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This month at Boulder Lifestyle, we bring you our Eco issue in honor of Earth Day on April 22. Inspired by the infinite beauty of the earth—and our desire to preserve and protect it—we compiled an array of eco-conscious and eco-friendly people and places making a difference right here in Boulder.

From an eco-minded DIY to electric luxury cars that are the future, this issue is a celebration of all things Mother Nature. Throughout this issue, you’ll find simple ways to be more eco-friendly, from composting instead of throwing away raw materials to buying eco-conscious food and considering how your diet plays a part in the environment.

Whether or not you have a green thumb, we hope the stories in these pages invoke feelings of gratitude for the beautiful world we live in—and the wonderful people in

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FEATURES 52 Modern Farmhouse Collaboration A whole house redesigned that the whole family adores.

60 Super-Sized Problem An in-depth look at the cause and effect of factory farming.

70 Mental Change The Story of Kate Maloney and WeRiseUp.

78 Inside the Studio A special interview with Boulder

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20 Good Times 28 Around Town

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33 Realty Report 35 Healthy Lifestyle 38 Back Stage 46 Hops & Vine 52 Open House 78 Artist’s Palette 86 Trend Setter 92 Driver’s Notebook 96 DIY 102 Lifestyle Calendar 106 Parting Thoughts

GOOD TIMES 1.

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There With Care Benefit Concert On Wednesday, Feb 13th, a benefit concert for There With Care was held at the infamous Post Brewing Company in downtown Boulder featuring the energetic, funky, acoustic class rock music of Acoustic Ambush. Guests enjoyed Howdy Beers and delicious comfort food while dancing and listening to great music all for a good cause. There With Care is a local nonprofit that supports families and children facing critical illness. PHOTOGRAPHY SAL DEVINCENZO

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1. Jodi Smith, Jen McCulloch, and Lara Cutter, Dana Bacardi | 2. Acoustic Ambush | 3. A night filled with acoustic class rock music | 4. Close up | 5. Thats a wrap! | 6. In the details

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Bad Suns Show On March 8th, The Bad Suns performed a sold-out show at the Boulder Theatre. The intimate show opened with Vista Kicks, a Los Angeles-based Indie Quartet making fun waves in the music scene. PHOTOGRAPHY DAVE ARNOLD DaveThePhotoGuy.com 1. Christo Bowman, lead singer of the Bad Suns, gets the crowd ready to rock at the Boulder Theater | 2. Vista Kicks singer Derek Thomas had amazing stage presence at their show on Friday, March 8th, opening up for Bad Suns at the Boulder Theater | 3. The Vista Kicks warmed up the Boulder Theater for headliner Bad Suns 20

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Resizing Real Estate Happy Hour A casual happy hour with Jennifer Egbert and Brian Manning discussing the latest resizing and other Boulder trends. In attendance, were home buyers and sellers as well as professionals in overlapping industries sharing insider knowledge on a range of hot topics from specific market information, relocation do's and don't, ADU's, and even a recount of what decisions are happening at city council. JenniferEgbert.Events PHOTOGRAPHY TED HERON

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1. Kacie Riordan and Brian Manning (Guild Mortgage), Jennifer Egbert and Nathan Hildreth (PorchLight Real Estate Group) | 2. Adrian Wisniewski (Milton Construction), Emily Tucker Bernstein (Emily Tucker Design) | 3. Leslie McDonald, David Barrett and Betzi Barrett (Barrett Studios Architects), David Ellis (Ellis Builds) | 4. Greg Glass (Gibbons White), Sheryl Hadley (Organization & Relocation) | 5. Cherie Goff ( HMHai), Wendy Daniel (Coldwell Banker), Yoav Monjack (Yomo Studio) | 6. Jennifer Egbert

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Audi Flatirons First Look Viewing Event: purely electric Audi e-tron On February 19th, guests came in to check out the future EV by Audi. Reservation holders were thrilled, and new reservations continue to be placed. The quattro all-wheel-drive system, point to point charging guidance, and enough cargo space to fit your life, the all-electric Audi e-tron is sure to captivate the EV market. You can learn more and place reservations on the e-tron here. AudiFlatirons.com PHOTOGRAPHY TED HERON

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1. Sean Hampson and Ryan Bonino | 2. Anna Nolan, Jeff Neafsey, Spencer Steele | 3. Mike Skidd, Ryan Watson, Jamie Hampson, Craig David | 4. Craig David, Mike Skidd | 5. Mike Skidd and winners of e-tron in Winterpark give away weekend | 6. Audi Flatirons team- Ryan Watson, Derek Wood, Cosmin Olea, Jennifer Aicega, Sameer Shaw, Chad Turner, Craig David, Ryan Bonino, Michelle Mechling, Mike Skidd

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GOOD TIMES 1.

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Spring Energy Athlete Panel and Social Run On February 27th, Boulder Running Company hosted a panel with six world-class endurance athletes including Sage Canaday, Joshua Stevens, Rea Kolbl Pra, Trever Townsend, David Roche & Megan Roche. The evening kicked off with a fun run followed by a short film and a discussion with the host of Dispatch Radio, Russ Rizzo. Gratitude to Real Athlete Diets (RAD), Sufferfest and Avery Brewing Company. PHOTOGRAPHY CHANTEL ELLERINGTON

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1. Rea Kolbl Pra, Joshua Stevens | 2. Enthusiastic locals ready for the panel to begin | 3. Joshua Stevens, David Roche, Trever Townsend, Rafal Nazarewicz, founder of My Spring Energy | 4. The panel featuring Sage Canaday, Megan Roche, Rea Kolbl Pra, Joshua Stevens, David Roche, Trevor Townsend | 5. Host Russ Rizzo of Dispatch Radio | 6. Joshua Stevens, Derek Friday, Chantel Ellerington

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27TH ANNUAL MICROBREWERIES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT FT. DAVE BRUZZA: UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED

THE POLITICS OF IMMIGRANT INCLUSION Dive into the subject matter of Don Coen: The Migrant Series with an interactive conversation

On April 26th at 7:00 PM, the Boulder Theater,

led by Dr. Celeste Montoya, Associate Professor

Colorado Microbreweries will donate staff time and

of Women and Gender Studies and Director of

beer to support local environmental organizations as

the Miramontes Arts & Sciences Program at the

many years prior. Since 1993, the Microbreweries for

University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Montoya will

the Environment benefit has raised over $200,000

discuss the impactful and often unseen roles that

for local environmental causes. Admission includes

migrant workers play in day to day life, as well

a commemorative pint glass for unlimited tastings

as how immigration policy and discourse have

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evolved over time and the impact this has had

