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BLACK HAWK – Family fun, history, and a whole lot of hoopla filled the streets of Black Hawk on Saturday, June 28, as the city celebrated its 2025 Founders Day.  The event, hosted in the History, Appreciation, and Recreation (HARD) District,...

Boulder County – The Boulder County Commissioners held a Town Hall format meeting at the Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association Community Center on June 17, 2025, to engage with their constituents about issues of local interest to Coal Creek Canyon residents. Commissioners Claire Levy and Ashley Stolzmann were in attendance along with staff members and Commander Randy Wilber from the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.

Brad the cat finds his way home

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...

The Nederland Fire Protection District (NFPD) Board of Directors met on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, to vote on the final draft of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Timberline Fire Protection District (TFPD) to provide mitigation services to...

Mountain Rail Project Open House

Peak to Peak – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) held their fourth open house regarding their plan to develop a network of passenger rail lines connecting mountain towns with urban locations on June 18, 2025, at the Fraser Valley Elementary School in Fraser Colorado. The open house included a presentation on the status of the project with opportunities for individual discussion with CDOT representatives.

Nederland may be a town encompassed by natural beauty, but its true splendor lies in its community. Each heart that beats for Nederland collectively beats together to pump lifeblood through the town’s veins, revitalizing it. But as the town’s...

A brief queer history of Boulder County

June is Pride Month, a celebration of the progress toward LGBTQ+ rights and the marginalized communities that fight for them in order to live as their true selves. As LGBTQ+ topics once again find themselves at the center of politics, Pride this...

GILPIN COUNTY – The Gilpin County Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting Tuesday, June 24, at 9 a.m. at the Historic Courthouse with Commissioners Jeff Aiken, Susan Berumen, and Sandy Hollingsworth present. The meeting covered a range of...

Community meeting on fuel reduction

Boulder County – Boulder County Parks and Open Space (BCPOS) personnel held a community meeting on June 12, 2025, at the Community Center in Nederland to give a series of presentations on the Middle Boulder Creek Fuel Reduction Project and engage with the community about the project.

GILPIN COUNTY – The Timberline Fire Protection District held its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 6 p.m. Board members present included President Rick Wenzel, Vice Chairman John Bushey, and Member at Large John Carder. Mary...

PEAK TO PEAK - “Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory or an acceptance of the way things are. It’s a celebration of progress. It’s an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, change is possible, and there is...

Celebrating a new chapter for Belvidere

CENTRAL CITY – A free community celebration welcomed the 2025 cast and crew of Central City Opera on Tuesday evening, June 17, while also marking a major milestone in the restoration of the historic Belvidere Theater: the Shoofly. The spirited...

Nederland cleans up nice in 2025

The Nederland breeze was particularly powerful on the morning of Saturday, June 7, 2025. While locals began to queue in their vehicles along the side of Ridge Road, backing up all the way to the highway, volunteers up at the Nederland Transfer...

PEAK TO PEAK - On Monday, May 26, 2025, the 45th BOLDERBoulder took place on the streets of Boulder, Colorado.  This race has been a 10K challenge since its inception in 1979. The first year there were 2,700 people registered to run the...

Boulder County – The 2025 summer wildfire mitigation season kicked off with a fair at the Nederland Community Forestry Sort Yard (CFSY) called Wildfire Awareness Days. The fair brought together in one place forestry, fire department and wildfire mitigation professionals to answer questions from residents about various wildfire mitigation programs.

An uplifting Nederland Summer Concert

An uplifting Nederland Summer Concert DAVE GIBSON Nederland – Sponsored by the Nederland Downtown Development Authority, the Summer Concert Series kicked off in a big way at Chipeta Park on Saturday, June 7. Accessible to everyone, there was no...

Security upgrades for Gilpin

CENTRAL CITY—The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) held a regular meeting on June 10, 2025, at the Historic Courthouse in Central City. At this meeting, they addressed various county matters, including security enhancements at the...

ALLENSPARK - On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m., at the Allenspark Fire Protection District’s community room, Congressman Joe Neguse visited with the residents of Allenspark for an impromptu Town Hall meeting. The meeting was a...

Boulder County celebrates courthouse designation John Scarffe Boulder County, Colorado The Boulder County Commissioners hosted a celebration of the historic Boulder County Courthouse and its designation as a National...

Trustees stand for public lands

On Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the Nederland Board of Trustees (BOT) met to take action on Resolution 2025-13, a movement from the nonprofit organization The Mountain Pact aimed at rallying mountain communities in support of the continued federal...

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