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2025 Boulder City Council election: Where candidates stand on city budget priorities
Boulder Reporting Lab
KEYWORD SCORE: 197.34. adus, bike, bike path, boulder, boulder city council, budget, buses, city council, city manager, demolition, development, election, housing, human services, infrastructure, lauren folkerts, mark wallach, matt benjamin, nicole speer, police, questionnaire, sales tax, small business, sustainability, sustainable
*In the lead-up to the Nov. 4, 2025, election, Boulder Reporting Lab asked each of the 11 city council candidates to answer our questionnaire. Their answers are presented in a random order, but you can jump to each candidate’s responses (listed alphabetically by last name): Matt Benjamin, Lauren Folkerts, Rachel Rose Isaacson, Rob Kaplan, Max Lord, Montserrat Palacios Rodarte, Jenny Robins, Nicole Speer, Rob Smoke, Aaron Stone and Mark Wallach.* *Read all the responses as they’re published here.* *Check out the BRL Election Guide here*. ------------------------------ For the first time in year
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A recap of the Camera’s election endorsements (Editorial)
Daily Camera Opinion
KEYWORD SCORE: 191.75. bike, bike lane, boulder, boulder city council, boulder county, city council, city of boulder, daily camera editorial, election, housing, infrastructure, land use, lauren folkerts, mark wallach, matt benjamin, mayor, nicole speer, off-year, open space, police, sales tax, small business, unhoused
Ballots are in the mail. Some voters will open their mailboxes this week and vote right away. Others will slowly fill out their ballots over weeks. And some will opt for the tradition of voting at a polling place on Nov. 4. But no matter how and when you do it or who or what you vote for, what matters is that you vote. As we have already noted, this election season has seemed more tempered than other recent elections. In part, that comes from the natural fact of it being an off-year election. But part surely comes from the bruises many of us are still feeling after last year’s election and the
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Boulder County Voter Guide: Detailed look at the 2025 election
Daily Camera Boulder News
KEYWORD SCORE: 131.48. boulder, boulder county, boulder county clerk, bvsd, city council, city of boulder, colorado, election, gunbarrel, housing, human services, issue 2c, lauren folkerts, mark wallach, matt benjamin, mayor, nicole speer, open space, questionnaire, south boulder, special election, zoning
Welcome to our 2025 Voter Guide, which rounds up all candidate and race coverage for the 2025 election. The guide will be updated with new stories up to Election Day on Nov. 5. All candidate Q&A information comes directly from the candidates and was not independently checked. It was edited for length, grammar and spelling. Every effort was made to give equal space to all candidates. Candidates who did not respond are noted. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and you must return your mail ballot or be in line at a Voter Service Center before 7 p.m. that day for your vote to count. The last day to
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Boulder City Council: Matt Benjamin
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 130.42. ballot measure, boulder, boulder city council, budget, city council, development, duplex, eviction, homelessness, housing, infrastructure, matt benjamin, mayor, missing middle, open space, sales tax, shelter, small business, sustainable, transit
Matt Benjamin [image: Matt Benjamin]Matt Benjamin *Website:* https://www.mattbenjaminforcouncil.com *Age:* 43 *How long have you lived in Boulder?* 25 years *Professional background:* I studied astronomy and astrophysics and spent nearly a decade as an astronomer and science educator at CU’s Fiske Planetarium. I currently work as a photographer and education consultant. I also helped lead the creation of the nation’s first Dark Sky Reserve in Idaho, and continue to consult for several Dark Sky projects across the country. *Past political/Community experience:* I’ve served on nonprofit boards l
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Boulder City Council: Lauren Folkerts
Daily Camera Boulder News
KEYWORD SCORE: 126.61. accessory dwelling unit, boulder, boulder city council, boulder county, budget, city council, city of boulder, colorado, homelessness, housing, housing option, infill, land use, lauren folkerts, mayor, missing middle, shelter, working group
Lauren Folkerts [image: Lauren Folkerts is a 2025 Boulder City Council candidate. There are four vacant seats.]Lauren Folkerts *Website:* www.lauren4boulder.com *Age:* 38 *How long have you lived in Boulder?* 15 Years *Professional background:* Licensed architect and partner at HMH Architecture + Interiors *Past political/Community experience:* I’ve served on Boulder City Council since 2021 and am currently Mayor Pro-Tem. I also served as a board member for the Colorado Green Building Guild, City of Boulder Design Advisory Board, Dairy Arts Center Board, the Mile High Flood District, and Bould
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Boulder City Council: Rachel Rose Isaacson
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 102.52. affordable housing, boulder, boulder city council, budget, city council, colorado, development, diversity, duplex, energy efficiency, homelessness, housing, housing option, impact fee, infrastructure, junie joseph, missing middle, public sector, renter, sales tax, sustainability, transportation, unhoused, lgbtq