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Boulder's fine dining Frasca Food and Wine

cery bill and invest the savings. The service

and baker Andy Clark of Louisville's Moxie Bread

costs $99 for a two-hour session and includes a

Co. will have a second chance at winning a James

pantry diagnostic, market tour, prep of a special

Beard Foundation Award. Both were nominated as

pantry staple, investment sign up, and ongoing

semi-finalists last year and again this year — and are

tips, recipes and encouragement. Says founder

Boulder County's only semi-finalists for the presti-

Kate Lacroix, “As a lifelong home cook, I’m con-

gious honor that recognizes culinary professionals

vinced high grocery bills are keeping women

and establishments for excellence and achievement.

from financial solvency. I intended to change this

Frasca, opened in 2004, is one of 20 restaurants in the

one pantry at a time." Stocked will initially serve

running for the prize of Outstanding Service. Clark's

the Front Range area with hopes for regional/

nomination as a contender for last year's Outstanding

national expansion in the next year. Clients can

Baker prize was his first James Beard Foundation

expect to save $100/month per family member.

Award nomination. He's competing again this year

Meaning, a family of four can save $201,647* in

against 19 other bakers. The two locals are among a

twenty years by adopting smarter pantry prac-

handful of Colorado restaurants and chefs who made

tices. *Calculated with a 6% rate of return with a

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ORIGINAL PRICE

SOLD PRICE

%SOLD/ORIG

DOM

11780 Gold Hill Road

$4,500,000

$4,600,000

102%

185

2310 Dennison Lane

$3,400,000

$3,304,800

97%

2

2125 Tamarack Avenue

$3,199,000

$3,109,500

97%

2

503 Kalmia Avenue

$3,150,000

$3,025,000

96%

8

2133 Norwood Avenue

$2,275,000

$2,275,000

100%

15

531 Hawthorn Avenue

$2,290,000

$2,076,500

91%

155

2932 4th Street

$2,090,000

$2,035,000

97%

154

2860 4th Street

$1,995,000

$1,995,000

100%

1

1228 7th Street

$1,790,000

$1,750,000

98%

6

3681 Paonia Street

$1,625,000

$1,625,000

100%

15

2493 Powderhorn Lane

$1,597,000

$1,597,000

100%

87

531 Maxwell Avenue

$1,550,000

$1,495,000

96%

2

2538 Willow Creek Drive

$1,475,000

$1,450,000

98%

2

870 15th Street

$1,399,000

$1,350,000

96%

6

575 Jack Pine Court

$1,500,000

$1,349,000

90%

1

630 Northstar Court

$1,395,000

$1,290,000

92%

3

2656 4th Street

$1,250,000

$1,200,000

96%

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

AN ANALYSIS ON THE FUTURE OF OUR HEALTH, SOCIETY AND PROSPERITY.

HEALTHCARE EUDAIMONICS ARTICLE DAVID TUSEK, MD PHOTOGRAPHY MICHAEL RAINERO

AS A PHYSICIAN, I OFTEN ASK PEOPLE

2030. These “SDGs” provide an excellent

IF THEY BELIEVE WE’RE LIVING IN A

groundwork for helping us define what a

HEALTHY SOCIETY. The nearly univer-

healthy society would look and feel like to

sal reaction is a sardonic laugh. We live in

live within—in our lifetime.

a time of unparalleled abundance, safety,

Despite all the politicking about “health-

comfort and prosperity, and yet many of us

care reform” over the past few decades, we

sense that our way of life is unsustainable.

don’t have much to celebrate yet, and faith in

Grim statistics of species extinction, natural

the idea that we’ll fix the system by merely rel-

resource depletion, income inequality, etc.,

egating the bookkeeping responsibility to our

fuel the feeling that our trajectory is off while

government is naÏve. Fortunately, we live in

vague notions of the impending impact of

a community where moonshots and BHAGs

exponential technologies like automation, AI

are colloquialisms. It’s time for a grand vision

and bioengineering loom in our minds. It’s

of what a healthy society might look like.

no surprise that we now have simultaneous

Then we can reverse-engineer a healthcare

epidemics not just in the common chronic

system to be worthy and supportive of that

diseases, but also various addictions, mood

vision. Attempts at transforming how we

disorders and general lack of meaningfulness

pay for, practice and deliver healthcare will

in life, and for the first time since WWI, our life

continue to have disappointing results if such

expectancy has declined three years in a row. efforts are not based upon a comprehensive The good news is that there are also

vision of a healthy society, despite how fan-

remarkable things arising and gaining

tastical or far-fetched the idea may appear

momentum.

forum

to be. We need a new north star, a coherent

in Davos last month, for example, an

At

the

system of updated guiding principles which

organization

a

begin with supplementing our understand-

“Remembering the Future” event in which

ing of economics (how we exchange value)

prominent speakers gave presentations

with eudaimonics (how we define a life well-

Dr. Tusek is the founder of

about how we “solved” a number of the

lived). Boulder County is exactly the kind of

CloudMedical.io, DiagnoCity.com,

UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals by

idea lab suited for such bold experiments.

and CloudCollective.io

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meet billy failing THE NEWEST “ACE” IN BOULDER’S BURGEONING BLUEGRASS SCENE.

ARTICLE ANDY MANZ | PHOTOGRAPHY LADD FORDE

BOULDER, COLORADO HAS A LONG-STANDING LOVE AFFAIR WITH BLUEGRASS MUSIC. If you were really lucky, you might have even caught acts like Yonder Mountain String Band and String Cheese Incident playing free Sunday night bar gigs in the 1990s at Mountain Sun. Even if you weren’t technically there, you’ve probably told people you were there after a few IPA’s. No harm, no foul—we aren’t here to judge.

While the aforementioned acts are now headlining Red Rocks and other major venues across the country, the pipeline of talented bluegrass musicians still flows fast and furious through town, just like Boulder Creek on a warm spring day.

