The REI in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Photo by Linus Loughry

Howdy, Bucket Listers! It’s Bucket List Community News editor Toni Tresca. I’m writing the newsletter this week because our editorial intern is currently on her way to Moab (enjoy skydiving and the Arches, Kathryn!), and I’m pleased to announce that our new interns joined Bucket List on Monday. We’re thrilled to welcome nine talented young journalists to our editorial team and two students to our management team from CU Boulder, MSU Denver and Colorado College.

Laurel Vose, one of our new editorial team members.

These reporters are eager to get started, so before we get into our weekly stories, I wanted to ask you all a question: What stories do you want to see our new team cover? At Bucket List, we pride ourselves on a strong hyperlocal focus, telling stories that other outlets might miss about the neighborhoods that make our state special. Have a news tip or community-based event you’d like to see covered? Send me a message at trescaanthony@gmail.com and don’t be surprised if one of our reporters follows up. Now, onto the news.

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Toni Tresca is the editor of Bucket List Community Cafe, a regular contributor to Denver Westword and Estes Valley Voice, and the host of the OnStage Colorado Podcast.