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Tuesday Night Nederland Cross Talk Meeting A Big Book meeting at 7 p.m. online via Zoom. For more information visit https://bouldercountyaa.com/meetings/tuesday-night-nederland-cross-talk-meeting. The Morning Group Group meeting every Thursday...
Black Hawk City Council meetings occur at 3 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in Council Chambers located upstairs at City Hall, 211 Church Street, Black Hawk. For more information check online at...
BLACK HAWK – Even with a power outage darkening City Hall, the Black Hawk City Council pressed on with its July 9 meeting. Three of the six aldermen joined by phone while the rest gathered in dimmed chambers, moving through a packed agenda...
There was a lot to celebrate on Friday, July 4, 2025, and right after the Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) drove their impressive vehicles through the streets for the parade, district firefighters, staff, and board members gathered at...
Golden Gate Fire approves financial review John Scarffe Golden Gate Canyon The Golden Gate …
GILPIN COUNTY – A roundtable discussion hosted by the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office on June 18 drew …
The Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, to vote …
BOULDER COUNTY - Nederland-area residents have been actively engaged in wildfire mitigation efforts …
GILPIN COUNTY – The Timberline Fire Protection District held its regular meeting on Tuesday, June …
Boulder County – The 2025 summer wildfire mitigation season kicked off with a fair at the …
Golden Gate Fire elects officers John Scarffe Golden Gate Canyon The Golden Gate Canyon Fire Protection District administered the Oath of Office to new board members and elected officers during a Board meeting on May 22, 2025. New and old Board...
Rumors spread on Monday, April 21, 2025, that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE/Musk) was to appear at the U.S. Department of Commerce building on South Broadway in Boulder, to presumably visit the offices of the...
NEDERLAND - The building is the same, but the inside is different. Attached to the Tin Shed, the familiar 2nd Street eatery is now Ned General, owned by Gold Hill residents Dwight DeBroux and Mike McNett. McNett, former managing partner of...
NEDERLAND – Months after POWDR announced the sale of Eldora Mountain Ski Resort, the Town of Nederland has expressed interest in purchasing the Boulder County ski area. While the town sees the acquisition as an opportunity to enhance local...
NEDERLAND - On Tuesday, November 19, 2025, the Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT) began exploring the next steps in the process of pursuing the acquisition of the Eldora ski area. The prospect has been in the works for several weeks and was made...
What is the purpose of the Eldora Mountain acquisition? The Town of Nederland is considering the acquisition of Eldora Ski Mountain to foster new community-centric benefits, including improved local recreational opportunities, economic...
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LONGMONT - Among many things, the Centennial State is renowned for its music scene and delicious beer. With an abundance of craft breweries, I questioned what made Bootstrap more special than the other million Colorado breweries. This is...
The glorious golden gateway to summer opens with the solstice. This elegant gateway to paradise in the mountains is the start of the astrological sign of Cancer, the archetypal mother goddess, one of the four great turning points of the year,...
Peak to Peak - “I’m scared we’re all gonna die,” Emma whispered. The five year old was creating an elaborate scene in the play room with two doll houses, numerous pieces of furniture, a variety of trees, people of all shapes and sizes, cars (“a...
MOUNT BLUE SKY - Adaptation is the most basic yet prolific key to survival in absolutely any environment or situation, whether human-caused or natural. The inability to adapt generally spells the end, no matter what caused it. All life as...
I try to meditate for my mind feels like a storm I sit on the hardwood floor and look straight ahead at first it is quiet I can feel into my breath the rise and fall of it the endless tide of air through us all but then a car alarm goes...
NEDERLAND - In the cozy mountain town of Nederland, Colorado, where the winds carry stories and snow, a group of parents and caregivers spent this school year doing something powerful: learning how to raise emotionally intelligent children...
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I remember the whole town quiet and then bright and loud it was not the fireworks alone nor was it the concept of the holiday that made this something I looked forward to all year but the fact that so many people here took an evening to pause our...
On a day fittingly alternating between snow and sunshine, Eldora Resort held a grand opening ceremony for their new Caribou Lodge on October 30, 2024, in front of a cheering crowd. The new building located at the beginner area will house the Ignite Adaptive Sports program (Ignite), the children’s ski school, a cafeteria, a family warming room, a retail store and modern restrooms with glove boxes behind every toilet.
GILPIN COUNTY – A grey tabby named Brad has stitched together a tale that’s almost too good to be true. Last week, guests at the Pineberry Lodge Retreat in Chalet Park were settling in for a peaceful quilting weekend when an unexpected visitor...
ROLLINSVILLE - Ten years ago, in an effort to become more connected with their food, the land, and lower their carbon footprint, Anthony Ricketts and Samantha Irizarry began their agricultural journey with yaks. Last October their ranch...
NEDERLAND - Volunteers from Nederland Community Presbyterian Church spent a recent Saturday morning cleaning up the grounds of the Nederland Cemetery. This has become an annual community service project for the church, organized annually by Jim...
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An intimate Memorial Day Music Fest DAVE GIBSON GOLD HILL – With the temperature hovering around 45 degrees and rain forecasted for the afternoon, the Memorial Day Mountain Music Fest and Barbeque at the Gold Hill Inn was moved indoors this...
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BLACK HAWK -- George Blevins has called Colorado’s Front Range his home for over half his life, moving in the early 1980s. He says the time in his adult life before then “hardly seems to count, especially since I’m 85 and I don’t remember all that...
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ALLENSPARK - On Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., mountain artisans gathered at The Old Gallery in Allenspark for the town’s first farmers market. Homemade pastries and coffee were part of the enticement for visitors. Locally...
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NEVADAVILLE - If you wandered up Nevadaville Road on Sunday morning, you might have wondered if you had stumbled into another time. The sleepy ghost town of Nevadaville was buzzing with life as the Mountain Miner’s Breakfast kicked off at 7...
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NEDERLAND – The crew at the Nederland Transfer Station had a little extra pep in their step Wednesday afternoon, and for good reason: after years of planning, they officially launched their new in-vessel composting machine, affectionately called...
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Colorado Mountain Living is a brand that emerged as Amy and Bryan Hager documented their journey of moving to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and building their dream rural homestead. …
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CENTRAL CITY — The ongoing topic of sexually oriented businesses (SOBs) returned to the spotlight at the July 1 City Council meeting, as officials announced weighing possible amendments to the municipal code and discussing the possible future sale...
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John Scarffe Coal Creek Canyon The Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association hosted a full day of activities for the July 4 Celebration, on Friday, July 4, 2025, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the CCCIA Hall, 31528...
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Slash collection returns to Golden Gate John Scarffe Golden Gate Canyon The Golden Gate Canyon Fire Protection District collaborated with the Golden Gate Canyon Grange to host a one-day slash collection on June 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the...
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Artwork by Colorado artists decorates the rustic walls of Washington Hall, home of the Gilpin Arts Association. There is every kind of medium here …
