You can find the same business models in all major cities, but the real interests of a community can only be unearthed by digging through their non-profit and/or nongovernmental organizations. Here are a few of Boulder’s which we felt touched on some key interests of this city as a whole. Boulder’s BCycle AboutBoulder has a 3 year history with BCycle, and for good reason. This NGO brought “bikeshare” to Boulder. They now have 39 stations around the city with a fleet of 275 bikes. Simply buy a pass and you’ll get access to unlimited 30-minute bike rental sessions until the pass expires.... Read More

Welcome back AboutBoulder readers! Perhaps you hadn’t left, which I can appreciate and I thank you for your loyalty. Instead, I should say Welcome back Pay-it-Forward Fridays! After a small hiatus, every Friday starting from, well, today, we will be giving away FREE stuff. Reader: But Dan, how can you afford this? Dan: I’m not giving away free stuff silly, I am much too rich for that. Instead, it will be through the help of our wonderful community partners giving away free things on Fridays in the hopes that they start a Pay-It-Forward style movement across Boulder (You know, that movie... Read More