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AUGUST 2020

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Are You Ready Yet? IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I WRITE AND STAND WITH THE BOULDER COMMUNITY IN SOLIDARITY THAT THE TIME HAS COME TO HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION ABOUT RACISM IN AMERICA AND IN OUR COMMUNITY. We’ve all seen the images and heard the voices of the protesters' outrage against the ongoing systemic racism and police brutality in the Black community. Let’s meet this moment as a community and rise up united in this fight to help transform culturally on what has been a huge failure for decades.

How do we do that as a community? We face the ugly truth that racism exists! When

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we own that truth we then start to listen to one another. When having a conversation

Miranda Williams

about racial injustice many people listen only to formulate a reply, rather than listen

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to understand, which I think is one of the many obstacles people of color face in this

Dana Rudolph

country. When speaking truth about this phenomenon the message has either been

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

misinterpreted or not heard until now. If we understand this method of listening then

Joce Blake, Amelia Broughton, Kelly Ernst, Karysma Hicks, Livia Hooson, Lisa Van Horne, Allyson Reedy, Jahla Seppanen

we start to educate ourselves on living better lives towards equality for all.

From my own personal experience, I have tried to lead the conversation on race with understanding in hopes of educating those who are unable to fully understand the magnitude of the racial struggle, which turns into awareness. My hope is that awareness turns into action. Often when I am discussing racial issues, even with very well meaning white people, they tend to change the narrative to fit their lives because they are either uncomfortable or because it doesn't directly affect them. For example, it is unlikely that many parents of white kids feel compelled to prepare their children for a routine police stop...to put both hands on the dashboard, to not resist or talk back because it could easily escalate to a tragic life and outcome of death. That’s a hard truth to fathom for families who don’t have to face that weight of fear as their daily reality. Police brutality inflicted on people of color is a serious issue but

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certainly not the sole issue in discussing racial inequality. And of course this is not a sweeping

REGIONAL SALES DIRECTOR Eric Williams

indictment against all law enforcement, but it is still a disproportionately grim reality for many

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people in this country who happen to be black or brown. We need the community to first share in feeling our daily discomfort and fear and only then can we collectively progress.

I am proud to be in a community that is willing and ready to tackle these issues. Black people are no different than white people — we only want equality and the same fair treatment as whites. I want my kids to be able to reach the same endless possibilities as your kids. Yes, they have lived a privileged life so far, but once they leave the nest the world is a very different place to brown and black folks. So let's meet this moment with having the conversations, educating ourselves, and listening because Black Lives Matter!

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INSIDE THE ISSUE AUGUST 2020

FEATURES 40 Boulder Street Eats 54 Otis Taylor Changes the Way You Listen to Blues Ten Million Slaves: A Song About the Middle Passage

81 The Gold Hill General Store and Pub Honoring the Past, Innovating for the Future

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88 Bret Alexandra Home has a new meaning now that it’s all we have

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88 Renovate & Refine 96 Healthy Lifestyle 100 Lifestyle Calendar 102 Parting Thoughts

GOOD TIMES

Peaceful March for George Floyd & Racial Justice On Saturday, June 6, there was a peaceful demonstration on Pearl Street to call for racial justice. Locals gathered together at the Boulder Courthouse in a peaceful march. PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANIEL JOHN PHOTOGRAPHY

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Virtual wine tasting with Brice de La Morandière and Brett Zimmerman On July 10th, Brett Zimmerman of Boulder Wine Merchant hosted a virtual wine tasting with one of the finest producers of white burgundy, situated in the village of Puligny-Montrachet. Brice (4th generation to run the family Domaine) led a tour of their production in the Mâconnais (southern part of Burgundy). The following wines were included in the wine tasting: 2018 Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé, 2018 Domaine Leflaive Mâcon-Verzé Les Chênes, 2015 Domaine Leflaive Saint-Véran, and 2017 Domaine Leflaive Pouilly-Fuissé.

