Housing costs in Boulder have been steadily rising in recent years while the addition of housing stock has not kept apace. Limits on building heights and preservation of the urban greenbelt are factors, but there’s also the matter of the […]
Winter Bike To Work Day
Colorado natives and committed transplants are suiting up for Boulder’s ninth annual Winter Bike to Work Day. KGNU’s Alexis Kenyon talks with Sue Prant, one of the event’s organizers and executive director of Community Cycles, about what she calls a […]
Violent 800-Page Manifesto Leads To Boulder Arrest
Listen: Boulder Police put out a shelter-in-place order Tuesday for the University Hill neighborhood after police learned of a suspect that forced an evacuation of the area’s elementary school. Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold said in a press conference Tuesday afternoon […]
Headlines — January 31, 2022
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Boulder County Real Estate Prices Are Soaring Post Marshall Fire
Already high real estate prices in Boulder County are skyrocketing since the Marshall Fire. KGNU’s Alexis Kenyon spoke with Amanda Divito Parle and Shannon Schliep, both second generation realtors who co-founded a Facebook group to help connect victims of the […]
Boulder Is Getting Old
Boulder is getting older. Over the next two decades, the number of people over the age of 80 will grow more than 244% in Boulder county while population numbers for almost every other age group under 65 will decline. KGNU’s […]
The Science Behind Wind Storms
Wind gusts between 80 and 100 miles per hour ripped through Colorado’s Front Range yesterday. By late afternoon, some sixty thousand people were without electricity. Winter Storm Bankston started in California, dumping snow in the Sierras and Utah. Much-need precipitation […]
Black Talk: Boulder County’s Three Elected Black Officials
Black Talk is a one-hour monthly show bringing us news and more from NAACP Boulder County and beyond. Hosted by Michele Simpson, it airs on KGNU on the second Thursday at 8:32am, just after the BBC News headlines. Find out […]