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James Sheeler Dead At 53 + Boulderthon + King Soopers Renovations
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Happy Thursday, Boulder! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening around town to start today up.
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Thursday's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 81 Low: 51.
Here are the top stories today in and around Boulder:
- James "Jim" Sheeler, former Boulder Planet reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner, 53, died last week at his home in Chagrin Falls, OH. It's likely that many Boulderite's will remember Sheeler's amazing stories that were published in the Boulder Planet. Jim and I worked together for many years, and this is truly a sad loss for the craft of storytelling. (Washington Post)
- Cyclist struck by vehicle: Man hospitalized with minor injuries after being struck by vehicle on Tuesday at 30th and Arapahoe. (Daily Camera)
- Renovations continue on six-month anniversary on the South Boulder King Soopers: Restoring the store is another step in the journey to rebuild and heal." (Fox31)
- Boulderthon: A brand new marathon coming to downtown Boulder this fall. Personally, I'd love to see the 1908s Mall Crawl return, too. (5280)
- CU Boulder librarian expanding inclusive collections and finds herself on the hunt for books about cultures and languages are underrepresented in the publishing world. (9News)
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Coming up in Boulder:
- Mogul Mowgli: Dairy Center. (7:00 p.m.)
- Support the Children of South Sudan: Caffé Sole. (4:00 p.m.)
- Community Book Discussion: with Dr. Jane Zelikova, Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde, and Jamie Harkins (6:00-7:00 p.m.)
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- Vision Zero improvements: You've probably already noticed that the City of Boulder is in the process of transforming streets and roads across town to accelerate progress toward creating safer street and to slow automobile drivers down. Vision Zero is national program developed to reduce fatalities and serious injuries. (Boulder)
- With near-record Ozone Air Quality Alerts this year, and the fact that automobiles contribute one quarter of all greenhouse gases, one way to help build a walkable and bikeable city is to sign up and take part in the carbon free way Carbon Less Day and be part of the solution to the climate crisis.
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