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• Downtown Boulder
Award Winners
• Colorado
Children's Day
• 8th
Annual Winter Storytelling Festival
• Help
us Eradicate Poverty One Bead at a Time!
• Caffeine
Mondays at Belvedere
• DBI Membership Renewals
• Parking Pay station Q &
A
• Website
Tips and Tricks
• Spotlight
On: Boulder International
Film Festival
Downtown Boulder Award Winners
On Jan 29th at the St. Julien hotel, members of the
Downtown Community were honored
for their commitment and efforts in Downtown Boulder.
- David Bolduc of the
Boulder Bookstore and Sara & Guillermo
Casarrubias of Trattoria on Pearl, were awarded
the Promotions Pearl Award for their tireless
work in promoting Downtown.
- Darline Brown from
the Little Jewel was awarded the Shining Star
Award for her longevity in the Downtown area
and her wonderful spirit that enhances the Pearl street
Mall.
- The Boulder County Courthouse Crew
received the Unsung Hero Award for the beautiful
holiday lights they put up for the holidays.
- CU Athletic Director Mike Bohn
accepted the award for Outstanding Downtown Partner
for the CU Athletic Department for
the great Buff stampedes.
- Attorney John Mehaffy was awarded
the Ron Porter Achievement Award for his
dedication to downtown and work in bringing the BID
to Boulder.
It was a truly great day to celebrate
our community and its leaders.
Colorado
Children's Day
Colorado Children's Day (April 25, 12-4,
1300 block of Pearl) is an afternoon of FREE
activities for children and their guardians. Activities
include exploration of emergency vehicles, interactive
music, face painting, games with CU athletes and more.
Over a 1,000 children and their families attended last
year's event.
Businesses interested in sponsoring the event or having
a booth should visit the website
to download an application (application deadline is
February 1st). For more information: ccdboulder.googlepages.com/,
303-441-1977, coloradochildrensdayboulder@gmail.com
8th Annual Winter Storytelling Festival
The Boulder
Public Library invites you to explore storytelling
throughout the winter of '08 at storytelling events
throughout the season and at other sites around town,
highlighted by the 8th
Annual Winter Storytelling Festival on February
9 & 10, 2008. For more information, contact Carol
Heepke at 303-441-3196 or via e-mail: heepkec@boulder.lib.co.us
Help us Eradicate Poverty One Bead
at a Time!
Come to Momentum
Feb 16th, 1-4 pm if you want to learn about a local
non-profit that works! BeadforLife (BFL) joins women
from across the world through beautiful recycled jewelry.
Come experience this jewelry, meet BFL staff and discover
other BFL products. Momentum
is donating 100% of the sale proceeds to this visionary
non-profit.
Caffeine Mondays at Belvedere
The Belvedere
Belgian Chocolate Shop announces CAFFEINE
MONDAYS! Come in any Monday in February and
when you buy 1 latte or cappuccino, any size, you get
1 free! What a wonderful way to treat a friend or make
a new one. Belvedere uses organic, fair trade coffees
and local, all natural milk products.
DBI Membership Renewals
Downtown Boulder Inc. 2008 membership renewals are due
this month. Send in your renewal today to keep Downtown
the "Heart of Boulder."
Increase the value of your membership
by advertising in the 2008 Directory. Your ad will reach
all of Downtown's business leaders. Ads start at $100.
For membership and advertising information contact Dave
Adams (dave@dbi.org;
303.449.3774).
Parking Paystation Q &
A
Now that the solar powered pay stations are up and running
there are a few questions that people have. This section
addresses these questions.
Q: Does the city of Boulder
still give every customer 5 minutes free with the
new pay stations?
A: Yes! The city will not
issue an overtime parking violation within 5 minutes
of your valid display receipt expiration time. Every
paid receipt receives 5 minutes free!
If you have a specific question you would like answered
send an email to parking@dbi.org.
Website
Tips and Tricks
Did You Know …
Downtown Boulder has a gallery of great photographs
that you can browse or show visitors online?
Try it...
- Go to www.boulderdowntown.com
- Click on the green “INFO”
icon (i in a circle) at the top of the page
- In the left hand column select "Photo
Gallery"
- Click on the image to start viewing the Downtown
Boulder slideshow!
Visit boulderdowntown.com
and see all we have to offer!
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