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AROUND TOWN

SKATEBOARD LESSONS WITH THE SATELLITE ACADEMY

BOULDER WILL GET A LITTLE MORE GREEN THIS FALL

Raul Pinto, co-owner of Satellite Boardshop, is a

Boulder will welcome Sweetgreen’s third store

skateboard and snowboard coach with a unique skill

in the Rocky Mountain region this fall, after its

set. A former world cup snowboard athlete and avid

much-anticipated Colorado debut in Cherry Creek

skateboarder of 30 years, Pinto created The Academy.

over the summer. Sweetgreen makes their food

Coaching focuses on one-on-one training through

from scratch, using fresh ingredients and produce

a series of plyometric-based exercises, to improve

delivered that morning. The seasonal restaurant’s

any beginner boarder, regardless of age or gender.

mission is to build healthier communities by con-

Promoting good habits by stopping bad habits early

necting people to real food and investing in local

is essential to creating a confident and independent

communities, including local farm partners.

ripper. Satellite has been a Boulder-based business

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, sweetgreen has

supporting the community since 2002. To sched-

donated over 300,000 meals to hospitals around the

ule a 2-hour lesson with Raul Pinto from Satellite

country through the Impact Outpost Fund in part-

Boardshop, text LESSON to 303-374-3275.

nership with Jose Andrés’ World Central Kitchen.

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Local artist Jennifer Hohlfelder relies heavily on nostalgia, her personal memories, and scenes from everyday life as inspiration for her distinctive oil paintings. For a socially distanced dose of art, visit the common areas inside the St. Julien Hotel to view Jennifer’s colorful works, on display in a solo exhibit now through December 2020 featuring paintings depicting the urban vibes of Boulder.

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ARTIST’S PALETTE

Image Courtesy of ChloĂŠ Besson

WE BEGAN WITH THE IDEA OF ENCLOSED PLACES/ INTERIOR PORTRAITS. We are both interested in exploring the layers of private spaces in our work and discovered points of convergence in the subjects of disordered eating, mental health, and societal pressure. The collaboration was done primarily through text messages and sharing work back and forth. We repurposed drawings and poems we have done individually into a new format and narrative structure.

E M I LY Emily Marie Passos Duffy is a poet, teacher, ecdysiast, and curator of publications and experiences. Her written work has been published in Boulder Weekly, Portland Review, Cigar City Poetry Journal, Spit Poet Zine, and Iron Horse Literary Review. She is a contributing member of The Daily Camera's Editorial Advisory Board. Her ongoing community collaborations include work with Tart Parlor, Writers Warehouse, and Boulder Burlesque. She earned her MFA in creative writing and poetics from Naropa University in 2018, and she currently teaches in the English department at Red Rocks Community College. Writers Warehouse is co-directed by Emily Duffy and Ellie Swensson: two poets, performers, and event curators. It is a collaboration of our independent practices and a shared vision for artistic placemaking. Our principal year-long residency project is to create a mutual care collective for local writers based on a micro-grant program that is community funded. To spearhead those funds, we are creating a community campaign with the slogan "Talk About Our Sh** 2020." The idea is to battle gatekeeping, increase access, encourage accountability and transparency, and foster community engagement through mutual support. We will do this through events, merchandising, writing workshops, collaborative art making, and education. @duffylala

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This Room

Image Courtesy of ChloĂŠ Besson

K A E LE N Kaelen Williams is a Boulder native minus the first six months of his life he spent in Santa Barbara, CA where he was born. Initially en route to a career in mathematics, he began using art as an outlet after nearly failing out of college and a forced hiatus from his previous passion, rock-climbing, due to finger injuries. He graduated (amid significant controversy over his BFA show less than nothing) from CU in November 2018 with a BFA in painting and drawing and a minor in math. After graduating he created a tarot deck, Chaotic Neutral Tarot, the paintings for which were displayed in the show After the Things of Nature in The AKA Gallery in Boulder. He is currently working on a graphic novel while in residence at The Boulder Creative Collective. Kaelen is a visual artist, primarily focused on monochromatic painting and drawing. His work is heavily influenced by his study of Chaos Magick and an eclectic mix of philosophical and occult systems including Buddhism, Gnostic Satanism, and alchemy. @que_dubious

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The Boulder Creative Collective (a registered 501c3 org) seeks to bring together, support, and cultivate the diverse artistic energies of the Boulder community by offering artist residencies, gallery, and event space. Please follow us @bouldercreativecollective and head to our website for more information on this program and other happenings www.bouldercreativecollective.org CityLifestyle.com/Boulder

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NEW PATIOS, STREET CLOSURES, AND PIÑATA-FILLED TENTS — EATING OUTDOORS HAS NEVER BEEN SO FUN There’s not a whole lot of upside to living through a global pandemic, so forgive us for getting excited about this particular silver lining: we are loving all the new al fresco dining options.

