Boulder Weekly 12.21.2023

After the Fire How Boulder County is preparing for the next disaster

REBUILDING BY THE NUMBERS P. 13

GRASSROOTS READINESS P. 10

FLEEING ON FOOT P. 8

SECOND RESPONDERS P. 12

CONTENTS 12.21.2023

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08-13 COVER Looking

12 Through fire and flood

08 As communities push for

13 Rebuilding by the numbers:

10 For marginalized communi-

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back — and ahead — two years after the Marshall Fire

fewer cars, plans for pedestrian evacuations are slowly coming along BY KAYLEE HARTER

Who’s home, who’s not — and why BY WILL MATUSKA

BY CINDY TORRES

photo gallery from local filmmaker and photographer Megan Sweeney at bit.ly/BigHeartFilm

05 OPINION

19 EVENTS

15 THEATER

ASTROLOGY

16 BOOKS

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Where to go and what to do

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IRIS FOR ALL Separate travel lanes, not wider ones, make streets safer

BY GARY SPRUNG, MICHAEL LE DESMA AND KURT NORDBACK ON BEHALF OF COMMUNITY CYCLES

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n his op-ed, (“Street Wise,” Nov. 30) Richard Kiefer opined that the best way to keep cyclists safe on Iris Avenue is to enforce the current speed limit with speed cameras and widen the sidewalks but make no significant changes to the corridor. He asserted that the crash history on this corridor does not warrant more substantial changes. And he specifically opposed changes that would create a physical barrier between cyclists and cars.

At least Kiefer shares our goal of keeping cyclists safe and recognizes that car speeds are too fast for safety. But he fails to recognize that safety comes first and foremost from street design: Safe streets are ones that encourage and enforce safe behavior by drivers and other users. This generally means narrowed lane widths and other physical features.

Kiefer would instead widen the road. The city should “maximize the

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width of the right traffic lane and designate it for both cars and bicycles, without any obstructions or bike lane markings,” he wrote. This would cause car divers to go even faster.

His idea that bicyclists should share the lane with motorists hearkens back to a concept known as “vehicular cycling” that was briefly popular in the transportation world.

The core principle was that bicyclists should act like and mix with motor vehicles, and that dedicated DECEMBER 21, 2023

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OPINION bicycle infrastructure was counterproductive. “Take the lane,” went the mantra.

The vehicular cycling movement was popular among a set of strong, confident bicyclists — many of them men — who were already comfortable mixing it up with cars. It was also popular with many transportation departments, to which it gave license to keep doing what they were doing: building streets for cars.

Lane widening and the mixing of fast cars with vulnerable bicyclists is a policy diametrically opposed to what should be our goal: safe, efficient, comfortable infrastructure for every bicyclist (as well as all other users), regardless of age, speed or experience level.

Kiefer argued that there have been relatively few crashes on Iris that killed or severely injured bicyclists. This is, thankfully, correct, but the current unfriendly design means few are willing to brave the street. Who wants to ride on that very narrow bike lane right next to cars going well above the 35 mph speed limit? Would you allow your 8-year-old to ride there? How about your grandparent?

Iris Avenue is a key part of CAN, the Core Arterial Network that City Council unanimously endorsed in 2022. CAN is an integrated set of streets that, when completed, will provide safe, efficient access for people walking and biking to parts of town where the current choices are indirect routes or personal peril.

As it exists today, Iris is a product of the long-prevalent attitude that streets should provide for maximum throughput of automobiles. Safety and inclusivity were clearly not the top priority, nor were they on most American streets and roads built in the past seven decades.

City of Boulder official policy now explicitly puts safety first. As stated on its website, “We believe no one

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LETTERS should be killed or severely injured in traffic crashes on our streets.

Moving about Boulder should be safe, no matter how you get around.” Amen to that.

Boulder also has an official goal of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. Both statewide and nationally, driving is the top source of emissions. Safe, welcoming streets can encourage more of us to walk, bike or bus, lowering Boulder’s carbon footprint.

To turn Iris Avenue into a street for everyone, Community Cycles believes that a redesign should include: • Protected bicycle infrastructure along the entire corridor from Broadway to 28th Street, including at intersections • Wider sidewalks that are comfortable for all users • Improved transit stops • Steps to calm traffic on Iris, where the posted 35 mph limit is far too often exceeded • Improvements to make crossing Iris easier and safer for all travel modes • Safer intersections with traffic signals that prioritize people walking • Traffic calming on other nearby streets, such as Kalmia and Grape, which are too wide for safety We urge the City to prioritize safety, expand opportunities for non-automobile travel, and reduce our fossil fuel emissions. Let’s make an Iris For All. Community Cycles is a Boulderbased nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to cycling.

Nordback, Le Desma and Sprung serve on Community Cycle’s Advocacy Committee.

This opinion does not necessarily reflect the views of Boulder Weekly.

STICK TO SUMMARIES

I regularly read Boulder Weekly, and I would like to make a comment on Mr. Brendza’s most recent article about using marijuana for pain.

(Weed Between the Lines, “Swapping poppies for chronic,” Nov. 30, 2023).

To clarify, I am not a marijuana user myself, but I find Weed Between the Lines fascinating.

I think Mr. Brendza does good writing for the most part, but this last article needs to be addressed due to some spurious claims about marijuana. Unless Mr. Brendza is a medical professional, I think he should steer clear of making medical recommendations for the treatment of pain.

The first claim he makes is that “marijuana is used to treat insomnia, depression and anxiety,” hinting that marijuana should be used to offset chronic opioid symptoms. He then writes, contradicting his first statement, that “physicians in the U.S. will not prescribe marijuana by virtue of the fact that it is illegal.”

If Brendza says marijuana is not prescribed by doctors for being illegal yet claims marijuana is used to treat insomnia, depression and anxiety, who is the one treating?

Brendza should have simply said, “Chronic pain patients have used marijuana anecdotally to self-treat their symptoms related to insomnia, depression and anxiety,” followed by a citation of research consulted.

The most important criticism I have for Brendza’s article is where he says plainly that “marijuana is

non addictive.”

That is outright nonsense that has no basis in research and makes it seem as if he is a puppet of the marijuana industry.

It is well established that marijuana is psychologically addictive and, while certainly less so than opioids and other substances, also physically addictive. According to the CDC, approximately 30% of frequent marijuana users suffer from dependence, whether psychological or physical.

I believe good journalism should take a balanced view, and I do not think it is acceptable for Mr. Brendza to be making biased and inaccurate claims pertaining to the use of psychoactive substances.

Brendza should have just stuck to summarizing the research study in this article without interjecting his own personal thoughts.

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ON FOOT Pedestrian preparedness plan for wildfires coming

BY KAYLEE HARTER

F

ire evacuation protocols are often created with cars in mind: Make sure your gas tank is always at least half-full, know how to open your garage if the power goes out, keep a go-bag in your vehicle.

“It’s the assumption that everyone’s got a car and some sort of transportation out,” says Boulder Office of Disaster Management (ODM) Director Mike Chard. “And that’s just not the case.”

More than 7,800 households in Boulder County don’t have access to a car, according to 2022 census data.

In case of a wildfire evacuation, the going advice for those folks is: Plan to ride with a neighbor.

Meanwhile, Boulder’s transportation goals envision fewer cars on the road.

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have 80% of all trips for residents be walking, biking or transit, with the same percentage of all residents living in walkable neighborhoods by 2030.

So what happens as there are fewer car-owning neighbors to ride with?

It’s still an “emerging space,” says Chard, but County and City officials are working to roll out a pedestrian preparedness plan in the first few months of 2024. ODM, which serves the City of Boulder and unincorporated Boulder County, is bringing together different groups, including first responders from across the county and transportation specialists, in hopes of answering questions about how to plan for pedestrian safety during disasters.

Part of that plan will be resources to help those without cars prepare — how to find walkways and bike paths

out of a fire, how to move in relation to the fire (90 degrees from direction of the wind), and so on. Another part of that planning will involve evacuation.

“Evacuations are very resource intensive to begin with,” Chard says.

“You have only so many cops, but you gotta go door to door, then you also gotta do traffic control points.

And now we gotta start getting assessments for how we do pedestrian management, and how do we get transportation resources in there?

And what’s the timeline to do that?

“The reality of it is there will be a period of time where this thing is evolving that people have to be responsible for their personal safety.”

‘LIVING WITH RISK’

Much of Boulder County exists in a wildland urban interface (WUI), a zone

where human development mixes with wildland like undeveloped grassland, brush or forest that can be fuel for a fire. More than 60,000 communities in the U.S. are at risk of WUI fires, and the total WUI area grows by about 2 million acres each year, according to the U.S. Fire Administration.

Like many WUI communities, the county’s fire-related risk is increasing.

Wildfire damage in the county is projected to increase by 50% between 2020 and 2050, according to a 2018 study.

