For the benefit of your mental health and for anyone who skimmed the headlines this year, we present this annual recap of the good, the bad and the downright troubling Boulder County news from 2024. Naropa, the Buddhist university founded in 1974, is one of the few institutions keeping the flavor of Old Boulder alive. The psychedelic studies center is now independent of the university and will be run by former faculty and a group of local therapists. – Shay Castle, editor-in-chiefLongmont councilwoman Marcia Martin resignsCouncilwoman Marcia MartinLongmont’s city council chambers have been brimming with drama in the past several months, and the saga came to a climax during December's first meeting. HONORABLE MENTION: Sphen, Penguin Whose Gay Love Story Earned Global Fame, Dies by Isabella Kwai, New York Times– Kaylee Harter