I first saw Billy Failing perform with his mainstay group, Billy Strings, at the 2018 Winter Wondergrass Festival in Steamboat Springs. They were set to play a short, forty-five minute set in a side stage tent, while the main stage was being changed over. About ninety seconds into their first song, I came to the quick conclusion that these guys weren’t going to be playing “tweener” sets very much longer. Later that year, my wife and I had the pleasure of watching them grace the main stage at the prestigious Telluride Bluegrass Festival, along with about 7,000 other sun-drenched festivarians.

Fast forward another few months, to this past December. While having lunch at Centro, I look over and spot a guy with long hair, a beard, wearing a Patagonia jacket. Contrary to what one might think, this is not a rare profile here in Boulder. I'm trying not to look like a total fanboy; I was curious as to what brought Failing to town on a random Tuesday in December.

I introduced myself, and in our brief conversation, Billy told me that he had recently relocated to Boulder, from Nashville. We exchanged info and made a point to connect soon.

Recently, I had the pleasure of catching up with him for a beer at the beloved Mountain Sun Brewery on Pearl Street.

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WELCOME TO TOWN! NOW THAT YOU ARE SETTLED IN, WHERE ARE YOUR FAVORITE “GO TO” STOPS? As far as my regular hangouts around town, I frequent Ozo Coffee on Pearl and enjoy grabbing food or a beer right here at Mountain Sun. Since I moved here late last year, I've been really pumped about how good the coffee and restaurant scene is around town!

LIFE AS A TOURING MUSICIAN INEVITABLY HAS YOU AROUND A LOT OF PEOPLE. HOW ABOUT TIMES WHERE YOU WANT TO GET AWAY? I love to get outdoors and clear my head; I usually enjoy hiking out at Chautauqua and the Flatirons. I’m excited about rock climbing in up in Boulder Canyon as well this spring when the weather gets a little warmer.

TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR MUSICAL JOURNEY. (Laughs) Well, it’s a long and winding road. From classical music presented by my parents as a small child, to my older brothers introducing me to classic rock guitar, and then the occasional Earl Scruggs and Bela Fleck records played by my dad around the house. Music, in its various forms, was certainly an integral part of my upbringing.

I began playing the violin at age seven and quickly shifted over to electric guitar as a 13-year-old. The stylings of Jimi Hendrix and Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd, among others, left a big impact.

AND THEN CAME THE NATURAL TRANSITION FROM HENDRIX TO BLUEGRASS? I’d been interested in bluegrass from the banjo records my dad showed me, but finally took up playing banjo when I heard Yonder Mountain String Band as a high schooler. My dad showed me the basics on his old open-back banjo. By the time I went to college in Eugene, Oregon I was starting to play out with other musicians, and eventually helped form a bluegrass band called Mossy Top. Following that, I later played in a Portland-based band called Wy’East. As my passion for the instrument grew, I ended up moving to Boston in 2011 to attend Berklee College of Music to study the banjo.

DISCUSS YOUR APPROACH TO SONGWRITING. My approach to songwriting is somewhere between systematic and spontaneous. Most times, an idea will come to me spontaneously, when I’m messing around on a banjo or guitar. I’ll work with it and develop it while it’s fresh in my head. What typically follows, is putting the idea on the shelf for a bit, before systematically developing a song form around it and revising lyrics, melody, and harmony endlessly before the song is finished. I typically go on a lot of long walks, playing and replaying the song in my head to write new verses and revise what I already have.

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THE TRAJECTORY OF BILLY STRINGS HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE TO WATCH. Playing with Billy (William Apostle) and the band over the past three years has been an incredible experience. I met Billy through some mutual friends in Nashville in 2015. I was looking for a gig and Billy was looking for a band. At first, he asked me to come out on the road for a couple of weekend dates. The music got tighter, and I signed on full-time. Haven’t looked back since!

TRUE THAT. YOU GUYS HAVE RECENTLY PLAYED ICONIC VENUES SUCH AS THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM, AND MOST RECENTLY, THE GRAND OLE OPRY. ARE YOU PINCHING YOURSELF SOMETIMES? It’s been pretty crazy. It seems like just yesterday (literally) we were playing bars and early afternoon festival slots.

Over the last year, the shift has been to larger clubs, concert halls, and prime time slots at festivals. It’s been incredibly rewarding. Having the opportunity to reach and play our music for larger and larger crowds is a powerful feeling.

THIS SEPTEMBER, YOU ARE GOING TO SUPPORT GREENSKY BLUEGRASS AT RED ROCKS. STOKE LEVEL ON THAT? Stoke level is very high! I’ve still never been to a show at Red Rocks, and am hugely honored to be playing there with Billy and the band opening for Greensky this fall. I was hoping to catch Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles there with Vulfpeck and Khruangbin, but we’re traveling to another festival that weekend. I’d love to experience a concert there as a viewer to get the full energy of the place, but we’re pretty busy this summer, so I may be experiencing it for the first time from the stage in September.

YOU HAVE SOME “BILLY FAILING BAND” LOCAL DATES COMING UP. I’m really amped to be fronting my own project at Cervantes (Denver) on Friday, April 26th, opening for the Bluegrass Generals (featuring members of Infamous Stringdusters, Leftover Salmon, Greensky Bluegrass, and more). It’ll be the first time since 2017 playing a show as the Billy Failing Band, and I couldn’t be more excited about the musicians I’ll be playing with for that show. I’ll be playing with Silas Herman on mandolin, which I’m sure most bluegrass fans in the area are familiar with. Also joining us will be Eric Thorin on bass, and Todd Livingston, who’s a fantastic dobro player. See you there!

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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS CENTRAL TO OUR STORY IS REALLY THIS PASSIONATE IDEA LAUREN HAD BASED ON HER UPBRINGING IN NEW ORLEANS

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T’S 6 A.M., AND LAUREN AND JOHN MAGGIO ARE BLEARILY LOOKING INTO EACH OTHER’S EYES. They will be with each other all day, and well into the evening; after putting long hours into running their exciting new business, and after their kids are put to bed.

This is the story of the Boulder-based canned cocktail brand, Cocktail Squad: After

an exemplary $6 cocktail, Lauren asked the bartender for the recipe. $103 later, she believed there was a way to bring a convenient and relaxing experience to life for others.

Six years later, another side to an already successful part-

nership of marriage and friendship has blossomed.

DID YOU TWO ALWAYS WANT TO GO INTO BUSINESS TOGETHER? DID YOU STUMBLE INTO IT? Lauren: I would say we absolutely stumbled into it. We had zero dreams or plans to work together. We got married pretty quickly, had one child, then very quickly had three, and then four. That was our version of working together.