Planning for wildfire evacuations is generally tricky. Unlike with other natural disasters like hurricanes, they spark unexpectedly and can happen anywhere, complicating evacuation routes and planning. Fire is also riskier for pedestrians — flood warnings don’t require a car, just climbing to higher ground, and hail and tornadoes usually BOULDER WEEKLY

NEWS Standards and Technology, communibringing people together, because come with shelter-in-place orders. ty care is an important tool in emerwe’re seeing the shift and communities “This is part of living with risk,” gency preparedness. Social tools (like change all the time,” Chard says, addChard says. “It’s important that people riding with neighbors or working from ing that density and congestion are understand that by not having the home on red flag days to reduce trips other changes his team is working to vehicle, then you have to be aware of to gather family members) and comaddress. what risks you have around you.” munity tools (perhaps an early evacuDuring the Marshall Fire, Chard That’s why preparation is so imporation sign-up system that utilizes an says heroic acts and “strangers helptant. Community members should evacuation team) are both important ing strangers” helped to get people to ensure they’re signed up for alerts, in a multi-layered approach to presafety. Delivery drivers put people in plan with neighbors, have a small gotheir trucks. Sheriff’s deputies evacuat- paredness. bag prepared that can be carried on It’s not clear that any community ed Costco shoppers and a woman foot, know multiple routes out of their has a robust, community-level plan whose husband was at work with the neighborhood and get moving early — for pedestrian evacuations, but household’s only car, 9News reported. without being prompted — if they feel responses in previous fires can proAlthough a more robust pedestrian like there’s a risk. vide clues to the possibilities. plan is in the works, Chard says that “The risk isn’t: Everyone’s going to One tool Maranghides lauds as type of golden rule-thinking will remain die because they don’t have a car,” particularly helpful, especially during important.

Chard says. “The risk is knowing what “no-notice” events where the fire “There’s also going to be a need for to do when you’re faced with this hazstarts so quickly and so close to a a lot of community concern for one ard and when the evacuation comes community that full evacuation isn’t another,” he says. “That second layer in, taking timely action, not waiting.

Moving away from the threat area and getting just four or five blocks — not miles — away is gonna make a huge difference in someone’s threat to their life.”

Of course, there are many folks for whom not having a car is not a choice, and “getting moving” could be difficult.

Until recently, Chard says much of the effort and many transit resources have been centered on residents with mobility challenges (read more about those efforts on p. 12). Law enforcement officials often help with notifying and evacuating people who are unhoused.

“We’re trying to hit those areas, too — vulnerable populations in the community, expanding our relationships with the human services organizations in the county, our community connectors, Civilians and first responders utilize a temporary refuge area during the 2018 Camp Fire in California. around translation and all these Credit: Technical Discussion 041 from NIST Report other issues.”

‘BE CREATIVE’

There are still a lot of questions ODM is working to answer: Where could people on foot be collected? How should transportation resources be brought into evacuation points? What resources can and should be leveraged?

“By increasing the number of people that don’t have a car or some sort of transportation, that just compounds the issue more, but that’s why we’re BOULDER WEEKLY

of community preparedness is trying to make sure that those plans, relationships, notifications are happening.

That also helps cut down the number of people that are going to need help.

And as you can imagine, there’s only so many resources.” (Mutual aid efforts to preparedness are already in the works — read about some of them on p. 10.)

For Alexander Maranghides, a WUI researcher at the National Institute of

possible, are temporary fire refuge areas (TRAs) — typically large open areas like parking lots, gravel areas or soccer fields.

Those areas should be pre-planned, well-marked and numerous, so that they’re easily accessible throughout the community — to those with and without vehicles, Maranghides says.

TRAs were used during the devastating 2018 Camp Fire in California, which Maranghides has studied exten-

sively, and regional buses came to evacuate those in the refuge areas who didn’t have vehicles.

Chard also sees the potential of setting up “rally points.”

“Then we’re able to move the mass transit transportation resources that we have through our transportation emergency support function, which has the relationships with CU and other resources that can then move to that site, load people up, move them out, and get into shelters,” he says.

RTD is among the transportation resources ODM has been in touch with, Chard says, though RTD is most likely to be used in a mutual aid environment rather than in immediate response, and ODM doesn’t have the authority to tell RTD or other transportation entities how they must help during an evacuation.

“Via, RTD, any kind of those supporting resources, they would make the decision,” says Monika Weber, ODM’s disaster management coordinator.

It’s also important to consider when and where buses run — whether they run at night, where they’re parked when they’re not running, and so on, Maranghides says.

“We need to think not just daytime, we need to think nighttime, we need to think potential power outages, communication outages,” he says.

“We have to push the envelope in terms of laying out these events because we know that these things can happen.”

Every community is different — there’s no one-size-fits-all approach, and successful preparedness requires community conversations at the local level and leveraging existing infrastructure, Maranghides says.

“The goal is not always to have the best of everything, particularly in existing communities,” he says. “But we want to use all the tools and be creative to help us get as prepared as we can to limit the number of people that have to be truly rescued.”

Shay Castle contributed to this reporting.

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HELPING THEMSELVES When it comes to disaster preparedness, Boulder looks to mutual aid model

BY CINDY TORRES

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he City of Boulder and Boulder County have offered some level of emergency preparedness training for many years. But the classes don’t necessarily have the entire community in mind. Many residents don’t have the time to read through a complex manual or pay for expensive training or have the finances to purchase emergency resources.

“The curricula for those trainings is better suited for affluent and wellresourced members of the community,” explains Brenda Ritenour, Boulder’s neighborhood engagement and services manager. “One of the big lessons from the 2013 flood, and again from the COVID-19 pandemic was that people who are historically excluded — people with lower incomes, people with limited English proficiency and people who are not inclined to trust the government — are disproportionately impacted by disasters.

“We knew we needed to do better.”

A new Community-Led Preparedness Training Course (CPT)

is being offered to community residents, and teaching those residents to become trainers.

Isabel Sanchez, a resident of the Mapleton Mobile Home Park in Boulder and a City of Boulder Community Connector, is no stranger to weathering natural disasters, having survived tornadoes, fires and hurricane-force winds along the Front Range as well as losing her mobile home in the aftermath of the 2013 floods. “It seems like natural disasters are following me,” she says.

The idea for an emergency response course for community members, primarily under-resourced, she says, began during the Marshall Fire.

“The winds were horrible,” she says. “I drove through my neighborhood, and a woman that lives in the park was standing outside. She’s like, ‘I don’t know what to do, I’m losing my mind here. If we have to evacuate, what am I going to do?’

“She asked, ‘Why are you so calm?’ And I was very calm. But I was

Luz Galicia presents on emergency food options for an emergency preparedness course at the Penfield Tate II Municipal Building in Boulder. Credit: Cindy Torres

calm because I felt very prepared.”

The neighbor asked Sanchez to teach her about emergency preparedness. That experience inspired Sanchez to develop a curriculum that teaches residents of mobile home parks and low-income housing how to be ready, she says: “what tools they need, what they should have for water if the power goes out, what foods they should store, what documents they should have in place in a bug out bag.”

More than information, Sanchez realized any training should include funding or actual emergency products.

“Yes, they need the information, but they also need some of the tools to be able to get through and prepare and be ready for an emergency,” she says.

“They don’t have the funds to go out and purchase things. I have a lot of seniors in my community that are living very, very tight. I felt that if I was going to teach them, I needed to have the backing to fund the materials that I wanted them to have.

“That is the unique thing about this training. This is very community led.”

Participants receive 10 items: a solar power bank Participants in the community-led preparedness course were given emergency supplies. Credit: Cindy Torres 10

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charger, LED headlamp, BPA-free water storage cube, 10-in-1 stainless steel multitool, small portable stove, portable toilet, filtration water straw and fireproof box for important documents.

With financial support from the Climate Justice Collaborative and the City of Boulder and fiscal sponsorship from the Philanthropiece Foundation, Sanchez and her neighbor began crafting a plan to support the community by developing the curriculum, purchasing the tools and supplies, offering stipends to the Train the Trainer participants and receiving assistance to utilize City space for meetings.

The initial pilot training course highlighted the reality that tools aren’t the only support needed by participants.

“There was a lot of trauma around the experience the community has lived through,” Sanchez says. “People were sharing with me that they were having nightmares. They were being very triggered by talking about the stories. One of the women in our pilot project had gone through the fire and had been burnt and been in a burn unit in Greeley. Hearing her story and how the fire was following her and her hands were burned, her chest, it was really traumatic to relive everything again.”

Later iterations of the training incorporated a class on herbs and tinctures that can be grown at home and BOULDER WEEKLY

NEWS used to stay calm and relaxed.

Natural Highs, a Boulder nonprofit that teaches coping strategies for stress management and conducts acu-detox therapy, is invited to every workshop.

For participants in the Train the Trainer class, the intention is to learn to teach the class with a partner and get ready to go out into the community to teach families that are in mobile homes or in affordable housing.

“Taking the CPT class has reminded me how helpful we can be to each other by having the right information and tools,” says Nancy Medina, a class participant. “Having a class that brings a different perspective and understanding on how we can work together to add positive support on a daily basis can be a start of a new way of showing with kind words and respectful actions to others.”

