News across Greater Boulder

Essay: My $1.1 million business receipt for renting in Boulder
Small businesses that survive may seem like everything is fine, but there is plenty going on behind the curtains patrons don’t always see

Local schools big and small impacted by declining enrollment
CU Boulder has seen a decline in enrollment with international students, and Boulder Valley School District is closing 4 elementary schools due to a decline in enrollment.

Boulder musician releases new album as a love letter to the city
Courtesy photo Benton Helzberg, known as Ashcroft, is set to release "Abandon Places" on Sept. 18, 2026.

The 12th Jaipur Literature Festival in Boulder – The Integration of Arts, Science and Culture
Boulder is celebrating diversity with the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Ukrainian immigration status: A personal crisis story
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“If You Insist” – The Bends at Fox Theater, Wednesday, Sept. 23
The Bends are an alternative rock band playing in Boulder on Sept. 23.

Photonics firm eyes Longmont for expansion
The Colorado Economic Development Commission on Thursday offered an unnamed photonics company $627,358 in incentives over eight years in an effort to entice the firm to expand in Longmont.
A quarter-decade later: the impact of 9/11 on American Islamophobia
By Hannah Carley Today is the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. One of the many unfortunate consequences of that day is that Islamophobia persists through Western mainstream media and current geopolitical events today. A professor at the University of Colorado…
Remember 9/11: a Q&A with a first responder on the day
By Brendan Bishop Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. I had a chance to sit down and talk with somebody who was working as a first responder that day. Mark Husmann was gracious enough to walk me through that infamous day from his perspective. He’s a…
Stouts, sausage and polka at St Julien Oktoberfest—a Forbes four-star spa and hotel
By Evan Borman St Julien Hotel and Spa is celebrating its fourth annual Oktoberfest on Sunday, Sept. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. The festival will brew Bavarian tradition and Boulder’s beauty on the lawn and terrace of the hotel. St Julien is a four-star four-diamond property offering…
BVSD school board listens to students and parents about possible school closures
By Mei Gifford Boulder Valley School District listened to comments and concerns regarding possible school closures from students and teachers at its regular Sept. 8 meeting. During the meeting, there were 180 speakers, with roughly a quarter being students. The Resilience School…
Longmont advances longtime major downtown redevelopment plan
By Adam Steininger Longmont City Council gave final approval Tuesday night, Sept. 8, to the key ordinances advancing the First Avenue and Main Street Transit Project. First and Main Transit Project On a series of second-reading votes, the council adopted the Urban Renewal Plan…