The additional outdoor seating is a way to help restaurants mitigate the losses of reducing tables indoors to adhere to new social distancing requirements, but it’s also a boon for diners. With outside being safer than in, and Boulder summers being downright magical, there may be no better place to spend a summer evening during this strange and heartbreaking 2020 than by reconnecting with our community, dining under the stars on a closed-off Pearl Street.

“Even in a normal summer, it’s such a great idea,” says Kimbal Musk, CEO of The Kitchen Restaurant Group and one of the instigators of getting Pearl Street closed to cars between Ninth and 11th streets. “We’re excited about it, having that sort of European feel where people can walk around, have a drink, and be around people, but in a safe way.”

His the Kitchen and Next Door are both serving in the streets, as are SALT, Jax, The West End Tavern and others on the now pedestrianonly couple of blocks on West Pearl. Tables are spaced at least six feet apart to promote social distancing; sanitizing and cleaning are in overdrive; and restaurant employees, as well as patrons when they’re not eating or drinking, wear masks to keep things as safe as possible.

The newly expanded outdoor dining isn’t just a much-needed gift for diners; it’s also going to help restaurants survive. After being closed for more than two months and then re-opening at just 50 percent of capacity, the restaurant industry has been struggling.

Allowing more tables outside means more profits, and more of a chance that they’ll still be around post-COVID. “I have to give kudos to the Boulder City Council,” Musk says.

“They were amazing. I can’t say enough good things about how they shared the same vision of making Boulder a place where you can safely be outside.”

Besides the Pearl Street closure, the city has allowed restaurants to expand seating into parking lots, sidewalks, and lawns.

Hosea Rosenberg’s Santo and Blackbelly erected tents over their parking lots, with Santo’s boasting colorful décor and a piñata, because even global pandemics need piñatas. Taking advantage of its new outdoor setting, Blackbelly is doing Sunday barbecues out in the lot, with a menu that goes beyond your average backyard cookout. Think wagyu kielbasa, heritage breed pulled pork, and super-fresh marinated heirloom tomatoes.

These restaurants are all still doing take-out, but if you feel ready to get out of the house and fully experience our magical Boulder summers, you’ve got incredible dining al fresco options. “The summer nights are just fantastic,” Musk says. We agree.

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INSPIRED BY

Faces of America LOCAL STUDENT TAKES ON DIVERSITY THROUGH DIGITAL ART FOR HER BCD CAPSTONE PROJECT.

LIVI GRAY IS A 14-YEAR-OLD RECENT GRADU-

her smiling subjects, who range in ethnicity and age,

ATE FROM BOULDER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

with strokes of detail that bring their personas to life.

WHERE SHE HAS BEEN A STUDENT SINCE PRE-

“I want people to realize that they’re also American

SCHOOL. Each year, graduating students conduct

citizens, and they’re also human,” Gray emphasizes.

a year-long research project requiring an immersive

Her resounding message is one of inclusivity:

dive into a specific field of study of their choice, fol-

We all belong.

lowed by a community-service component. Gray’s capstone project titled, “Faces of America,” features a

LIVI GRAY’S ARTIST STATEMENT:

series of digitally crafted portraits of a diverse range of

We all use stereotypes, all the time,

Americans from Denver and across the United States.

without knowing it.

“I wanted to interlace art with a topic that

We have met the enemy of equality,

meant a lot to me, and I decided the most mean-

and the enemy is us.

ingful was about the one that had to do with

—Annie Murphy Paul, 1998

people like me,” Gray shares.

Born in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2007, Gray became an American citizen upon her adoption

For many Americans of color, it is common to be asked by acquaintances and strangers:

by American parents and has occasionally faced

“Where are you from?” (Answer: U.S. city, state)

adversity herself. Through art and study, she chose

“No, where are you really from?”

to explore the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype,

The Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype operates

addressing the prejudices and unconscious biases

when naturalized and native-born citizens (including

often directed towards people of color. Gray notes

families who have lived in the country for genera-

her concerns with this inequality, especially when

tions) are perceived as foreign because they belong

people are regarded as not true Americans simply

to minority groups. There are many negative effects

because of their appearance.

on identity and social adjustment when people of

“They deserve to be treated the same as a privileged white person,” Gray says. “They don’t deserve anything less because of their racial background or the color of their skin or the religious beliefs they hold.”

color do not feel as if they belong or that they do not fit the definition of what it means to be American.