David Ensign, another course participant, says understanding safety-

related trauma has been among the most impactful parts of the course.

“Often, the voices of our most vulnerable populations are not heard,” he says. “People are so over-burdened taking care of their basic needs that they may not have time to engage energetically with their communities to assure that public safety solutions are equitable and available to all.”

Luz Galicia, a class participant and community organizer who works for the City of Boulder and Colorado 9-5, says offering classes in English and Spanish was important. It is one less barrier for community members who are already facing multiple hurdles.

“I think the biggest challenge will be that in the low-income communities, the households working two and three jobs, it will be very hard for them to fit into one of [the class] schedules,” she

says. “When they work so many hours and they have to come back home and have some quality time with their families, it won’t be a priority for them to learn this.”

Galicia says the opportunity as a community organizer is to explain

How can you, day by day, put a little stone to build something for your own family and then for your relatives and then for your community?”

Sanchez hopes the future of the class will address scheduling challenges. She would like to improve access and reach by recording the training and distributing it to help people learn on their own time.

Comments from class participants were edited for length and clarity. Read more: bit.ly/ CPTcourse Cindy Torres participated in the pilot Community-Led Emergency Preparedness Training and is now in the Train the Trainer segment of the class. She lives in the Mapleton Mobile Home Park in Boulder and also lost her home in the aftermath of the 2013 floods. Her hope is to spread the word about this class, highlight the value and encourage new participants to sign up.

INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY-LED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TRAINING CLASS? CONTACT ISABELSANCHEZCPT@GMAIL.COM why preparedness should be a priority: having the ability to take care of yourself and your loved ones.

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‘FIND A WAY’ In times of crisis, Boulder nonprofit Via works behind the scenes — and for free

BY SHAY CASTLE

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nnie Montelione is driving with her head out of the window.

The black air billowing outside means she can’t see through the windshield of her 16-passenger bus. The world is on fire around her; soot drifts from the sky like snow.

It is Dec. 30, 2021, and the Marshall Fire is eating up acres of land, homes and businesses in southeast Boulder County. Montelione is evacuating patients from Centennial Peaks Hospital in Louisville. She is not an EMT or a cop. She’s not a firefighter.

Montelione is a driver for Via Mobility Services, a Boulder-based nonprofit.

Primarily, Via is a provider of paratransit services to people with mobility challenges. Drivers also take people to and from the homeless shelter every day.

And the organization runs general-purpose transportation services across the Front Range, including Boulder’s HOP, the Eldo Shuttle and Gold Hill Climb, Lyons Flyer and, in the summer, the popular Chautauqua shuttle.

But when floods, fires and bitter cold come to Boulder County, Via switches into disaster response mode.

It started with the 2013 floods, when Via moved residents from Frasier Meadows retirement community to

other facilities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, drivers delivered food and meds and suspended fares for paratransit riders. They were on standby after the King Soopers shooting and turned their 63rd Street facility into a makeshift crisis center for families and law enforcement. Last December, when temperatures dipped to dangerous subzero degrees, Via’s drivers searched the streets for unhoused residents to take to an emergency warming center and overflow shelter.

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Via’s decade of emergency aid is that they provide it for free.

Of the enormous role Via plays in the community, Lisa Bitzer, director of operations, says simply, “We stay plenty busy.”

READY TO HELP

Via’s role in times of crisis is typically one of “second responders,” an informal term that encompasses organizations and individuals who support police, fire and emergency “first responders” who are working behind the front lines. Typically, that means taking people to evacuation centers, like during last year’s NCAR Fire. The Marshall Fire was the first time Via

Teri Leiker, who was killed in the 2021 King Soopers shooting, was a Via client. Via was on standby during the shooting and provided transport after a public memorial. Courtesy: Via

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A Via driver helps a passenger onto a shuttle outside an assistance center set up for the 2013 floods. Courtesy: Via Mobility Services

operated in active emergency zones.

“We literally had drivers driving down the middle of the street with houses burning on both sides, rescuing people,” Bitzer says.

“There were tumbleweeds on fire flying at the vehicle,” Montelione recalls.

At the hospital she evacuated, patients were standing in disarray outside as it filled with smoke, many without shoes. “It was pretty intense,” Montelione says.

Disaster response shifts are volunteer only; workers are still paid, but they’re not required to be there. About 35 of Via’s drivers and dispatchers responded to the call during the Marshall Fire, according to Bitzer, many having already completed a day’s work.

Montelione spent the day driving around Denver and Aurora. When Via asked her to help out in Boulder County, “I just was like, ‘Sure, I’ll help,’” she says. “I’m really close with my team. They said it was an important thing; I was like, ‘OK.’” That’s the general attitude at Via: Do what is necessary.

“They very much view their role as a commitment and duty,” says Monika Weber, a coordinator with the Boulder Office of Disaster Management. “They really believe in serving the community in that way.”

In emergency situations, Via is moving not only people but sometimes their pets and — especially for unhoused folks — their belongings. They haven’t yet been asked to, but if the situation ever called for it, Bitzer says she would figure out how to move horses, too: “I’d find a way.”

‘ORGANIZED CHAOS’

Via’s relationship with ODM is an informal one. “There’s no requirement [that] Via must help,” Weber says.

That’s because, even as the “official” disaster response agency for the City of Boulder and unincorporated Boulder County, ODM can’t tell anyone what to do. Only governments can do that, and only to a certain extent: Authority over private nonprofits is limited.

“We can say, ‘We really need this help’ and we can ask for it,” Weber says, but it is ultimately up to individual agencies to determine if they have available resources. “We have responsibility for everything but authority over nothing.”

The woman with the responsibility at Via is Bitzer. She’s their Michael Jordan, their Beyoncé, the keeper of a vast amount of institutional and operational knowledge.

Bitzer is the point of contact between ODM and Via’s employees. In emergencies, she knows where drivers need to go, and where they can’t if roads are BOULDER WEEKLY

NEWS closed by fire, flood or other disasters.

She knows who to call and decides when and which resources to divert — all while running the day-to-day business in areas where emergencies aren’t happening.

“There’s a million things happening all at once,” she says. “But it’s very controlled. And I know who’s going where and what they’re doing and what size vehicle” they have, so emergency responders know their capacity for evacuations and transport.

“It’s organized chaos.”

During the Marshall and NCAR fires, her cellphone number was listed on ODM’s website (with her permission). And so Bitzer, in addition to everything else she was doing, answered phone calls from the general public.

“I was answering to anyone that called,” she wrote in response to an emailed follow-up question. “Many were families in other states worrying about their loved ones. Several calls were for us to go get people and move them to shelters, and then of course when the danger passed, we worked to get them back home.”

‘DOOR THROUGH DOOR’

The amount of information floating around in Bitzer’s head has only expanded in recent years as Via has grown. In 2020, they were operating in four counties. Today, they provide paratransit services in seven (Boulder, Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Larimer and Weld) and run RTD’s FlexRide reservable shuttle in eight (Broomfield being the additional county). During the Marshall Fire, they evacuated people to Colorado Springs.

There’s one area Bitzer says is outpacing all others: “The need for service for our paratransit is the most we’ve ever seen.”

Via provides “door through door” services, meaning drivers “actually go into the home, help someone put their coat on, get them out to the vehicle, then get them into where they’re going,” Bitzer says. “If you’re going to a hospital and you’re up on the third floor, we’re going to take you up to the third floor.”

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be 60 or older, according to projections from the state demographer’s office. About 90% of Via’s riders are 60-plus, making the paratransit even more essential as the population ages.

“Think about the condition of people that are needing those trips,” says Via CEO Frank Bruno. “If you’re jumping on the HOP [bus], maybe you’re also able to take an Uber or Lyft. Or maybe you’re going to grab a scooter.

But if you’re on paratransit service, you don’t have a lot of options.”

“It’s important for people to have their independence,” Bitzer adds, “whether it’s going to a medical appointment that’s necessary, or going to a senior center to get that midday meal that might be their best meal of the day or their only social outing.”

Who will pay for expanded paratransit is unclear. Via gets funding from multiple sources, and some riders (based on age and income) pay for the service in Boulder County.

(Trips in the Denver metro are 100% subsidized by the Denver Regional Council of Governments.)

Even so, each trip creates an $8 deficit. Via covers the cost with revenue from grant funding (federal, state and private foundations), donations, fares and revenue from its general transportation contracts.

“If we were a private company, we might take that revenue and bring that to the shareholders or send it to a different country or different state,” Bruno says. “With Via, we put it into paratransit service.”

All three services — paratransit, general transportation and disaster response — are expected to grow as governments at all levels attempt to usher residents away from car travel, and the continued reliance on cars helps drive (in part) more climate disasters.

Bitzer, typically, is already thinking 10 steps ahead to what else Via might be asked to do, like transporting migrants who arrive in Denver. She seems unfazed by having yet another potential item on her to-do list.

“We are here to serve in so many different ways; we pride ourselves on being able to do that,” she says. “I go home every day knowing that I have made a difference for people.”

