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Lafayette considers pot dispensary rules

Lafayette is considering limiting new medical marijuana dispensaries to about 33 acres, mainly in the Old Town commercial district. [...]

Energy use accounts for 80% of Starbucks carbon footprint

In honor of Earth Week 2010, the Starbucks Examiner will post one story each day this week to highlight Starbucks environmental initiatives. Reducing environmental impact is a challenge for any multi-national company. So let's discuss some of the [...]

Louisville Safeway store to close

There will be one less grocery store option in Louisville next month. The Safeway at 707 South Boulder Road is closing in mid-May, corporate officials confirmed [...]

Chicago Hair Cut-a-thon to benefit local youth entering foster care

Boulder County, Colo. – Chicago Hair, a salon in North Boulder, will host a fundraiser this Sunday to help provide for the immediate needs of children and teens entering Foster Care through the Boulder County Department of Housing and Human Services.


All funds collected at the second annual Chicago Hair “Cut-a-thon” will go directly toward meeting emergent needs of children and teens entering foster care. All haircuts will be $40. Please call 303-442-1690 to make an appointment.


What: Second annual Chicago Hair Cut-a-thon
When: Sunday, April 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Chicago Hair, 4550 Broadway, Boulder


Background
Approximately 30 to 40 children per month in Boulder County are faced with the prospect of being taken out of their homes and placed in foster care due to abuse, neglect and/or sexual abuse.


Children and teens often enter the foster care system with nothing but the clothes they are wearing. At such a traumatic time in their young lives, it is critical to reduce overall stress, create comfort and cover basic needs on an immediate basis.


For more information about foster care, please contact Volunteer Services Coordinator Thomi Quackenbush at tquackenbush@bouldercounty.org or 303-441-1053. For more information about Chicago hair, please contact Liz Pruess at [...]

Sneak peek: Vera Wang's Spring 2011 wedding dresses straight from the runway

This Spring wedding season is coming to a close, but for those brides that are looking for new Spring styles for next year, here is a treat for you! Vera Wang recently released exclusive photos of her Spring 2011 wedding dresses that are fresh [...]

Request for cigarette results in Boulder purse-snatching

Two Longmont men were picked up by Boulder police over the weekend on suspicion of working together to distract a woman by asking her for a cigarette and then robbing her of her [...]

St Vrain Creek Abstract Tree Reflections Photography

Cool reflections of trees in the water of the St Vrain Creek. By Golden Ponds in Longmont, Boulder County Colorado.

St. Vrain Creek (often known locally as the St. Vrain River) is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 40 miles (64 km) long, in north central Colorado in the United States. It drains part of the foothills north of Boulder and the Colorado Piedmont area in the vicinity of [...]