John: We had three kids in 20 months and four years later had another child. We had been working together for a long time, but not in business.

JOHN, YOU FOUNDED WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS BOULDER CANYON POTATO CHIPS AND HAVE SEVERAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE NATURAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY. LAUREN, YOU WERE AN INVESTMENT BANKER IN NEW YORK AND RUN YOUR OWN INTERIOR DESIGN COMPANY FOR THE PAST DECADE—HOW DO THESE PIECES EQUATE TO A CANNED COCKTAIL COMPANY? John: One of the things that is central to our story is really this passionate idea Lauren had based on her upbringing in New Orleans and our life being about celebration and balance and good times.

We’ve raised four children, we’ve been married 17 years, and we’ve certainly helped each other with our businesses before. I’ve been in the natural food and beverage industry launching businesses and running brands for 25 years— this is right up my alley.

Obviously, you know each other’s strengths and how you can work together. I think our skill sets allow us to bring the best of what we can bring to the business. We’re not duplicating efforts either.

Lauren: We both have been entrepreneurs along the way but in different industries. I started a small interior design business that I grew over the years. I was a selfCocktailSquad.com @cocktailsquad

starter in that way and self-taught in design and built up a robust business.

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WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT ONE ANOTHER SINCE STARTING COCKTAIL SQUAD?

WE’RE BOTH USED TO THAT SCRAPPY ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT.

John: Lauren’s a resilient woman anyway, she’s got four children, but there’s a lot of learned resilience around being an entrepreneur on a daily basis; when you’re wearing a lot of hats and like her, you’re able to do a lot of things, but also really starting to be able to parse out the daily stress with what’s important.

At the end of the day, we’re not selling nuclear war triggers, but there is a lot of highs and lows, often before noon. It’s part of being an entrepreneur, where something goes right, and something doesn’t.

We also have a great investor base. People have really responded, and not just to my background; it’s been more about this passionate founder named Lauren. They’ve decided that’s really what they want to invest in, and have invested in us together. That’s been great to see: People giving Lauren the respect as well.

Lauren: I’d say that over the last 17 years, I’ve heard people working with John compliment him and his work ethic, and now I’m witnessing it firsthand. I have gained a newfound respect for my husband, who stays very even through the rollercoaster of growing a new brand.

I’ve heard how people outside our family respect him for his business, and I’m seeing that as a business partner now, not just as his wife.

WOULD YOU TRADE THIS EXPERIENCE FOR ANYTHING ELSE? Lauren: I would say absolutely not. This is the life I’ve been leading ever since I’ve met John, and how I feel about this company is I am giving it my everything because I believe in it so much that I have literally just jumped into the fire, ready for anything. I wouldn’t change that for the world.

It’s exciting, it’s rewarding, and I feel that as a female founder, it’s super important to show my children that if you truly believe in something, it’s up to you to make it happen.

John: I don’t know what will define success for us—we’re very early in the business, obviously—but for sure, I do feel like it’s a success. We’ve put a ton of time and energy and love into this business, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

You’ve got to be both feet in with something like this anyway.

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IN SEARCH OF A HOME TO ENTERTAIN, BUILD MEMORIES AND RAISE THEIR THREE YOUNG DAUGHTERS,

DAVID

ALLEN

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PAULA

HANSEN KNEW THEY WANTED SOMETHING FRESH, LIGHT AND LIVABLE IN BOULDER. They explored undeveloped land for new construction and newly remodeled homes, ultimately deciding to pursue a whole-home renovation. Allen and Hansen purchased the house in The Reserve in September 2017, embarking on a one-year adventure resulting in their dream home.

Built in 1984, the house had not been updated and still contained original oak kitchen cabinets and dated architectural features such as sunken living areas. However, it was ripe with potential, and Allen knew right away they had found the clay they would mold. The couple hired Boulder-based Ellis Builds—a high-end custom home builder and renovation company serving Boulder County since 2002—to shepherd them through the project. An added bonus: the company president, David Ellis, is the couple’s brother-in-law, so they had added confidence knowing they were in professional, trustworthy hands.

No square-foot of the home was left untouched by this renovation—even the exterior. To accommodate the addition of a large wraparound front porch, the pitch of the front roofline needed to change, and square footage was added to the second level to create the bedroom layout they wanted and a larger bathroom for the three girls. It also allowed for hisand-her closets in the master suite.

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UNIQUE PERSONALITY On the main level, they shuffled several rooms and leveled all the floors to improve the connectivity and flow throughout the home, and they added a mudroom that doubles as a laundry room. This kid-friendly multipurpose room was a non-negotiable for Hansen who says it is one of the family’s favorites.

“The multipurpose room is large enough that we were able to fit our old kitchen table in there to create a fun craft space for the girls,” David says. “After dinner they go in there and paint or draw or create something instead of asking to turn on the TV.” Installation of the mudroom tile was a major milestone in the project, as it was the first realization of all the progress being made—a glimpse of the house turning into their home.

“It felt like it was just studs for so long, and then the drywall went up and it started to come together,” remembered Paula. “But when all the tile went in, we just got so excited, and it really came alive. We had picked some interesting shapes and colors for the laundry room, pantry and bathrooms and saw these tiles as a way to add our own personal style and uniqueness in a way we wouldn’t get tired of.”

At the heart of the home and acting as a grounding and welcoming space, the kitchen is another favorite. It features a barheight quartz island large enough for the family of five to gather together, along with clean white Caesarstone quartz counters, custom white cabinets and floating wood shelves in a warm hue. JennAir appliances—a dual-fuel range and convection oven, professional-grade refrigerator and refrigerated drawers in the island—add style, quality and functionality.

The girls’ bathroom includes a fun, modern bird wallpaper, double sink and blue penny tile. Bright pink sconces add a pop of feminine color.

TRUST AND COLLABORATION Hansen and Allen couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome of this project and credit David Ellis for his experience and sixth sense to envision the final product when they could not.

“He really cares and was able to protect us from ourselves by catching a couple of changes needed in the design that we didn’t have the vision to see, but he knew we wouldn’t be happy with,” recalled David.

“By nature, a project like this can be very transactional, but David really prioritized the final product over the process and guided us through the exhausting number of decisions we had to make.”