MARSHALL FIRE RECOVERY Who’s home, who isn’t — and why

BY WILL MATUSKA

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wo years after the Marshall Fire, nearly 300 households have moved back into a rebuilt home. That’s an important number — it symbolizes the resilience of returning families, the outpour of community support and the makings of a revitalized community.

Despite homes being rebuilt twice as fast as the national post-disaster average, there are still households in limbo that aren’t in the rebuilding process. It’s a critical time: Boulder County’s Recovery Navigators grantfunded program is winding down, and some household’s ALE insurance (which covers additional living expenses for displaced homeowners) is set to expire at the end of the year.

It’s hard to track households that haven’t entered the recovery system, but each jurisdiction (Unincorporated Boulder County, Superior, Louisville) has made or is making efforts to understand why.

Katie Arrington, recovery and resilience project manager at Boulder County says finances top the list. It’s expensive to build throughout Boulder County, and some people were massively under-insured. Others chose not to return because it was too emotionally difficult.

In Superior, some residents are still working with builders or negotiating with insurance companies, according to Allison James, disaster preparedness and recovery manager with the Town.

Factors like home design also come into play. Custom homes, like those often found in unincorporated Boulder County, take more time to build than pre-designed homes, plus the County has more building codes, assessments and infrastructure rules for residents.

Because of those factors, Arrington says households in unincorporated Boulder County are the most “stuck.”

But every household is different and each jurisdiction has its own unique

permitting challenges, so it’s hard to generalize.

Approximately 120 fire-impacted lots have been sold in Boulder County, and about 70 are listed for sale. Those are people not likely coming back.

“That’s my hard part working in this field, is that number,” Arrington says.

“Those are people who stopped at our businesses or whose kids went to school with our kids.”

Not everyone impacted by the Marshall Fire is represented on recovery data dashboards: The total number of smoke-damaged homes is unknown, and wind-damaged mobile homes are often not included.

Jeri Curry, executive director of Marshall ROC, a coalition of community members dedicated to the longterm recovery from the Marshall Fire, says there’s still a long road ahead.

“The goal is not to lose any more community members.”

BY THE NUMBERS: MARSHALL FIRE RECOVERY SUPERIOR

• Properties destroyed: 396 • Building permits (issued + pending): 137 (34.6%) • Move-ins (Certificates of Occupancy issued): 155 (39.1%)

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• Properties destroyed: 550 • Building permits: 284 (51.6%) • Move-ins: 118 (21.5%)

UNINCORPORATED BOULDER COUNTY

• Properties destroyed: 157 • Building permits: 69 (43.9%) • Move-ins: 17 (10.8%) Building permit data does not include households who have Certificates of Occupancy.

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GOLDEN ERA Miners Alley Playhouse stages a theatrical renaissance in JeffCo with multi-million dollar performing arts center

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executive director Lisa DeCaro, the married leadership team, oversaw the building’s transformation in coordination with Semple Brown Design, aiming to open Lisa DeCaro and Len Matheo at the Dec. 2 grand opening of the the center in two phases. new Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden. Credit: Matthew Gale Its first phase, which just décor to their production of Trailer Park. debuted, includes a 157-seat black box The weeks leading up to the opening theater, lobby, bar, box office and backwere a blur for Matheo and DeCaro, stage area. who say the whole crew snapped into With construction on the renovations action — including staff, cast and combeginning in early 2023, the MAP team munity members — to help make it navigated a tight timeline to get the happen. building ready for its opening night of “We kept telling our team, ‘Go home!’

The Great American Trailer Park but they wouldn’t, because they felt a Christmas Musical. DeCaro says the sense of ownership over the space,” company received its certificate of DeCaro says. “They all felt like this was occupancy for Phase One just two their baby, and it is.” weeks before they planned to open their doors to the public.

This meant they had about 14 days ‘WHAT SUCCESS to move in and set up everything, from LOOKS LIKE’ light and sound equipment to lobby The atmosphere was electric at the grand opening of Miners Alley, which began outside the theater with an afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The event included speeches from MAP leaders along with representatives from Colorado Creative Industries and the City of Golden, both of which contributed funds to the project.

Following the ribbon-cutting, the crowd moved indoors for a reception and opening remarks from DeCaro and Matheo to kick off the evening’s entertainment.

“When I said, ‘Hey, welcome to the new Miners Alley Performing Arts Center,’ everyone screamed with delight,” Matheo says. “It hit me how much this space meant — not just to us and our team, but to the entire community. The crowd’s reaction was not your typical polite clap. It was an overwhelmThe leadership team behind Miners Alley Playhouse hopes to transform Golden into a performing ing response from a room full of people arts hub. Credit: Matthew Gale

hen the family-run Meyer Hardware shut its doors two years ago after nearly half a century in Golden, many feared outside developers would pounce on the real estate. But those visions of a strip mall filled with chain stores were dispelled when the local Miners Alley Playhouse (MAP) purchased the space for $4.95 million.

Producing artistic director Len Matheo hopes the move will transform the foothills town into a year-round hub for the performing arts.

“Miners Alley could be a Front Range Creede [Repertory Theatre] where people can stay in Golden for a week and see a bunch of shows,” he says. “We want to make downtown Golden an arts destination. [We] should be known for more than just beer and hiking.”

The journey to the Dec. 2 grand opening was a feat of meticulous planning. Acquired in 2021, Matheo and

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who had directly contributed to the success of the space.”

Riding high from the opening, DeCaro says there is still a full slate of renovations ahead. “There are a lot of things still to come in Phase One, but this is what we call our starter theater because we’ve needed to not have two spaces going with mortgages and rents,” she says. “Plus, Phase Two is when all the great spaces come in.

We’ll be increasing the number of seats in the main theater to 300, expanding the bar, adding an education center, putting in more community spaces, a small theater and artist housing.”

Fundraising targets for the next phase include $7 million in construction funds and an additional $3 million to pay off the building loan. MAP plans to raise that money through a combination of government funds, corporate sponsors, individual gifts, family foundations and naming rights.

For now, Matheo says he’s excited to “find out what works in our new space and get back to doing what we do best, which is presenting great communitybuilding theater.”

The current lineup at MAP showcases its diverse artistic vision. From The Great American Trailer Park Musical Christmas in the new building to the timeless charm of A Christmas Story and the interactive kids’ production of The Story of the Nutcracker as the final production in its former space on 1224 Washington Ave. Looking ahead to the New Year, MAP’s programming includes six mainstage shows and five productions for young audiences, featuring everything from Misery to School of Rock. “We want to get a lot of people in the door,” Matheo says.

With its ambitious plans and current stage offerings, the Miners Alley Performing Arts Center is now officially embarking on its mission to transform downtown Golden into a bustling arts destination, fulfilling the vision of its leaders and the community behind them.

“Life is complicated right now and not easy for a lot of people,” DeCaro says.

“If we can give them two hours where they’re having fun with a hundred other people, that’s what success looks like to us.”

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BOOKS

PAGEDIVING Six of the year’s best music books for your last-minute gifting

BY ADAM PERRY

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t was a great year for new books on music. I was able to get through a giant stack of them in the last few months in order to choose half a dozen that would make great picks as gifts for yourself, your loved ones, or — if you’re that kind of geeky couple — to share with your partner.

THANK YOU (FALETTINME BE MICE ELF AGAIN): A MEMOIR by Sly Stone with Ben Greenman Sly Stone’s long-awaited autobiography — which traverses about 60 years of songwriting, performing, drug addiction, spousal abuse, childhood trauma (experienced and inflicted) and much more — is an illuminating and often painful read. It’s as much an unprecedented look at the life of a musical genius as it is a trip through hell. Stone’s friendships with Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix changed music forever, but reading about his treacherous lows, especially his treatment of women, makes this a terrifying thrill ride rather than a jolly trek down memory lane.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS: THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AND THE INSIDE STORY OF THE ALBUM THAT DEFINED THE ’70S

by Alan Paul

GOTH: A HISTORY by Lol Tolhurst Original drummer for The Cure, Lol Tolhurst played on nearly all of the legendary alt-rock band’s most iconic albums. He also helped craft its vision, influenced as much by novels and poetry as classic rock. Goth finds Tolhurst brilliantly tracing the music and the fashion of its namesake all the way back to Edgar Allan Poe, not to mention “every downpour of constant rain and gloomy, grey skies” in England. He calls goth “a way to understand the world” by “reveal[ing] our dreads and desires,” diving headfirst into encyclopedic biographies of nearly every artist he considers relevant to the movement, from Sylvia Plath to Nine Inch Nails.

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Alan Paul listened to hundreds of hours of interviews with members of the Allman Brothers Band and extended family to create Brothers and Sisters. The book is as deep a dive into one band’s life and work as Bob Spitz’s 2021 Led Zeppelin: The Biography, even if Brothers and Sisters is about half as long.

