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Articles from the April 5, 2019 edition


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  • New business idea baked up for downtown Niwot

    J.S. Dreymenn, [email protected]|Apr 5, 2019

    What the what? That’s been the most uttered question in town these days. But it’s true - struggles to open new thriving establishments in Niwot have led to a newsworthy business about to break ground at 420 2nd Avenue in downtown Niwot. Current plans call for an enterprise named Niwot’s Delight, a recreational marijuana business combined with an artisanal bakery. Ground-breaking is scheduled to begin April 31, allowing the new industrial design building to be completed by mid-June. Thanks to ne...

  • CSAs - From Artichokes to Zinnias, share the love of locally produced food

    Vicky Dorvee, [email protected]|Apr 5, 2019

    Boulder County is rich in high quality, locally grown produce and farm-raised animals providing an abundance of nearby Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) choices that is really quite remarkable compared to others parts of the country. Each CSA offers their own format of sharing their bounty of pesticide-free veggie varieties or naturally raised meats. But what they all have in common is that they are just a short drive from your neighborhood, which results in a lower carbon footprint than...

  • Student of the Week: Nevin Gilbert

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Apr 5, 2019

    Nevin Gilbert may still be a few weeks away from his high school graduation but the future engineer already has the resume of a seasoned professional. Between a demanding robotics internship and a collaboration with a CU professor, the Niwot High student’s precocious talent for math and computer science has created opportunities not afforded to most college students, let alone those still in secondary school. Later this month, Gilbert will get a chance to add another achievement to the g...

  • Niwot Sculpture Park - “Feather” by Joshua Pass

    Catherine McHale, Special to the Courier|Apr 5, 2019

    The Niwot Community Corner park was created in 2018 at the corner of Niwot Road and 79th Street. In the fall of 2018, Community Corner was enhanced with a sculpture garden with artwork chosen from various artists for display for up to a year. This is the first in a monthly series about the artwork and artists chosen for Community Corner at Sculpture Park. We begin with the Sculpture Park Committee’s winning sculpture “Feather” by artist Joshua Pass. This sculpture was awarded the committee’s sti...

  • Prairie dogs invoke forced pooling statute in order to burrow under adjacent homes

    Shirley U. Jeste, [email protected]|Apr 5, 2019

    APRIL 1—The prairie dogs of White Rocks have recently served notice of mandatory forced pooling to some Heatherwood residents, invoking the Colorado state statute that will allow them to burrow underneath homes adjacent to their current colony between White Rocks and Kincross Way. Residents along Kincross Way received notice of the prairie dog colony’s intent to begin burrowing underneath their homes within the next nine months, according to a heated and somewhat panicky thread on NextDoor Hea...

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