The goal of this capstone project is to break the Perpetual Foreigner Stereotype through art,

Along with the close mentorship of her teachers

education and personal narratives. I have drawn

and advisors, Lindsay Droter, Gwynn Reback, and

portraits of a diverse group of Americans of color,

Londa Bevins, Gray referenced YouTube tutorials to

and they have shared their heritage stories in their

help her create these portraits—capturing the spirit of

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Karina

Anderson

Leo

Brina & Ksena

Jenna

Agnes

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KARINA

ANDERSON

LEO

AGE: 12

AGE: 9

AGE: 39

BIRTHPLACE: Nepal

BIRTHPLACE:

BIRTHPLACE: Augsburg, Germany

ETHNICITY/RACE: Asian/Nepali

People’s Republic of China

ETHNICITY/RACE: Filipino

US CITIZENSHIP: 2011, upon adoption

ETHNICITY/RACE: Asian/Chinese

US CITIZENSHIP: Born a US citizen on

US CITIZENSHIP: 2015, upon adoption

a US military base in Germany

ANDERSON’S HERITAGE STORY

LEO’S HERITAGE STORY

KARINA’S HERITAGE STORY My parents adopted me when I was 3 years old in 2010. They came to Nepal

My parents adopted me in 2015 when

My parents came to America from the

to adopt me. We couldn't get my visa

I was 4 1/2 years old. They traveled to

Philippines and my dad joined the army

to get back to the U.S., so my parents

China with my sister, Karina, to adopt me.

and was stationed in Germany. I lived in

had to fight with the U.S. government

We stayed in China for three weeks all

Germany for the first nine years of my life

to bring me home. This ended up

together to complete the adoption pro-

before we moved to Colorado. I am the

resulting in a five-month stay in Nepal

cess. It went very smoothly, and we had a

eldest of four kids.

(I was able to stay with my parents all

great time as a family in China.

five months in their apartment that they rented in Kathmandu), and then finally we got the approval to come to the U.S. in March 2011.

The Faces of America LIVI GRAY, CAPSTONE PROJECT (BOULDER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION & HERITAGE STORIES

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BRINA

JENNA

AGNES

AGE: 40

AGE: 27

AGE: 50

BIRTHPLACE: Denver, CO, USA

BIRTHPLACE:

BIRTHPLACE:

ETHNICITY/RACE: African-American

Colorado Springs, CO, USA

San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

US CITIZENSHIP: Born in the US

ETHNICITY/RACE: Multiracial includ-

ETHNICITY/RACE: Mix of European,

ing Korean, Native American & German

Indigenous & African

US CITIZENSHIP: Born in the US

US CITIZENSHIP: Born in the US

territory of Puerto Rico

&

KSENA

JENNA’S HERITAGE STORY On my mother's side, my grandpa was

AGNES’ HERITAGE STORY

AGE: 3

born and raised in the U.S. and has had

My family became US Citizens in 1917,

BIRTHPLACE: Denver, CO, USA

family here for many generations. He also

along with all other Puerto Ricans, after

ETHNICITY/RACE: African-American

has Indigenous roots from the Cherokee

Spain ceded the Island to the USA in 1898

US CITIZENSHIP: Born in the US

Tribe. He joined the military and while

when they lost the Spanish-American War.

he was stationed in Germany met my BRINA & KSENA’S HERITAGE STORY

grandma. They got married and then

My mother (Ksena’s grandmother) is

she immigrated to the United States. My

from Wright City, Missouri and my father

mother was born in Louisiana, but they

(Ksena’s grandfather) is from Texas.

moved around a lot since my grandpa

My mom moved to Colorado when she

was in the military. I still have a lot of fam-

was young. From Ancestry.com, we

ily in Germany and they visit us here in

have found out our ancestry is African

the U.S. every so often.

