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February 11, 2024
From 1916 to 1956, Boulder resident Chester Johnson was more than a familiar face. To adults and children alike, he was “the popcorn man,” selling both popcorn and peanuts from his ornately painted red wagon on the northwest corner of 13th and Pearl streets, across from the Boulder County Courthouse. Although the wagon was designed […]
November 5, 2023
KGNU went live on May 22, 1978, but the alternative radio station was years in the making. It began with a class offered through Boulder’s Community Free School in 1973, called “A Desperate Attempt to Start an FM Radio Station — Part 1,” according to news articles. Some 30 people showed up. One was Glen […]
June 4, 2023
The late author and historian Forest Crossen wrote of Boulder's early railroad era, stating that in the 1870s the town's residents "were gripped with railroad fever."