Rachel Rose Isaacson [image: Rachel Rose Isaacson. (Rachel Isaacson / Courtesy photo)]Rachel Rose Isaacson *Website:* www.RachelRose4Boulder.com *Age:* 28 *How long have you lived in Boulder?:* About 3 years *Professional background:* I currently support myself while running for City Council as a barista at South Side Walnut Café and have spent most of my professional career in the nonprofit and public sector. Before moving to Boulder, I worked in regenerative education, organizing internationally attended conferences that empowered communities to build resilience in the face of economic, soci
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Boulder City Council: Nicole Speer
Daily Camera Boulder County News
KEYWORD SCORE: 101.73. boulder, boulder city council, budget, city council, covid-19, denver regional, drcog, eviction, homelessness, housing, land use, mayor, nicole speer, pandemic, rent control, rental assistance, working group, zoning
Nicole Speer [image: Nicole Speer, candidate for Boulder City Council.(Photo courtesy of Together with Nicole Speer)]Nicole Spee *Website:* www.nicoleforboulder.com *Age:* 48 *How long have you lived in Boulder?* 20 years *Professional background:* Ph.D. scientist managing a brain imaging research facility at CU Boulder for over 13 years, until changes to federal funding ended my position in July; Boulder’s City Council for the past four years, including one year as Mayor Pro Tem; many committees such as the campus-wide working group to reopen research on CU Boulder’s campus following the star
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Boulder set to end its guaranteed income pilot program
Boulder Reporting Lab
KEYWORD SCORE: 93.64. boulder, boulder county, budget, child care, city council, city manager, city of boulder, colorado, employment, housing, human services, lauren folkerts, pandemic, sales tax, unhoused
[image: Notes from Elevate Boulder, courtesy of the City of Boulder] The City of Boulder’s first guaranteed income experiment will wrap up in December, and officials hope to use its results to raise money for a new cohort next year. In 2023, the city used one-time Covid funding to launch Elevate Boulder, a two-year program that gave 200 residents $500 a month with no strings attached. A final analysis by consultants found participants were better able to afford housing, food and utilities, and reported modest mental and physical health improvements. But longer-term outcomes, including employme
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Boulder County budget: “We are going to have to say ‘no’ to some things”
Daily Camera Boulder News
KEYWORD SCORE: 89.00. boulder, boulder city council, boulder county, budget, city council, claire levy, colorado, commission, human services, lauren folkerts, open space, public health, public hearing, sustainable
Boulder County commissioners last week heard budget requests from the departments, from more money to complete large open space purchases to staffing for a planned jail expansion. The requests include those that would be paid for through the county’s general fund, as well as those for money from specific sales and use taxes. The county’s general fund is especially limited this year, as the county makes cuts to address a deficit that will require identifying $30 million to $40 million in savings over the next three years, according to Boulder County Budget Officer Emily Beam. “We do not have mo
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Judy Amabile and Mark Wallach: We will vote Yes on Ballot Issue 1B, Boulder County’s mental health tax
Boulder Reporting Lab
KEYWORD SCORE: 72.64. boulder, boulder city council, boulder county, budget, city council, colorado, homelessness, infrastructure, judy amabile, mark wallach, unhoused
*This commentary is by Judy Amabile, a Colorado state senator representing District 18, and Mark Wallach, a member of the Boulder City Council, writing in his individual capacity.* This November, the voters of Boulder County will be asked to approve Ballot Issue 1B, which provides for an increase of sales and use taxes of .15%. The proceeds from 1B, estimated to be $13.8 million in the first year, will support the needs of youth, adults, families, unhoused individuals and older adults with or at risk of mental health and substance use disorders. The funds will be used for various countywide pr
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Boulder City Council: Rob Kaplan
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 70.36. affordable housing, bike, boulder, boulder city council, budget, city council, homelessness, housing, infrastructure, police, sales tax, shelter, small business
Rob Kaplan [image: Rob Kaplan, candidate for Boulder City Council.(Photo courtesy of Rob4Boulder)]Rob Kaplan *Website:* rob4boulder.com *Age:* 60 *How long have you lived in Boulder?* 33 years *Professional background:* Small business owner (Pro Peloton Bike Shop); commercial real estate owner/manager; professional firefighter for 18 years with Boulder Rural Fire Rescue. *Past political/Community experience:* Helped families stay in their homes by buying and stabilizing foreclosures. Led fire safety education and outreach through Boulder Rural Fire Rescue. Built multi-jurisdictional response p
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Boulder City Council: Montserrat Palacios
