For the last time until 2044 we have a solar eclipse visible in Boulder, tomorrow, 4-8-2024. While it will only reach 65% totality locally, it still is a spectacle not to be missed. What can be more motivating than watching the sun shining on the earth, with the moon in the middle, causing a shadow in the sunlight before it reaches earth. Admission is free, and all seats are great! Here’s the layout of the moon, earth, and sun during a solar eclipse. The Sun on the left cannot fully light the sunny side of the Earth, Since The Moon is between Earth and Sun, blocking the Sunlight The solar... Read More

All my life, leading up to early this week, I thought eating healthy was hard. There are hundreds of diets out there, from Mariah Carey’s ‘eating only purple shade food’ to Atkins, each with its own bag of tricks and snake oil, promising easy weight loss and health benefits. And then there are those food labels; the tiny black ink consumers are encouraged to read. When the ingredients on the back of the package read “Sodium Benzoate” and “Butylated Hydroxyanisole,” it may as well be written in a foreign language. But then I discovered 1908 Brands, a Boulder-based company that develops... Read More

I don’t know about anyone else, but the middle of April always feels kind of bland.  Nothing really special seems to be going on, and we’re in that almost but not quite spring part of the year, so I thought I’d change things up again for this week and have a theme.  This week, we’re looking at events that have to do with sustainability and protecting the environment.  That may sound boring, but I think you’ll find at least one of these events interesting. Starting with Tuesday the 18th, the Boulder Theater is presenting the Recycled Runway for the 8th year in a row.  Hosted by The... Read More

Have you ever experienced zero gravity before? If you’re not an astronaut, then that’s likely a big “no.” Luckily, for today’s Pay-it-Forward-Friday, you don’t need to be a big fancy astronaut to experience zero gravity. In fact, all you need to do is just relax.  At Cloud Nine Float Center, relaxation is key. They use state-of-the-art sensory deprivation tanks that use skin-temperature water to give people the sensation of floating. Essentially, it’s the world’s most incredible bath. If you close your eyes while inside one of these tanks, you could... Read More