Nicole's Notes April 20, 2026 Wildfire mitigation support, Earth Day event with Rep. Junie Joseph, cultural event funds, airport funding choices, and planning for power resilience.
Nicole's Notes April 13, 2026 Tax rebates, Festival Lodging Licenses, metro districts, last week for Fund Our Future, multimodal transit and OSMP, Housing Resource Fair.
Nicole's Notes April 6, 2026 Emergency siren testing, Drought Watch, infrastructure improvements, HHS 2025 impacts, Arts Blueprint, facilities funding, and myriad engagement opportunities.
Nicole's Notes March 30, 2026 Boulder Arts Week, festival licenses for renters, minimum wage changes, online budget activities, a fire-rescue community academy and a party at KGNU.
Engage Why City Council Needs More Information Before Adjusting Tipped Wages Boulder's City Council will discuss possible changes to the city’s tipped minimum wage at its April 2 meeting. The meeting memo outlines several options but also highlights major data gaps.
Nicole's Notes March 23, 2026 Shape Boulder's financial priorities, apply for Fire‑Rescue’s Community Academy, join Council and Planning Board in reviewing the draft BVCP.
Nicole's Notes March 9, 2026 Spring construction, recreation center cleaning, possible 2026 ballot measures, BVCP engagement opportunities, and a mix of statewide stories.
Nicole's Notes March 2, 2026 Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan draft and open house, affordable housing update, board and commission appointments, new series expands local history, climate lawsuit moves forward.
Nicole's Notes February 16, 2026 Red Flag Warning Tues. (2/17), Council considers East Boulder annexation, new court dashboard increases transparency, commissioners oppose EPA change.
Nicole's Notes February 9, 2026 Flatiron Freddy calls an early spring, Council discusses the Planning Reserve, Black Futures in Art events open across town, and Winter Walk & Bike Week gets underway.
Nicole's Notes February 2, 2026 (Groundhog Day) Report federal misconduct, safety upgrades at 28th & Pine, rezoning at 55th and Arapahoe, Elevate Boulder events, new lanes on East Arapahoe, arts and parks kudos, and increasing community actions.
Reflections Community-building is our strongest defense Strengthening our connections to each other is how we protect our community from harm.