Ellie's By Business Report Staff November 12, 2009 -- BOULDER - Steve Savage, former president of Boulder-based Eco-Products Inc., has acquired a majority interest in Ellie's Organic Home Center for an undisclosed amount.

BOULDER, Colorado , November 12, 2009 - Daily record high temperatures occurred twice as often as record lows over the last decade across the continental United States, according to new research released today.

Swine flu vaccination clinics are being held in Boulder and Longmont on Friday. Vaccines will only be administered to Boulder County residents who are in high risk categories, which includes pregnant women, children between 6 months and 4 years old, children between 5 and 18 years with chronic health conditions, caregivers for children younger than ...

University of Colorado sophomore Nicole Fox is one of two finalists on America s Next Top Model.

In another sign of a warming planet, there were twice as many record-high temperatures in the United States as record lows over the last decade, climate scientists reported on Thursday.

The Boulder Valley School District says fewer elementary school students are eating hot lunches after the district spend hundreds of thousands to give their cafeterias a healthy makeover.

Celebration participants tour the base of the wind turbine following the National Renewable Energy Labs 1.5 megawatt wind turbine celebration press conference in unincorporated Boulder County, near Boulder, Colorado on November 10, 2009.

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden speaks at a news conference in Fort Collins, Colo., Sunday, Oct.

Chloe Salsich, a sophomore at the University of Colorado, sorts recycling at the school s facility on Monday.

A petition drive calling for assurances from nuclear nations that they will not target cities in the event of war.

"Journey of a Red Fridge" is one of 30 films screening at this year's Adventure Film Festival in Boulder.

Boulder police said a body was found at Boulder Falls Monday afternoon. Boulder County sheriff's Cmdr.

Targets and trust. These are at the heart of a tougher new global climate pact possibly just weeks away.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Authorities say a 23-year-old man whose body was found in a stranger's front yard apparently died from a gunshot wound in what they believe was a random attack.

Details: Council members will discuss whether to impose a moratorium on marijuana-based businesses and what types of regulations, if any, the city have for those businesses.

A 25-year-old Boulder woman is under arrest for allegedly breaking into her ex-husband's home and attacking him with a shovel.

The Boulder City Council early next week will consider an emergency ordinance placing a four-month moratorium on the licensing of medical marijuana dispensaries.

University of Colorado police are investigating a report of bias-motivated vandalism on a residence hall room door.

Boulder police responded to an accident at the intersection of Broadway and Baseline Road after noon Friday involving a Boulder fire truck and an SUV.

Bill Brennan, of Highlands Ranch, snaps a photograph of Boulder Falls from the side of Colo.

A Boulder hospital says a former nurse accused of using needles intended for patients to steal pain medication has again tested negative for HIV and hepatitis.

The Boulder, Colorado based Brewers Association is working to push states to raise limits on alcohol content in beer.

An artist's rendering of the future facade of the Dairy Center for the Arts. Boulder once again will have an art house movie theater, courtesy of the Dairy Center for the Arts and a gift from George B. Boedecker Jr., founder of Niwot-based Crocs Shoes.

AJ Karas Auctioneers announces an Absolute Real Estate Auction, of a luxury home in Longmont.

Boulder police arrested a 25-year-old Lafayette woman late Tuesday on suspicion of breaking into her ex-husband's Boulder home and hitting him in the head with a shovel in front of their child.

First Lt. Thomas Claiborne, a Marine Corps pilot who was flying the AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter that collided with a Coast Guard plane Thursday night.

Boulder City Council incumbent Susie Ageton jokes with George Karakehian during an Election Night party at the Draft House.

Police say a 39-year-old woman was beaten with a high heel shoe, leaving her with a broken nose and a face bone fracture.

Dorothy Gay Howard's family spent 55 years not knowing. Not knowing if she had been killed, and if so, how or who did it.

This photo taken Oct. 20, 2009 shows from left to right, Carl Drews, Carl von Loewenfeldt, and... This photo taken Oct.

A California man who used to live in Boulder is suing a local yoga studio for injuries he claims he suffered when an instructor "unexpectedly and without permission" adjusted his yoga position.

Boulder police are looking for a man who knocked another man unconscious in a bar fight on Friday night, police said.

The costumed crowd on the Pearl Street Mall was large and boisterous Saturday night, but with bars closing and the crowd dispersing at 2 a.m. Sunday, there had been just one arrest and no significant problems.

A rendering shows the University of Colorado s Center for Community building that is under construction.

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