Faces of Boulder – Pic of the Day
Maryjane, 15, a Boulder local who is pictured selling Girl Scout cookies in the 29th st. mall. Maryjane attends Boulder High School and is currently preparing for her upcoming admission in Recycled Runway, a fashion show highlighting clothing made from recycled material put on by Common Threads.
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Faces of Boulder – Pic of the Day
Maryjane, 15, a Boulder local who is pictured selling Girl Scout cookies in the 29th st. mall. Maryjane attends Boulder High School and is currently preparing for her upcoming admission in Recycled Runway, a fashion show highlighting clothing made from recycled material put on by Common Threads.
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Join The Movement….
8 months ago, my good friend and I were sitting at a Starbucks on a Sunday morning. This had become a weekly ritual for us. We would get together 3 hours before a hot yoga class, or “broga” as we like to call it, and we would talk about our goals. We never really had an agenda but our weekly sessions quickly became focused on keeping each other accountable. We pushed each other to get better. We started recording each other’s goals so we could ask about them the following week. We became accountability coaches for one another.
Fast forward a couple months and we ended up becoming roommates. I was putting up an obnoxiously huge whiteboard that I always used for brainstorming sessions and then it happened – an idea hit us like a ton of bricks. Since we had both spent most of our professional lives in sales, our crazy idea was to write our goals down each and every week. We then proceeded to schedule a time to stand in front of the whiteboard and talk about our week. Obviously, when you stand up and tell your friend you are going to do something and you don’t, you …read more
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Valentine’s or Galentine’s, I’ve Got Your Makeup Looks Covered
In case you haven’t been inside a commercial retailer in the last 5 weeks, next week will bring February 14th: Valentine’s Day.
I’m not going to get into the singles/couples/heteronormative mess of it all. I’ll just say I’m looking forward to celebrating love. I like sending little Valentine’s Day packages to my niece and nephew in an effort to impress upon them that their marital status is not the only love in their life that matters.
Especially since they’re both under the age of 12, so they’d better not even HAVE a marital status.
So, chances are, you’re going to venture outside your house next weekend. Or even if not, maybe you want to feel more confident and beautiful. I wear makeup around my house sometimes to be glamorous. Especially if I’m trying out something new that I’m overly self-conscious about. Netflix doesn’t judge. Which is good. Because often the look is accompanied by yoga pants and a hoodie.
At any rate, I wanted to include a nice, easy, hopefully not intimidating tutorial for those of you/us that are still beginners at this whole eyeshadow thing. It features the Urban Decay Naked Palette. Though, never fear, …read more
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What time is it Boulder? NIST and the Atomic Clock
What is NIST, and why do they get such prime real estate on the west side of Broadway? Believe it or not, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a branch of the US Department of Commerce, has been a contributing factor to the growth and importance of Boulder as a high tech community since 1952.
In 1949, the Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer announced the selection of Boulder as the site for the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) and Central Radio Propagation Laboratory (CRPL). This was right after the second world war and right before Korea. Military technology was pushing the industrial technology (and still is), and in 1959, after a two-month campaign, the citizens of Boulder raised enough money to purchase the 325 Broadway site, and the Boulder Chamber of Commerce deeded the land to the Federal government to build the Boulder NBS (now NIST) laboratories. This was before Boulder was cool, and real estate was very inexpensive compared to other times in Boulder history. Initially settling into the Armory in North Boulder, the first building went up in 1952 and was dedicated by President Eisenhower.
In 1988, The name of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) changed …read more
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Boulder Happy Hour: A Foodie’s Paradise
Boulder is a quaint city known for its majestic Flatirons, world-class rock climbing, road biking, and foreword thinking, environmentally conscious residents. For someone new to Boulder, or maybe for a long-time resident who prefers the comforts of home, it might not be immediately obvious that Boulder is also home of one of the best happy hour selections in the country. From Mexican-American restaurants to pub-style breweries, Boulder just about has it all. Usually my friends and I can’t seem to settle on just one restaurant for happy hour. Luckily, many of the restaurants that offer great deals during the typical 3-6pm happy hour are in the heart of downtown Boulder, most within a few blocks of the Pearl Street pedestrian mall. This makes visiting one, two, or if you’re feeling adventurous, even three restaurants easy.
On the west end of Pearl Street there are more than a handful of upscale restaurants that offer great, affordable bites during happy hour. The Mediterranean Restaurant, or the Med as locals call it, is one of my favorite spots to visit for happy hour. With an extensive list of tapas (including their mouth-watering buratta al tartufo and bacon-wrapped dates) and a house-made sangria for $4.50, …read more
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Kyle Macintosh: A True Forever Buff
Kyle Macintosh – Best defined as a son, brother, track star, best friend to many and inspiration to all who knew him. During times of heartbreak, it is necessary to match mourning with happy remembrance. After a 13-month battle against cancer, Kyle’s battle ended, but not in desperation; Buffs on the track team continued to remind the CU community of Kyle’s legacy that is marked by happiness, positivity and love. A celebration of life was hosted by a number of his track teammates/best friends on Saturday evening that featured a frame that was signed by those who attended and filled with memories of Kyle.
Again on Monday evening Kyle’s family and friends carried out a planned candle light vigil on the CU practice track. Each and every candle lit on Monday evening represented the light that he brought to the lives of everyone he met. The group of attendees, which was well over one hundred people, watched as Tyler Baker, Shaw Gifford, and Garrett Losty ran the 400-meter relay, Kyle’s favorite race. The final lap was lead by Kyle’s father, followed by friends and family.
Acts of love and support happened far before Kyle’s passing – The CU track team also created …read more
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