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City of Boulder Fire-Rescue Station #3 Earns National Gold and Health & Wellness Awards | City of Boulder

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"City of Boulder Fire-Rescue Station #3 Earns National Gold and Health & Wellness Awards" #boulder

bouldercolorado.gov

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"BOULDER AREA 15th Street Gallery:* Featuring lithographs by Santa Fe artist Rodney Carswell. open by appointment only; 1708 15th St., Boulder; 15thstreetgalleryboulder." #boulder

Boulder County art exhibits Oct. 10-17

Here's what art exhibits are on display at Boulder County local art galleries.

Colorado newspapers are 'citizens,' my friend

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"Speaking into a microphone with one leg propped on a hay bale at the Iowa State Fair in 2011, Mitt Romney, a Republican candidate for president against Barack Obama, was getting heckled." #boulder

The news behind the news in Colorado

coloradomedia.substack.com

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"BVSD school board candidates field questions on budgets, enrollment, safety" #boulder

Boulder Valley school board candidates participate in a League of Women Voter's forum

Boulder Valley school board candidates fielded questions about budget priorities, school safety, bilingual education and declining enrollment at a Thursday forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Boulder County and the District Parent Council.

The justices return — and so do the relists - SCOTUSblog

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"* Summer has ended at last. And while the justices (and SCOTUSblog) didn’t get much vacation with all the action on the emergency docket, I at least had a few blissfully relist-free months. That ended with a vengeance."

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Summer has ended at last. […]

www.scotusblog.com

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"This story was co-published in collaboration with Shelterforce, the only independent, non-academic publication covering the worlds of affordable housing, community development and housing justice."

LA Tenants’ Strikes Forced a Major Landlord to Refund Opaque Utility Fees. Their Fight Isn’t Over.

Ratio utility billing systems can allow landlords to quietly shift building utility costs onto tenants. Tenants say it’s time to break open the black box.

nextcity.org

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"The Weekly Wrap: More Than 800,000 Lyft and Uber Drivers Can Now Collectively Bargain in California"

The Weekly Wrap: More Than 800,000 Lyft and Uber Drivers Can Now Collectively Bargain in California

A new rent debt strike, rural hospital closures, and more

nextcity.org

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"The choice before Longmont voters this November may come down to whether they think the city needs a steady hand or a fresh approach." #boulder

Four candidates share vision for Longmont’s future at mayoral forum

Candidates debated housing, growth, and jobs during Longmont's mayoral forum at Front Range Community College.

In Seattle Mayoral Race, Tensions Between Crackdown and Compassion on Homelessness | Bolts

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"Like other big cities,* Seattle has struggled to address its homelessness crisis, which has only worsened in recent years amid a tech boom, and economic shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic that all led rents and house prices to skyrocket."

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has ramped up sweeps of homeless encampments in his first term. In his reelection bid, he faces a progressive challenger who wants to curb them.

boltsmag.org

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"Listeners: Top listeners: KGNU Broadcast Live On-Air 8:00 am - 8:30 am 8:30 am - 9:30 am 9:30 am - 12:00 pm Nederland fire update." #boulder

Nederland fire update; the family of Pearl Street attack suspect is still detained in Texas immigration facility; Indigenous Peoples Day is Monday, CU Boulder launches new safety app, – KGNU Community Radio

The status quo is failing to meet urgent priorities; Dems must put money where their mouth is (Letters)

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"The status quo is failing to meet urgent priorities; Dems must put money where their mouth is (Letters)" #boulder

Boulder Daily Camera open forum letters to the editor for Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.

Nederland fire update; the family of Pearl Street attack suspect is still detained in Texas immigration facility; Indigenous Peoples Day is Monday, CU Boulder launches new safety app, – KGNU Community Radio

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"Headlines Friday October 10, 2025* - Nederland fire update." #boulder

Businesses in shock after fire wipes out downtown Nederland shopping center

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"John Thompson sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night, so it wasn’t unusual that he was up at 3:30 am Thursday, playing solitaire in bed." #boulder

Business owners are in shock after an early morning fire on Thursday destroyed the Caribou Village Shopping Center in Nederland burned down storefronts for about a dozen local businesses.

Things to do in Boulder Thursday, Oct. 9: Pizza Party Thursdays at Boulder Public Library – Boulder Daily Camera

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"Today Pizza Party Thursdays:* 4:30 pm, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Come hang out with friends in the Teen Space while enjoying pizza. Play video games, make arts and crafts or just hang out." #boulder

Things to do in Boulder Thursday, Oct. 9.

Boulder council gives final approval to festival short-term rental license ahead of Sundance

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"only The Boulder City Council gave a unanimous final stamp of approval on Thursday to an ordinance that establishes a festival short-term rental license ahead of the Sundance Film Festival’s 2027 arrival." #boulder

The Boulder City Council gave a unanimous final stamp of approval on Thursday to an ordinance that establishes a festival short-term rental license ahead of Sundance Film Festival’s 2027 arrival.

Zohran Mamdani: The real lesson of his gifted education controversy | VoxVoxPodcastVideoVoxCloseVideoPodcastCrosswordFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTokVoxShareGiftPodcastPodcastVoxFacebookInstagramYoutubeRSSTikTok

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"Last week, Zohran Mamdani revealed that, if he wins the mayorship this fall, he will end New York City’s “gifted and talented” program for kindergartners. This triggered a minor firestorm."

Zohran Mamdani has proposed ending New York City’s “gifted and talented” program for kindergarteners. But the progressive case against such programs is wrong.

www.vox.com

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"Nederland Structure Fire, CU Fan Behavior, Flavored Tobacco Vote, Longmont Air Traffic Control Pattern" #boulder

Nederland Structure Fire, CU Fan Behavior, Flavored Tobacco Vote, Longmont Air Traffic Control Pattern – KGNU Community Radio

DOE cancels $20 million for Boulder County clean energy projects

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"On Oct. 1, the U.S. Department of Energy announced the termination of 321 grants worth about $7.5 billion for projects across the country, including at least three in Boulder County and 34 in Colorado." #boulder

Department of Energy cuts affect CU Boulder, RMI and local companies as administration targets ‘Democrat agencies.'

Nederland shopping center fire destroys a pillar of the community

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"In the early hours of Oct. 9, a fire tore through the Caribou Village Shopping Center in Nederland, destroying every one of the more than a dozen businesses and leveling a cornerstone of the community." #boulder

More than a dozen businesses were destroyed in the fire, leaving owners reeling and wiping out a mainstay of the mountain town.

Election Spending in Boulder and Electric Vehicle Incentives – KGNU Community Radio

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"Election Spending in Boulder and Electric Vehicle Incentives" #boulder

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

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"On Oct. 9, the Boulder City Council unanimously approved City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde’s recommended $521 million budget for 2026. A final vote on the measure is scheduled for Oct." #boulder

City’s $521 million spending plan trims vacant positions, introduces new housing and transportation fees to close a $7.5 million budget gap.

Election Spending in Boulder and Electric Vehicle Incentives – KGNU Community Radio

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"On today’s Morning Magazine,* we hear from writer and political consultant Richard Valenty about election spending and groups in Boulder County this year." #boulder

Opinion | John Tayer, Leslie Durgin and Jan Burton: Boulder should drop its lawsuit over closing the municipal airport

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"This commentary is by John Tayer, President and CEO of the Boulder Chamber. Leslie Durgin, former mayor of the City of Boulder; and Jan Burton, former Boulder City Councilmember, pilot and former chair of the Save Boulder Airport committee."

A federal judge ruled the city must keep the airport open until 2040. With budgets tightening, an appeal would waste even more taxpayer money.