Daily Camera Boulder County News
KEYWORD SCORE: 67.80. boulder, boulder city council, boulder county, budget, cash-in-lieu, city council, development, eviction, height restriction, homelessness, housing, housing crisis, missing middle, unhoused, zoning
Montserrat Palacios [image: Montserrat Palacios.(Courtesy of Montserrat Palacios)]Montserrat Palacios *Website:* montserratforboulder.com *Age:* 30 *How long have you lived in Boulder?* Despite the fact that I have only been here a year and a half, my family has been here for a decade and I am deeply passionate about this city. *Professional background:* Manager, Private Clients, Western Region at Freeman’s | Hindman Auction House. *Past political/Community experience:* While I have not held office before, I have always been engaged in the community. I have volunteered throughout my life with
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Boulder City Council: Aaron Stone
Daily Camera Boulder County News
KEYWORD SCORE: 66.48. adus, boulder, boulder city council, budget, city council, homelessness, housing, open space, shelter, tgthr
Aaron Stone [image: Boulder City Council candidate Aaron Stone. (Aaron Stone for City Council / Courtesy photo)]Aaron Stone *Website:* aaronstone.org *Age:* 49 *How long have you lived in Boulder?* 13 years *Professional background:* Bachelor of science in computer engineering from Case Western Reserve University. Specializing in security, networking, data storage, and quantum computing. *Past political/Community experience:* Volunteer work for Boulder Parks, Habitat for Humanity, Shelter. *The 2026 recommended budget shows Boulder is facing a $7.5 million shortfall. What ideas do you have for
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His Cheyenne ancestors were pushed out of Colorado in the 1800s. Now he’s among the leaders of Colorado’s Indigenous land back movement
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 60.50. american indian, bike, bike path, boulder, boulder county, city of boulder, colorado, commission, denver international airport, development, housing, native people, racial justice, redevelop
His Cheyenne ancestors were pushed out of Colorado in the 1800s. Now he’s among the leaders of Colorado’s Indigenous land back movement By Paolo Zialcita Listen to an audio version of this story: Rick Williams doesn’t just want your land acknowledgement. You’ve probably heard them at meetings or graduations. The idea is to take a few short minutes to acknowledge the land where you’re sitting was once home to Native tribes before white settlers came and built cities on top of it. Williams, an Oglala Lakota citizen with Cheyenne ancestry, is asked to do them a lot. Sometimes, he even does. It’s
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Boulder City Council: Maxwell Lord
Daily Camera Boulder County News
KEYWORD SCORE: 60.31. boulder, boulder city council, budget, city council, homelessness, housing, renter, small business
Maxwell Lord [image: Boulder City Council Candidate Max Lord (Photo by Aaron Burns/Courtesy of Max Lord)]Max Lord *Website:* maxlordforboulder.org *Age:* 32 *How long have you lived in Boulder?* 15 years *Professional background:* Employed as a cook on the hill, by the university physics department, NCAR, Ironworker. Presently self employed. *Past political/Community experience:* Worked on the Obama campaign, philanthropic efforts around the world, but also in Boulder. *The 2026 recommended budget shows Boulder is facing a $7.5 million shortfall. What ideas do you have for keeping the city’s f
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His Cheyenne ancestors were pushed out of Colorado in the 1800s. Now he’s among the leaders of Colorado’s Indigenous land back movement
Colorado Public Radio
KEYWORD SCORE: 59.70. american indian, bike, bike path, boulder, boulder county, city of boulder, colorado, commission, denver international airport, development, housing, native people, racial justice, redevelop
His Cheyenne ancestors were pushed out of Colorado in the 1800s. Now he’s among the leaders of Colorado’s Indigenous land back movement *By* *Paolo Zialcita* Listen to an audio version of this story: Rick Williams doesn’t just want your land acknowledgement. You’ve probably heard them at meetings or graduations. The idea is to take a few short minutes to acknowledge the land where you’re sitting was once home to Native tribes before white settlers came and built cities on top of it. Williams, an Oglala Lakota citizen with Cheyenne ancestry, is asked to do them a lot. Sometimes, he even does. I
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Boulder City Council: Jenny Robins
Daily Camera Boulder County News
KEYWORD SCORE: 57.31. affordable housing, bike, bike path, boulder, boulder city council, boulder county, budget, camping ban, city council, downtown boulder, duplex, homelessness, housing, housing option, market-rate, planning reserve, small business, tgthr
Jenny Robins [image: Jenny Robins (Courtesy photo)]Jenny Robins *Website:* jennyforboulder.com *Age:* 48 *How long have you lived in Boulder:* 10 years in Boulder County, 8 years in Boulder. *Professional Background:* I’ve spent over 25 years working in telecommunications and commercial production. I also co-own a small business in downtown Boulder. *Past Political/Community Experience:* Serves as chair of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, on the board of the Play Boulder Foundation and co-chair of the Boulder Chamber’s Community Affairs Council. Beyond board service, I’ve spent years v
