🌱 Patch AM: Why is Boulder’s last yarn shop closing its doors now?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why is Boulder’s last yarn shop closing its doors now?
• How hard is Boulder’s craft beer scene getting hit right now?
• Why CU Boulder is sticking with an airline Denver just rejected

Also on today's calendar: Max's Seussical - Teen Cast and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 42 and low of 30 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 52, low: 32.
• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 58 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Boulder's only yarn shop is closing, a loss for local craft culture (boulderreportinglab.org) — Boulder is losing Lula Faye Fiber, the city’s only brick-and-mortar yarn shop, at year’s end, highlighting how rising downtown rents are squeezing out small, creative businesses. The closure affects local crafters’ access to supplies, classes, and community, and underscores broader shifts toward chains on and around Pearl Street. In response, the owner is wrapping up with charity drives and urging support for remaining Front Range fiber shops.
   

• Cheers? Fears? Reflection on the year in beer (bizwest.com) — Boulder’s craft beer scene is feeling the squeeze as brewery closures outpace openings nationwide, even as Boulder-based Brewers Association leaders see room for cautious optimism. Local examples include Sanitas Brewing’s Boulder shutdown and Upslope’s acquisition by Lafayette-headquartered Wilding Brands, reflecting consolidation across the Front Range. Changing drinking habits, higher costs, and market saturation are forcing brewers to rethink business models for 2026.
   

• CU Boulder keeps Key Lime Air contract as Denver ends its deal over ICE flights (boulderreportinglab.org) — CU Boulder is keeping its charter flight contract with Key Lime Air through 2029, even as Denver City Council rejected a major airport lease over the airline’s work transporting ICE detainees. The story details CU Athletics’ long relationship with Key Lime, the university’s ability to cancel with 30 days’ notice, and the financial stakes Denver faces for defying federal grant rules.
   

📸 Around Boulder

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Boulder

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Tuesday December 30

• All Ages Storytime at Reynolds
  George Reynolds Branch Library Reynolds Meeting Room, Reynolds Library
  10:15 am
• All Ages Storytime
  Community Room (2nd Floor), NoBo Library
  10:15 am
• Cuentacuentos bilingüe en español e inglés / Bilingual Storytime in Spanish and English
  George Reynolds Branch Library Reynolds Meeting Room, Reynolds Library
  4:30 pm

Thursday January 1

• All Ages Storytime
  Community Room (2nd Floor), NoBo Library
  10:15 am
• STUDIO 24: Open Studio
  STUDIO 24 Classroom, NoBo Library, Makerspace STUDIO 24
  2:00 pm
• Max's Seussical - Teen Cast
  The Locol Theatre, 800 S Hover St, Longmont, CO, 80501
  7:00 pm

Friday January 2

• All Ages Storytime at Reynolds
  George Reynolds Branch Library Reynolds Meeting Room, Reynolds Library
  10:15 am
• All Ages Storytime
  Community Room (2nd Floor), NoBo Library
  10:15 am
• Ramble & Write
  Reynolds Meeting Room, Reynolds Library
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 29

• All Ages Storytime
  NoBo Library Community Room (2nd Floor),
  10:15 am
• Read Together: English Literacy Book Club
  NoBo Library Community Room (2nd Floor),
  5:30 pm

Thursday January 1

• STUDIO 24: Open Studio
  STUDIO 24 Classroom , NoBo Library, Makerspace STUDIO 24
  2:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Ramble & Write
  Reynolds Library Reynolds Meeting Room,
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• To the young man who found my wallet on the Hidden Valley Trail, thank you, thank you, thank you!
  This guy brought my wallet to my house and handed it over. Our dog was barking and didn’t properly thank him. If he reads this, please get back with… (Nextdoor Pine Brook Hills)
• Hi again neighbors
  We just found our mischievous cat Charlie and got him down from a neighbor's roof over on S. Lashley Lane. Thank you all for your helpful… (Nextdoor Martin Acres)

• AdventHealth Corporate posted a job opening for Floor Stocking Food Service Purchasing Specialist in Boulder. Apply here.
• Dial Silvercrest Corp. posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Boulder. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Boulder here.

🗞 Nearby News

Louisville

• More Boulder County shoppers turn to thrift stores due to social media trends, financial strain (coloradohometownweekly.com)
• How much did it snow? Colorado snow totals for Dec. 27-28, 2025 snowstorm (denver7.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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