May 15, 2026

A gold mine near Nederland is attempting to reopen after numerous violations of Colorado’s Water Control Act. The mine’s owners also sought to expand the mine from 10 acres to 200.

The final hearing on that application was set for this month. But just a few days ago, the application was withdrawn amid a sale of the mine to another company, The Mountain Ear reported.

The mine sits just a few miles from Nederland, which means the Town is watching the outcome very closely. We interviewed Nederland’s Town Manager, Jonathan Cain, ahead of the planned May hearing, in collaboration with The Mountain-Ear’s Tyler Hickman.

Even though the mine’s reopening has been delayed, that doesn’t mean it will never reopen. Cain believes the new owners will reapply to restart operations there. If and when they do, Nederland will also be watching. So will we: We’ll keep you updated as this story develops.

For now, here’s our interview with Nederland’s Jonathan Cain. 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Outside Days Festival May 29-31

https://outsidedays.outsideonline.com/

Bonnie Pain at the Fox Theater May 16

https://www.z2ent.com/events/detail/bonnie-paine-2026-fox

May 13, 2026

Pearl Street firebombing suspect pleads guilty; gets life in prison

cbsnews.com/colorado/news/boulder-firebombing-suspect-mohamed-soliman-pleads-guilty/

CU Boulder study: ICE raids correlated with higher unemployment
colorado.edu/today/2026/05/04/heightened-ice-enforcement-harms-us-born-workers-shrinks-workforce

Radar mapping: 750-1,000 unmarked graves in Lafayette Cemetery

lafayetteco.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/10049

The unseen in between: Bonnie Paine of Elephant Revival steps into the spotlight

Read

Jezy Gray’s profile on Bonnie Paine at

cariboucurrent.com/stories/bonnie-paine-unseen-solo-album-fox-theatre,91885

Listen

Full interview with Bonnie Paine at themtnear.com/podcast

Did you know? Elephant Revival is from Nederland. Member Dango Rose used to write for The Mountain-Ear

Friday: Heavy metal mining could re-start in Ned

Listen to our interview with Nederland’s Town Manager Jonathan Cain on the sale and potential reopening of a historic gold mine near the town

Next week: Community responds to ICE

Boulder County Rapid Response Network on the influx of volunteers after the murders of Alex Preti and Renee Good in Minnesota, and why more people wanting to help isn’t always the most helpful.

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Produced by BVHz in partnership with The Mountain Ear

Independent, local journalism for Boulder County

Our team

Journalist + producer: Shay Castle

Audio producer + music: Kelly Garry

Additional support provided by Jeff Rozic and Tyler Hickman

*Find bonus content and support us on Patreon

Michele Battiste was named Lafayette’s poet laureate on April 7. She will serve a two-year term.

Read more from the City of Lafayette

Find more of Michele’s work and keep track of her events + public appearances:

michelebattiste.net

May 6, 2026

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Headlines - sources

Bill to regulate Flock dies

coloradosun.com/2026/04/29/senate-bill-70-lay-over-colorado-surveillance-technology/

boulderfrequency.com/2600535/episodes/18782503-flocking-to-dystopia-ai-fueled-mass-surveillance-in-boulder-county-plus-no-longmont-boulder-train-bye-bye-dark-horse

San Lazaro hotel

boulderreportinglab.org/2025/08/17/boulders-san-lazaro-mobile-home-park-has-undrinkable-water-fixing-it-has-stalled-for-years/

Boulder High School turns 150

When: Friday, May 8, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Where: Boulder High School, 1604 Arapahoe Ave in Boulder
Register: Online: bvsd.revtrak.net/high-schools/boh/boh-additional-boulder-high-opportunities/150th-anniversary/boh-150th-anniversary-celebration or Phone: 720-561-2280

True grit: Restoring + reopening Ward’s last surviving hotel

Two Boulder County businesswomen have bought and rebuilt Hotel Columbia, a 1901 historic building originally serving Ward’s miners + visitors. The cafe + lodging are now open for the first time since 1950.

