Home-school assignment grows into artisanal toffee company
March 17, 2010 12:47 PM
Six years ago, Mary Curcio of Nederland was casting about for a project that would engage her home-schooled child, while teaching crucial skills....
Movie, massage and a root canal: Distractions can ease dental anxiety
March 17, 2010 12:47 PM
Relaxing on a massage chair and watching her favorite character, Jack Sparrow, in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," Judy Novella found it hard to believe she was in one of the places she used to...
Taking advantage of energy tax credits
March 17, 2010 12:32 PM
David Beidle doesn`t have to pay any federal income tax for 2009. That`s what going solar, adding insulation and getting out the caulking gun can do these days....
Shrink rap: Dying for a drink
March 17, 2010 12:32 PM
Alcohol is serious business. Does your child know that? Do you?As parents we must educate our children, starting in elementary school, about the dangers of drinking, how it affects us physiologically and why they should abstain while their young brains...
Boulder transportation official: Cyclists should have to dismount at crosswalks
March 17, 2010 11:46 AM
Cyclists who dart across crosswalks are creating a danger to themselves and drivers and should instead have to dismount to cross the street, according to a Boulder transportation official....
Edgy jam band Yamn plays the Fox this week
March 17, 2010 11:31 AM
Yamn's excited to play Thursday's headlining show at the Fox Theatre. That's why the Colorado band will be bringing its full sonic explosion to Boulder....
Benjamin Koller working toward deal in first-degree murder case
March 17, 2010 11:02 AM
A Lafayette father charged with first-degree murder in the death of his infant son was scheduled to enter a plea this morning but postponed the hearing because his attorney said, “We're in the process of negotiations....
Panthers edge Knights in city swimming dual
March 17, 2010 02:17 AM
Boulder has individual stars and is working on improving the overall depth of the program. Fairview has impressive depth on its roster and is looking for some young talent to swim into the spotlight....
The Masters Plan: Tiger to return at Augusta
March 17, 2010 02:17 AM
PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- For Tiger Woods, this figures to be a Masters like no other. Woods said Tuesday he will end more than four months of seclusion and play at Augusta National in three weeks, shielded by the...
There are two sides to CU`s Prince
March 17, 2010 02:17 AM
"Pull up your pants." It was the first bit of coaching Robert Prince gave to Colorado wide receiver Toney Clemons and it came before Prince even was officially a member of Dan Hawkins` coaching staff....
Nuggets win in Karl's return
March 17, 2010 02:17 AM
DENVER -- Nuggets coach George Karl fought through intensifying cancer treatments to return to the bench after a weeklong absence, and his players rewarded him with what Karl had told them would be the best possible medicine: a win....
Louisville City Council changes rules for ConocoPhillips' 95-foot building
March 16, 2010 11:47 PM
ConocoPhillips can ask the city to guarantee, up front, that it can build a 95-foot-tall building on its campus at the former StorageTek site off U.S. 36....
Boulder transportation official: Cyclists should dismount at crosswalks
March 16, 2010 11:02 PM
Cyclists who dart across crosswalks are creating a danger to themselves and drivers and should instead have to dismount to cross the street, according to a Boulder transportation official....
UCSU election: CU-Boulder student government expecting better turnout
March 16, 2010 11:02 PM
The number of candidates running in the upcoming University of Colorado Student Union (UCSU) election has more than doubled from last spring because of controversial issues being tackled by the current administration, according to student government members, who said more...
Lawsuit: Lafayette clinic over-prescribed painkiller
March 16, 2010 10:31 PM
A Lafayette pain clinic is the target of a lawsuit that accuses it of prescribing a lethal amount of methadone to a patient....
Task force focuses on CU-Boulder 'student-athlete welfare'
March 16, 2010 10:31 PM
The Boulder County District Attorney's Office and the University of Colorado athletic department have formed a "task force for student-athlete welfare" aimed at repairing frayed relationships following CU's football recruiting scandal and providing support for the high-profile students....
Boulder-area PV installers ask for changes to solar gardens bill
March 16, 2010 09:16 PM
Representatives of local solar companies are planning to gather at Wednesday night's Boulder City Council meeting to express their concerns about the "community solar gardens bill" that was introduced in the state Legislature last month....
CU regents will vote on tuition March 29
March 16, 2010 09:16 PM
University of Colorado regents will vote March 29 on a 9 percent tuition increase for in-state students....
Boulder police investigate Centennial Middle School threats
March 16, 2010 09:16 PM
Boulder police and Boulder Valley School District officials are investigating threatening messages found scrawled in Centennial Middle School on Monday, and they hope to “identify the student who wrote this and to hold them accountable,” according to an e-mail sent...
Weidner: Why climbing is better than sex
March 16, 2010 08:16 PM
Spring is just three days away, and amore is in the air. Unless it's not. If you've recently found yourself at the bottom of love's bitter rockslide, you can take solace in the incredible distraction that climbing provides from...
