Eads News and Smoke closes after 100 years

BOULDER – Eads News and Smoke Shop, an iconic retailer in Boulder that would have celebrated its centennial this year but whose future had been in question for months, has officially closed.

“Eads News and Smoke has closed its doors after a century of business in Boulder,” its owner posted on the store’s Facebook page Sunday, “We thank all the patrons who have shopped here.”

Kristian Hartter was among those lamenting the newsstand’s passing on Facebook. “A truly sad day. My grandfather was owner for 40 years, ending in the 1990s,” she wrote. “I worked there for 10 years on-and-off. With the…