Jeanne Ellis handles marketing and public relations for Ellis Builds and is Paula’s sister. She says this remodel was especially fulfilling because of the contrast with the way projects usually end: by handing off the home to the client. Since their family lives here, they now get to see the love and experiences taking place in the home on an ongoing basis, making this a notably special transformation. She is proud of the team effort between the client, contractors and design professionals requiring excellent collaboration and communication to manage this job.

“We are so happy every time a client loves their new home,” says Jeanne. “It’s just beautiful. Regardless if they’re my family or not, that’s what you want to feel at the end of every project!”

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“MINDFULNESS” IS ONE OF THOSE BUZZWORDS THAT’S SLAPPED ONTO EVERYTHING FROM RELAXATION PODCASTS TO ADVERTS FOR YOGA STUDIOS, ALL OF WHICH PROMISE MORE PEACE IN OUR FRANTIC WORLD. Apart from the advertisement campaigns, the idea of mindfulness—which originates in Buddhist meditation practices—is fairly simple: be here now. Jon Kabat-Zinn, developer of the legendary Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program, clarifies, “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”

When we apply mindfulness to our bodies, several questions arise: Are we being compassionate with the parts of our bodies that work hard every day to sustain us? Are we honoring our bodies’ needs, which are often separate from what our minds desire? In short, are we treating our bodies like temples? And then, because we don’t live in a vacuum, there’s the larger question: Are we living synergistically with the world around us?

There’s been an uptick in conversations in the nutrition world about mindfulness. Nutritionists who employ this approach shift focus from anything diet related onto more holistic practices like listening to your body when it’s full, eating when your body sends hunger signals and developing healthy eating environments (i.e., cultivating eating habits like sitting at a table for a meal, as opposed to multitasking while eating or grazing mindlessly throughout the day). Another essential aspect of mindful eating is considering where your food comes from.

Since we’re long separated from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle and especially since the advent of supermarkets in the 1930s, we’ve become increasingly disconnected from our food. Thinking mindfully about where our food comes from involves considering who stocked the market shelves, what labor was involved in the food’s creation, what resources were necessary for its cultivation, and what suffering was involved in bringing us what’s on our plates.

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Let’s take the hamburger, a staple in American cuisine. Market

Wendy, a chicken who follows Chrissy around as she creates

employees, delivery truck drivers and folks in food packaging plants

social media content, and experience and connect with the

all have a hand in bringing us the buns, toppings, condiments and

personalities of the animals, a shift is bound to happen. Chrissy

the burgers themselves. Focusing on the beef alone—which is

told me that she’s witnessed children turning to their parents,

typically around 200 grams per serving—it takes anywhere from

exclaiming, “I don’t want to eat bacon anymore.”

2,5000-3,000 liters of water (about 100 days’ worth of your show-

She explained how easy it is to reduce or cut out animals

ers) to irrigate the meat forone hamburger. In respect to the land,

from our diets. There are alternatives for every animal product

it takes 1.5 acres to produce 375 pounds of meat (whereas that

and an abundance of plant-based recipes. Luvin Arms even

same 1.5 acres could yield 37,000 pounds of plant-based food).

hosts cooking classes! Chrissy observed that a cruelty-free

And, what about the cow itself? Was it pasture-raised? Was it

lifestyle can begin with incremental changes: “Some people

grass-fed and provided with supplemental grains during winter

start with Meatless Mondays, and others are plant-based

months? Was it treated humanely? Likely not, but I’ll leave it to

until 4 p.m.” She remarked that giving up one animal-based

films like Food, Inc. and Farm to Fridge to explain in more detail.

product at a time may result in wider success, and she prom-

I spoke with a few people in the Denver-Boulder area who

ises, “You’ll feel a difference!”

are passionate about the topic of mindfulness and food, albeit

Let’s circle back to that definition of mindfulness: “pay-

in different ways: Chrissy Dinardo of Luvin Arms Animal

ing attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present

Sanctuary, which, according to their site, “is a place of refuge

moment, and non-judgmentally.” A central part of mindfulness

for abused or neglected farmed animals”; Lenny Martinelli

is being in the now and removing judgement. A deep-dive

of Three Leaf Concepts, a management group that supports

into full-fledged veganism isn’t necessarily for everyone, and

restaurants like Leaf Vegetarian Restaurant and the Boulder

it isn’t always possible to achieve overnight; like the can-

Dushanbe Teahouse, among others, which source their ingre-

na-billboards say, “start low, go slow,” right?

dients from Lafayette’s Three Leaf Farm; and Adam Schlegel of Chook Charcoal Chicken (and Snooze: an AM Eatery), which is a relatively new Australian-inspired chicken joint that prides itself on serving responsible food at an affordable price.

LENNY MARTINELLI OF THREE LEAF CONCEPTS While Lenny recognizes the critical impact veganism has, he focuses more on vegetarian cuisine for the masses, because, “if you keep dairy and some cheeses, you’re able to bring it to

CHRISSY DINARDO OF LUVIN ARMS ANIMAL SANCTUARY

a broader group.” Lenny—who got into the restaurant industry

Chrissy and I enthusiastically discussed animals over nut-

about 35 years ago when he started working at the Naropa

based lattes at one of my favorite Denver vegetarian spots, the

Café, which he eventually took over—has focused on making

Corner Beet. She told me about Luvin Arms’ 40 acres that’s

vegetarian cuisine accessible for most of his career.

home to animals like the infamous chickens who were formerly

He emphasizes the sustainability factor because while

neglected to such a degree that they resorted to cannibalism

Three Leaf Concepts’ restaurants are truly farm to table, he

(uncharacteristic of chicken behavior), as they were living among

says he’s constantly learning and knows there are always

frozen and therefore undrinkable water and decomposing

more ways to optimize sustainability. “We need to bring farm-

chicken corpses; and other animals like pig siblings Brinkley,

ing back into our culture at a local level,” which can help in the

Garth, and Gilmour who were rescued as infants from Upstate

global conflict regarding energy (i.e., the finiteness of energy

NY, where they were living solitarily in cages in a back shed with

from oil, gas and coal). When Lenny looks at a head of lettuce

no sunlight. Luvin Arms, which is 100% donor-funded, is open in

coming from California, he thinks, “There must be a way to

warmer months for tours. But, don’t expect a petting zoo (whose

grow that here”; but then he wonders if it’ll take more work

animals are sent to slaughter after 6 months); instead, Chrissy

and energy to produce it here instead of California.

explained, “we’re in their home and we respect their space, but

He wants people to be more mindful of the bigger picture of

many residents are friendly and will come up to you for love,” and

food production, which ultimately also demands mindfulness

the staff considers the animals as ambassadors.

regarding food waste. He stressed that we should respect all pro-

Ambassadors for what? you may ask. Well, Chrissy and her

duce even those with blemishes on them. And, the subject always

co-workers steadfastly believe that once you visit and interact

goes back to farming on a local level, because, “When you put all

with, for instance, Tito the sweet son of a dairy cow or friendly

your energy into growing it, one little bruise isn’t an issue!”