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Stricter visa rules have Colorado employers that rely on foreign workers scrambling
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 53.14. boulder, colorado, employment, enforcement, housing, immigration enforcement, petition, small business, students
Iterate.ai has relied heavily on highly trained tech workers from around the globe to meet demand for its customized artificial intelligence agent systems, bringing some of them to the U.S. under the H-1B program when the company can obtain a visa. Last month, the tech firm’s growth plans were upended when the Trump administration, via a presidential proclamation, added a $100,000 fee per visa to new petitioners of the H-1B program. It also warned that a higher-wage floor was likely, tilting the odds in favor of older and more highly-skilled workers. “We have a number of guys on H-1B visas and
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Boulder City Council: Rob Smoke
Daily Camera Boulder County News
KEYWORD SCORE: 51.31. bike, bike path, boulder, boulder city council, budget, city council, co-op, co-operative housing, homelessness, housing
Rob Smoke *Website:* NA [image: Rob Smoke] PAUL AIKEN Rob Smoke *Age:* 69 years old *How long have you lived in Boulder?* Resident of Boulder since ’86, with time off for good behavior. *Professional background:* I’ve worked variously as a journalist, a property manager and a door guy for a venue known as the Sidewinder in northeast Denver (aka Globeville). *Past political/Community experience:* Served on the Human Relations Council. *The 2026 recommended budget shows Boulder is facing a $7.5 million shortfall. What ideas do you have for keeping the city’s finances stable amid federal economic
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Meet the candidates running for BVSD Board of Education in the 2025 election
Boulder Reporting Lab
KEYWORD SCORE: 49.19. board of education, boulder, budget, bvsd, election, hispanic, questionnaire, students
Three BVSD school board seats are up for grabs this November, and just one race is contested. Current board president Nicole Rajpal will retain the seat for District B, and business owner Anna Temu Otting will fill the seat for District F. The only contested race is in District E, where Deann Bucher, a longtime teacher, and Jeffrey Anderson, an NCAR data scientist, are competing for the open seat. Click on the candidates’ profiles below to learn more about them. You’ll also find their answers to our six-question candidate questionnaire covering topics such as fiscal responsibility, declining e
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Colorado election 2025: Eight ballot measures to be decided by Denver voters
Colorado Newsline
KEYWORD SCORE: 44.81. ballot measure, campaign finance, city council, city government, colorado, election, housing, human services, infrastructure, mayor, off-year, police, progressive, shelter, transportation
A view of the Denver City and County Building, Jan. 10, 2023. (Kevin Mohatt for Colorado Newsline) A billion-dollar bond proposal and a significant change to how at-large council members are elected are among the questions Denver voters will weigh in on in the city’s 2025 municipal election. Election 2025 *Coloradans are voting on two statewide ballot measures and a variety of local issues in the off-year election. Click here for more of Newsline’s coverage.* Ballots began going out by mail Oct. 10 to all active registered voters in Colorado. The state’s coordinated 2025 election features two
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‘Yes’ on Issue 1B for a healthier community; appreciating Donovan Makha (Letters)
Daily Camera Opinion
KEYWORD SCORE: 41.63. boulder, boulder county, colorado, covid-19, election, police, traffic
‘Yes’ on Issue 1B for a healthier community Vote “yes” on 1B to step toward healing and dignity for all of our neighbors, through mental health and substance use programs, including early intervention, navigation, crisis response, treatment and recovery. This funding will care for neighbors across every neighborhood, race and income. I’m a parent who’s dealt with the broken system for my children in mental health crisis. I’d been in tears not knowing where to turn, I’d waited too many hours in ERs, and been heartbroken at severe police over-response to a young adult in a manic episode. Stories
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Things to do in Boulder Sunday, Oct. 12: Indigenous Peoples Day event at Museum of Boulder
Daily Camera Boulder County News
KEYWORD SCORE: 40.88. boulder, boulder public library, colorado, diversity, election, petition
Today *Indigenous Peoples Day:* 2 p.m., Museum of Boulder, 2205 Broadway, Boulder. Join Luna Madre Inc., Luna Cultura and the Museum of Boulder to commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day. At this event, participants will learn about and discuss biocultural heritage, intercultural dialogue, art, games and music. Food and supplies will be provided. 303-449-3464, museumofboulder.org. *CU Boulder Wind Symphony Chamber concert:* 12:30 p.m., Rayback Collective, 2775 Valmont Road, Boulder. Join for a Wind Symphony recital as part of the CU Boulder Bands chamber series — featuring DMA conducting associate
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Martin: Unity is not the absence of difference. It is the decision to be one people anyway.
