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Fake Doesn't Fly: Mariachi El Bronx Coming to Fox Theater in Boulder

Joshua Berman | Posted 05.15.2012

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Joshua Berman

What began as a bit of a prank -- playing mariachi style when The Bronx was asked to do an unplugged set a few years ago -- has turned into a journey of learning the music, producing two albums and going on tour as both bands.

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Now Hear This: Put Your Moneymoney on Honeyhoney

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Coachella, Sasquatch, Suzanne Santo, Ohio, Ben Jaffe, Boulder, Newport Folk Festival, James Morrison, Lone Justice, Los Angeles, Concert, Honeyhoney, Maria McKee, Sxsw, Video, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

2012-05-15-Screenshot20120515at8.35.30AM.jpgThe smart money these days is on Honeyhoney making more of a lasting impression than their groundbreaking predecessors from L.A.

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A Better Idea for Branding Public Transit

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: North by Northwest, Bus, Environmentalists, Angelina Joli, The Tourist, Subway, Brief Encounter, Stampede, Bound, Cars, Broadway Subway, New York, Dash, Hop, Bolt, Sex, Trains, San Francisco, Grand Central, Making Transit Fun, Boulder, Johnny Depp, Atlantic Cities, Jump, Zipcar, Skip, Business News
Carol Pierson Holding

So if a car's experience is so fundamentally different than riding transit, what parallel experience can we plumb for joyous attributes? I would propose we look for a model to long-distance trains and their sense of possibility and romance, not the raw sex of cars.

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Boulder Crushes Car, Kills Religious Pilgrims

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An official says a boulder the size of a house has fallen from a mountain in Vietnam, smashing a car and killing six people wh...

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Location Of New Trader Joe's Clears Out, Makes Room

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Monrovia, Trader Joe's, Video, Whole Foods, 29th Street Mall, Grocery Stores, Boulder, Denver Around Town, Boulder-Twenty-Ninth-Street-Mall, Colorado Secretary of State, Denver News

The Boulder Applebee's restaurant at the Twenty Ninth Street Mall has officially closed this week making room for the new Trader Joe's grocery store t...

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5 Quirky Retirement Destinations

AARP | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Baby Boomer, Aarp, Retirement, Portland, Retirement Planning, Providence, Austin, Boulder, Fifty News

For some, retirement is a time to get back in touch with yourself, and express that self -- eccentricities and all. AARP has assembled a list of "quir...

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CU Boulder Plans To Kill 4/20 Buzz

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: 4/20, 4/20 Party, Marijuana, Boulder, April 20th, Medical Marijuana, 4/20 Smoke Out, April 20 Smoke Out, Pot Smoking, Wyclef Jean, Weed, Colorado, Cannabis, Video, Slidepollajax, CU Boulder, University of Colorado, Marijuana Legalization, College News

The University of Colorado in Boulder issued a warning this week that students who participate in the annual "4/20 smokeout" could get a $100 ticket a...

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PHOTOS: Boulder Photo Graffiti Project

Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Video, Boulder Photo Graffiti, Boulder Is My Gallery, Boulder Awesome Foundation, Boulder, Boulder Around Town, Boulder Art Scene, Boulder Colorado, Boulder Art, The-Awesome-Foundation, Denver News

Despite telling us he'd love to take this project to other cities, we're going to file this in the "only in Boulder" category. For the last couple...

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AmeriCorps Fosters The Next Generation Of Social Entrepreneurs

John Gomperts | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Spring Into Action, Shane Gring, Leed, Social Entrepreneurship, Boulder, Bould, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, Spring-Into-Action, Habitat for Humanity, Elie Lowenfeld, Americorps, Jewish Disaster Response Corps, Home News
John Gomperts

At a time of increasing social need and tight fiscal restraints across the country, we need more opportunities for service -- through programs like AmeriCorps or others -- to continue to foster the social entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

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Aron Ralston to Speak in Boulder: "Facebook Obama" About Greater Canyonlands

Joshua Berman | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Desert, Hiking, Suwa, Boulder, Environment, Travel, Utah, Colorado, Denver, Facebook, Barack Obama, Aron Ralston, Video, Denver News
Joshua Berman

Ralston will discuss his conservation efforts in southern Utah. Specifically, the Greater Canyonlands, the area where he amputated his own arm in order to escape and survive a rock entrapment.

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My Formula for Travel: Get Out, Go Slow

Joshua Berman | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Hiking, Travel, Discover, Essay, Boulder, Denver, Colorado, Travel News
Joshua Berman

I stop and look up. The path looks like it flattens out on top and then disappears in a knot of wind-stunted trees. I walk toward them.

