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Guiding Light: How Boulder’s Specially Trained Dogs Empower the Visually Impaired

February 3rd, 2024

  Only after intensive training and study does a Boulder puppy grow to be a guide dog. The inter-dependence of the guide dog and it’s sight impaired person is something that those of us fortunate enough to have good vision will never experience. While we are close to  our pets, we don’t rely upon them to literally lead us through life. Training a seeing eye dog, also known as a guide dog, is a process that involves several stages and requires a combination of patience, dedication, and specialized skills. The primary goal of this training is to prepare the dog to safely guide... Read More

Events to treat all senses

March 5th, 2017

Here I am again with so much to say about these under advertised events that I just want to get straight into them.  I will say this, though: This month’s events are a treat for all senses.  Come see what I mean.   Throughout the entire month of March the Boulder Dinner Theater is putting on their performance of Disenchanted.  This comedic parody of classic fairytales turns all the classic tropes about princess we know on their heads.  This musical features all the Disney princesses becoming fed up with how they’re being presented in today’s media and join together to reclaim their... Read More

The Unseen Bean, Against the Odds

March 21st, 2016

We’ve all been in a scenario where someone didn’t believe we could accomplish something, so we proved them wrong. That’s exactly what Gerry Leary did when he founded The Unseen Bean in Boulder in 2007. The Unseen Bean strives to serve the freshest, best-tasting coffee available anywhere, and it is roasted by Leary, who has been blind since birth. Of course he was met with doubt when he traded in his work as a blind car mechanic to pursue his dream of becoming a Master Coffee Roaster. But Leary beat the odds and proved his doubters wrong. It wasn’t the easiest of paths. Leary went to every... Read More