Read the full story at cariboucurrent.com

Learn more: hotelcolumbiaward.com

Coming Friday

An interview with Michele Battiste, Lafayette’s new poet laureate

One More Thing

“And Still” as read by Michele Battiste.
Sound Design by Kelly Garry

Listen to the full interview now at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod

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Produced by BVHz in partnership with The Mountain Ear

Independent, local journalism for Boulder County

Our team

Journalist + producer: Shay Castle

Audio producer + music: Kelly Garry

Additional support provided by Jeff Rozic and Tyler Hickman

*Find bonus content and support us on Patreon

General manager Sal Pace talks FasTracks, sales tax and why this train will actually come to Boulder and Longmont

Basic details: coloradoan.com/story/news/local/2026/04/10/how-much-will-front-range-passenger-rail-cost-deal-with-bnsf-tentative/89538666007/

Longmont station plans: https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/04/09/longmont-front-range-passenger-rail/

District boundary changes: coloradosun.com/2026/04/22/front-range-rail-district-boundary-change/

Listen to the full interview with Sal Pace at Patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod.

April 29, 2026

This year’s market will run from May 10 through October 18. The Nederland farmers market is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The opening day theme is “Gold Day" for the market’s golden birthday, because they’re turning 10 on May 10. Wear your best gold, bring your friends and family, and help start the season strong.

Headlines - sources:

Save the Merc campaign launches to preserve Jamestown biz

savethemerc.org

Tipped wage cuts survey

bouldercolorado.gov/news/city-boulder-invites-community-feedback-potential-changes-tip-offset

Erie mineral rights sale/lease

yellowscene.com/2026/04/24/erie-mineral-rights-hearing-divides-council-over-control-transparency-and-who-decides/

yellowscene.com/2026/04/18/eries-mineral-rights-whats-at-stake/

reddit.com/r/ErieCO/comments/1sp9d4e/mayor_andrew_moores_post_on_draco_pad_mineral/

Airport news:

Boulder airport to stay open indefinitely

dailycamera.com/2026/04/24/boulder-city-council-airport-future/

May 7 meeting in Longmont to discuss noise: https://longmontcolorado.gov/news/city-invites-community-to-provide-input-as-part-of-airport-noise-improvement-project/

Louisville backs out of buying 101 S Taylor Ave

engagelouisvilleco.org/101taylor?tool=qanda

louisvilleco.gov/Home/Components/News/News/7468/831

Next week

Travel to Ward, Boulder County’s last bastion of true grit, and meet the mountain woman who brought the 125-year-old Hotel Columbia back to life. 

One More Thing

Ram Dass excerpt

music: Kelly Garry

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Produced by BVHz in partnership with The Mountain Ear

Independent, local journalism for Boulder County

Our team

Journalist + producer: Shay Castle

Audio producer + music: Kelly Garry

Additional support provided by Jeff Rozic and Tyler Hickman

*Find bonus content and support us on Patreon

How Into the Wild led a Florida school librarian to leave her job and move to Colorado

The Librarians is a 2025 American documentary by Kim A. Snyder that chronicles the nationwide book banning movement and the forces behind it. 

The Town of Superior’s Cultural Arts & Public Spaces (CAPS) advisory committee hosted a January 23 screening of The Librarians, followed by a discussion of the film with producer Janique L. Robillard and Michelle White, a public school librarian who left Florida for Colorado after her school district began removing hundreds of books from library shelves.

Learn more about the film: thelibrariansfilm.com

April 22, 2026

Today’s episode is brought to you by the Nederland Farmers Market, opening soon and celebrating its 10th year in operation. This year’s market will run May 10-Oct. 18.

To celebrate the farmers market’s golden birthday (turning 10 on May 10) the theme of the opening day is gold. Wear your best gold fit, bring your friends and family, and help start the season strong.

