🌱 Gas Prices Shoot Up + Entrepreneur Class + Fire Hits Artist's Studio

Morning, everybody! It's me, Brad K. Evans, your host of the Daily. Follow along for the most important things happening in town, including updates on...

• Will CU add gender-inclusive bathrooms on the Boulder Campus?
• City of Lafayette providing a class for entrepreneurs.
• Gas prices jump 83 cents in less than a month.

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Tuesday's weather: Cold with clouds and sun. High: 32 Low: 19.

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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

1. A well-known artist from Colorado had decades worth of work destroyed in a studio fire. Android Jones, a renowned artist based in Boulder County, watched as a fire completely destroy his two-story barn, which served as his art studio. (7News)
2. CU students seeking more gender-inclusive bathrooms on the Boulder campus. According to CU Boulder's 2021 Campus Culture Survey, an estimated 4.7% of the university's student population identifies outside the gender binary. The availability of gender-neutral bathrooms on campus plays a crucial role in the experience of transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming students at the university. (CU Independent)
3. City of Lafayette providing a class for entrepreneurs. Lafayette is collaborating with the Boulder Small Business Development Center to offer a one-time, in-person session to introduce business basics and fundamentals. The session will cover key components of business using business models, guidance on creating a business plan and teaching realistic expectations for your business. (Hometown Weekly)
4. Holy cow! Gas prices jump 83 cents in less than a month. According to Colorado AAA, the average price for a gallon of gasoline in Colorado has risen by 83 cents in the last month and 31 cents in the last week, reaching $3.65 as of Monday, Jan. 23. That's 36 cents higher than the same time last year. (9News)
5. Metro Denver cities with home prices increasing the most. The continued real estate boom in Colorado has been attributed mostly to the pandemic. A recent study compiled a list of cities in the Denver metro area with the fastest-growing home prices, using data from Zillow as of December 2022. (FOX31)

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Today in Boulder:

• Faculty Tuesdays: Music of Memory and Hope. (7:30 p.m.)
• Family Storytime: Louisville Public Library. (10:15 – 10:45 a.m.)
• Conquer your fear of public speaking: Virtual meeting (4-5:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Find out where Boulder County Commissioners are meeting at the commissioners portal. All commissioners' public hearings and meetings will now be offered in a hybrid format where attendees can join through Zoom or in-person at the Boulder County Courthouse, 3rd Floor, 1325 Pearl Street. (BOCO)

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That's it for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with your next update. — Brad K. Evans

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