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Archive for January, 2009

Boulder Colorado Recycling Program

Boulder just begun single-stream recycling and curbside composting for residential trash customers.  I went back and forth on writing a blog about this new program.  I finally decided to write on this topic after hearing so many people in the community talking about it.  I can’t count how many times I have been standing in line at the coffee shop or the grocery store to hear conversations about how great it is to have incorporated this progressive recycling system.  The Boulder community actually cares about this a great deal and this news has made the headlines.  The new service has already started in some neighborhoods and will continue to be implemented through February 2009.  Read more about how this is just a part of a larger effort to help the city become a zero-waste community. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Tags: boulder colorado, boulder community, composting, environmental movement, recycling, single stream recycling, zero waste

Boulder County Tax Lien Sale is a Safe Place to Stick Some Dough

It has been a while since my last blog and I am trying to get over a severe case of writers block.  With the holidays and my writers block, blogging just wasn’t working for me, so this one is a little out of date, but definitely something that needs to be discussed, so here we go.  I hope it finds everyone well and enjoying the first part of 2009.

Last month I had the opportunity to go to the Boulder County Tax Lien Sale at the Boulder County Courthouse.

Boulder Courthouse

I have always wondered about buying tax liens and the process and how one might benefit from it. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Tags: boulder, buyers, colorado, investment, purchasing, real estate, tax liens

Boulder Colorado Wildfire

You can’t miss the latest news in Boulder Colorado – the three windblown wildfires that destroyed at least four structures and caused the call to evacuate more than 11,000 homes.  The largest fire, which started on Wednesday around 1:00 pm, actually jumped a major road, Interstate 36 and entered the Lake Valley Estates neighborhood, where police went from house to house warning people.  Boulder is not a stranger to wildfires but it is unusual to witness them this time of year.  Extending across the foothills, threatening Dakota Ridge Village, the fire spread up to 3,700 acres.  Get more details on this midwinter grass fire.

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Tags: Tags: boulder colorado wildfires, Dakota Ridge Village, denver, firefighters, lake valley estates, Niwot

Your Boulder County Resource Guide

Considering moving to Boulder Colorado?  Why wouldn’t you be?  With the mountains at your back door, wildlife, and outdoor lifestyle, it’s a great place to move.  Enjoy restaurants galore, abundant shopping, and many parks.  We have miles and miles of open space and Lyons and Estes Park are just a short drive away.  Don’t forget the ski slopes.  There are a couple you can drive or take the bus to in just one hour.  Yes, Boulder is a wonderful place to live with exciting opportunities. 

Many people find that their lifestyles completely change after relocating to this magical mountain city.

If you are excited to move to Boulder Colorado but are daunted by the moving process and getting familiar with a new area, well….fear no more!  This is your Boulder County Resource List and it provides all the essential information you need to move to our popular city.  As a Realtor, I get many requests for resources about our county for people wanting to relocate here.   As a Colorado native and a Boulder resident for 15 years, I take pride in this city and love to share what I know.  So, here goes…

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Tags: Tags: boulder colorado, moving companies, population, resource guide, schools, utilities

Hotel Boulderado Celebrates 100 Years

One hundred years ago, in January 1909, the Hotel Boulderado opened it’s doors. The Hotel Boulderado has been a landmark in Boulder since opening new year’s day in 1909. The hotel was named after Boulder and Colorado so that everyone would remember the hotel’s location. In 1905, Boulder’s city council wanted to grow the city of 8,000 people by providing a luxury hotel. Stock was sold at $100 per share to raise funds to build the hotel.  Even back in 1909 the hotel had many comforts, all bedrooms were fitted with light fixtures that ran on both natural gas and electricity.  The hotel had a huge coal furnace which was stoaked 24 hours a day to keep the hotel warm and provide hot water to its guests.  Rooms back then went from $1.00 – $2.50 per day!   Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Tags: boulder colorado, boulder sesquicentennial, hotel boulderado