Meet Michael Michael is a project lead who is currently working for the Dandelion Project in Boulder. Michael performs general landscape maintenance on parts of CU’s campus to rid of the Dandelions. Michael and his team are striving to create a well maintained and visually attractive Norlin Quad for all visitors and students attending Spring Commencement this weekend. Michael mentioned that the Dandelion Project was selected by students in hopes to maintain a pesticide free campus but is still in a general trial period. Michael is glad he can help maintain a beautiful campus and Norlin Quad... Read More

Meet Nyah ‘The didgeridoo is an extension of my soul, so I suffered when I lost it.” Nyah has a spiritual connection with the beautiful sounding wind instrument, the didgeridoo. Nyah first saw one when she was in elementary school, and was immediately drawn to the sound it made. She didn’t see one again until she was visiting San Francisco and saw one that was beautifully made with mushrooms carved on to look like they were wildly flowing from the base. When Nyah was at Mt. Shasta another time for Shasta Solstice, there was a gathering of people and she came across a man with a didgeridoo... Read More

Meet Shelby! “I’ve lived in Boulder for five years now. I studied Environmental Design with an emphasis in Landscape Architecture and a Minor in Studio Arts. This past year I stopped working on my art and now that I’m finally done with school this is one of the things I am most excited for; hanging out in the backyard, listening to music and creating the art that I love.”      Read More

Meet Michael “Fast Eddie’s” actually started in this spot 25 years ago. We had a brand new cart made and still continue to serve right here on Pearl. Thanks Michael for the Hot Dog — it was fabulous!  Read More

Meet Charles! “I build things. I’ve built seven robots, a concrete canoe, a UAV, a rocket, various vehicles, and a lunar wormbot. I also mentor a high school team known as ‘The Pirates.’ They have recently built a 100 lb. robot.” Thanks Charles!  Read More

Anjaneya   “I’m on Pearl to promote my massage business doing chair massages. I’m licensed and my whole family is in healthcare professions. We have massage therapists and chiropractors so it’s been around me my whole life.”   Thanks Anjaneya!        Read More

Meet Chris and Emily. Chris said, “If I weren’t doing this, I would be teaching at the college level. Thank god I’m not doing that. That was my backup plan and it would have been English Literature. I started working on Pearl in 1992. Thanks!  Read More

When Taryn met Oscar. “I’m glad he doesn’t have thumbs.” “I met him in Breckenridge. It was love at first sight. I’ve felt like we’ve been together ever since that day just mentally. He is filling a void for me and that’s great. His meaning to me is larger than life.”  Read More

Meet Jenna I found Jenna sitting outside of Lolita’s on a nice sunny afternoon. She was in an in depth conversation with an older man who seemed to be passing on some good advice. “After I left work today, I knew I needed to gather wisdom from an elder. I ended up talking to this man who was walking by Lolita’s. He ended up teaching me a valuable piece of knowledge when I needed it most. He gave me some general guidance and pointed me in the right direction. We talked for about 15 minutes. He walked away and thought about what I said and came back half an hour later with the advice I needed.... Read More