Mountain Biking: Rubber side down- Ashland Super DSuper D is the raddest thing to hit mountain bike racing since the Tioga disc wheel. A race that’s mostly downhill is, let’s face it, the frosted donut of bike racing. It’s a treat that should be savored. The anticipation of racing one is like standing at the counter, trying to zero in on which [...] […]
- Happy Birthday, bicycleEveryone’s bike has a birthday, but it may be a funny quirk of being a Maverick owner that I sort of celebrate mine. That may be simply because I happen to KNOW my bike’s birthday. Every Maverick comes with its own name, rather than a serial number, and the date it was built. Mine, called Basilisk, [...] […]
- Ashland Super D
- Edgy Veggie
Have a merry (and efficiently lit) Christmas in Boulder
Nick Haupt, with City of Boulder, wraps a string of lights around a tree on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder | Daily Camera
The Christmas lights on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall will be bigger, better and more energy-efficient this year.
The city will light up about 35 trees this holiday season, instead of the usual 19, and all of them will be wrapped in electricity-sipping LEDs.
The city spent about $10,000 dollars this year to buy 1,000 new strands of LED lights to add to the ones they’ve purchased in past years, enabling all-LED decorations.
“The lights definitely add to the holiday mood down here, and — adding the lower-energy-use lights — we can do it in an environmentally friendly manner,” said Lisa Green, Boulder urban parks manager.
Downtown Boulder’s lights budget this year is about $40,000, or 20 percent more than in previous years. Despite the economy, officials said, that’s money well spent because they bring visitors downtown.
Read the full story at DailyCamera.com.
Related Posts
Tip Jar
Like what we're doing? Got a spare sawbuck? Help us pay for site maintenance and reporting and we'll think happy thoughts about you sometimes. $100 gets you a personal, paperless thank-you video from Dave and Laura! $500 gets you... five personal, paperless thank-you videos from Dave and Laura and a tote bag!Leave a Reply
