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Boulder weighs higher tip offset for restaurants

The proposal could change tipped wages and restaurant labor costs starting in 2027.

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City Council will vote Thursday on whether to let restaurants pay tipped workers less than the city&#x27;s standard minimum wage beginning next year.Why it matters: The decision could reshape restaurant labor costs and tipped workers&#x27; pay in one of Boulder&#x27;s biggest workplace policy debates in years.

Sundance's Boulder debut comes into focus

The festival shared premiere dates, venues and expanded programming.

Sundance organizers <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="revealed details" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sundance.org/blogs/what-to-know-about-the-2027-sundance-film-festival/?utm_medium=instagram&amp;utm_source=campsite.bio&amp;utm_campaign=What+to+Know+About+the+2027+Sundance+Film+Festival" data-vars-content-id="86b1c7c6-77ce-4e4f-9b7a-359553bb7d0e" data-vars-headline="Sundance&#x27;s Boulder debut comes into focus" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sundance.org/blogs/what-to-know-about-the-2027-sundance-film-festival/?utm_medium=instagram&amp;utm_source=campsite.bio&amp;utm_campaign=What+to+Know+About+the+2027+Sundance+Film+Festival" target="_blank">revealed details</a> of its 2027 festival, posting premiere dates, venues and expanded programming for its Boulder debut, Jan. 21-31.Why it matters: The festival&#x27;s move to Boulder won&#x27;t just change its backdrop. It&#x27;ll reshape where people watch the films, where the industry — and celebs — gathers and how the event practically works.

What makes someone a Coloradan?

Check off the experiences that prove you've earned your Colorado stripes.

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In honor of our state&#x27;s 150th birthday, we pose the question: What makes someone truly a Coloradan?Why it matters: In a state <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="with more transplants than &quot;NATIVES" data-vars-click-url="https://www.denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/2026/05/28/do-transplant-residents-really-outnumber-those-born-in-colorado-heres-a-look-at-the-data/" data-vars-content-id="cc2767dc-e837-48df-9eab-3213e2756149" data-vars-headline="What makes someone a Coloradan?" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.denvergazette.com/outtherecolorado/2026/05/28/do-transplant-residents-really-outnumber-those-born-in-colorado-heres-a-look-at-the-data/" target="_blank">with more transplants than &quot;NATIVES</a>,&quot; is being a resident as simple as a line on a birth certificate, or is it a state of mind?

Birkenstock opens first Colorado store in Boulder

The iconic footwear brand has finally opened its first Colorado location.

Birkenstock has opened a retail store on Boulder&#x27;s Twenty Ninth Street Mall, the clog-maker&#x27;s first ever Colorado location.Why it matters: The German-based Birkenstocks is the latest global brand to open <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a retail location" data-vars-click-url="https://www.dailycamera.com/2025/11/08/hestra-gloves-opens-first-us-store-boulder-pearl-street-mall/" data-vars-content-id="586e88e0-61ab-41fc-b2cf-c962f7c510df" data-vars-headline="Birkenstock opens first Colorado store in Boulder" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.dailycamera.com/2025/11/08/hestra-gloves-opens-first-us-store-boulder-pearl-street-mall/" target="_blank">a retail location</a> or <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="company headquarters" data-vars-click-url="https://www.dailycamera.com/2025/12/10/giant-group-usa-bicycles-moving-boulder/" data-vars-content-id="586e88e0-61ab-41fc-b2cf-c962f7c510df" data-vars-headline="Birkenstock opens first Colorado store in Boulder" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.dailycamera.com/2025/12/10/giant-group-usa-bicycles-moving-boulder/" target="_blank">company headquarters</a> in the Boulder area.

A Boulder horse trek once led to a bicentennial scandal

A 1976 horseback journey to D.C. took some wild turns.

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The wild story of a cross-country trip involving 10 Boulder horses highlighted the bicentennial celebration in Colorado nearly 50 years ago.Flashback: The saga began in late 1975, when seven people left on horseback to reenact the admission to statehood 100 years earlier.

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Map du jour: Observing Juneteenth

How to celebrate Juneteenth in Boulder

A U.S. map showing states where Juneteenth is a paid holiday for most state government workers in 2026. 33 states and the District of Columbia currently designate it as a paid holiday.

States where Juneteenth is a paid holiday for most state government workers, 2026

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