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Upscale businesses changing the face of Pearl Street
Niki Spaeth
Staff Writer
Shopping on Pearl Street may
do some serious damage to the
budget of the average college stu-
dent, all because of recent changes
in Boulderʼs demographic and a
real estate boom.
Except for the occasional chain
store, the outdoor mall remains
devoted to local businesses and
the unique individual. However,
while Pearl Street does its share
to keep Boulder weird, there has
been a bit of a line change. With
Boulderʼs real estate prices soar-
ing, the prime location of Pearl
Street is becoming a magnet for
upscale businesses.
DecorAsian, an interior design
shop that opened in 2003, is just
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one of several relatively new home
furnishing boutiques popping up
on Pearl. DecorAsian sales asso-
ciate Marlene Zaleznick is not
surprised with the storeʼs steady
increase in business.
“I think the demographic of
Boulder has changed. (Real estate)
prices soared quite a bit. Itʼs con-
tributing to an upscale, higher-end
market,” Zaleznick said. “People
are looking to create their homes.
Our store is definitely riding a
trend.”
Boulder Countyʼs median
family income has risen to $87,900
in 2002, up from $47,800 in 1992,
according to the City of Boulder
– meaning thereʼs a whole dif-
ferent clientele to serve from 10
years ago.
Crystal Dragon, a shop offer-
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ing an eclectic variety of items
from tie-dye garments to witty
bumper stickers, has watched its
block get a makeover. Zoe Robison,
a Crystal Dragon sales associate,
said it is devastating to see.
“The rich vibe is more and
more and more it seems every
other week,” Robison said. “It all
started with real estate. It keeps
going up.”
Robisonʼs co-worker, Eric
Farwell, is waiting for the real
estate prices to stabilize, but does
not like the direction Pearl Street is
going with its new businesses.
“The boom has to bust some-
time, but itʼs still going in an elitist
direction,” Farwell said.
For senior integrative physiol-
ogy major Erin Smith, Pearl Street
is less about shopping and more
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According to a recent Supreme
Court ruling, military recruiters
have the right to be on university
campuses, but students maintain
the right to choose whether or not
to interact with them.
On Wednesday, March 6, the
Supreme Court reaffirmed a law
that cuts federal funding from uni-
versities that do not give mili-
tary recruiters the same access to
students as other employers are
allowed.
“The federal law will allow
recruiters on campus,” said CU
School of Law Dean David
Getches. “But we notify the stu-
dents of the militaryʼs involve-
ment. This informs the students
how they can either seek out or
avoid the recruiters.”
The court ruled that under the
law, the militaryʼs exclusion of
gay men and women who are open
about browsing.
“I think itʼs fun for students to
just walk around and grab a cup of
coffee,” Smith said.
However, Smith is hop-
ing Pearl Street businesses will
remember that CU is just around
the corner.
“Iʼd like to have (Pearl Street)
go more towards the college-aged
people because itʼs a college-aged
town,” Smith said. “Itʼs more con-
venient to go to Pearl Street than
the mall.”
Freshman open-option major
Matt Canning, who said he only
goes to Pearl Street to eat, would
still like to see its businesses cater
to the students low on cash.
“Itʼd be a bummer if it became
all high-end,” Canning said.
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about their sexual orientation is
not a violation of the free-speech
rights of universities.
The law, however, does not
exclude gays from the military.
Under the “Donʼt Ask, Donʼt Tell,
Donʼt Pursue, Donʼt Harass” pol-
icy, the knowledge of a personʼs
sexual orientation is not a military
requirement.
A gay person can be affiliated
with the military as long as they
keep their sexuality hidden. Once
a person becomes openly gay in
the military, they are released from
their position.
“Gays should have the ability
to enjoy all the benefits straights
do,” said College Republicans
Chariman Ian VanBuskirk, a
master's student in accounting at
CU. “The ʻDonʼt Ask, Donʼt Tellʼ
policy is a great policy because a
personʼs sexual orientation has no
place in the military.”
Although someone does not
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Crystal Dragon employees
Albert Segobia and Alyssa
Clemenzi work Friday, March
17. The eclectic shop has seen
its block at 1500 Pearl St. get
a makeover with more upscale
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