Category: Boulder County Latest News

8 Part-Time Jobs for Retirees

The majority of Americans (55 %) plan to work during their golden years, with 41% opting for part time and 14% full time, according to the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. Unfortunately, the coronavirus outbreak has ravaged the U.S. job market and dimmed the prospects for Americans to stay employed during retirement. The good news …

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Boulder County Public Health Updates Facial Covering Order to Align with State Order

Boulder County Public Health has updated the Boulder County Facial Covering Order by adopting the face covering requirement in all public indoor spaces for every person over 10 years of age at all times and continuing to require face coverings outdoors when social distancing cannot be maintained. The Order does not have an end date …

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New Ride Free Lafayette Bus Service

Free, on-demand, door-to-door bus service for Lafayette Boulder County is pleased to announce the new Ride Free Lafayette program, a free, on-demand, door-to-door bus service that connects people to places within the City of Lafayette. Service began on July 20, 2020. Residents and visitors can use the Ride Free Lafayette service to connect to transit …

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Boulder County Fair Update

Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation and its impact on community health, Boulder County is unable to host the Fair in a safe environment for all of our fairgoers to enjoy. We will move the entertainment activities to July 30 through August 8th, 2021, anticipating that it will be safe to hold large gatherings at …

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CU Presents Pivots To Digital Performances

In a typical spring, the University of Colorado Boulder campus would be bustling with preparation for the opening night of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, however, the festival and all other in-person musical and theatrical performances on campus have been postponed until further notice. But the show must go on. CU Presents, which represents many performing …

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Longmont Library Offers Summer Full of Virtual Programing

This summer will be a unique one for the Longmont Public Library, but that’s kind of par for the course in 2020, isn’t it? Although the Library is re-opening in phases over the summer, staff is taking many precautions to protect patrons and staff from the coronavirus. Knowing this, we had to completely rethink our …

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A Soldier’s Story

With the 4th of July celebrated virtually this year due to the pandemic, we should take time to remember the sacrifices of those who gave us our freedom. Those fateful words written over 220 years ago in the Declaration of Independence set our country in motion. Many battles have been fought and lives lost since …

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Zonta Volunteers Make A Difference

Zonta Foothills Club of Boulder County, a member of Zonta International, has been supporting women and girls in Boulder County since its charter in 1982. An all volunteer organization, the Foothills Club is making a difference in women’s lives locally and around the world. They work to help ensure women’s safety, health, education and empowerment …

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Step Inside the Museum of Boulder!

Take a virtual tour of our Boulder Experience Gallery with our Director of Education, Emily Zinn! This tour guides you through displays, inter-actives and multimedia experiences that cover the history of Boulder from the earliest days of Native American inhabitants, through key times of cultural, scientific and economic change, continuing to the present day. Become …

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TRU Cares for our Community During COVID Crisis

TRU Community Care (TRU), a non-profit health care organization that provides a continuum of care for individuals living with advanced illness and loss, is using tele-health technology (TRU TeleCare) to safely and effectively deliver uninterrupted care to the community’s most vulnerable populations. TRU has deployed tele-health tablets to palliative care and hospice patients to proactively …

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Community Art Project

Still accepting artwork for our community art project! COMMUNITY IS NOT CANCELLED Mail to: 195 S. Main St. Ste. 8 Longmont, CO 80501 Longmont Hearing & Tinnitus Center has a special request. We are asking children to draw, color or paint a piece of artwork to be given to a senior patient who may be …

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Look for Eye Health

Setting healthy habits should make you feel good – that’s the whole point, right? So, consider this: opt for a few, small lifestyle wins with clear start and end points rather than mounting an all-out assault on your current habits. “One goal that checks all the boxes is getting an eye exam,” says Dr. Jennifer …

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