Tag: Aaron Brockett
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Boulder community holds annual memorial months after King Soopers trial
Four years following the mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers — and six months after the shooter was convicted — the community still mourns the 10 lives lost. “The pain is still fresh,” Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett told The Denver Gazette Saturday at the city’s annual Day of Remembrance for the shooting, which happened on March…
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Solving homelessness, housing crisis in Colorado: Local mayors talk possible solutions
Multiple issues at a crisis point. Four mayors from the Front Range. Cities in search of collaborative solutions. The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce hosted its 2023 State of the City event on Thursday, convening a panel that consisted of Boulder Mayor Aaron Brockett, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and Colorado Springs…
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Boulder Strong Day of Remembrance honors lives lost in King Soopers shooting March 22
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A week from Wednesday marks two years since Boulder lost 10 community members in a mass shooting that left the city grieving. As the city heals and moves forward from the 2021 tragedy, it will remember the people who lost their lives on March 22,…
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Boulder County Dems to host candidates forum for open state House seat
The candidates competing to succeed state Rep. Edie Hooton will square off Saturday morning in a forum set to be livestreamed on YouTube. The slate of candidates is currently seven strong after former CU Regent Jim Martin dropped out and several others jumped in. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor when the 68-member…
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Candidate field for Boulder-based Colorado House seat grows
At least six Boulderites have so far declared interest in the race to succeed state Rep. Edie Hooton in the House District 10 seat. Beginning Friday, candidates can indicate their intent to be nominated for the seat. An online Zoom candidate forum will be held on Aug, 13, which will be live-streamed via the BoCo…
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State Rep. Edie Hooton won’t seek reelection; Boulder mayor, pro tem jump into race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a surprise move, state Rep. Edie Hooton announced on Saturday she would not seek reelection to the state House. The Boulder Democrat representing District 10 was running for her fourth and final term in the House. Hooton serves as the vice chair of the…
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‘Let’s reclaim it together’: Table Mesa King Soopers reopens for first time since mass shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tom Weis left the King Soopers on Table Mesa Drive in Boulder on Wednesday morning feeling empowered. Weis, a south Boulder resident, has been shopping at the store for as long as he can remember, he said. On Wednesday, he went inside for the first…