🌱 Meati Direct To Consumer + Scott Carpenter Park Update + OR Out

Ding, ding Boulder! Happy Thursday. Let's get you started off for the day with some news you can use.

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Thursday's weather: Partly sunny and milder. High: 62 Low: 34.

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Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

1. Boulder-based Meati selling products direct to consumer. The company's Meati classic cutlets and crispy cutlets are available through its website and the Meati steak filet is set to launch later this spring. (CO Daily)
2. Boulder works through details ahead of countywide Library District vote. The library district, which must be approved by the City Council and the Boulder County Commission, will become a separate governmental entity whose boundaries will extend beyond Boulder city limits and into Boulder County. (Yahoo)
3. Scott Carpenter Park set for update. Don't worry, the rocket ship is staying. The park that's made memories for kids and adults since 1970 is getting another playground refresh this spring. (Boulder)
4. Outdoor Retailer Expo heading back to Utah. After a five year stint at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, the OR show is packing its bags and heading back to Salt Lake City – despite protests from the industry's largest outdoor companies. (CPR)
5. Boulder Shooting Portraits: A survivor, a victim advocate and others reflect on the last year after the tragic Table Mesa King Soopers shooting. (CPR)

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Today in Boulder:

• Thursday Musical Storytime: Boulder Public Library. (4 p.m.)
• Sleep Out to End Youth Homelessness: Boulder Chamber. (6 p.m.)
• The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes: Boulder Dinner Theater. (6 p.m.)
• Comedy Showcase with AJ Finney: At Abbot & Wallace Distillery. (5:30–6:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Prescribed burn scheduled at Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain. The park will be closed Thursday and Friday. Boulder County Parks & Open Space and the Sheriff's Office Fire Management Program plan to conduct a prescribed burn on Thursday and Friday, March 24 and 25, at Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain , east of the Town of Lyons, weather permitting. (BOCO)
• The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) is offering "quick-win" funding for communities to purchase equipment that helps promote physical activity. Communities can request a minimum of $500 and a maximum of $5,000 for project funding. Applications due April 1, 2022. (CDPHE)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday! I'll catch up with you bright and early Friday morning with a brand-new edition of the Boulder Daily. — Brad K. Evans