By Adrienne Markey, University of Colorado 2025 Graduate  Growing up, I spent weekends skiing in Winter Park, Colorado. My love for the sport eventually led me to the Competition Center, where I first heard of Ellie Huff, the big-mountain skier with beautiful doodles on her Kinco mittens. I knew of Ellie as a talented skier […]

For this EmpowerGen article, I am proud to highlight the story of Emma Kraft, a 20-year-old Boulder native and Berkeley student, who cheered herself up during covid by innovating a revolutionary, patent-pending sunscreen to regenerate the coral reefs. In the heart of Boulder, a city renowned for its blend of innovation and natural beauty, we […]

January is Mental Wellness Month, a time to raise awareness and take action to improve the mental health of children, adolescents, and young adults. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the existing mental health crisis among America’s youth, with increased rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide. On top of that, […]

AboutBoulder.com’s Exceptional Year: Record-Breaking Views and Empowering Youth   Surpassing Milestones: Over 10 Million Page Views in 2023 2023 marked a historic year for AboutBoulder.com, with the site surpassing 10 million page views. This achievement highlights its growing popularity and engagement. A particularly memorable moment was when the site recorded over 90,000 page views in […]

Introduction: Welcome back to the eighth week of our EmpowerGen column! As we continue our journey, we shift our focus to a pressing issue affecting youth in both Boulder and Baja: mental health. The rise in suicide rates, school shootings, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened the urgency to address mental health […]