(Nigeria, Ghana & Ivory Coast), Asian and

On my father's side, my dad was

European. Ksena was born with spina

born and raised in Seoul, South Korea.

bifida, though there is no obstacle that

His mom and her family were refugees

her big, bright spirit cannot overcome.

during the Korean War. They were from a city called Kaesong in what is now considered North Korea. During the migration south to Seoul, my grandma met my grandpa who was Native American and in the US military. My grandma raised my dad as a single mother in Seoul until she met another man in the U.S. military and they got married and moved my dad to the United States when he was 14.

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TEN MILLION SLAVES: A SONG ABOUT THE MIDDLE PASSAGE

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FROM THE MOMENT HE WAS IN SIXTH GRADE, A VERY INTELLECTUAL OTIS TAYLOR HAD ALWAYS BEEN AWARE OF SOCIALISM AND COULD RECOGNIZE THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS THAT THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAS FACED SINCE DAYS AS EARLY AS SLAVERY. Having grown up in Denver and being raised by educated and enlightened parents, it was inevitable that Taylor would carry that with him throughout his music career.

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“It was a shock to the blues world that I was writing and singing about such dark stuff,” said Taylor. “Blues is typically about ‘my baby this’ and ‘I want to party.’” The beginning of Taylor’s music career transpired from his attendance to the Denver Folklore Center—where he would discover Piedmont, Delta, Country music, and a variation of Chicago blues artists. While inspired by this introduction, Taylor felt it important to stick to his nature of being what a lot of people in the music industry deem to be ‘dark.’

“History does get lost,” said Taylor. “And I’m circling back.” Taylor’s repertoire is comprised of songs that tell a story of the past. His most popular song, Ten Million Slaves (2004), is a repetitive piece that depicts The Middle Passage. Taylor attended a film festival many years ago and was inspired to write Ten Million Slaves, after having an encounter with one of the festival’s film directors. The movie written by the director depicted the journey that slaves endured and the 25 million slaves that have lost their lives during the Middle Passage.

The Middle Passage was a route that allotted goods to be carried from Europe to Africa. By 1518, millions of enslaved Africans became the largest cargo to be carried across the Atlantic Ocean. During this forced voyage, captives were compulsed to be body-to-body and chained below deck. Due to tight space and unsanitary confinement, starvation, and diseases being transferred, many of the captives did not survive the entirety of this 21-to-90-day voyage abroad.

For Taylor, Ten Million Slaves is another one of his many songs that are unintentional. Most of his songs start as dreams or come to him when he’s waiting in line or even while he’s in the middle of driving; however, this specific song was different.

After attending that film festival, Taylor felt compelled to tell the story of the black man’s endless tribulation. Not only has he made it a goal to talk about the hardships faced living as a black man in America, but he is also looking to challenge our ideas of what kind of music should be heard and accepted in today’s society.

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IT’S A DREAM YOU ONLY READ ABOUT

choice to raise her children full-time and

IN BOOKS: MOVING TO NYC, ACTING

teach them to navigate the world as Black

WITH LEGENDARY DIRECTORS, FALL-

men and women. She calls her 20+ years of

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motherhood, “the best job I’ve ever had.”

to stories of self-discovery, Bohemian art-

As Watts’ youngest prepares to leave

ists, enduring romance, and the lives we

for college, she finds herself retelling this

cannot go back to relive.

odyssey in her second book "The Anchor,"

Jojo Watts’ novel "Imagine That" is a

the story of a mother grounded in her

beautiful voyeurism of early adulthood and

strength and values, raising three biracial

the epitome of this dream life. The love

kids while navigating chaos.

story follows a young actress in New York

“For my first book, I wanted my kids

exploring the city and finding a love that

to know what it was like meeting and

transcends background and race.

falling in love with their dad while being

But it’s more than fiction. It’s Watts retelling

from different backgrounds,” Watts says.

of her life before moving to Boulder, picking up

“My second book is about them and how

a pen, and raising three interracial children.

I became that anchor. Being a mom and

Watts left Florida at 18 and moved to NYC

raising kids biracially, the rules of life are

where she attended prestigious art acade-

different.” Her retelling gives authentic

mies. She was cast in blockbuster films by

glimpses into the ways interracial children

Spike Lee and went back to school to receive

learn about and experience the world.

her B.A. while dating her now-husband.

