Local History Archives - The Boulder Reporting Lab

How Colorado’s richest mining family ended up in a Boulder County cabin

by Silvia Pettem May 26, 2026May 27, 2026

After their silver fortune collapsed in the 1890s, Horace and Baby Doe Tabor moved north of Ward in search of gold and a fresh start.

Before Mustard’s Last Stand, there was Bush’s Drive-In — a look at Boulder’s fading roadside past

by Silvia Pettem May 5, 2026May 8, 2026

Boulder’s longest unsolved homicide: Who killed Officer Elmer Cobb?

by Silvia Pettem April 28, 2026April 29, 2026

As Boulder prepares for Sundance, a look at the first film ever shown in town

by Silvia Pettem April 14, 2026April 14, 2026

Rewiring Boulder

Boulder’s powerlines pose wildfire risk. Why are so many still above ground?

by Por Jaijongkit April 12, 2026April 14, 2026

Wildfire project reveals hidden history of Boulder’s 100-year-old hydro system

by Silvia Pettem April 7, 2026April 7, 2026

He roamed Boulder with a camera for decades. Now his photos define the city’s past.

by Silvia Pettem March 24, 2026March 25, 2026

Mary Rippon, CU Boulder’s first female professor, hid her husband and child to keep her job

by Silvia Pettem March 10, 2026March 11, 2026

Inside Boulder’s forgotten sanitarium, where guests sought health and got strange cures

by Silvia Pettem February 23, 2026February 25, 2026

Five decades of change at North Boulder’s Broadway shopping center — now Pekoe café is leaving

by Silvia Pettem February 11, 2026February 11, 2026