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Boulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 13m

Following the #Boulder election? We’re reporting results live tonight — first numbers expected around 7:15 p.m. Bookmark our page for updates through midnight and beyond. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/11/04/l...

Live Boulder election results: City Council, ballot measures and BVSD races

Check here for results as they come in, as Boulder voters decide four city council seats and tax measures on capital projects, mental health and open space.

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Starting Jan. 1, #Boulder will raise downtown parking rates — from $1.50 to $2 an hour for street meters, with garage rates also increasing. The move comes as the city faces budget constraints amid declining sales tax revenue. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/30/b...

Boulder to raise downtown and street parking rates starting Jan. 1

Street parking citywide will increase by $0.50. Garage parking during hours two through six will cost $1.75 per hour, up from $1.25.

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Colorado has approved $10M in emergency funding for food banks as SNAP benefits lapse during the federal shutdown. About 19,000 #Boulder County residents rely on SNAP — and may now go weeks without assistance. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/30/c...

Colorado approves $10M in emergency food aid as SNAP set to lapse

The Joint Budget Committee approved $10 million in emergency funding for food banks ahead of the federal government’s temporary halt of SNAP food assistance on Nov. 1.

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#Boulder police have arrested a 36-year-old Arvada man accused of hitting a CU Boulder student with a hockey stick near Baseline and 27th Way. The case has drawn attention amid allegations of extremist ties and questions about motive. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/30/b...

Boulder police arrest suspect in hockey stick assault on CU Boulder student

The case has drawn attention after the victim, a CU Boulder student, was linked in online posts to white supremacist groups.

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#Boulder police have closed their investigation into the August crash that killed 88-year-old cyclist Daniel Bench, concluding the driver was not at fault. Advocates say the case highlights how vulnerable cyclists remain on city streets. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/30/b...

Boulder police find driver not at fault in crash that killed 88-year-old cyclist

The driver had a yield sign and the cyclist a stop sign. Police concluded the cyclist was at fault for failing to stop.

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In the final days before Election Day, we joined #Boulder City Council candidates as they went door to door — not to hear their pitches, but to listen to voters.

What we found: housing and homelessness dominate conversations, but few agree on the solutions. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/11/02/w...

We followed Boulder city council candidates as they went door to door. Here’s what we heard.

Housing and homelessness remain top of mind for many residents, though like city council, they don’t all agree on the solutions or even how to frame the problem.

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“My friend has been taken by ICE.”

Ali's a #Boulder County father of four, lawful asylum seeker who worked with the US military in Afghanistan, now detained hundreds of miles from his family. A local faith leader asks what this says about who we’re becoming. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/11/02/m...

Opinion | Marissa Seuc-Hester: My Boulder County friend was taken by ICE

As a local faith leader, I’ve spent years welcoming immigrant families into our community. Now, one of them has been detained, and I fear what that says about who we are becoming.

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Boulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 6d

Colorado has joined 20+ states suing the Trump admin over the SNAP freeze that will cut off food aid for 19,000 #Boulder County residents. “Resources have plateaued. Need just continues to go up,” says Harvest of Hope’s Chad Molter. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/28/c...

Colorado sues Trump as SNAP freeze puts 19,000 in Boulder County at risk

Local food banks warn they are already at a breaking point as federal SNAP dollars are cut off.

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Boulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 6d

Colorado’s immigrant chefs are redefining local cuisine — and a new cookbook + documentary celebrates their stories. Plus: #Boulder’s secret black pepper chicken door and more food news in this week’s Nibbles by John Lehndorff. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/28/n...

Nibbles: New cookbook celebrates Colorado’s immigrant chefs redefining local cuisine

Also: A secret chicken takeout spot and new food pop-ups across Boulder County this week.

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Boulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 7d

#Boulder County is set to open the Joe Pelle Center, a new alternative sentencing facility designed to reduce jail crowding and provide more humane, community-based options like work release and reentry support. A major shift away from private halfway houses. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/27/b...

Boulder County opens new sentencing facility, offering more humane alternatives to jail

The center will test the county’s efforts to help people transition back into the community, while cutting ties with private halfway houses.

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Boulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 7d

#Boulder once had a ski area on Chautauqua Mesa. Rope tows, ski jumps, night skiing — it was where the city learned to ski before vandals and warm winters shut it down. A fascinating slice of local history, by local historian Silvia Pettem. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/27/t...

Boulder's lost ski area: The forgotten slopes of Chautauqua Mesa

From rope tows to ski jumps, Chautauqua Mesa was once the place where Boulder learned to ski, until vandals and warm winters shut it down.

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Boulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 8d

Campaign spending in #Boulder’s 2025 city council race remains low, with about $125K raised so far. Most candidates are using public matching funds that cap spending, while groups could still weigh in ahead of Election Day. Four seats are on the ballot. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/26/b...

Boulder’s 2025 city election sees low fundraising and spending

Four seats are up for grabs this year, with most candidates opting for public matching funds that limit campaign expenditures.

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Boulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 8d

🎃👻 Halloween on Friday. Día de los Muertos right behind it.
#Boulder County has (at least) 25 ways to celebrate: parades, vampire balls, Mexican dance, science demos and more.
Find your plans here: boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/26/b...

