🌱 Smoker Friendly Expands + Woman Killed For Guns, Money And Drugs

Good morning, neighbors! I'm back with your new copy of the Boulder Daily, fresh off the presses. Let's get this Friday started off right, with a quick guide to everything you need to know about what's happening around town.

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Friday's weather: Warm; an afternoon t-storm. High: 95 Low: 68.

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Here are the top stories in Boulder today:

1. Smoker Friendly expansion will add 79 stores. Founded in 1991, Smoker Friendly, whose headquarters are in Boulder, is adding 79 stores with its latest acquisition to the flagship, and now has more than 260 stores in 12 states.(CO Daily)
2. Woman found dead in Boulder was killed for guns, money and drugs. Alexis Baca was found last Sunday at Realization Point Trailhead, with cigarette burns on her body, a bag of methamphetamines in her pocket, and a bullet hole in her head. Police have pieced together a timeline before and after she was killed and uncovered a story of how it all went down. (FOX31)
3. Expanded water rights purchase OK'd by Lafayette City Council. Lafayette City Council voted on Tuesday to spend $12,512,000 to purchase 184 water units from the Big Thompson River. (Hometown Weekly)
4. Federal dollars pouring into Denver International Airport. As part of The Biden administration's 2021 infrastructure bill, DIA will receive $60M. The airport plans to use the funds expand and upgrade terminals and other facilities. (Out There)
5. Tina Peters loses even after recount. Jefferson County's former County Clerk, Pamela Anderson, won the GOP primary race for Secretary of State last June. Her opponent, the embattled Mesa County Clerk, demanded a recount amid claims that the election had been rigged. The $265,000 recount cost netted Peters a total of 13 extra votes, despite losing in the June primary by nearly 14 percentage points. (CPR)

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Today in Boulder:

• Farmside Shabbat: Boulder Jewish Community Center. (9:30 a.m.)
• Spanish Modern Literature Club: At the Boulder Public Library. (3:30 p.m.)
• First Friday Art Walk: Multiple locations. (6 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Boulder County Fair kickoff parade: The Boulder County Fair Parade will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m., starting at Roosevelt Park in Longmont. The Boulder County Fair theme this year is: 'Meet Me Back At The Fair!' (Boulder County Fair)

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That's it for today! I'll see you first thing on Saturday morning with a brand-new edition of the Boulder Daily. — Brad K. Evans

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