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Fort Collins

  • Music

    January 14, 2010

    Head for the Hills

    Head for the Hills
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    Flier of the Week: Paean at Hodi's Half Note

    Click for large version​This week's top flier comes to us from the far-off, exotic land of Fort Collins. While we don't get up that way as often as we should, there's no shortage of talented acts coming out of there and, as this flier shows, no shortage of talented designers helping them get t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Freeloader: Sneak peek of M. Pyres new album

    ​Fort Collins-based indie rock maestros M. Pyres just completed work on a brand new album titled Apart the Echo, which is out now on the band's label, Patient Sounds, and will be officially released locally sometime within next month. We got our hands on a track from the new record, which the outf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: While three cities put pot on hold, Denver prepares to fire up

    ​Fort Collins, Pueblo and Loveland have joined the ranks of Colorado cities with moratoriums on additional medical marijuana dispensaries -- although their actions yesterday were more limited than the hysterical "emergency" designation on the day's hearings had implied. Fort Collins wound up a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Passing a medical-marijuana moratorium in Fort Collins not such an emergency after all

    Fort Collins councilman David Roy didn't see medical marijuana as an emergency issue.​The word "emergency" has been bandied about frequently in relation to medical marijuana, as in the recent Board of Health meeting to change the definition of caregiver -- a decision that was subsequently toss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2009

    Medical-marijuana caregiver fears restrictions in Fort Collins will further stigmatize her patients

    A Flickr photoNot everyone who uses medical marijuana is a whippersnapper.​At 6 p.m. tonight, the Fort Collins city council will consider an emergency ordinance to place a moratorium "upon the acceptance of applications for the issuance of licenses or permits related to businesses that seek to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Who cares about Richard Heene?

    ​The news is full of real stories about real people in need. People who can't find jobs, people who can't pay their mortgages, people who can't feed their families. Not high on the list of the truly needy: People who want to feed their hunger for fame. But still, Cheri Foster and her daughter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Balloon Boy family's craziness may be contagious

    The latest developments in the Balloon Boy case -- i.e., Larimer County authorities declaring the whole thing to have been a hoax -- seem to have frayed the nerves of the Heene family's Fort Collins neighbors. Clips like this one from Friday, in which a woman defends the clan ("This was not a joke! ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Balloon Boy: A nation turns its lonely eyes to you

    When you woke up this morning, did you think you'd be riveted by the story of a Fort Collins kid who may or may not have floated away in a silvery balloon? And if so, are you being treated for assorted ailments at the Capitol Hill Medicine Shoppe? At this point, none of the reporters with the appr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2009

    Medical marijuana in Colorado: A directory

    Herbal Connections dispensary (photo by Aaron Thackeray)​ Colorado's medical marijuana business is booming -- or, if you prefer, blooming. You can read about the growth in Joel Warner's feature story or The Latest Word's marijuana category, which includes reviews of dispensaries. But if you ju ... More >>

  • Film

    September 10, 2009

    TriMedia Film Festival in Fort Collins

    Herbal Connections dispensary (photo by Aaron Thackeray)​ Colorado's medical marijuana business is booming -- or, if you prefer, blooming. You can read about the growth in Joel Warner's feature story or The Latest Word's marijuana category, which includes reviews of dispensaries. But if you ju ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Flick Pick

    Herbal Connections dispensary (photo by Aaron Thackeray)​ Colorado's medical marijuana business is booming -- or, if you prefer, blooming. You can read about the growth in Joel Warner's feature story or The Latest Word's marijuana category, which includes reviews of dispensaries. But if you ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Party time in Fort Collins after CSU beat CU -- and before the rubber bullets started flying

    Last night, Colorado State University fans descended on downtown Fort Collins to celebrate the Rams' out-of-the-blue 23-17 victory over the heavily favored CU Buffs in this year's Rocky Mountain Showdown. But what began as a good time devolved into a bummer when cops used rubber bullets to disperse ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Silver Mine Subs tapped out in Denver

    ​"Around 1996, two guys were sitting around discussing their future. It was soon decided to leave the Midwest and travel to the base of the Rockies to seek fame and fortune, and that's when they developed a 'nugget' of an idea for a fast food operation," says the Silver Mine Subs website "A li ... More >>

  • Music

    August 20, 2009

    Motorhome

    Almost Vegas
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Denver Blogs: Smart Grids for Everyone!

