🌱 12-Hour Barricade Monday Night + Boulder Real Estate Never Boring

Hi all. I'm back in your inbox this morning with your new edition of the Boulder Patch newsletter. Let's get this Wednesday started off right with a quick dive into the most important things happening these days in town, including updates on:

• Man barricaded himself inside a home for 12 hours.
• Real estate is never boring.
• Available grants!

But first, today's weather:

Mainly cloudy and chilly. High: 48 Low: 27.

Here are the top stories today in Boulder:

1. On Monday evening the Boulder Police Department received a call that a man outside of a women's home was not supposed to be there. The woman was not home at the time, but saw the man via surveillance footage. The man, identified as 47-year-old Milton Rodriguez, was not allowed to be on the premises due to a protective order. According to Fox 31 Denver, "[Rodriguez] barricaded himself inside the home near 17th Street and Yarmouth Avenue in the North Broadway-Holiday neighborhood. BPD arrived at the home and saw the man inside with what appeared to be a firearm. After several hours, the Boulder Police SWAT team was activated at 11 p.m. and a shelter-in-place was issued to surrounding homes. BPD said that during the barricade situation, Rodriguez caused extensive damage to the inside of the home as well as police equipment. Nearly 12 hours later, Rodriguez surrendered to police at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday."(FOX 31 Denver)
2. The local real estate scene is always shifting, and there are a variety of homes to choose from these days. As part of our weekly real estate roundup, we're bringing you some recently listed and interesting houses to hit the market in and around the Boulder area. Keep reading to see what's been listed in your area. Like what you see? Simply click on any listing in the list to get additional pics and details. Without further ado, here's a look at properties in the Boulder area. Enjoy! (Boulder Patch)
3. Grants applications are now open to non-profits who need funds for wildfire mitigation outreach and education. Grants are also being offered for forest and grassland management. Funding for the grants is through the wildfire mitigation sales and use tax. The deadline for applications is coming up soon on April 3. For more information and to apply click here. (Colorado Hometown Weekly)

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Today in Boulder:

• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (9:00 AM)
• On-Tap Talks: Women in Beer with Betsy Lay (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• City of Boulder, CO: "We're offering a rebate of up to $2,000 to help small businesses in Boulder skip disposables and adjust to A1 Organics' new composting rules. The rebate can be used toward reusable utensils, plates and other materials." (City of Boulder, CO via Instagram)
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• Boulder JCC: "Join Feather Berkower at the Parenting Safe Children Workshop on April 16 to learn everything there is to know [about] how to prevent child sexual assault. " (Boulder JCC via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! See you tomorrow for another update.

— Karena Garrity

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