🌱 Outdoor Dining Extension Pilot Program + Colorado Music Festival

Hello again, friends! It's Saturday in Boulder and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in the community today. Because community news matters! Here's the lowdown...

First, today's weather:

A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 73 Low: 56.

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Here are the top three stories in Boulder today:

1. The Boulder City Council has extended outdoor dining in a five-year pilot program. The outdoor dining is similar to the expansions that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications for restaurants, taverns, brewpubs, distilleries, and wineries wishing to take part in the outdoor dining program can find applications on the city website beginning Jun. 27. (BizWest)
2. The Colorado Music Festival will take place beginning Jun. 30 through Aug. 7 at the Chautauqua Aquarium. The six-week festival includes 44 orchestras from 23 states, four provinces, and three countries. (Westword)
3. Looking to add a furry friend to your household? Pets are up for adoption in the Boulder area. A Greater Swiss Mountain Dog named Charlie is available to foster as well. (Boulder Patch)

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Today in Boulder:

• Online Conversations In English Saturdays at Boulder Public Library (10:30 AM)
• Drop In Tech Help at Boulder Public Library (1:00 PM)
• Shaun Peace Duo Jamming Funk/Soul/Rock LIVE at BOCO Cider (6:00 PM)
• Boulder Comedy Festival at The Louisville Underground (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Boulder County Government is hosting a virtual community meeting for residents to learn how the CO 119 Diagonal Highway Transportation Projects will improve safety, traffic flow, transit travel times, and multimodal connectivity between Boulder and Longmont. Register for the Zoom meeting on Jun. 27 at 5:30 p.m. by clicking here. (Boulder County Government via Facebook)
• Looking to relax? The Boulder JCC offers a 30-minute, daily virtual, meditation sit via Zoom. Click here to learn more. (Boulder JCC via Facebook)
• The Boulder Public Library is hosting a free annual film festival where kid filmmakers recreate Newbery-winning books in 90-second movies. Films could include Charlotte’s Web and Bridge to Terabithia. (Press Release Desk)

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That's it for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update!

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.