Longmont

Party Crashers

October 18, 2010 Like 0 editor

By almost any measure, the basement meeting room of the Longmont VFW is one of the dingiest meeting spaces in Boulder County. The ceiling is claustrophobically low, and because each row of fluorescent lights running the length of the vast…

Features

A Conversation Peace

August 17, 2010 Like 0 Andra Coberly

Outside, a thunderstorm is looming, clouds are growing wild and wooly over the Front Range, and lightening flickers in the distance. Inside a gently worn historic-home-turned-peacenik-refuge on Longmont’s Terry Street, Deb Witzel’s energy is also growing electric. The executive director…

Online News

Tid-Bites: Shhh… Hush Comes to Boulder

June 21, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

If you haven’t heard, Hush is a “secret” supper club, taking dining outside the restaurant and pairing four-star dining from up and coming chefs with outrageous locations—previous dinners have taken place in an exotic car museum, on the roof of…

Foodie

Nibbles: Nibbling is 3-D

June 10, 2010 Like 3 John Lehndorff

Your mouth is talking to you. It’s saying: “When do I get a vacation? You’ve got summer plans to revive your brain and the rest of your body. What about your palate, buddy?” I’m as guilty as the next eater…

Restaurant Reviews

Pulling All the Right Strings

January 6, 2010 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

When you work in downtown Erie, you’re always on the lookout for good places to eat within a (relatively) short distance. We give props to our neighboring restaurants on Briggs Street, but variety is the spice of life—and one needs…

Features

2009 Election Endorsements

October 14, 2009 Like 5 Lacy Boggs

Some say local politics is boring. Ha! Between the lines of each ballot are mayoral face-offs, city council battles between pro-growth or anti-business, partisan trickery mapped out in hate-filled blogs, and ballot issues that are outcomes of council micromanagement and…

Restaurant Reviews

Great Expectations

August 17, 2009 Like 0 Lacy Boggs

Walking down Main Street in Longmont on a hot summer night in the late 1800s, you might have noticed a cavalcade of revelers gathered at the corner of Main and Third, enjoying music and drink, their laughter and conversation spilling…

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Staycations: Food & Drink

May 11, 2009 Like 1 Lacy Boggs

Daytrip Foodie Day When you think of destinations, you likely don’t think of Windsor, Colorado’s oft-ignored suburban shire. But Windsor is on the verge of a foodie revolution. Head north on I-25 and swing into downtown Windsor for lunch. At…

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Forget Harbingers

July 7, 2008 Like 0 editor

Seeing a cadre of regulars with the same ethnic background as the restaurant you are eating at is always comforting. A good Mexican restaurant should draw Mexicans looking for food that reminds them of home. An Ethiopian eatery should pull…

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Prospect’s Hipster Scene

July 7, 2008 Like 0 editor

There are a lot of places in the world known for their dynamic nightlife: New York, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Rio. South Africa, on the other hand, has never come to mind. Tusk, a high-end African safari lounge in the Prospect neighborhood,…