The early, tragic deaths (both by motorcycle accident) of bassist Berry Oakley and guitarist and bandleader Duane Allman came to mystify the Allman Brothers — Paul goes all the way back to the siblings’ childhood and into the fucked-up glory and stadium-sized stardom of the band’s mid-’70s peak. By the time the Allman Brothers befriended presidential candidate Jimmy Carter, the group was telling the story not just of Southern rock but of America following the countercultural turn of the hippie era.

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BOOKS FANTASTIC BOOKS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

The Bookworm (3175 28th St., Boulder) is my favorite place to find tomes of all kinds, and their music section is fantastic. Boulder Book Store (1107 Pearl St.) is obviously another great option. But when it comes to the best recent literature on music, my pick is the stealthy Boulder zine Sweet Tooth. An anonymous writer and publisher is intermittently putting out this “love letter to music” at locations around Boulder. Filled with poetic, romantic and thoughtful words on how songs make you feel, consider yourself lucky if you find a copy around town.

HIP HOP FAMILY TREE: THE OMNIBUS by Ed Piskor The beautiful illustration, razor-sharp criticism and entertaining scenes in Ed Piskor’s sprawling Hip Hop Family Tree make it a must-read for all music lovers. But this volume is especially relevant as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of hiphop. It would take over 1,000 pages of a regular book to tell the history of the artform’s early days with this much detail, but Piskor glues the reader to each colorful page of this historical graphic novel with passion, class and humor. His depictions of Russell Simmons as a lisping grifter and Rick Rubin as a spoiled-rotten rich kid with good taste are laugh-out-loud funny, but it’s the devoted, loving histories of groups like The Furious Five and The Treacherous Three that make this hip-hop education truly special.

THE WOMAN IN ME by Britney Spears

BOB DYLAN: MIXING UP THE MEDICINE by Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel Never, that I know of, has a coffee-table book included not just captivating images and blurbs to flip through but so many diverse essays and interviews with depth and exquisite poignance. Traversing every era and aspect of Dylan’s life, from childhood in Minnesota to unveiling his blacksmithing prowess and his longest song (2020’s “Murder Most Foul”), Mixing Up the Medicine is like a 12-hour guided tour of Tulsa’s Bob Dylan Center, right on your couch.

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You’re damn right I read Britney Spears’ The Woman in Me shortly after it was published. Just a few of its 275 pages are about music; the writing is pretty poor (especially considering the millions she spent on a ghostwriter); and reading about the many mistakes she made getting into a relationship with cringe-worthy ex-husband Kevin Federline (whom Jimmy Kimmel once called a “no-hit wonder”) makes you want to smack yourself in the face with this book.

However, the real story of The Woman in Me is that no matter whether you like or even respect Spears, no one deserves the trauma she has been through at the hands of her family. Put under a conservatorship, she essentially became the tortured employee of a father who apparently cared more about alcohol than his children before his Britney got rich. This is a powerful look at one woman’s abuse by the entertainment industry and the people who should’ve been her caretakers rather than captors.

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6:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, Gold Hill Inn, 401 Main St., Gold Hill. $15 Join the Jeremy Mohney Swing Band and the Lundi Knight Band in a tucked-away mountain town this holiday season. Enjoy a buffet and a picturesque winter background at the historic Gold Hill Inn, just a 30-minute drive up Sunshine Canyon from downtown Boulder.

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Experience the holiday cult classic film Dial Code Santa Claus at the Dairy Arts Center. Released a year before Home Alone, this French film shares many similarities but this time as a bloody and off-the-wall story of a mulleted 10-year-old and his grandfather who must defend their home from a violent and disgruntled Santa Claus.

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7-7:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, The Spark, 4847 Pearl St., Boulder. Free Join HĀLAU HULA O NĀ MAUNA KOMOHANA (the Hula School of the Western Mountains) for a free introduction to traditional and modern hula dancing. The class will be led by instructor and founder M. Pumehana Paisner.

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11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, The New Local, 741 Pearl St., Boulder. Free Join the art-forward fun at The New Local as their holiday pop-up market continues. Sunday’s event features artists AB Barleaux, Bridget Dorr and Lynette Errante as they present their ceramic work for purchase.

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11 a.m. Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave., Arvada. $9

decades of tunes from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. They’ll be joined by local fusion outfit The Saints and the smooth sounds of DJ Drake.

If staying up ’til midnight isn’t in the cards this year, we totally understand. Apex Center has you and the kiddos covered with music, games, a bounce house and a balloon drop that doesn’t take place in the wee hours of the night.

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Ring in the New Year with highvelocity bluegrass courtesy of The Fretliners, alongside plenty of craft beer. The evening wraps up with a champagne toast at midnight.

Lean into the magic of the New Year at the Boulder Magic Show, a familyfriendly afternoon of illusion and wonder featuring magician Braden Carlisle.

GROOVE INTO ’24 AT STUDIO 32

Noon and 2 p.m. Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder. $30

A BETTER NEW YEAR STAND-UP SHOW

10 p.m. Denver Comedy Lounge, 3559 Larimer St., Denver. $21 Laugh yourself into the New Year at Denver Comedy Lounge. They’ll be partnering with Colorado Sake Company to present a full slate of standup performers to ring in 2024.

POP! GOES THE NEW YEAR

7:30 p.m. Junkyard Social Club, 2525 Frontier Ave., Unit A, Boulder. $5 Junkyard Social Club welcomes the New Year by transforming into a sudsy party with a bubble machine, champagne and beats by M3dium, Lipcurl, Lafontaine and Schmid-E.

A PORTAL TO THE YEAR OF THE DRAGONDEER 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. $130

Denver band Dragondeer soundtracks this NYE event featuring cocktails, passed appetizers and a champagne toast at Velvet Elk Lounge.

LOS CHEESIES FLASHBACK NYE PARTY 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $20

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7 p.m.-1 a.m. Studio32 NoBo Art Center, 4919 Broadway, Boulder. $30 Kick out the jams at the grooviest New Years Eve party in Boulder. A mix of local musicians will perform three full sets of Grateful Dead tunes. There will be snacks, and you can bring your own booze to this shakedown.

NEW YEAR’S EVE SILENT DISCO PARTY

9:30 p.m. Louisville Underground, 640 Main St., Louisville. $22 Don’t miss the quietest, loudest party in Boulder County at Louisville Underground. Big Little Sound hosts this silent disco event to bring you into 2024 with style.

NIWOT’S INAUGURAL NEW YEAR’S GALA

7-10 p.m. Left Hand Garage No. 9, 195 2nd Ave., Niwot. $100 Niwot Business Association hosts its first-ever New Years Gala with an elegant night of food, drinks and sparkly outfits. Come dressed to the nines, sip on champagne and enjoy fare from Anam Soul Food.

NEW YEAR’S GOLD RUSH PARTY AT ST JULIEN 9 p.m. St Julien Hotel & Spa, 900 Walnut St., Boulder. $175

Looking to say goodbye to 2023 with a little elegance? Boulder’s premier luxury hotel is ringing in the New Year with a Gold Rush-themed party.

NEW YEAR’S EVE BASH

6 p.m. The Grizzly Rose, 5450 North Valley Highway, Denver. $25 The best NYE Western party takes place at the Grizzly Rose, a ginormous dancehall complete with a mechanical bull, multiple bars, lassoing, pool and endless country tunes.

FORBIDDEN: A NEW YEAR’S EVE MASQUERADE 8 p.m.-2 a.m. DV8 Distillery, 2480 49th St., Suite E, Boulder. $20

DV8 Distillery invites you to “step behind the curtain of societal norms” and celebrate the unknown at their masked party, complete with music by Mr. Gettdowne, DJ Max Kruse and Pulse Ctrl.

DECADENCE

6:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Dec. 30-31, Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St., Denver. Resale only: $215+ One of the biggest electronic dance parties in America happens right here on the Front Range — and this year’s event features an unbelievable lineup including Skrillex, Steve Aoki, Zeds Dead, FISHER, ILLENIUM and more across two nights.

NEW YEAR’S EVE FAMILY CARNIVAL EXTRAVAGANZA 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Bounce Empire, 1380 S. Public Road, Lafayette. $39

Live music, bounce houses, gourmet cuisine, movie and sports theaters and carnival attractions — it’s all on the menu during New Years Eve at Bounce Empire.

NEW YEAR’S EVE RUN

8-10 a.m. Fleet Feet Boulder (Boulder Running Company), 2775 Pearl St., Boulder. Free with reservation Why not do your mind and body a favor before a big night on the town?

Fleet Feet is kicking off the day with a fun-filled run that will help you start the New Year off on the right foot.

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LIVE MUSIC T HU R S D AY, D E C. 2 1 CLAY ROSE, SINGER-SONGWRITER NIGHT WITH GUEST GRAYSON OF I.O UNDERGROUND. 8 p.m. Roots Music Project, 4747 Pearl St., Suite V3A, Boulder. $10

TROUBLE BOUND BAND. 7:30 p.m.

Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Dr. Unit T, Lafayette. Free

MEGAN BURTT AND STURTZ. 7 p.m. eTown Hall, 1535 Spruce St., Boulder. $25.

