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Boulder considers closing some open space at night to protect natural habitats
Boulder open space officials have recommended banning access to areas qualified as habitat conservation areas from sunset to sunrise. Habitat conservation areas encompass 39 percent of Boulder's open space.
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Gunbarrel balloonists planning move after new Avery brewery OK'd
When the Boulder Planning Board gave its blessing to Avery Brewing Co.'s new brewery plans this week, it not only put the Boulder brewer one step closer to breaking ground, but it also gave local hot-air balloonists a firmer timetable to find a new launching pad.
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Louisville's 7-Eleven to close after 25 years
Louisville's 7-Eleven convenience store and gas station is expected to close May 31 after being a fixture on the corner of McCaslin Boulevard and Cherry Street since 1987.
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Rocky Mountain Tennis Center to manage Harvest House courts in Boulder
Officials for the Rocky Mountain Tennis Center, the firm developing a tennis center on a 10-acre site in Louisville, announced on Friday that they reached an agreement to oversee the operations of the Millennium Harvest House's tennis facilities.
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Camper ticketed for starting Hewlett fire with alcohol-fueled stove
A Fort Collins man has been issued a citation by federal authorities, who say his cookstove sparked the Hewlett fire.
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Boulder's Next Big Sound moving to New York
Next Big Sound Inc., an alumnus of the TechStars program in Boulder, plans to relocate its headquarters operations to New York City, effective June 1. Crain's reported earlier this week that Next Big Sound is one of several startups moving to Manhattan as a means of fueling second-stage growth.
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Colorado unemployment rate ticks up to 7.9%
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Friday that although the jobless rate for April increased, it was down from 8.4 percent in April 2011. The rate had held steady at 7.8 percent in January, February and March.
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Seagate on hiring spree for Longmont facility
Seagate adding more than 200 to its Longmont site, most of them engineers.
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Old Town Lafayette shows off its new logo
An "Icons & Ironwork" design, created by Boulder-based Davis Creative Inc., has been selected by the city as the new logo for Old Town Lafayette. Jennifer Davis, the logo's designer, described the design as being "contemporary, playful and direct" in her logo submission entry.
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Ribbon-cutting Tuesday for revamped Aquarius Trail Head in Louisville
There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the re-opening of the Aquarius Trail Head in Louisville. The renovation project, which focused on revamping the parking lot and sign, was funded by the 2004 open space and trails sales tax.
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New court order doubles distance Seth Brigham must stay away from city hall
A new restraining order issued for longtime Boulder City Council critic Seth Brigham has doubled the distance that Brigham must legally stay away from the city Municipal Building and the members of the City Council.
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Judith LaBuda appointed new Boulder County district judge
Gov. John Hickenlooper today appointed Judith LaBuda to serve as a Boulder County district judge, according to a news release. LaBuda's appointment will take effect June 30. She is replacing Judge James C. Klein, who announced his retirement in March.
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Boulder to hold open house on voice-and-sight control for dogs on open space
Open Space recently completed an evaluation of the program, which creates a permit process for dog owners who want to allow their dogs off-leash in areas that allow for voice-and-sight control. Dog owners watch a video on voice-and-sight control and display the green program tag for their dogs.
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Two Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest campgrounds to remain closed
The Peaceful Valley campground in Allenspark will be closed until at least June as crews work to remove a large amount of blown down trees. The Mizpah campground in Empire will be closed for the entire 2012 season due to a culvert washout.
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Evacuations eased for 7,300-acre Hewlett fire near Fort Collins
Residents of about 65 homes threatened by the Hewlett fire northwest of Fort Collins were allowed to return home Thursday evening, but evacuation orders remained in effect for 15 other homes.
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Boulder weather: Rain, thunderstorms expected throughout the weekend
Boulder residents can expect their weekends to be wet and windy, according to the National Weather Service.
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Boulder County sheriff asks for stricter fire rules
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office is recommending adoption of an updated fire ordinance that would create a new permitting system for open burns and add to the list of situations where officials could prohibit fires.
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CU-Boulder student on track to get three degrees in four years
University of Colorado junior Fredrico Gomez was just one of three people in the University Memorial Center dining room Wednesday morning. Even though spring finals ended last week, Gomez said he is studying at least four hours a day to reach his graduation goal.
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CU-Boulder expecting thousands at Folsom Field for Sunday's solar eclipse
Folsom Field may be packed Sunday, but it's not a concert or sporting event drawing the crowds. Rather, it's a solar eclipse.
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Lawmakers: CU-Boulder's canvassing zones threaten free speech
The University of Colorado is drawing criticism from Republican legislators who say the school's new zones for canvassers -- including The Gideons International, which passes out free Bibles -- are a threat to free speech.
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