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🌱 Boulder Dinner Theater Sells + BOCO Sheriff's Race + COVID-19

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Hello, hello! I'm here with your fresh copy of the Boulder Daily, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening locally. Here goes.

Tuesday's weather: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler. High: 79 Low: 53.

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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

  1. Will Colorado be on its own for the next wave of COVID-19? State health departments across the country are in a state of limbo, and have been left wondering if they'll have to fund their own COVID-19 vaccine programs. U.S. legislators in Congress have been sitting on a $22.5 billion request since last March. (CO Newsline)
  2. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle is termed out, here's two of the men running to replace him. For 20 years, Sheriff Pelle has overseen the county's Sheriff's office, now David Hayes and Curtis Johnson are on the upcoming primary ballot to take over those duties. (Boulder Beat)
  3. Out of town buyer picks up Boulder Dinner Theatre building. At this time, there's no plan for the theater to move. The BDT was founded in 1977 by the late Ross Haley and has been part of the Boulder theater scene ever since. (CO Daily)
  4. Seventh Starbucks in Colorado votes to unionize. Call it a trend, Colorado Starbucks stores are increasingly moving toward unionizing. This time, a store in Cherry Creek has voted 8-5 to unionize. (CPR)
  5. If you test positive for COVID-19, do this. The seven-day moving average positivity rate in the state is still above 10 percent. Here's the list of things you should do if you test positive for the virus. (9News)

Today in Boulder:

From my notebook:

  • The smoke you're seeing covering the Front Range is coming up from fires in Arizona. (Facebook)
  • Keep your trees watered. During the growing season, it's key to maintain new and existing trees by watering them and placing mulch with a dripline. Here are some handy tips to help your trees out this summer. (Boulder)

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