Daily Camera Opinion
KEYWORD SCORE: 40.63. boulder, city council, colorado, housing
We can argue over the name of a holiday, but what our nation, state and city need most right now is something far greater than a name — it needs unity. [image: Jim Martin for the Camera]Jim Martin for the Camera Tomorrow, America pauses — some under Columbus Day, some under Indigenous Peoples’ Day, others on Cabrini Day. The argument over what to call the second Monday in October is as predictable as the turning of our aspens. Pueblo still gathers at its Columbus monument. Denver and the State of Colorado honor Frances Xavier Cabrini, the Italian immigrant nun who devoted her life to orphans,
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Sticky wicket: U.S. cricket feud lands in Boulder court
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 36.69. boulder, boulder county, colorado
In the sport of cricket, grudges between rivals are decided on an often-oval-shaped grass field.... In the sport of cricket, grudges between rivals are decided on an often-oval-shaped grass field. But in a recent dispute over who gets to shape cricket’s future in the United States and cash in on its growing popularity, the playing field has been a Boulder courthouse. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Continue reading for less than $3 per week! Get a month of award-winning local business news, trends and insights Access award-winning content today! Login Processing your subscription now!If y
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A group of Democratic state lawmakers gathered with lobbyists at a Vail retreat. Who paid the tab?
Colorado Sun
KEYWORD SCORE: 36.38. black, board of education, boulder, campaign finance, city attorney, colorado, commission, election, judy amabile, latino, progressive
[image: Story first appeared in The Unaffiliated] At least 17 Democratic state lawmakers gathered with lobbyists during a weekend retreat at a Vail hotel organized by the nonprofit Colorado Opportunity Caucus. The two-day gathering included “educational panels” and discussions, according to state Sen. Lindsey Daugherty, an Arvada Democrat who is chair of the caucus formed in January as a nonprofit. She said the purpose of the event was to “get a group of pragmatic, diverse legislators together to really talk about our goals for our caucus based on what we think the Colorado people really want
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Denver’s plan to end tent homelessness with hotel shelters is shrinking again
Colorado Sun
KEYWORD SCORE: 31.78. city council, colorado, homelessness, housing, mayor, shelter, sustainability, transit
Three Denver hotels that were repurposed into homeless shelters are transitioning to new management and a fourth is closing, signs that the city’s plan to end tent homelessness is in flux. Denver’s Department of Housing Stability is using four former hotels — down by about half from the height of the city’s hotel-shelter program — that house people who were living on the streets or in nightly shelters and, ideally, are headed toward permanent housing. Those are: - A former Best Western, also near Interstate 70 and Quebec, now called the Stone Creek Shelter. The shelter has been run by the Salv
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Our shared humanity is the path to peace in Gaza (Opinion)
Denver Post Opinion
KEYWORD SCORE: 31.63. boulder, colorado, police, tabor
For 730 days, I’ve watched the world reach for simple answers to something that defies explanation. Two years have passed since Hamas terrorists murdered 1,195 people and took 251 more as hostages. The October 7 attack tore open a wound that runs deep in the Jewish heart, shaped by generations who have known persecution and fear. That dark day set off a wave of loss and destruction that continues to consume lives in Israel, Gaza, and across the Middle East. To speak of the October 7 attack and of Hamas only in passing, as if they were incidental to the tragedy that followed, is to turn away fr
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Colorado brews up 36 GABF awards
BizWest
KEYWORD SCORE: 28.44. boulder, boulder county, colorado, development, diversity, small business
Two dozen Colorado breweries won a total of 36 awards at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival held... DENVER — Two dozen Colorado breweries won a total of 36 awards at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival held last week in Denver.“It was a great showing for Colorado’s craft breweries at the GABF awards ceremony. With three brewery of the year awards and 16 gold medals, Colorado craft breweries continue to prove that they consistently brew some of the best beers in the country,” says Colorado Brewing Guild executive director Shawnee Adelson said in a prepared statement. “The diversity of styl
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Mile High makeover: Denver’s sports scene isn’t just hot, it’s rebuilding the city
Denver 7 News
KEYWORD SCORE: 25.69. colorado, development, housing, infrastructure, redevelop, traffic, transit
DENVER The Broncos are on a winning streak and not just on the field. Meantime, the Avs and Nuggets are both predicted to be two of the top teams in the NHL and NBA, respectively, this season. Across Denver, the city is being redeveloped around sports new stadiums, new districts, new ambition. Denvers sports franchises continue building momentum with electric plays and play-calling. Were learning a lot about how these teams are also rewriting the playbook for entire neighborhoods. This is what you want. This is what economic growth is about, said Darin Duber-Smith, retired sports marketing lec
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Is America on the brink?
