And while much of their success was due to a splitting of progressive votes and intense campaigning, there were also bigger powers involved. A national organization called the Leadership Institute helped INVEST win the election. It held a workshop to organize and train the young student group, a practice thats beginning to show up across the country.

'We've been asking the city to allow us to operate, and to let us make friends instead of enemies,' Rossello says. 'I can speak for myself, and a few other food truck owners, and say that I don't want to put my Mexicanfood truck in front of a Mexican restaurant.'

The 75th Street center, which receives and treats all commercial and industrial waste from the city of Boulder, is equipped to handle up to 25 million gallons of wastewater daily. The actual amount is closer to 15 million gallons, which is treated through physical, microbiological and chemical methods.

ReNew Our Schools, a Center for ReSource Conservation program, is attempting to renew the way it inspires students to be environmentally conscious.

Boulder is a foodie town, and foodies love a nice glass of wine or a tall pint of beer to pair with their meals. But Boulder is also an organic town, too, and now breweries and distilleries are combining the two to craft organic beers, spirits and wines that go perfectly with your local, all-natural meal.

The founder and organizer of the Denver Adventurous Eaters Club, Emanuel sets up dinners with restaurants and chefs who aren't afraid to eat anything. Their last dinner, at the Sons of Norway Lodge in Denver, was an experience with lutefisk, cod that's cured in lye (the main ingredient in soap) for a few months, until it's got the texture of jelly.

Boulder’s newest venue for independent films, The Boedecker Theater, opens Wednesday. The theater, a part of the Dairy Center for the Arts, is also the only art house venue open to a community that has both the artists and the audiences to fill it.

Boulder’s -17 F low last night didn’t break any records, but it was close, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. The previous record was -18 F, says Kyle Frebin, meteorologist with the NWS.

Boulder County is bracing for what could be record-breaking lows this week, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.

EpicMix, created by Vail Resorts, is an application that seamlessly tracks days on the mountain and vertical feet accumulated over the season, and awards pins for the accomplishments skiers and snowboarders achieve while they're riding. It debuted at Keystone Ski Resort on opening day.