Commuters of the Year
by Osman Parvez----With hundreds of miles of bike lanes, convenient buses, and upcoming infrastructure improvements it's pretty obvious that Boulder is serious about alternate and…
Category: Boulder
SuperStar Cities: The Benefits of Talent and Capital
by Osman Parvez----A few months ago, a friend shared an article with me that contained an idea with unusually strong potential to impact long term…
Impacts of the Subprime Implosion
by Osman Parvez----By now, you probably know that there's been a rapid increase in the number of subprime lenders tightening standards or closing their doors.…
Fresh On The Market
by Osman ParvezLast year, I wrote a piece on the issue of refreshed listings. It's when a seller (or their agent) pulls the property off…
Don’t Hire Your Friends
by Osman Parvez----Does buying or selling a house have to be a painful experience?A friend shared a horror story with me the other day. It…
The Brainiest, Actually
by Osman Parvez----As a follow-up to my post last night; I forgot that Boulder is actually the top ranked metro area by percentage of adults…
The Trinity Commons Project (Mapleton and Broadway)
by Osman Parvez----Here's an update on the planning process for a new 28 unit development in downtown Boulder. On April 5th the Planning Board recommended…
Whole Oats?
by Osman Parvez----I pay attention to the business community in Boulder and have been a little surprised at the somewhat negative spin that local media…
Boulder in 3D (Google Earth 4)
by Osman Parvez----As some of you know, @Last's SketchUp (a Boulder startup) was purchased by Google last year. I've been playing around with SketchUp for…
Hold Your Fire!
by Osman Parvez----You know it's cold when homeowners in Boulder are setting fire to their own houses to keep from freezing. Perhaps blowtorches aren't the…