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CONFIRMED

Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Trader Joe's, Monrovia, Whole Foods, Video, 29th Street Mall, Boulder, Grocery Stores, Denver Around Town, Colorado Secretary of State, Boulder Twenty-Ninth Street Mall, Denver News

Well, it's official -- on Tuesday afternoon Trader Joe's confirmed the rumors that the California-based grocery store chain would open its first Color...

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Unlimited Burritos?! Boulder Firms Attract Talent With Unique Perks

The Daily Camera | Posted 02.13.2012

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As corporations slash costs by downsizing staff, discontinuing 401K match programs and dropping lavish bonuses, some Boulder-area companies continue t...

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PHOTOS: Property With Two Lakes And Reservoir On Sale

Posted 02.02.2012

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A Victorian home in Boulder County described as a "priceless" water property surrounded by private bodies of water is listed on the market for $12 mil...

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If They Build It, They Will Come

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Trader Joe's, Monrovia, Whole Foods, Video, 29th Street Mall, Boulder, Grocery Stores, Colorado Secretary of State, Boulder Twenty-Ninth Street Mall, Denver News

Word on the street is that California grocer Trader Joe's is coming to Colorado in April. The Monrovia, Calif.-based grocery chain filed documents...

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House of Genius Brings Entrepreneurs Together to Solve Problems Through Community

Brett Greene | Posted 03.11.2012

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Brett Greene

Recently I attended the one-year anniversary of House of Genius. Not surprisingly, I wasn't invited because I'm a genius, but to offer me an opportun...

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Real Estate Markets That Appreciated Most in 2011

Posted 12.19.2011

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For the vast majority of baby boomers, household wealth is concentrated in home equity. The good news: The rate of monthly depreciation has stabilized...

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Hockey Club Parents Trade Texts On Sex Allegations

Robert Weller | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Sexting, Penn State, Sports, Colorado, Boulder, Denver News
Robert Weller

Is this the future of sports for American youngsters. Parents of a private Boulder ice hockey club are trading text messages to see whether their chil...

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Slow-Gear It... Or Ticket?

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Boulder Police, Boulder, Boulder City Council, Bicycle Colorado, Colorado State Law, Boulder Colorado, Boulder Crosswalks, Bicycling Laws, Boulder Bicycle Speed Limit, Denver News

Bikers in Boulder, Colorado, may be feeling a little road rage after Tuesday's meeting when the City Council considers implementing a speed limit for ...

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Occupy, Xcel, And the Mother of All Cliffs

Anne Butterfield | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Community Owned Solar, Leslie Glustrom, Coal Power, Xcel Energy, Boulder Energy, Occupy Wall Street, Boulder, Denver News
Anne Butterfield

While the nation salivates -- or trembles -- at the thought of how the Occupy Wall Street movement will affect elections for years to come, an Occupy-style ballot initiative is being voted on in Boulder.

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Utility Fights Dirty in City's Battle for Clean Local Energy

John Farrell | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Energy, Xcel Energy, Electricity, Self-Reliance, Economy, Local, Boulder, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Utilities, Clean Energy, Green Energy, Municipal Utilities, Colorado, Denver News
John Farrell

In just three weeks, citizens of Boulder, CO, will vote on whether to begin a big, formal process to unplug from Xcel Energy's system and plug into local energy self-reliance.

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Boulder Rolls Out the GREEN Carpet

Alexia Parks | Posted 11.22.2011

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Alexia Parks

Fashion industry and GQ take note. Boulder flaunted its green lifestyle last weekend with a GREEN Carpet Fashion Show.

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The IQ of America's Entrepreneurs

Alexia Parks | Posted 10.25.2011

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Alexia Parks

In the world of today's entrepreneurs, the term IQ doesn't refer to how intelligent one is. Instead, it refers to the Innovation Quotient of companies...

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Quebec Mayor's Rocky Relationship With Ex-Wife

CP | Jonathan Montpetit, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Boulder Ex-Wife, Divorce, Quebec Boulder, Dany Lariviere, Boulder, St-Theodore-D'Acton, Dany Lariviere Ex-Wife, Home News

Updated: ACTON VALE, Que. - A 20-ton boulder, dumped by a small-town Quebec mayor in front of his ex-wife's house, has been removed.A provincial polic...

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Obama Administration to Polar Bear Scientist/Truth Teller -- Shut Up, And You Are Suspended!

Wade Norris | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Environment, Polar Bears, Arctic, Climate Change, Ekos, Oil, Science, Colorado, Boulder, Energy, Barack Obama, Esci, Denver News
Wade Norris

The president is proving once again that he is much better than his predecessor George Bush as a president -- when it comes to getting to more oil in ...

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