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CHOOK

“Know where your food comes from and support farmers and ranchers to build the soil rather than perpetuate the cycle.”

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ADAM SCHLEGEL OF CHOOK CHARCOAL CHICKEN

that farmers can survive in this modern industrialized

Like Lenny, Adam emphasized that restaurants

world. He’s dedicated to responsible, sustainable

have a responsibility. Adam’s entire paradigm shifted

approaches—from the soil to the folks working at the

when he toured a caged egg facility in the required

co-op he sources from. He advised, “Know where your

gear: a biohazard suit. The inhumane conditions are

food comes from and support farmers and ranchers to

cruel for the chickens and the employees. While Chook

build the soil rather than perpetuate the cycle.”

Charcoal Chicken specializes in, well, chicken, they

Applying mindfulness to what we eat has posi-

boast a vegetable-forward menu whose overall prac-

tive impacts not only on the microcosmic self—body

tices are more sustainable (e.g., compostable takeaway

and even mind—but, arguably more importantly, the

containers and food that’s sourced more compassion-

environment. As we see the effects of climate change

ately). Adam is fully invested in reforming legislation so

develop around us, our everyday choices truly do matter.

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WHAT WILL PEOPLE DO WHEN FACED WITH

Kate adds, “As your consciousness expands, you

ADVERSITY? This is the fundamental question behind

become aware of so many possibilities, so many

Kate Maloney’s documentary film and social venture of

potentials, so many reasons, so many opportunities

the same name, WeRiseUP.

to love and so many opportunities to create. This film

Kate, a longtime entrepreneurial titan in Boulder, believes real change occurs when individuals evolve in their way of thinking: About themselves, about their potential and about their place in the world.

is about unleashing that possibility and that entrepreneurial spirit in all of us.”

Throughout the summit, the conversation posited the idea that if the right questions are asked, perhaps

Directed by Michael Shaun Conway, WeRiseUP the

the right answers will reveal themselves. Making a

documentary doubles down on Kate’s philosophy by

documentary centered around asking questions and

hoping to redefine “success” in a way that empowers

inviting the audience to inquire into the answers for

individuals to see the current state of the world as an

themselves would be unusual, but it would offer the

opportunity ripe for change.

unique opportunity for viewers to see their potential

“WeRiseUP is about opening up dialogue into the great opportunity that we are in right now as a civilization as a planet,” says Kate.

place in a movement that had found real momentum in the Boulder community.

“For documentaries, usually it’s experts talking

But before WeRiseUP ever made it to the 2019

about what they’re experts in. Telling you about a

Sundance Film Festival, or was even a documentary, it

problem, how to think about a problem and what you

began as a mindset shared among many during a sum-

should do about a problem,” says Kate. “In our film,

mit held in November 2015 that Kate organized at the St.

it’s not that at all. We have a lot of people that could

Julien Hotel in Boulder called Success 3.0.

be seen as ‘experts,’ but they’re not coming from the

The summit began with a simple idea: Talking about

perspective of an expert."

the world and people’s places in it with some of the

"They’re actually coming from the place of curiosity

brightest minds will inevitably result in something spe-

and inquiry about their own journey and about their

cial. The results were conversations worth making an

grapplings with what is the future of humanity and

entire film out of.

what do we need to be thinking about."

“It's such an exciting time to be alive,” says CEO and

Kate adds, “At the most basic level, some of the tools

Founder of Whole Foods Market and WeRiseUP contributor

[in the film] are the questions. I know that sounds sim-

John Mackey. “You can always go into fear. There are many

plistic, but I think that’s really important: The framework

things to be afraid of, but there are so many things to be

of the questions being embedded inside of a narrative of

excited about. We live in this awesome world. We are alive.

the film, invites the individual not to be entertained and

It's incredibly beautiful. There are so many things to know,

be taken out of themselves, but to be entertained and

so many things to experience, so much love to be shared."

taken further within themselves.”

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“At the most basic level, some of the tools [in the film] are the questions. I know that sounds simplistic, but I think that’s really important: The framework of the questions being embedded inside of a narrative of the film, invites the individual not to be entertained and be taken out of themselves, but to be entertained and taken further within themselves.”

WeRiseUP pushes people to question what they can and will do to make their world—the Earth, their communities, their lives—a better place. WeRiseUP offers the questions, but each individual has to answer for themselves.

“You have to find where you fit, where your uniqueness has something to offer that somebody else might need,” says Evolutionary Philosopher, author, WeRiseUP contributor and Boulder area local Barbara Marx Hubbard. “By carrying this message out into the world, you will be joining a moment; you will be meeting others that can make a difference in your life and in the life of the world.”

The change Kate and the rest of WeRiseUP are after is a mindset, not necessarily a to-do list.

“That’s one of the themes of the film as well: ‘How do we actually work together?’ And how that is the next evolutionary move,” says Kate.

“Going from competition into collaboration— including both, they both have their place—but

Photo: Tobin Photography

where is it that we can begin to work together in ways that maybe we haven’t in the past?”

An astonishing number of star-studded names from seemingly any number of backgrounds and industries were involved with the summit and film: The Dalai Lama, United Nations

Deputy

Secretary-General

Amina

Mohammed, Arianna Huffington, Mackey, artist Alanis Morissette, and even actor Ed Begley Jr.

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Photo: Tobin Photography

Yet at its core, WeRiseUP The Movie & Movement is about

horizons and be able to address something like climate

challenging all individuals to make small-scale decisions that

change,” says Dan. “We built Kate a specific model of [the

eventually lead to something larger. The big names involved

Helix] dimensional view of time to help her tell the story

were already in a similar mindset, coming together with other

of the evolution of consciousness and how it’s really an

participants of the platform to get the message out.

extension of life in general.”

