News
Press releases from The Quiet Enjoyment Project, and coverage of the project and of noise on University Hill.
Press releases
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The Quiet Enjoyment Project endorses Aquiles La Grave for mayor and five candidates for Boulder City Council
Our endorsements for the City of Boulder election of November 3, 2026: Aquiles La Grave for mayor; Benita Duran, Sam Fuqua, Jill Grano, Tina Marquis, and Tara Winer for City Council.
In the news
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Boulder musicians say backyard shows are facing regular shutdowns. Now they’re petitioning to keep local music alive
By Rhea Jha. Musicians behind Boulder’s backyard house-show scene describe regular police shutdowns and a petition to change the city’s noise rules.
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Boulder students push to keep house shows alive
By Emily Doskow. Students petition to ease Boulder’s noise rules for house shows; the piece quotes the project’s director, a Hill neighbor skeptical of the proposed compromise.
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Boulder’s house-show scene is getting quieter
By Alexia Bailey. Covers the project’s September 2026 report, Understanding Noise Pollution in Boulder, and what it asks of the city, police, CU Boulder, and property owners.
Links go to the original publications; we don’t control their content. Reporters: yourneighbor@quietenjoymentproject.org.