Karen DeVincenzo enjoys writing human interest stories for The Mountain-Ear. “I like writing about people because it gives me a chance to hear about their one-of-a-kind, interesting lives.” While she enjoys taking pictures, she generally leaves the photography side of things to her husband Sal, the professional photographer, who is also a Mountain-Ear contributor. Writing captions and essays to go with those photos is how her relationship with the paper began.

After leaving her hometown in Massachusetts (she says the mosquitos chased her away), and bouncing around the country for a few years, she landed in the Boulder area in 1981, and has been in Colorado ever since. She lived in Nederland in the 80s, and after a short time in the valley, gratefully found her way back into the mountains with her husband to the Bar-K community where they raised their son Max. He’s 27 now, living not too far away in Lafayette.

Karen loves to bake, particularly pies and when she’s not mixing and chopping in the kitchen she’s out walking their two dogs (14-year old Chewy and Gizmo the puppy). “Home is my favorite place to be and the kitchen is where I feel most at home.”

“It’s been a pleasure to watch The Mountain-Ear develop and grow over the years, especially rising out of the 2020 challenges and coming back stronger than ever. As the region has grown, the paper has kept pace with that growth, covering the multitude of stories and events from Peak to Peak.”