“I think the whole notion of redefining success was

Even after the summit, the film and countless questions

enticing. The leverage of that idea was really, really wide,”

asked by many of the smartest people and key influencers

says Director Michael Shaun Conway. “I think a lot of times

alive today, everything still points back to the original things

when we go to make documentaries to change people’s

Kate has been grappling with: What will people do when

minds, we start at looking at something that’s wrong—

faced with adversity? How can we inspire people to change

this is something bad in the world, let’s show you what’s

their life in a lasting way that could eventually lead to chang-

wrong, that’ll get you inspired to do something else.

ing the world? How can We Rise Up together?

“But I think that leaves people in an overwhelmed state, not feeling like they can do anything about anything.“ “I think the project [pulled us in],” Executive Producer Alex Melnyk adds with a laugh. “Walking away from the

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summit, and hearing similar themes come out of all those

WeRiseUP will be having a FREE community screening

interviews, it was after that when we really felt like there’s

of its culture-shifting documentary film at the Boulder

a big story to tell here.”

Theater on May 3rd. Reception and live music begin at 6

According to Helix CEO and summit participant Dan

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Richardson, whose technology is built around evolving peo-

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ple’s perception of time and is used in WeRiseUP, changing

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the world does not first begin with something like a new

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ARTICLE BRIANNA BLAIR | PHOTOGRAPHY POPPY & CO.

The Art of Ballet

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ART TAKES MANY FORMS. From the palette of an artist to the crescendo of a musician, art has the power to move you and transport you to another place, another time.

The same artistic magic takes place as a ballerina glides across the stage, stopping to plié and receive applause from the audience.

“Ballet allows people to express themselves creatively, and it captivates our viewers. It is a beautiful reminder of our human side,” says Ana Claire, Artistic Director with Boulder Ballet.

Boulder Ballet is the only professional ballet company in Boulder County and is best known for its annual Nutcracker production with the Boulder Philharmonic and Longmont Symphony orchestras during the holiday season.

But Boulder Ballet is much more than that.

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“We also have an award-winning ballet school with more than 400 students,” says Wrenn Combs, Executive Director of Boulder Ballet. “Many of our alumni have moved on to the international stage, like the American Ballet Theatre and the Royal Ballet in London to name a few. Our popular outreach program introduces both elementary and middle school students to the power of dance and expression through movement.”

Earlier this year, Boulder Ballet also worked alongside two pediatric rehabilitation physicians to launch an adaptive dance program for children with different abilities.

“Many of our professional company members are in demand as guest dancers across the country. The Boulder community should be proud of this talent pool,” says Wrenn.

To the ballet community, this non-profit means so much more.

“Boulder Ballet lets me be creative, pass on my love of children and ballet,” says Ana. “I enjoy teaching and seeing the moment when something clicks. I enjoy creating a ballet and watching it come to life through the dancers and then witnessing the audience be transformed for an hour or so.”

Boulder Ballet recently performed their annual contemporary show this year named “New Horizons,” which focused on the relationships between planets, the discovery of Pluto, as well as relationships between humans and the human spirit of exploration. This performance honored the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) team largely responsible for the groundbreaking New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

The ballet’s next show is a fairytale in itself. Boulder Ballet will be performing “Cinderella” and will include the musical score by Prokofiev, original scenery and costumes by the in-house costume design staff. The show will take place on May 17th at 7:30pm, May 18th at 2pm and 7:30pm and May 19th at 2pm at the Dairy ARTS Center in Boulder.

“Come take a class, come watch our students choreograph, perform classics, perform storybook ballets, or compete in prestigious ballet competitions,” says Ana. “We are more than just the classics!”

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Kelsey Byrne, Company Dancer

Lance Hardin, Associate Artistic Director

Wrenn Combs, Executive Director

Ana Claire, Artistic Director

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THE FIRST ANNUAL BOULDER BALLET GALA Boulder Ballet is proudly presenting their First Annual Boulder Ballet Gala.

The Boulder Ballet Gala & Dance Party will take place Saturday, April 27th Boulder’s landmark eTown Hall. The event will include performances by Boulder Ballet Company dancers, a DJ, food and more.

For more information or to purchase tickets to the gala, please visit BoulderBallet.org or ETown.org.

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1. Look for certified organic or biodynamic labels on food. Certified organic means the organic crops aren’t grown with synthetic fertilizers, synthetic pesticides or sewage sludge and aren’t genetically engineered or irradiated. Biodynamics is a holistic, ecological and ethical approach to farming, gardening, food and nutrition. Biodynamic farms are also organic and emphasize biodiversity, crop rotation, greenhouse management, animal welfare and soil fertility management.

2. Buy produce from your local farmer’s market. Buy organic for the Dirty Dozen; these items are most likely to contain pesticide residue: strawberries, spinach, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery, potatoes and sweet bell peppers. For the budget conscious, shop conventional for the Clean 15, these items are least likely to contain pesticide residue: sweet corn, avocados, pineapples, cabbage, onions, frozen sweet peas, papayas, asparagus, mangoes, eggplant, honeydew, kiwifruit, cantaloupe, cauliflower and grapefruit.

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4. Purchase humanely raised meat, dairy or eggs. Look for claims like grass-fed, pasture raised, USDA organic and/or certified humane raised. Also eating less meat altogether will help reduce your impact on the environment. (Consider doing "meatless Mondays.")

5. Eat at home. Planning your meals and preparing them at home helps you not only know exactly what does into every bite, it helps lessen food waste. When you do eat out, bring a reusable container to cart home zero-waste leftovers.

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BEWARE OF MISLEADING LABELS LIKE Free-range: Often labeled on poultry, freerange simply means the chicken had access to the outdoors. It might have only gone outside for a minute or not at all. It’s only stating it had access.

Organic seafood: Currently there is no U.S. government standard for “organic” seafood certification!

TURN YOUR ROTTEN SCRAPS INTO GOLD In addition to eating ethically, disposing of our uneaten food matter is just as important. Composting is decomposing organic matter—a natural process of recycling organic material into a fertile soil amendment. Many call it black gold.

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Currently in the U.S. over

60 billion pounds of mineral-rich food materials go to landfills each year.

More than 50% of trash dumped into landfills is made of compostable materials, such as food scraps, yard trimmings, paper and wood. In fact, only 5% of our food scraps are currently being composted.

