The 2009 job market is hard on everyone, but it’s hardest on job seekers with employment gaps, quirky backgrounds and hard-to explain career stories. The Camera has teamed up with national careers expert Liz Ryan to bring answers, encouragement and concrete tools to job seekers with special challenges in our new workshop series: “What About [...]

Especially right now. The kids are back in school, and with that comes academic projects and achievements, as well as plenty of extracurriculars: football games, art contests, gymnastic exhibitions and piano recitals, to name a few.
Your Camera is right there in the thick of the action, publishing the news that matters to our community’s kids [...]

 
The end of summer, the beginning of football season, time to start buckling down in school, time to nail down those last few outdoor projects, the last chance for a real getaway, a great chance for neighborhood gatherings – Labor Day is coming, and with it a long weekend of relaxation and preparation for the [...]

The readers have spoken. The ballots have been tallied and the winners decided. But it’s not too late to declare yourself the best of the best.
Publishing Sunday, Sept. 27 in the Camera and on DailyCamera.com, our Boulder County Gold keepsake edition announces the winners and runners up of our annual people’s choice awards. The section [...]

Boulder Book Store is Boulder’s largest independent bookstore, with more than 100,000 titles and 20,000 square feet. The company was a founding member of the Boulder Independent Business Alliance (one of the first of its kind in the country) and has been at the forefront of the “shop local” movement for a decade. The store [...]

Broomfield’s annual community event kicks off on Friday, Sept. 18 with a golf tournament, concert and bingo. On Saturday the 19th, Broomfield Days will shift into high gear, with a 5K race, clown contest, parade, craft fair, car show, carnival games, concessions, and a slew of performances and activities for all ages.
Broomfield Days is the [...]

Nearly 60 percent of Boulder Valley adults own pets, and they are a demographically attractive bunch:
• 74 percent are employed (the perfect target audience for doggie day care)
• 78 percent are homeowners (carpet cleaners, reupholsterers and fence builders take note)
• 77 percent hike, camp and rock climb (dogs need outdoor gear, too)
• 59 percent have [...]

I recently met with a client who was considering pulling her advertising investment because she wasn’t getting a response from a coupon she ran in the paper. All of us here at the Camera take pride in delivering results for our advertisers. So I listened attentively. Then we looked at her ad, and I instantly [...]

Nationwide, more adults are choosing to drink at home instead of drinking at bars and restaurants, according to a recent study from Mintel. Many consumers have been tightening their belts lately, which has resulted in less spending on entertainment outside the home.
If you’re a liquor store, the numbers are in your favor. The same study [...]