Take for instance the obligatory “talk” par-

This dream life has since become only a

ents have with their children around the age

part of Watts’ identity. After the story was

of 16. “It usually means sex,” Watts says, “but

over, Watts began a metamorphosis from

for Black families, it’s how to be pulled over

city artist to suburban mom, making the

by a police officer and make it home.”

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Watts had this and countless other talks with her children to become “a voice in their heads,” hoping her guidance would keep them calm and safe outside the bubble of their home and community.

Her motivation for writing "The Anchor" is sharing the experience of raising biracial kids, but more so to rewrite her narrative and rediscover herself.

“My identity has been my kids for so long, but I’m also more than that. I wanted my kids to see that Mom had a life before us; she is a person. To know both parts of me,” Watts says. “I want my kids to go out in the world as more confident and grounded people in their identity. That way they too can reach their endless possibilities.”

This is the real dream: to feel seen as an individual while giving loved ones all they need to be self-empowered people courageously pursuing their ambitions. It’s a dream we can read about in books but also go out and live.

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“I want my kids to go out in the world as more confident and grounded people in their identity. That way they too can reach their endless possibilities.�

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WHEN JOE PEZZA PURCHASED HIS 1980S VICTORIAN IN RURAL LONGMONT IN 2018, HE HAD A VISION TO TURN THE HOME INTO A CONTEMPORARY FARMHOUSE WITH A TOUCH OF COLORADO. “The property’s proximity to Boulder while retaining its farmland feel makes it really special,” Pezza says.

The Front Range is personified by its landscape’s juxtaposition of vast plains to the east and resplendent mountains to the west, and this home uniquely captures both experiences. It went on the market earlier this summer and is represented by Boulder broker Chris Angelovic of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty.

At 5,787 square feet on over three acres of land, the home is a sprawling testament to luxurious rural living. With its magnificent views of the mountains and the plains from every room of the home, the property also boasts impeccable design and interior details that pay homage to its surroundings.

“My favorite feature is the way that every aspect of the property seems to highlight the natural open space and mountain views around the home,” Angelovic says.

Upon entry, visitors to the home are met by a stunning foyer that serves as the epicenter of the house.

“The home is definitely centered around its custom fabricated staircase in the entryway,” Pezza says, “as well as its high loft ceilings and custom antler chandelier.”

With an adjacent executive office space, living room and dining area, the entryway leads to a spacious, open kitchen and main living area that exudes modern rustic glamour. A dedicated bar room with TVs and cocktail seating adjoins to this main living area as well. Brazilian granite countertops line all the kitchen surfaces—as well as the bar—while an exposed wooden beam wrapped in reclaimed tractor trailer wood flooring runs through the kitchen and dining room. This statement beam is not the only feature created from reclaimed materials on the main floor. The mantels in the bar and over the fireplace in the luxurious master bedroom are made of railroad ties that Pezza found on the property upon initial purchase.

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“ T H E PROPE RT Y ’ S PROX I M I T Y T O B O U L D E R W H I L E R E T A I N I N G I T S FA R M L A N D F E E L M A K E S I T R E A L LY S P E C I A L .”

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The renovated bar space is an ideal spot— according to Pezza—to unwind and catch a sporting event. It’s just one of multiple spaces prime for entertainment in the home. While this bar area boasts gorgeous views of the mountains and direct access to the pool and spa area, a private theater room is also tucked away above the attached garage. With a 100inch screen and built-in speaker system, it provides a true cinematic experience and is one of Pezza’s favorite rooms in the house.

And when venturing out to enjoy Colorado’s unmatched outdoors is in the cards, this home is situated to provide a multitude of options.

“The proximity to Boulder, Lyons, Boulder Reservoir, Rocky Mountain National Park and numerous other recreational trails is ideal,” Angelovic says. “You could have your boat on Boulder Reservoir or be mountain biking at Heil Valley Ranch within minutes of leaving the house. That just can’t be beat.”

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“FOR DEBROUX IT HAS BEEN CRITICAL TO PRIORITIZE CULTIVATING CONVERSATIONS AROUND PRESERVING THE PAST AND SUSTAINING THE FUTURE OF THE SPACES DESIGNED FOR THE COMMUNITY.”

OUR MODERN LEXICON PRAISES GRIT, SACRIFICE, AND THE SCRAPE-THE-SKIN-OFF-YOUR-BACK PRIDE OF RESILIENCE. Yet, within resilience, what is often overlooked is intention.

