Nicole's Notes - Week of March 10, 2025

Engaging in the BVCP update is important and uplifting, the Council discusses the Xcel partnership, a new city webpage for public safety information.

A small group of people speak to a larger group while holding a large drawing of their ideas.
A group presents its vision for the arts at a FLOWS and Once & Future GREEN event on Saturday.

In this newsletter

What's new?

The Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update will guide local decisions for decades. Learn what it is and why getting involved is crucial and uplifting.

This week at City Council

This week, the Council will hear an overview of progress during the last five years of the city's partnership with Xcel and provide feedback on the next five years of priorities. The Council will also hear an update from the Process Working Group.

Get engaged

Join a One Book One Boulder discussion, stop by the North 30th Street Open House, and celebrate Boulder's unique role in the LGBTQ+ rights movement at the grand opening of Bending the Arc at the Museum of Boulder.

Community Kudos

FLOWS and Once & Future GREEN bring the BVCP update to Fresh Mode Fest, the JCC hosts the Smithsonian's The Bias Inside Us traveling exhibit, and city staff made a webpage for public safety information that doesn't require social media.

Quote for the month

Joy is a necessary act of resistance.

-U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley

What I'm reading/listening to

Valarie Kaur's See No Stranger is what this year needs: a reminder that the only way we'll get through this chaos is with radical, revolutionary love.

Community resources

Click here to find local assistance programs, report an issue, contact staff or Councilmembers, learn about grant opportunities, and more.

Weekly Schedule

Find my weekly schedule and annual meeting tally here.