LIVE MUSIC WITH HUNTER STONE AND FRIENDS. 9:30 p.m. License No. 1, 2115 13th St., Boulder. Free

GYPSY REVIVAL WITH THE BLUE SHOES AND THE DIRTY TURKEYS. 7 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. $15

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CHUCK SITERO AND LIZ PATTON FROM HIGH LONESOME. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free BW PICK OF THE WEEK THE GONES, CAMPERS, OPIUM. 9 p.m. Lion’s Lair, 2022 E. Colfax Ave., Denver. $5 LAB THURSDAYS FEAT. DUBHOUNDZ W/ COMA, XEXVIR, TEZARAKT + ZILLY B2B EVOLUSION. 7 p.m.

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Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free THUMPIN’. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 1455 Coal Creek Dr. Unit T, Lafayette. $15 LIVE MUSIC WITH DEF TRIO. 9:30 p.m. License No. 1, 2115 13th St., Boulder. Free SHOVELIN STONE WITH WRITE MINDED AND BOTTLEROCKET HURRICANE. 7 p.m. Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St. Denver. $10 OPEN HOUSE HOLIDAY PARTY FEAT. FI SULLIVAN W/ MIDNIGHT VICTIM, DUBBY DOOYA + SPECIAL GUEST. 8 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver. Free

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Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, 2635 Welton St., Denver. $15

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Don’t miss Chuck Sitero and Liz Patton of Longmont-based “bluegrass-ish” outfit High Lonesome during a special winter solstice performance at Velvet Elk Lounge in Boulder. The pair bring their rootsy sound to the downtown local music hotspot for a night of songs and storytelling sure to warm up the shortest day of the year. Scan the QR code for a Boulder Weekly feature on the band before you go. See listing for details.

SAT U R D AY, D E C . 2 3 DAVE BOYLAN. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder.

Free LIVE MUSIC WITH B LOVE EXPERIENCE. 9:30 p.m. License No. 1, 2115 13th St., Boulder. Free DIAMOND/EDWARDS DUO. 7 p.m. Muse Performance Space, 200 E. South Boulder Road, Lafayette. $20 WES WATKINS, VENUZ CRUZ, VONNA WOLF. 9 p.m. Hi-Dive, 7 S. Broadway, Denver. $12 FIESTA DE NAVIDAD FEAT. LOS ALCOS WITH CIUDAD REINA AND LOS NARWHALS. 7 p.m.

Globe Hall, 4483 Logan St., Denver. $15

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TREEHOUSE DJ SET DISCOGNITION. 9 p.m. Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St., Denver.

Free WEBBIE CHRISTMAS CONCERT. 11 p.m. Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, 2635 Welton St., Denver. $50

SUNDAY, D EC . 24 MATT FLAHTERY. 8 p.m. Velvet Elk Lounge, 2037 13th St., Boulder. Free

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In the Matter of the Petition of: JACOB THOMPSON (name of person seeking to adopt) For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 23JA30038 Division: M NOTICE OF HEARING To: Jason Robert Marquez Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

An Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on 01/18/2024 (date), at 3:00 p.m. (time) in the court location identified above.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).

DISTRICT COURT, BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO PO Box 4249, Boulder, CO 80306 1777 6th Street, Boulder, CO 80302 In the Matter of the Petition of: JACOB THOMPSON (name of person seeking to adopt) For the Adoption of a Child Case Number: 23JA30039 Division: M NOTICE OF HEARING To: Jason Robert Marquez Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

An Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on 01/18/2024 (date), at 3:30 p.m. (time) in the court location identified above.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).

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ASTROLOGY

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BY ROB BREZSNY

BY DAN SAVAGE

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): Aries educator Booker T. Washington advised us, “Do the common thing in an uncommon way.” That’s a useful motto for you in the coming months. If you carry out ordinary activities with flair, you will generate good fortune and attract excellent help. As you attend to details with conscientious enthusiasm, you will access your finest inner resources and exert constructive influences on the world around you. Be thorough and unique, persistent and imaginative, attentive and innovative. Adore your chores in 2024!

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): Taurus philosopher John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) was among the smartest people who ever lived. As is often the case with geniuses, he believed in the supreme value of liberty for all. He was a feminist long before that word existed. Like another genius, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, he thought that “individuality realized is the supreme attainment of the human soul, the master-master’s work of art.

Individuality is sacred.” I nominate Mill to be a role model for you in 2024, Taurus. This could be a time when you reach unprecedented new heights and depths of unique self-expression and liberation.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): Emotionally and spiritually, you will ripen at a robust rate in 2024. Your intelligence will mature into wisdom in surprising and gratifying ways. Harvesting rich lessons from long-smoldering confusions and long-simmering mysteries will be your specialty. P.S. Some of you Geminis joke around and say you never want to grow up. I hope you minimize that attitude in the coming months.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): If you’re game to incorporate the intelligence of animals into your life in 2024, I suggest you choose elephants as a source of teaching and inspiration. Have fun studying and meditating on their ways. Here are a few facts to get you started: Problem-solving is one of their strengths. They are experts at learning how to get what they need and passing that knowledge on to their offspring. They seldom suffer from sickness, but if they do, they often selfmedicate with plants in their environment.

Elder females are the knowledge-keepers, retaining inner maps of where food, drink and other resources are located.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): Writer Janet Champ speaks about the joy of locating “the big wow, the big yesyesyes.” It happens when you find something or someone you regard as “better, greater, cuter, wiser, more wonderful than anything you have ever known.” I’ll be lavish and predict you will encounter a big wow and yesyesyes like this in 2024. Will you know what to do with it? Will you be able to keep it? Those possibilities are less certain, but I have high hopes for you. For best results, cultivate a vivid vision of how the big wow and big yesyesyes will benefit others as well as you.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): In 1916, most women in the world could not vote. Many men considered women to be inferior — lacking in courage and initiative.

That summer, two sisters named Augusta and Adeline Van Buren rebelled against the stereotypes by riding their motorcycles across America. Roads were poor, rains were frequent, and police arrested them for wearing men’s clothes. Male-dominated media derided them, with one newspaper criticizing their escape from “their proper roles as housewives.” I nominate them to be your role models in 2024, no matter what gender you are. It will be a favorable time to transcend conventional wisdom, override decaying traditions and be a cheerful rebel.

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LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): For hundreds of years, European nations stole land and resources from Indigenous people all over the world. Among the thefts were art, ritual objects, cultural treasures and human skeletons.

Museums in the West are still full of such plunder. But in recent years, some museums have begun to return the loot. Germany sent back hundreds of artifacts to Nigerian museums.

France restored many objects to the African country of Benin. Let’s apply this scenario as a useful metaphor for you in 2024, Libra. Is there a part of your past that was hijacked? Your memories appropriated or denied? Your rightful belongings poached or your authentic feelings infringed upon? It’s time for corrections and healing.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): I suggest we choose the brilliant Scorpio physicist and chemist Marie Curie (1867–1934) as your role model in 2024. She was the first person to win a Nobel Prize in two different fields.

She managed to pursue a rigorous scientific career while raising two children and having a fulfilling marriage. Being of service to humanity was a central life goal. She grew up in poverty and sometimes suffered from depression but worked hard to become the genius she aspired to be. May the spirit of Marie Curie inspire you, dear Scorpio, as you make dramatic progress in expressing your unique soul’s code.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): In my fairy tale about your year ahead, I see you searching for treasure. It’s not a wild and wandering exploration, but a diligent, disciplined quest. You are well-organized about it, carefully gathering research and asking incisive questions. You ruminate on the possibilities with both your logical and intuitive faculties. You meditate on how you might make adjustments in yourself so as to become fully available for the riches you seek. Your gradual, incremental approach gives you strength. You draw inspiration from your sheer persistence and relentless inquiry. And it all pays off by the second half of 2024.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): “All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral or fattening,” quipped Capricorn author Alexander Woollcott (1887–1943). Since he was never arrested, I conclude he didn’t get to enjoy some of the activities he relished. Was he immoral? Not exactly, though he could be caustic. Offering his opinion about a famous pianist, he said, “There is absolutely nothing wrong with Oscar Levant that a miracle couldn’t fix.”

The good news for you, Capricorn, is that 2024 will be mostly free of the problems Woollcott experienced. You will be offered an abundance of perfectly legal and moral enjoyments. They may sometimes be fattening, but so what?

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Author Augusten Burroughs is a devoted urban dweller. He says, “When I get a craving for nature, I turn on TV’s Discovery Channel and watch bear-attack survivors recount their horror.”

Martial arts master Morihei Ueshiba had a different perspective. “Mountains, rivers, plants and trees should be your teachers,” he advised.

“Study how water flows in a valley stream, smoothly and freely between the rocks.” I recommend Ueshiba’s approach to you in 2024, Aquarius. Here are my predictions: 1. You will have no dangerous encounters with nature. 2.

You will learn more than ever from the wild world.

3. To the degree that you wander in the outdoors, your spiritual life will thrive.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): A study done at Union College in New York found that being fraternity members raised students’ future income by 36% but lowered their grade-point average by 0.25 points. Would you make a similar trade-off, Pisces? Would you pursue a path that made you more successful in one way but less in another? I suspect you will encounter unusual decisions like this in 2024. My job is not to advise you what to do, but to make you alert for the provocative riddles.