Representing an authentic ‘public house,’ people have gathered at the Gold Hill General Store and Pub since 1889. Whitey DeBroux, the Pub’s new owner has taken to the challenge of leading with intention and grace. For DeBroux it has been critical to prioritize cultivating conversations around preserving the past and sustaining the future of the spaces designed for the community.

It’s so much more challenging, but of course rewarding, to make old things simply work better. “It is so important that we honor the authenticity of the past. There is a lot of history in these walls, you can feel it” says DeBroux. Take the bar; built from a local fallen pine, the bar top follows Gold Hill history marked in pencil at many of the rings.

This intentionality is what attracted Jay Clark, world-class chef and restaurateur, to jump on board as head chef and manager. As Clark puts it “...in a world that is being bulldozed so rapidly into strip malls, putting love into a community space is invaluable.”

When COVID-19 hit, DeBroux and Clark had to be nimble in their response, truly testing the balance of past preservation and future innovation.

“We thought at first we would have to close but quickly realized how essential we were to the community” says DeBroux. The two quickly stocked the shelves with essential groceries to save trips into town.

They organized with Black Cat Farms to get fresh veggies to locals.

“We’re here because we love Gold Hill and are so honored to be a part of this community. We wanted to be a resource,” says Clark.

The Gold Hill General Store and Pub is the product of the resilience of a mountain community and steadfast symbol of intention. Next time you find yourself surrounded by family and friends at the pine timber bar, be sure to raise a glass to all who have walked in through those doors– the past, present and future.

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BRET ALE XANDRA IS REVOLUTIONIZING HOME DECOR T H R O U G H M E N TA L H E A LT H, P O S I T I V I T Y & I N C LU S I V I T Y HOME HAS A NEW MEANING NOW THAT IT’S ALL WE HAVE.

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BRET ALEXANDRA KNOWS THE POWER OF ‘HOME’ AS A SPACE BEAUTIFIER AND HOME STAGER. The Colorado native, born right outside Denver, has watched the city grow in more ways than one. Being a part of the creative and artistic community has inspired Alexandra to grow with the city and put Denver on the map for fashion and design.

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As a Design Manager for Guest House, she’s been able to lean into her desire to aid positivity and mental health through design. “It took me a long time to find ‘my place’ in the world and contribute in a way that felt authentic for me. I’ve always been an incredibly positive person who also struggles with mental health daily,” she says. “I’ve been able to create a space that is a safe haven that allows me to be myself, learn myself, and understand myself. I think everyone needs to have a place like this—a place that is home to them no matter what.”

The Denver design industry is charged by women and to be a Black woman in this realm is a revolutionary act.

Alexandra says, “The Black presence in design is slim. I have made it a point to make a name for myself and Black women. Being a Black woman in the design space means making sure you aren’t the only one there and not letting the ‘status quo’ determine my style.”

Because she stands for inclusivity, intentional design and the belief that the world needs every single one of us, her view of the world has shaped her design choices lately. First, with COVID and then with George Floyd lighting up the world, she affirms that nothing else matters to her right now until justice is served for George Floyd and for all Black people who have been discriminated against all over the world. She wants people to never forget the energy that is being created around the

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transformational mountain bike evolution. Using a lever on the bars, the saddle “dropped" to a height lower than the proper pedal-

02 FRONT FORK:

ing height. This allows the rider to get into a lower athletic stance,

The front fork takes the majority of the rider’s weight and can vary

with her weight further back over the rear tire. The outcome? More

diameter and length of travel, or how far it compresses when you ride

stability at faster downhill speeds on rougher trails.

over an obstacle. The technology in a mountain bike front fork is not significantly different than that in a dirt bike.

03 DRIVETRAIN:

BUSINESS BIOGRAPHY INFO:

The drivetrain of a mountain bike most commonly includes one (“1x

Sports Garage Cycling is dedicated solely to alternative surface

build”) or two (“2x build”) chain rings in the front and a “cassette” of

cycling, with one of Colorado’s largest mountain bike and gravel bike

rings in the back. The evolution in drive train technology has given

demo programs. Perhaps known more officially as a “dirt shop,” the

riders lighter weight equipment with a wider range of gears, ideal

team at SG believes in preserving the legacy of the local mountain bike

characteristics for climbing Colorado mountain trails.

shop. The stated core values of the business include rich experience, long term relationship, and technical expertise with job descriptions

04 FRAME:

for every position including, “Must love to ride…must actually ride.”