Headline sources:

fb.watch/GDpjoEmJi2/

bouldervacancytax.org

thelibrariansfilm.com/screenings

Boulder child therapist Carol Calkins on social media, conversion therapy and the Supreme Court

Full interview: patreon.com/c/BoulderFrequencyPod

Sources:

calkinstherapyforchange.com/blog/conversion-therapy-colorado

coloradonewsline.com/briefs/colorado-bill-conversion-therapy

Next week

Details on the proposed Front Range Passenger Rail — and why it’s better than FasTracks

One More Thing

excerpt from Brene Brown on Empathy 
music by Kelly Garry 

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Produced by BVHz in partnership with The Mountain Ear

Independent, local journalism for Boulder County

Our team

Journalist + producer: Shay Castle

Audio producer + music: Kelly Garry

Additional support provided by Jeff Rozic and Tyler Hickman

*Find bonus content and support us on Patreon

Jeff Rozic talks with Andy Mann, an Emmy-nominated director, National Geographic photographer, musician, and co-founder of Sea Legacy Foundation.

Mann discusses his path from working in Boulder restaurant kitchens and climbing around Flagstaff to building a career in photography, filmmaking, and conservation storytelling. He shares how Boulder shaped his early life, how National Geographic assignments helped turn his focus toward ocean conservation, and why he believes storytelling can help drive real-world environmental change.

He also talks about recent work in Iceland with a group of musicians creating conservation-inspired music, a major marine protection effort in Chile, and his evolving live performance project, The Helmsman, which blends songs, stories, and visuals from a life spent documenting the natural world.

Mann will perform a sold-out April 23 show at Chautauqua Community House with Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl and friend Eli West.  

UPDATE: A second show has been added FRIDAY April 24th at Niwot Hall

Get tickets here: 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/andy-mann-w-eli-west-reed-foehl-niwot-hall-42426-700-900pm-tickets-1986345906076 

andymann.com

instagram.com/andy_mann/

April 15, 2026

Sources:

Court: Boulder can’t charge for body cam footage in police misconduct

coloradofoic.org/court-of-appeals-colorado-law-enforcement-agencies-cannot-charge-fees-for-bodycam-footage-of-alleged-officer-misconduct/

Colorado’s Artemis II connections

cpr.org/2026/04/10/artemis-ii-colorado-lockheed-martin-space/

lasp.colorado.edu/2026/03/27/nasa-names-cu-boulder-lasp-planetary-scientist-paul-hayne-to-artemis-geology-team/

Boulder County: More job cuts coming this year

bouldercounty.gov/news/good-governance-and-county-budget-update/

Boulder halfway to affordable housing goal

bouldercolorado.gov/news/housing-and-human-services-year-review-2

boulderbeat.news/2019/04/06/boulder-ups-affordable-housing-goal/

Caribou Current: April edition

Saturdays at Your Place with Retirement Party and Kerosene Heights

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15

Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder

cariboucurrent.com/stories/kerosene-heights-chance-smith-feature-fox-theatre,87675

Bigfoot Days Festival

Friday-Saturday, April 24-25

Estes Park

visitestespark.com/events-calendar/spring-events/bigfoot-days/

Stanley Jordan at Caribou Room

7 p.m. Saturday, April 18

Highway 72 + County Road 128

Story: cariboucurrent.com/stories/stanley-jordan-caribou-room-feature,87697

Caribou Current on newsstands now!

cariboucurrent.com

Next week

A child psychologist on the harms of conversion therapy and social media

One More Thing

excerpt from:

Brene Brown "Toxic Positivity vs. Real Hope (The Truth No One Tells You)"

music: 

winter sunset. - hijaq 

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Produced by BVHz in partnership with The Mountain Ear

Independent, local journalism for Boulder County

Our team

Journalist + producer: Shay Castle

Audio producer + music: Kelly Garry

Additional support provided by Jeff Rozic and Tyler Hickman

*Find bonus content and support us on Patreon