Vox - Policy
KEYWORD SCORE: 25.13. election, enforcement, petition, turnout
[image: Five federal agents in military garb stand in the midst of a cloud from a smoke grenade deployed against protesters.] Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Border Patrol, hold back protesters while deploying a smoke grenade outside an ICE facility on October 4, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images Political violence isn’t new in America. But the reaction to it today feels different. After the killing of Charlie Kirk, the country didn’t rally around a message of restraint. Instead, key leaders treated it as ammunition. That
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From Brooklyn to Beulah, hippie beginnings to golden years, a retired couple returns to van life
Colorado Sun
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.81. colorado, housing, pandemic, sustainable, transit
In July of 1976, 20-year-old Dave Van Manen and 17-year-old Helene Hilt, Brooklyn-grown and infused with young love and impeccable harmony, got married, packed everything they could into an old blue Chevy van and made good on their longing to ditch the big city and chase a life out West. “We were kind of hippies,” Dave says, “without the drugs.” Nearly a half-century later, they’re once again living out of their van. After a mostly idyllic few decades raising two kids, shaping their harmonies into children’s music and embracing a variety of work in the tiny Colorado hamlet of Beulah, the Van M
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Adams 12 school board District 3: Ike Anyanwu-Ebo
Daily Camera Breaking News
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.64. board of education, budget, public education, students, transgender
Ike Anyanwu-Ebo [image: Ike Anyanwu-Ebo, candidate for Adams 12 Five Star Schools Board of Education, District 3.(Photo courtesy of Evan Semon Photography)]Ike Anyanwu-Ebo *Website*: ikeforadams12.com *Age*: 53 *Years in your director district*: 11 *Education*: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering; master’s degree in engineering management at Dartmouth College. *Professional background*: Design engineering and quality engineering leadership. *Political/community experience*: Adams 12 District Accountability Committee (DAC) member in 2024-2025, DAC secretary 2025, Sims Fayola mentor volu
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Your Moral Duty to Vote in California
Darrell Owens Substack
KEYWORD SCORE: 22.39. black, commission, election, hispanic, voting rights
“. . . *that government of the people, by the people, for the people*, *shall not perish* from the *earth.” — Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 where patriots defended democracy against Americans seeking to destroy the United States and keep millions in bondage.* To understand Proposition 50, you can’t start with Texas and gerrymandering. This began in 2020: In 2020, Donald Trump did something unprecedented in American history: he blatantly and illegally tried to change the presidential election results. First, he called Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia to create voters who
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Monday is Indigenous Peoples' Day, or Columbus Day: Do Coloradans celebrate either?
Fox31 Denver KDVR
KEYWORD SCORE: 21.55. boulder, boulder county, city council, colorado
DENVER (KDVR) — The second Monday of October has been a holiday in the United States for more than 50 years, and while many in Colorado will be joining in celebrations this Monday, what are they actually celebrating? Columbus Day was designated as a federal holiday in 1968, honoring the controversial explorer who came to the Americas when he landed in what is now the Bahamas in 1492. At the time, Congress believed celebrating Columbus honored "the courage and determination which enabled generations of immigrants from many nations to find freedom and opportunity in America." In the decades that
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