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Pearl Street attack fuels Boulder City Council tensions over antisemitism

3 days ago | boulderreportinglab.org | John Herrick

It began more than a year and a half ago with flag-waving and speeches as protesters urged the Boulder City Council to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Many waved Palestinian flags. Others brought Israeli ones. One night, someone handed out popcorn. Since then, the meetings have grown more volatile. This year, they’ve been increasingly dominated by a group of pro-Palestinian speakers calling for action.
Boulder councilmember doesn’t sign statement condemning Pearl Street attack as antisemitic

3 days ago | boulderreportinglab.org | John Herrick

The City of Boulder this week released a statement condemning the June 1 attack on a march supporting hostages held in Gaza as a “targeted, antisemitic attack.”“We are united in condemning this hateful act of terror against Jewish people,” the statement read. The statement was signed by Mayor Aaron Brockett, Mayor Pro Tem Lauren Folkerts, Councilmembers Matt Benjamin, Tina Marquis, Ryan Schuchard, Nicole Speer, Mark Wallach and Tara Winer, as well as City Manager Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde.
Opinion | Lucas Hayas: Power outages are rising in Boulder — and wildfire safety may be why

1 week ago | boulderreportinglab.org | Stacy Feldman

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. Boulder Reporting Lab’s Opinion section is a forum for informed perspectives and civil debate on issues shaping life in Boulder and Boulder County. These pieces reflect the voices of our community — not the views of BRL. Want to share your perspective? Here’s how to submit. This commentary is by Lucas Hayas, a firefighter and safety professional residing in Boulder.
Boulder residents drop bid to exit Xcel Energy deal

1 week ago | boulderreportinglab.org | John Herrick

Local organizers have ended their campaign to place a measure on this November’s ballot that would have allowed Boulder to exit its 2020 franchise agreement with Xcel Energy and seek an alternative energy provider. Organizers with the Committee for Boulder Power said they lacked enough time to gather the 3,401 signatures required by the May 28 deadline.
Megan Trussell’s death ruled suicide by Boulder County officials after monthslong investigation

1 week ago | boulderreportinglab.org | Stacy Feldman

Content warning: This story includes references to suicide and descriptions of self-harm. For support, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
They found Boulder’s forgotten apple trees. Now they’re saving them.

1 week ago | boulderreportinglab.org | Gabe Tóth |Stacy Feldman

After years spent mapping the remnants of Boulder County’s once-vibrant apple tree population, a local preservation project is now planting new orchards to help ensure rare and nearly forgotten varieties aren’t lost forever. The Boulder Apple Tree Project (BAPT) began in 2017, when CU Boulder ecology professor Katie Suding’s children spotted an old apple tree growing improbably in an open prairie near their home.
ACLU files opening brief in Boulder camping ban appeal

2 weeks ago | boulderreportinglab.org | John Herrick

More than a century ago, coal miners, explorers and teachers at Boulder’s Chautauqua slept in tents to shield themselves from the region’s high-altitude elements. Since the 1980s, doing the same in Boulder has been illegal. City law allows officers to ticket people for sleeping in public spaces if they use any form of shelter, including a blanket.
MainStage Brewing enters Boulder beer scene with Gunbarrel taproom

2 weeks ago | boulderreportinglab.org | Gabe Tóth |Stacy Feldman

The Lyons-based craft brewery MainStage Brewing Company has expanded into Gunbarrel and established its own brewery, taking over the Beyond the Mountain brewing space that opened in 2017 and is now closed. The move builds on an existing partnership: MainStage founders Sam Scruby and Eric Kean had been contracting with the Gunbarrel brewery to have their beer brewed there since 2021. “We did a collaboration with the guys at Beyond the Mountain,” Scruby said.
Opinion | William Sweeney: Boulder can’t end homelessness — but it can manage it

2 weeks ago | boulderreportinglab.org | Stacy Feldman

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. Boulder Reporting Lab’s Opinion section is a forum for informed perspectives and civil debate on issues shaping life in Boulder and Boulder County. These pieces reflect the voices of our community — not the views of BRL. Want to share your perspective? Here’s how to submit.
Kubs Lalchandani: Boulder County’s home valuations are detached from reality

2 weeks ago | boulderreportinglab.org | Stacy Feldman

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. Boulder Reporting Lab’s Opinion section is a forum for informed perspectives and civil debate on issues shaping life in Boulder and Boulder County. These pieces reflect the voices of our community — not the views of BRL. Want to share your perspective? Here’s how to submit. This commentary is by Kubs Lalchandani, who grew up and lives in Boulder.