Many of these items, such as produce, were designed to fall to the ground and naturally increase the soil’s fertility as they decomposed, but instead, we are smothering them in landfills, rendering them useless.

HOW TO

Instead of the traditional process we’ve created of pitching banana peels and peach pits in the trash, food scraps could be diverted, saving space in our landfills

COMPOST:

and being enhancing our farm’s soil.

Establish a small indoor bin and

ent-dense produce. The more plants that grow, the

toss things that used to be alive

more carbon that gets pulled out of the atmosphere.

Composting can actually help reverse climate change because it helps replenish the earth with organic matter that helps plants grow and produce more nutri-

inside, such as plants, vegetable scraps, flowers stems, etc. Rather than scraping your plate’s food scraps into a garbage disposal or garbage can after a meal, simply empty them into your compost bin instead. Toss in paper napkins, paper towels and any certified compostable packaging as well.

Be sure to empty your indoor compost bin into a larger outdoor bin

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IT'S THE 21ST CENTURY, YET WE'RE STILL USING ENGINE TECHNOLOGY FROM A CENTURY AGO. I won't lie, I am a lover of a good exhaust note from an automobile; however times are changing, and the electric car industry is making a name for itself in this modern era. With companies such as Tesla leading the board, many have asked, who will bring competition to the table? That question has been answered by a manufacturer known for its fantastic handling abilities in snow. The word quattro may ring a bell—and with that being said—Audi has entered the electric car game with the all-new Audi e-tron.

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As with reviewing any new car, I am always skeptical to a degree as they tend to butter a consumer's biscuits more than what the vehicle is capable of. However, Audi has yet to disappoint, and once again they have impressed me with their 100% electric SUV. The e-tron is not only state of the art with its electric-only basis, but the features are something to talk about as well. We're talking about an electric SUV that can tow over 4,000 lbs and not deplete its batteries. I would have never thought that day would come.

That is just the beginning. One would think the range for an SUV would be minimal versus a car. However, the e-tron excels in the range game. With over a 160-mile range on a fully charged battery, and wait for it …thirty minute charge time. Yes, you heard me right, thirty minutes with the Audi 150kw public speed charge system. This is a real game-changer in the electric car industry—all thanks to Audi.

The all-new e-tron is a cool yet practical electric SUV. Something I thought I would never say. It's luxurious and comes with Audi’s signature quattro, all-wheel drive. It is an SUV that can appease a family or the businessperson that wants to be more eco-friendly on their commute to work. The e-tron is my first choice for an electric SUV. In the game of chess, it's your move

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On four Fridays throughout the winter,

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their importance, and brings more mountain stoke to the thriving Boulder

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Eldora will team up with the High Fives

It's that time of year again! The

Foundation to create a unique give-

One Tree Planted team will be in

back program. We're offering $79 lift

Sunshine Canyon planting 5,000

tickets on each Feel Good Friday, and

trees for Earth Day! This is part of

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a restoration effort after the 2010

$5 to the High Fives Foundation.

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nature and people. Then join us at

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County, Kentucky. Philip Taylor will

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of Pearl will be celebrating its tenth

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and wonderful free events. We invite

sound of the trio known as Joseph –

Luke Smithwick has devoted the past

you to apply to be one of up to 20 juried

sisters Allison, Meegan, and Natalie

8 years to skiing and climbing in the

artists in the festival — making art on

Closner – joins this elite company.

remote Himalayas over 67 continuous

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expeditions. In this talk, he discusses his

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You’re Not’, the mesmerizing, hypnotic

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PARTING THOUGHTS ARTICLE NIVALE LIGHTFOOT, FOUNDER OF NATURALISTA

ASPARAGUS ROMESCO, A SALAD FOR SPRING

ROMESCO + ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil + ¼ cup sliced almonds (or hazelnuts) + 2 garlic cloves, sliced + 3 roasted red peppers + 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar + 2 tablespoons croutons/cubed bread + Salt to taste

NIVALE LIGHTFOOT IS A CERTIFIED INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION HEALTH COACH AND PROFESSIONAL CHEF— HERE'S A FLAVOR OF WHAT NATURALISTA IS ALL ABOUT.

SALAD + 1 large bunch asparagus, trimmed + 1 small bulb fennel + 1-2 large slices sourdough, torn into croutons + 1 handful whole parsley leaves + ¼ cup parmesan slivers + A drizzle extra virgin olive oil

BY THE TIME ASPARAGUS AND SPRING

+ Salt and pepper

LEEKS APPEAR, I AM CRAVING THE FRESHNESS AND BRIGHT EXCITEMENT

1. PREHEAT OVEN to 400

OF THE SEASON’S FIRST PRODUCE. This

2. PREP VEGGIES: Cut asparagus in ½.

recipe is endlessly adaptable—substitute the

Quarter and thinly shave fennel on a man-

asparagus and fennel with charred spring

doline—if it's not thin it won’t be sweet

leeks or with radicchio, green beans or egg-

and tender (substitute a couple of handfuls

plant in the summer. Romesco is a fabulous

watercress or arugula if you don’t have a

sauce to have in your culinary repertoire

mandoline). Remove stems from parsley.

and is a nutritional powerhouse packed

3. START SAUCE: Place olive oil and

with healthy fats, antioxidants, minerals and

garlic in a small saucepan over low heat.

vitamins. This recipe yields more romesco

When it begins to color, use a slotted spoon

than you’ll need for the salad so play around

to remove garlic to a bowl. Repeat with

with it throughout the week—I like it on lamb,

almonds. Cool slightly.

salmon and farro—or freeze it in large sili-

4. MAKE CROUTONS: On a sheet pan,

cone ice cube trays for another day.

drizzle bread with oil, add salt. Bake 10 mins

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until golden.

5. COOK ASPARAGUS: Add 1 tablespoon water, a drizzle oil and asparagus to a large frying pan on high heat. Cover, steaming 2-3 mins, or more if asparagus is thick. When they’re starting to get tender remove cover, evaporate juices. Season, then spread out on a sheet pan to cool. *When the asparagus is close, have a taste: it should be tender but still have integrity 6. MAKE SAUCE: Puree all ingredients except oil in a blender, adding oil slowly while blending.

7. ASSEMBLE THE SALAD: Lay half the asparagus, fennel, parsley and parmesan in a shallow platter. Drizzle romesco, top with rest of veggies, croutons, salt and pepper.

Serves 4 as a side.

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