The Ideal Market, a quaint neighborhood fixture for over 65 years will be undergoing modern day changes in order to get back to their 1960’s roots. Located in the Ideal Broadway Shops and Community Plaza, Ideal Market is known nationally as an innovator for being the first to bring parking lots in close proximity [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Ideal Market – Markets of Change
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Boulder Business, Culture, Design, Development, tagged Ideal Broadway Shops and Community Plaza, ideal market, Whole Foods, Wild Oats on February 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Café Zesta – Organic Food and Graphic Design
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Boulder Business, Community Think, Design, Public Space, tagged Café Zesta, Eco Cycle, Eco Products, Graphic Design Pump No. 1 on February 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
From organic produce and local hormone-free meats to zero waste and good taste, Café Zesta understands healthy food. Opening one year ago as Anjou Juice Bar, they underwent menu changes and shifted their focus from juice to organic allergen free foods including panini sandwiches, soups, rice dishes and other delectibles.
Café Zesta is a unique [...]
Boulder Innovation and Blue LED Lights
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Boulder Business, Inhabitants, tagged Blue LED, Jaques Pankove, LED Lights on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With over 300 days of sunshine, and over 80 inches of snowfall a year, it is no wonder why so many are attracted to Boulder and it’s picturesque environment. Boulder has become home to innovators, creators and leaders in business and technology who are building foundations and setting roots. Along with this influx people [...]
Design Project Build – April 5, 2008
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Community Think, Design, Development, tagged Architect Challenge, Bike Rack Design Competition, community cycles, Design Project Build, Rembrandt Yard on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Join BoulderSpace and Boulder Design Festival at the Rembrandt Yard on April 5, 2008. We will be presenting Design Project Build, an event series dedicated to supporting Boulder design and development. This first event will feature an Architect Challenge in conjunction with the Bike Rack Design Competition.
Local artists, architects, visionaries, designers and Boulderites will [...]
What May Have Worked Before Isn’t Working Anymore; Shifts in Landscape Design
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Green Issues, tagged biofilia, colorado, Landscape Consumption - Boulder, xeriscaping, zeroscape on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Following up on a previous post, Landscape Consumption – Boulder, Colorado; I question why so many people feel the need to waste and pollute for large swaths of grass? Old ideals, when viewed from a current perspective seem to make little sense. These highly resource intensive methods of landscaping served a foreign people, colonizing a [...]
Ruby’s Diner, Restaurant Design Critic Restaurant
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Boulder Business, Culture, Design, tagged 29th Street Mall, Denny's, Design Critic Restaurant Review, IHOP, Ruby's Diner on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My first Restaurant Design Critic review is at Ruby’s Diner. Having heard about this new 40’s style diner, I was excited to see how they would be able to pull off the ambiance and the feel of this era.
Do you want 3 or 6?
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Boulder Business, Commercial Space, Development, tagged Blue Velvet, Deneuve Construction, Frasca Restaurant, Marisol Imports, Phil Shull, Rooftops and Urban Agriculture, Tom Eldridge on February 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
What is going on with Marisol Imports? 915 Pearl Street was previously owned by Tom Eldrige and is currently owned by Phil Shull, owner of Deneuve Construction. This space is in for project review to build luxury condos and a new retail space. I heard through several grapevines that Frasca Food And Wine restaurant [...]
New Wine Room In Boulder
Posted in Boulder Business, Interior Space, tagged 1996 Gaja Sperss, 1999 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou – Saint Julien. FR, 2004 Vall Llach ‘Embruix’, 2005 Andrake Merlot, 2005 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir, CA, IT, Piedmonte, Priorat, Red Mountian, Russian River Valley, Spain, St. Julien, WA, Zero Carbon Foot Print Dinner on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am not a wine connoisseur per say, however I do enjoy a good glass of wine. Having the right atmosphere to relax and appreciate that glass really makes a difference. Word on the street is that Jill’s Restaurant is working to create a new wine program. Curious to learn more, [...]
Restaurant Design Critic
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Design, tagged Restaurant Design Critic on February 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In an effort to introduce a new perspective on restaurants here in Boulder, I am going to be starting a series on the design of restaurants. From first hand experience I will review lighting, wall colors, plates, glasses, menu presentation, seating, and overall ambiance to name a few. For those of you that are not [...]
Small Business Blues
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Boulder Business, tagged 1209 Pearl St., 9th Street Shops, Atmosphere, Boulder, Boulder Co-operative Market, Community, Small Business, Toms Tavern on February 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Rent along Pearl Street and neighboring areas are expensive. As a result, small businesses are continuing to be squashed by these high prices. Since I moved to Boulder two years ago, I’ve witnessed several businesses relocate or completely go out of business. I don’t get it. For a community focused small city, where’s the love [...]
The Switchback
Posted in Building Materials, Design, tagged CU Architecture and Planning, design within reach, Switchback Chair on February 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Designer: Natalie Dreyer
Materials: Wheatsheet, natural wool felt, natural oil finish
The Switchback is the perfect solution for compact living. Innovative multi-functional design features a plank translated as backrest or table top. Easy assembly requires no adhesives or hardware. Furnished from Wheatsheet, it is also an environmentally friendly piece, exclusively produced from wheat chaff as an agricultural [...]
New Urbanist Communities
Posted in Architecture, Boulder & Environs, Design, tagged Longmont, New Urbanist Communities, North Boulder, The Prospect on February 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This New Urbanist community approach to building and architecture design is catching on quick, and I think I like it. Dwell-looking, funky buildings and houses of myriad colors, shapes and materials, solar panel rooftops, community gardens, and parks all create a fun environment to live. I frequently walk around the Holiday (photos above) [...]
Progressive Art and Design
Posted in Design, Graphic Design, tagged Art, Boulder, Design, joyengine, progressive, vinyl toys on February 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
cypher13 is the creative alliance between a tightly knit collection of young visionary designers, illustrators, website developers, fine artists, brand strategists, and information architects. This combined team conceives, designs, and implements creative solutions to create buzz, raise awareness, and maximize brand “awesomeness” through custom type and progressive design.
Their collaborative, JoyEngine is an art gallery, [...]
Pay and Display Parking Stations
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Boulder Business, Public Space, tagged Down Town Management, Downtown Pay & Display Kiosks, Eco Pass Program, Smart Cards on February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Contributor Shawn Coleman, member City of Boulder, Downtown Management Commission updates us on the our Downtown Pay & Display Kiosks:
Boulder’s Downtown leadership has been pleased with the switch to parking kiosk for Downtown Boulder. The money you put into the solar powered pay and display stations support Downtown’s green initiatives including the Downtown Employee Eco [...]
Boulder Photo Report: 1/28 – 2/4
Posted in Boulder & Environs, Culture, Development, Inhabitants, tagged design within reach, Shelter For All Humanity on February 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
11th an Canyon Blvd. (previously The Republic of Boulder and Oasis Brewery). A project involving Wyatt Construction and Tebo Development Company. Top two photos were taken 12/4/07, and bottom two were taken 2/4/08.