Q. What’s with all the caging in gay porn?

A. The appeal of male chastity devices seems obvious to me: a cock cage instantly turns the most important thing about a male porn performer into the least important thing.

Paradoxically, male chastity devices pull visual focus toward a performer’s dick — they draw the eye — while shifting the focus of the action away from the performer’s dick. Gay guys into dirty talk enjoy saying things like, “I’m just a hole, Sir!” but gay guys who wear male chastity devices really commit to the bit. Also, quality male chastity devices — like the ones made by the evil geniuses at Steelwerks (steelwerksextreme.com) — aren’t cheap, so conspicuous consumption, consumer culture and late-stage capitalism all factor in.

Q. I’ve been having more sex ever since opening up my relationship. I had an experience with one of my hookups where I wasn’t able to stay hard and ever since then, it keeps on happening. I feel like now I get so in my head worrying about if I’m hard or if I’m going to get hard that it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Do you have any advice on how to get out of my head and stop worrying about being hard?

A. Taking ED meds — temporarily — can help boost your confidence and get you out of your head.

Q. I am a sex-repulsed asexual. I would like to have a committed romantic relationship that does not involve sex. Committing to me means forgoing sex entirely, as the idea of my partner being sexual with others is repulsive to me. Am I obligated to disclose my asexuality? When I disclose these facts in advance, I am refused dates. When I wait until I have been dating someone for some months to disclose these facts, I face angry accusations of deceit.

A. If I asked a woman out on a date and spent months wining and dining her, that woman would make the perfectly reasonable assumption that I was interested in her romantically and

sexually. And when she found out I wasn’t interested in her — when she learned I was leveraging her perfectly reasonable assumption (he’s into women) to get some other thing I wanted (her Netflix password) — she would have every right to be furious with me.

Just as the overwhelming majority of men who date women are straight, the overwhelming majority of people seeking romantic partners are sexual.

By failing to disclose your acute asexuality in advance (lifelong celibacy is a big ask), you’re weaponizing the reasonable assumptions others might make based on your actions to get what you want. And not only shouldn’t you do that, I don’t understand why you need to. The internet exists, and sex-repulsed asexuals can find other sex-repulsed asexuals online. If getting on a dating app for asexuals doesn’t appeal to you, get on Twitter or BlueSky or Threads and look for people complaining about sex scenes in movies and ask one of them out.

Q. Is it safe to put numbing cream on your partner’s dick as part of D/s pleasure denial?

A. Number creams are safe to use on dicks — as are more torturous creams, like Icy Hot or BENGAY — but they’re not safe to use on holes, as a numb hole is an easily injured hole. If you put numbing cream on your sub’s dick, be sure to roll a condom over it before you slide that zombie dick into your ass or pussy.

Q. I love getting facials — the cum kind — but my partner won’t cum on my face. How to convince them?

A. You can only impress upon him that facials are something you enjoy — maybe he’ll come around (and cum on your face) maybe he won’t. If he thinks they’re degrading and doesn’t wanna degrade you, explain to him that desired degradation play is affirming, not degrading. If he’s worried you’ll wanna kiss him with his load all over your face, promise you’ll go wash up immediately after. If it’s just not something he enjoys for reasons he can’t fully articulate, take no for an answer.

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Of course, racing is a costly endeavor, and when Ferrari — directed by Michael Mann from a screenplay by Troy Kennedy Martin based on Brock Yates’ nonfiction book — picks up the automobile impresario’s story in 1957, the company is going under.

Adam Driver plays Ferrari with slicked-back white hair, ever-present black sunglasses and a well-fed man’s paunch. Driver is excellent. So is Penélope Cruz, who plays Laura Ferrari, and the multitude of actors playing the staff at the factory and Ferrari’s bullpen of drivers. Ferrari is the grown-up version of The House of Gucci — no ridiculous accents or garish costumes that feel like mockery.

Instead, Mann and his team aim for electricity and tension.

Performances aside, the real draw here is the racing, and Mann does not disappoint. Cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt and editor Pietro Scalia blend long shots, quick cuts, dolly-zooms — you name it — to create the rush of racing through city streets and down country roads within inches of ecstatic spectators. It’s a dangerous profession, and the loss of past drivers haunts Ferrari and everyone who climbs behind the wheel, not to mention those they’ve loved. But the drivers know what they are getting into. Not that it takes the sting off anyBOULDER WEEKLY

thing, least of all the startling and horrific accident that expertly pulls viewers out of Ferrari’s thrills and grounds it into history.

And while the racing and driving here is the fun of Ferrari, the real hook of the narrative is the relationships.

Laura loathes her husband and blames him for the death of their son, Dino.

Theirs is not a happy marriage. Ferrari moved on years ago when he met his mistress Lina (Shailene Woodley) during the war and sired another son. He could have left Laura years ago, but she owns half of the company’s stock, and Ferrari needs her to grant him power of attorney so he can negotiate a buyout with either Ford or Fiat.

But their relationship is more than paper. Laura and Ferrari know each other and need each other. At one point, Laura fires a pistol at Ferrari and hits the wall next to his head.

When Ferrari later recounts the incident to Dino’s tomb, he says, “Your mother missed on purpose. Someday she won’t.”

Ferrari is loaded with such moments — like the start of the 1957 Mille Miglia. Here, Ferrari speaks to his five drivers separately, explaining to each one why they are a better driver than the others and why their car is capable of winning the race. They all believe what Ferrari tells them because Ferrari believes it. And thanks to Driver’s performance, you will too.

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DINING REVIVAL Breaking down Boulder County’s remarkable year in restaurant and food news

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Almost every Boulder neighborhood saw the launch of fresh food establishments in the past year, several in just the past few weeks. Boxcar Coffee Roasters has opened a second Boulder cafe at 637 S. Broadway, the former longtime Caffe Sole space.

Meanwhile, Sundry Goods, a new neighborhood market, is open at 3303 Bluff St. Unit RS-2. Just opened is

Just Be Kitchen, an allergen-free, Paleo-oriented eatery at 2500 30th St., Unit 101.

Geographically, 2023 saw the longawaited Boulder openings of Maine Shack dishing lobster rolls at 2010 16th St. and L&L Hawaiian Barbecue making island lunch plates at 2323 30th St. Oregon’s Voodoo Doughnut finally debuted at 3210 Arapahoe Ave., albeit with a Boulder-imposed graypainted exterior instead of the traditional pink.

Major additions to downtown Boulder’s reputation as a dining destination included Stella’s Cucina, 1123 Walnut St.; Postino Wine Cafe,1468 Pearl St.; The Pasta Press, 1911 11th St.; Masas & Agaves, 909 Walnut St.; Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, 1468 Pearl St.; Old Barrel Tea Company, 1647 Pearl St.; and Creature Comforts, 1647 Pearl St. New Boulder food concepts range from Myco Cafe, 1629 28th St., Colorado’s first mushroom-themed coffee shop, to Saucy Cluckers, 1911 Broadway, dishing plant-based “wings.” Coffee Ride, famous for delivering roasted beans by bicycle to businesses and homes, opened a bike-thru window for coffee drinks at 2516 49th St. Other Boulder launches in the past year include Pupusa Lover 2, 2525

Maine Shack. Credit: Joni Schrantz

Voodoo Doughnut. Credit: John Lehndorff

023 may be remembered as the year the restaurant scene in Boulder County came back to life. Reanimated by the inaugural Colorado Michelin awards, great new eateries opened in empty storefronts and epic local restaurant anniversaries were celebrated. Destinations like the Celestial Seasonings Tea Factory tour — closed by the pandemic – reopened, as did Wayne’s Smoke Shack, closed by the Marshall Fire.

As the year ended, an acclaimed new Spanish eatery, Farra, began serving at 442 High St. in Lyons.

The past 12 months saw beloved dining spots like Ash’Kara and Sushi Yoshi shuttered, the passing of significant food figures and the launch of cool concepts from Boulder’s first fungifocused coffee shop and vegan wing establishments.

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Arapahoe Ave.; Heaven Artisan Creamery, 2525 Arapahoe Ave.; Crisp & Green, 1675 29th St., Suite 1272; Curtis Park Deli, 3000 Pearl Parkway; Wing Shack, 2690 28th St.; Jets Pizza, 2609 Pearl St.; and Rocks & Hops Brewing, 2516 49th St. The city also saw some sad closings and changes at familiar locations.

Middle Eastern fave Ash’kara closed at 1043 Pearl St. The space has been filled by The Sophomore. A new Illegal Pete’s eatery has taken the place of the shuttered Murphy’s South, 657 S. Broadway. Elephant Fusion Cafe, 4800 Baseline Road, was replaced by Pony M Cake Asian bakery and cafe.

In a major rebranding, Pizzeria Locale, 1730 Pearl St., was renovated and reopened as Pizzeria Alberico. In Table Mesa, Kim and Jake’s Cakes, 641 S. Broadway, became Sweet Sisters Bake Shop continuing the gluten-free tradition.

