Meet the Faces Behind the Businesses in Downtown Boulder

Downtown Boulder is full of local, independent businesses and their owners make our community a vibrant and distinctive place.  Here is chance to get to know the faces behind the businesses in Downtown Boulder. All our members of Downtown Boulder Inc, our membership-based non-profit.  Downtown Boulder offers the Front Range region's finest combination of retail and restaurant offerings. 85% of our over 300 retail and service businesses are locally owned and operated.

Chris Sweeney is the Associate Broker at Pedal To Properties. Click on his video below to learn more about him!
Bruce Borowsky, Employee and Video Producer People Productions, is also the co-founder of Boulder Digital Arts. Learn more about Bruce by clicking on his video below!
Patty Ross is the owner of Clutter, a consignment store downtown. Click on her video below to find out how she started her business!
Lenny Martinelli is the owner of the Dushanbe Tea House, Leaf Restaurant, and Aji. Click on his video below to hear his story!
Peter Heinz, pictured with wife Arlene, owns PEH Architects in Downtown Boulder. Click on his video below to learn more about him!
Antica Roma - Owner David Breen brings his many years of expertise to this pearl street classic.
Dan Haward of Savory Spice Shop is a George native who has lived in Colorado for over a decade. Downtown Boulder, Inc. recognized the Savory Spice Shop as Business of the Year for 2009.
Chef Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson is Co-owner and head chef at Frasca Food & Wine on Pearl Street and a winner of Food and Wine's Best New Chef. Photo by Jennifer Olson
Richard Polk, seen her with daughter Lauren, is the owner of the 40-year-old Pedestrian Shops, known as the region's leading retailer of comfortable footwear.
Nick and Helen Forster ( seen here with James Taylor) host E-Town , a nationally broadcast radio program right here in Downtown Boulder.

 

Watch the videos below to hear stories from local business owners! Double click the video to play it in full size.
Chris Sweeney:
Pedal to Properties
 
Bruce Borowsky:
People Productions
 
Patty Ross:
Clutter Consign
 
Lenny Martinelli:
Dushanbe Tea House
 
Peter Heinz:
PEH Architects
 
 
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