Boulder County 2025 Halloween and Día de los Muertos events: 25 ways to celebrate

From costume contests and Mexican dance to vampire balls and live music, Boulder County is packed with festivities.

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Police are investigating a reported assault of a CU #Boulder student affiliated with Turning Point USA. The student says he was hit with a hockey stick. The incident came days after activists circulated posts alleging his ties to white supremacist groups. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/26/a...

After reported assault of CU Boulder Turning Point member, police still investigating

The reported assault came days after activists circulated posts alleging a CU Boulder student’s ties to white supremacist groups

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Wild Bear Nature Center is continuing programs after the Caribou Village Fire destroyed its #Nederland home. The nonprofit is accelerating fundraising for a new net-zero facility near Mud Lake, set to open in 2026, as it works to replace what was lost. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/23/n...

'Nature did not burn down': Wild Bear presses on after Nederland fire destroys its home

The Nederland nonprofit continues its outdoor education programs and is ramping up fundraising for a new nature center after the Oct. 9 fire.

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#Boulder City Council approved a $521M budget for 2026 in an 8–1 vote. It closes a shortfall through cuts and eliminated positions, and adds new transportation and demolition fees to help address long-delayed infrastructure needs and future growth. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/23/b...

Boulder City Council approves $521M 2026 budget with new fees

The 2026 budget adds demolition and transportation maintenance fees as the city works to close a $7.5 million shortfall.

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Boulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 8d

OPINION: “This isn’t just about an airport. It’s about what #Boulder can become," write Jill Grano, Laura Kaplan, Lisa Morzel and Philip Ogren. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/23/j...

Opinion | Jill Grano, Laura Kaplan, Lisa Morzel and Philip Ogren: Boulder should put its 174 acres of airport land to better use

The city-owned site could help address housing, traffic and equity challenges if Boulder regains control from the FAA.

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Boulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 13d

A political group that’s spent big in Denver and Aurora politics explored backing candidates in #Boulder’s city council race before stepping back. Why it matters: Boulder’s elections have long been small-scale and locally funded, though that may be changing. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/21/d...

Dark money group weighed involvement in Boulder City Council 2025 election

One Main Street, a political group that has spent heavily in other races to back moderate Democrats, considered endorsing candidates in Boulder’s city elections before deciding to step back.

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This week’s Nibbles dives into which #Boulder County restaurants truly walk the farm-to-table talk. Slow Food’s Snail of Approval honors local spots living their sustainability values — plus buttery perfection at Dry Storage and oyster-fest season at Jax. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/21/n...

Nibbles: Which Boulder restaurants truly walk the farm-to-table talk?

Plus, a chocolate-croissant obsession at Dry Storage, Bobby Stuckey’s Julia Child Award and what’s cooking at Jax Fish House, Gold Hill Inn.

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OPINION: “I’m pretty sure you don’t want your legacy to be the county commissioners who destroyed neighborhood parks,” writes Bob Yates, urging #Boulder County to preserve the historic Iris Ball Fields rather than sell them for development. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/20/b...

Opinion | Bob Yates: Make good choices for Boulder — save the Iris Fields from development

An open letter to the Boulder County commissioners as they consider bids to sell county land at Broadway and Iris.

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#Boulder faces a 2030 deadline to at least begin transitioning its airport to unleaded aviation fuel, or risk losing state funding. The move follows health research and growing local concern about lead exposure near the airfield. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/20/b...

Boulder begins planning to transition away from toxic leaded fuel at city airport

Boulder’s airport faces a looming deadline to at least begin facilitating a switch to unleaded fuel, or risk losing state funding, amid growing community concern.

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#Boulder’s Nov. 4 city council election could decide whether to raise the “tip credit,” letting employers count more of workers’ tips toward meeting the city’s minimum wage. The change could help restaurants but lower take-home pay for some. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/19/b...

Boulder's election could decide future pay for tipped workers

Some city council candidates want to increase the “tip credit,” letting employers count more of workers’ tips toward the city’s minimum wage.

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Boulder Reporting Lab @boulderrl.bsky.social · 13d

Nearly a century later, #Boulder still bears the mark of the New Deal’s Civilian Conservation Corps, the program that built Flagstaff Road, Sunrise Amphitheater and more, while giving young men purpose and pay during the Great Depression. By Silvia Pettem. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/19/t...

The Depression-era program that built Boulder’s mountain roads — and rebuilt lives

Nearly a century later, Boulder still bears the marks of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the federal program that put people back to work.

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"This is not sustainable": #Boulder food banks report surging demand ahead of new SNAP cuts. EFAA, Sister Carmen and OUR Center expect record need and say demand could jump another 25% as aid restrictions take hold. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/16/t...

‘This is not sustainable’: Boulder food banks see rising demand even before federal cuts take full effect

Local family resource centers say they’re already over capacity as new federal restrictions on food aid loom.

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#Boulder City Council wants tweaks to its new waterwise landscaping rules — from lifting tomato plant height limits to loosening mulch restrictions — before a final vote in December. The overhaul aims to cut water use and boost wildfire resilience. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/10/16/b...

Boulder City Council seeks tweaks to city's new waterwise landscaping rules

Boulder City Council asked staff to revise proposed updates to the city’s landscaping code, its first major overhaul in more than 20 years.

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