A North Boulder institution, Logan’s Espresso Cafe, 3980 Broadway, Ste 101, goes dark on December 31.

Other closings include Fresh Thymes Bodega, 2500 30th St., Suite 100; and Uhl’s Brewing Company, 5460 Conestoga Court.

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teahouse and cafe at 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., former site of Innisfree Poetry Bookstore.

LONGMONT’S 2023 RESTAURANT BOOM

Many new eateries opened in Longmont this year. Kawaii Konbini, 332 Main St., started selling Japanese foods including made-to-order rice balls. 99Bar Saloon replaced Smokin Bowls at 449 Main St. and, while Dickens Prime 300 closed at 300 Main St., Roots Restaurant opened in that space.

Other 2023 Longmont openings include: Kona Hawaiian BBQ, 26 Ken Pratt Blvd.; Juicy Seafood, 2341 Clover Basin Drive; Bowl Izakaya, 1232 S. Hover St.; JP’s Cuisine, 1631 Pace St.; and Spitz Mediterranean Restaurant, 1230 S. Hover St. Bearded Brewer Artisan Ales began pouring at 1425 S. Airport Road while Primitive Beer, 2025 Ionosphere St. closed its doors on Dec. 24.

Other Longmont closings in 2023 included: La Vita Bella, 471 Main St.; Longmont Public House, 111 Francis St.; and Longmont Bakery, 900 S. Hover St.

LAFAYETTE’S CULINARY LANDSCAPE EXPANDS

The Hill district in Boulder underwent a significant dining upgrade in the past 12 months. New openings include The Dumpling Deli, 1310 College Ave.; Deun Deun Box, 1107 13th St., serving Korean cuisine; Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings, 1125 13th St.; and Ginger Pig, 1203 13th St. Also new on the Hill is Alice and Rose, an Alice in Wonderland-inspired

Suddenly, Lafayette is the place to open new eateries. Bison Bistro Kitchen opened inside the huge, new entertainment complex, Bounce Empire at 1380 S. Public Road. A soul food bakery, Cherry’s Cheesecakes & Delights, opened at 111 N. Harrison Ave. while Day Day Up Tea began pouring authentic Chinese teas at 535 W. South Boulder Road.

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In 2024, the folks who operate Oak on 14th will open C Bar and C Burger at 921 Pearl St., Boulder, formerly home to an Oskar Blues taproom. Cheba Hut and SkinnyFats will fill the former Lazy Bar & Grill location at 1346 Pearl St. Longmont’s beloved Winchell’s Donut House is set to reopen at 502 Main St. in January.

The Diner Bar will open in the former Ned’s Restaurant space at 121 N. Jefferson St. in Nederland.

Finally, with 74,000 square feet of dining and retail space and 116 fueling stations, Buc-ee’s will open its first Colorado roadside attraction in Johnstown in 2024.

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Indian fare gained two venues: The Curry Corner food truck at 508 W. Baseline Road, and Gundruk – Taste of Nepal and India, 2770 Arapahoe Road.

Other 2023 Lafayette openings include Punch Buggy Shave Ice, 400 W. South Boulder Road; Kapow Thai, 1377 Forest Park Circle; MECO Coffee Collective, 1280 Centaur Village Drive; and Panaderia Tradicional Y Neveria, 1312 Centaur Village Drive.

Two longtime Lafayette gathering spots were shuttered: Front Range Brewing Company, 400 W. South Boulder Road Suite 1650; and Ting’s Place Chinese Restaurant, 1265 S. Public Road. An Italian eatery is planned for that space in 2024.

LOUISVILLE: NEW EMPANADAS AND PIZZA Openings in 2023 in Louisville include: The Argentos Empanadas, 1030 E. South Boulder Road, just east of the railroad tracks; Shopey’s Pizza, 577 E. South Boulder Road; and Hummus Republic, 321 McCaslin Blvd.

Two longtime Louisville eateries closed, Sushi Yoshi, 917 Front, and

The Empire Lounge & Restaurant, 816 Main St. In nearby Superior, barbecue experts Wayne’s Smoke Shack reopened at 406 Center Drive after suffering smoke damage from the Marshall Fire.

THE MICHELIN AWARDS PRIME EFFECT

Everybody talks about the Coach Prime effect on the Boulder economy, but the biggest impact on restaurants was the announcement of the first Colorado Michelin awards.

Frasca Food and Wine earned the city’s sole one-star award as well as honors for the best service staff.

Basta and Ginger Pig took home Bib Gourmand honors, while Bramble & Hare and Blackbelly were noted for their sustainability efforts. Kelly Kawachi, Blackbelly’s head butcher, was named the state’s top culinary professional.

Finally, Michelin Recommended restaurants in Boulder are Blackbelly Market, Bramble & Hare, Boulder Dushanbe Tea House, Oak at Fourteenth, Santo, Stella’s Cucina and Zoe Ma Ma.

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City, they’re not going to do it,” says Michael, a 37-year-old who, like most pot-shop customers who spoke with KFF Health News, declined to give his Weed boom wakes up sleepy Dinosaur, Colorado last name after buying marijuana at one of the stores. “Why drive 300

BY MARKIAN HAWRYLUK miles and put your life at risk, when KFF HEALTH NEWS you can drive 30?”

At least two other Colorado towns rival Dinosaur in per capita here isn’t much to this town a retail cannabis outlets. Moffat in short drive from the national south-central Colorado boasts four monument of the same name. A marijuana stores in a town and surcouple of gas stations, a liquor store rounding area of just 818 people, and a small motel line the two main due to a massive cannabis growing drags, Brontosaurus Boulevard and A welcome sign along U.S. Highway 40 in Dinosaur, operation.

Stegosaurus Freeway.

Colorado. Credit: Jeffrey Beall Sedgwick is another border town But this community of about 315 and that has banked on weed, with its four marijuana dispensaries — one three stores and a population of 172. shop for every 79 residents — is a con“You’d be shocked how much money The town sits in the northeastern corner tender for the title of cannabis capital of comes through here,” says Jim Evans, of the state, less than 10 minutes from Colorado. the town’s treasurer. “There’s money Nebraska, where marijuana is illegal for Dinosaur, nestled in the northwestern running out of our ears.” both medical and recreational use. corner of the state, is a five-minute Lando Blakley, who has lived in To say that cannabis has transdrive from the Utah line, where recreDinosaur most of his life, opened the formed the appearance of Dinosaur ational marijuana use is illegal. town’s third retail store, Dino would be a stretch. It remains a sleepy Dinosaur lies at the intersection of U.S. Dispensary, in 2018. He estimates that Highway 40 (that’s Brontosaurus 95% of his business comes from out-of- little town, with little else to drive its economy.

Boulevard) and Colorado Highway 64 state customers, some from as far In fact, the town isn’t quite sure what (Stegosaurus Freeway). away as North Dakota. to do with all the money it collects. It The crossroads had long been a stop “Right now,” he says, “cannabis is once limped along with an annual budwhere truckers filled their fuel tanks and Dinosaur’s lifeblood.” get of $100,000 or less, but Dinosaur their bellies. But until weed came to Utah has legalized medical marijuanow rakes in that much each month in town, there was little to sustain the local na, but with tight restrictions and few cannabis revenue alone. economy. places to buy it. Patients may have to That money has allowed the town to The four cannabis stores, which travel hours to outlets in Salt Lake City build new sewage ponds, repaint the opened after the passage of a 2016 or Ogden for an in-state supplier. But inside of its water tank, and add new ballot measure, have changed the forfor those living in Vernal or other easttunes of a town that made repeated ern towns, Dinosaur is the closest place housing lots with paved roads and sewer and water connections. The town losing bets on other commodities to buy cannabis in person. is in the midst of a beautification projbefore finally hitting the jackpot with “If anyone had to travel in the winterect, planting trees and flowers, and is marijuana. time to go to a dispensary in Salt Lake

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refurbishing the former school building into a community recreation center.

Where the town previously relied on the county sheriff for law enforcement and suffered through long response times, it has now hired three marshals of its own.

And last year, for the first time in decades, the town revived its annual festival, now called the Dinosaur Stone Age Stampede.

Mayor Richard Blakley, 70, who is the father of Dino Dispensary owner Lando Blakley, says the town has seen few negative consequences from allowing marijuana. The town is growing.

The population, which had dropped to 243 residents in the 2020 census, has rebounded to about 315.

Blakley hopes the economic growth will bring a grocery store. Residents drive 40 minutes to Vernal, Utah, or two hours to Grand Junction, to stock up on food or to receive medical care.

Children go to school in Rangely since Dinosaur’s school closed years ago. An urgent care clinic opened across from the town hall a few years ago, but it couldn’t make a go of it.

Even if Dinosaur continues to grow, it won’t add more cannabis stores. The Town Council capped the available licenses at four. And those four stores are now the essence of Dinosaur.

“Otherwise,” Evans, the treasurer, says, “this is a sad little town.”

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