The WOW! Children's Museum in Lafayette hosted its seventh annual Girls in Science event to inspire young girls to pursue careers in STEM fields. The initiative addresses a concerning trend: while interest in science and math is evenly split among third graders, by eighth grade significantly fewer girls continue pursuing these subjects. The event targeted girls ages 5-11, featuring interactive booths on herpetology, solar panels, aerospace, and medicine. Female professionals demonstrated their work, allowing children to see women actively engaged in science careers. Anna Talley, director of operations, emphasized the program's core message: If you feel that fire now, keep it lit, keep pursuing science fields.

> Founded in March 2025, Button Rock Bakery & Kenny Lou's Deli at 400 W South Boulder Rd combines an artisan bakery with a Jewish/Italian deli under one roof, establishing itself as 'Lafayette's favorite stop for fresh, local eats.' The woman-owned business has created over 7,500 custom specialty cakes for birthdays, weddings, and work events (requiring 5 days' notice), alongside hundreds of bakery items including fresh pastries (croissants, macarons, eclairs, scones), scratch-made deli sandwiches (Reuben, pastrami on rye, meatball sub), breakfast items, salads, soups, and even sushi. Emphasizing accessibility and variety, they accommodate dietary preferences with 'plenty of options for vegan and gluten-free diets,' while offering online ordering with pickup or delivery, catering services, wedding cake customization, and a rewards program for loyalty.

Beginning March 15th, Kaleidoscope will launch a recurring intimate artist showcase featuring three performers per event. Local artist Mike Lamitola will host and participate in the inaugural showcase. Jonathan Hanst founded Kaleidoscope in 2022 as a Lafayette-based creative nonprofit. The venue functions as a gallery, radio station, studio space, and intimate music venue. Four full-time artists maintain studios there, while additional rooms serve as a creative retreat and AirBnb space. Hanst explains his vision: Kaleidoscope was not for me. Instead, he sought to foster community among artists. As a creative person himself, he recognized that surrounding areas like Boulder and Denver offered similar spaces, but Lafayette lacked such a resource. Lamitola emphasizes the showcase's purpose: We want to grow this community around the creative scene and make people feel like they're part of something. The intimate format allows approximately 40 people to gather and experience live songwriting performances directly.

The City Park Farmers Market takes a tour with Common Name Farm in Lafayette, Colorado. In the midst of the laughter, the unconventional trio from Common Name harbors intention, fosters beauty, and sows community.

The Wheat Ridge bakery, named Best New Bakery 2024 by Westword, is expanding with a pizza menu featuring Roman and Neapolitan-style pies. Source: The Denver Post

"Built a coffee shop on the back of my '98 Honda Acty fire truck. Retired from the streets of Japan, now roaming the streets of Denver."

City Park Farmers Market is a local-food-focused farmers market in Denver, Colorado. This is a tour and interview with the wonderful folks at Bjorn's Colorado Honey in 2024.

HiFi Jones Studio & Gallery is located at 209 E. Simpson St., Lafayette. The gallery showcases pop-culture art mashups created by Jonathan Hanst from reclaimed vinyl and books. Featured in Colorado Hometown Weekly's comprehensive art gallery guide for holiday gift shopping.

Interview with Julie Godard about her journey into sustainable farming. Source: Shoutout Colorado

Chocolaterie Stam is a modern chocolaterie steeped in old-world, Dutch traditions. Since 1913, the family has been proudly handcrafting exceptional white, milk and dark chocolate bonbons and other indulgent confections. In their Lafayette store, they offer exquisite bonbons and fine confections, rich coffee blends, and more than 50 flavors of homemade Italian gelato and sorbetto.