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July 22, 2026 Sponsor: Central City Opera There are still a few weeks left to watch world-class talent perform The Ballad of Baby Doe, The Marriage of Figaro and more. Tickets start at $32, and the festival runs through August 2. Visit centralcityopera.org (http://centralcityopera.org) to learn more. Headline links Hudson ICE detention center lease starts Aug. 1 coloradosun.com/2026/07/16/people-urge-hudson-town-leaders-to-fight-ice-detention-center/ (https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/16/pe...) —＞ LISTEN: Full interview with Jenifer Montes, an activist who has been protesting the Hudson immigrant detention center since 2025: patreon.com/BoulderFrequencyPod/posts/activist-jenifer-148212750 (  / activist-jenifer-148212750  ) Hotel Boulderado workers picket venture capital owners dailycamera.com/2026/07/17/hotel-boulderado-union-next-steps/ (https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/07/1...) —＞ LEARN MORE + SUPPORT: unitehere.org (https://unitehere.org/) Town hall: What local gov’t can and can’t do about airport noise 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, July 27 Longmont Museum 400 Quail Road https://longmontcolorado.gov/news/cit... Front Range train will cost $5B for full build out axios.com/local/denver/2026/07/20/colorado-connector-train-cost-5-billion (https://www.axios.com/local/denver/20...) —＞ LISTEN: Hello, CoCo: All aboard (and about) Front Range Passenger Rail (https://www.boulderfrequency.com/2600...) —-＞ GO: Front Range Passenger Rail Summer Town Hall: Longmont 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 23 Front Range Community College 2190 Miller Drive Front Range Passenger Rail Summer Town Hall: Boulder 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 28 East Boulder Recreation Center 5660 Sioux Dr What about the workers? Who gets listened to and who gets left out of local government Learn more + calculate your wage changes bouldercolorado.gov/projects/exploring-citys-new-authority-modify-tip-offset (https://bouldercolorado.gov/projects/...) GO 6 p.m. Thursday, July 30 1777 Broadway, Boulder WATCH bouldercolorado.gov/government/watch-council-meetings (https://bouldercolorado.gov/governmen...) SPEAK bouldercolorado.formstack.com/forms/sign_up_for_public_hearing (https://bouldercolorado.formstack.com...) *Sign-up opens Friday, July 24 WRITE bouldercolorado.gov/contact-city-council-and-staff (https://bouldercolorado.gov/contact-c...) Friday Shay interviews two workers from beloved Boulder eateries One More Thing Ben Sooy of Holy Fool LISTEN: Ben Sooy wants to set the world on fire: On Holy Fool, mutual aid and local music (https://www.boulderfrequency.com/2600...) GO: bluciferfest.org (http://bluciferfest.org) --------------------------- Produced by BVHz (https://boulderfrequency.com/) in partnership with The Mountain Ear (https://themtnear.com/) Independent, local journalism for Boulder County Our team Journalist + producer: Shay Castle Audio producer + music: Kelly Garry Additional support provided by Jeff Rozic and Tyler Hickman *Find bonus content and support us on Patreon (  / boulderfrequencypod  )