Mountain bikes, like other types of bikes, are made of several

Owner Brad James and his wife, Elorie, who also works in the

materials. The majority of full suspension mountain bikes on the

mountain biking industry, explore trails not only in Colorado but

market today are made from either aluminum or carbon. Referred

across the western United States, spreading the “play together, stay

to as the “carbon layup,” frames are carefully engineered for the

together” gospel from aboard full suspension mountain bikes.

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PARTING THOUGHTS

Leav in g Behind a L egacy Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Jones

DISCOVERING THE HISTORY OF CU’S FIRST BLACK FEMALE GRADUATE ARTICLE AMELIA BROUGHTON | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY POLLY E. BUGROS MCLEAN

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PARTING THOUGHTS (CONTINUED)

WITH A FASCINATION FOR HISTORY AND AN

McLean took it upon herself to continue the investiga-

ENTHUSIASTIC DEMEANOR, DR. POLLY BUGROS

tion as accomplishing this research project was likely

MCLEAN, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO PROFESSOR,

going to take more than a semester.

WAS TEACHING A COURSE ON BLACK WOMEN FOR

Born in 1884 and dying at the ripe old age of 105 in

WOMEN & GENDER STUDIES AND WAS EAGER TO

November of 1989, Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Jones was

LOCALIZE THE CLASS CURRICULUM BY EXPLOR-

the first child born of emancipated slaves in Colorado.

ING THE HISTORY OF BLACK WOMEN IN BOULDER

With three older siblings, Lucile’s parents had left Virginia

COUNTY. Initially, her students laughed at her, and

and moved to Denver with cash to purchase land and

colleagues teased her for such an idea. Not one to back

build a house, which still stands today. Lucile attended

down, especially when challenged, McLean threw her-

Colorado State College for Education at Greeley (today

self into uncovering the history of Boulder County’s Black

the University of Northern Colorado) and was the first

women when an uncanny sequence of events led her to

Black to graduate from UNC in 1905 and the first Black

discover Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Jones.

female to graduate from CU in 1918.

“I went to the Heritage Center at the university that

Dedicating about 10 years of her life to uncovering

had historical archives on famous alums," McLean

Lucile’s life history, McLean admired, “The way she

says. "One day the director said, we received this

challenged discrimination. The way she worked towards

article, and it says, ‘CU’s First Black Female Grad: A

assuring that education would be primary for Black stu-

Pioneer Buried Without a Headstone.’”

dents. She would go out of her way to make sure that

Criminals, slaves, some celebrities, and people who wanted to stay unknown were buried in unmarked graves.

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happened, and when something happened, she knew how to shake it up.”

“ T he way she challen ged discr iminat ion.

T he way she worked towards assur in g t hat educ at ion would be pr imar y for Black st udent s.

She would go out of her way to make sure t hat happened, and when some t hin g happened, she k new how to shake it up.”

For example, when she was teaching in Hot Springs, Arkansas, a fire broke out and burned both the Black school and the White school.

The White school got rebuilt quite quickly, but the Black students were left to go to basements of churches. Quite obviously, Lucile was not onboard. She took action immediately when she saw Black students were being mistreated, and she resigned mid-semester. One of the letters that McLean found was from the principal of the school begging for Lucile to return.

“When I started hearing her determination with the racism that she faced, and her determination not to bow, that made me interested in her story. The determination to fight the good fight,” McLean shares.

Much like Lucile, McLean’s determination led her to conversations with three living family members, Lucile’s birthplace, children of Lucile’s previous employees, trunks full of Lucile’s possessions and letters, and incredible tales of her tenacity.

With many twists and turns in Lucile’s story, McLean traveled across the country multiple times to find the truth of her history.

As if every breadcrumb was left for McLean to discover, Lucile lived a full life with palpable traces of her essence behind. With intriguing stories of history on the horizon, McLean continues to uncover fascinating tales of all walks of life. She shares, “We all are historians. Even if it’s a memoir that you write, leave your life behind with somebody to read it.

Leave something behind, don’t just leave.”

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