    Fort Collins is ready for more efficient energy.​Get your blogs here. We catch 'em fresh daily. Send us links. Fort Collins will be the proud owner of Colorado's second Smart Grid. (Square State) I don't want to ruin the ending, but they painted photoshopped your name on the field, and Dan H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    MP3 Freeloader: The Nautical Mile Sunday, July 5 at hi-dive

    Abbi McCouryThere is definitely a critical mass of precocious radio-friendly pop rock bands along the front range. Add Boulder-by-way-of-Ft Collins band Nautical Mile to the rapidly expanding roster of bands vying for your attention. Featuring Rachel Cummings providing the frontman, er, frontwoman d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Gelazzi's gelatinis are unwrapped tonight on the Food Network

    Gelazzi, the gelateria at 1411 Larimer Street, with additional shops in Fort Collins and Highlands Ranch, is making its television debut tonight, June 8, at 7 p.m. on Food Network's Unwrapped, the popular show hosted by Marc Summers that explores America's most classic foods. (Think peanut butter, b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Chicken fingers and drive-in movies, that's what Fort Collins does!

    A Flickr PhotoMy mouth is watering uncontrollably. I love chicken fingers. And the drive-in. One of these loves is new-found and the other is a classic, but my adoration for both was renewed this week when I took a trip to Fort Collins. And since this is a food blog, let's focus on the chicken fing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    Missed FoCoMx? No worries. Check this out.

    Last month, the Fort Collins Music Association hosted the area's first ever all local music festival, dubbed the Fort Collins Music Experiment (FoCoMx for short). As hard to believe as it is that such an event never existed until this year, it's not difficult to see that the supply definitely exists ... More >>

  • Music

    May 21, 2009

    Stella Luce

    Zugenruhe
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Closure of Fort Collins Now marks end of era in great Northern Colorado weekly newspaper war

    An image from the last edition of "Fort Collins Now." Today marks the final edition of Fort Collins Now, a weekly newspaper that built up a considerable following dating to 2003, when it was born as the Fort Collins Weekly. Indeed, Northern Colorado as a whole was practically bursting at the seams ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Fort Collins Coloradoan's Denver printing switch starts today

    As you can see by the adjacent logo, the Fort Collins Coloradoan's slogan is, "Bringing Fort Collins Home." But beginning today, the company responsible for bringing the Coloradoan to Fort Collins is the Denver Newspaper Agency. Back on March 11, rumors began circulating about a deal between the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Rich Bircumshaw, voice of CSU Rams, dies

    Rich Bircumshaw. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports in this article that Rich Bircumshaw, news director of KCOL radio and the official voice of the Colorado State University Rams, was hospitalized after suffering a stroke yesterday -- and unfortunately, he was unable to recover. A spokeswoman for ... More >>

  • Music

    April 16, 2009

    Synthetic Elements

    Trashed Out Paradise
    Filthy Beast Records

  • Music

    February 26, 2009

    Roe

    Letter and Lights
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    Fort Collins set to debut all-local music fest in April

    In recent years, Fort Collins has produced and fostered its fair share of acts, from Brotherhood of Dae Han and the Heyday to Set Forth and Roe. Now our neighbor to the north has its very own local-music festival, thanks to the fine folks at the Fort Collins Musicians Association. The event, dubbed ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 15, 2009

    Clothes Call

    In recent years, Fort Collins has produced and fostered its fair share of acts, from Brotherhood of Dae Han and the Heyday to Set Forth and Roe. Now our neighbor to the north has its very own local-music festival, thanks to the fine folks at the Fort Collins Musicians Association. The event, dubbed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    A preview of Immortal Dominion's forthcoming album

    Immortal Dominion, the monster metal unit out of Fort Collins, has recently completed tracking its brand new album. After spending five weeks in the studio with renown producer Sterling Winfield, who's overseen albums by Mercyful Fate, Pantera and Hell Yeah, among others, the platter has been shippe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Ozric Tentacles moves to Fort Collins

    Received word over the weekend from Chris Kresge, aka Chris K, the host of Colorado Sound on KRFC in Fort Collins, that Ozric Tentacles, a lauded British prog-rock act with 25 releases to its credit in its nearly quarter century existence, has relocated to the Fort. Word comes on the heels of news ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    Beer and Cheer: Isolation Ale

    Isolation Ale Odell Brewing Company Fort Collins Isolation Ale is one of several local winter warmers - Avery's Old Jubilation, Boulder Beer's Never Summer and Breckenridge Brewery's Christmas Ale among them. But this traditional English-style strong ale is lighter and easier to drink than some of ... More >>

  • Music

    November 13, 2008

    Although Chicago is home to Rise Against, the band has strong ties to Colorado

    Isolation Ale Odell Brewing Company Fort Collins Isolation Ale is one of several local winter warmers - Avery's Old Jubilation, Boulder Beer's Never Summer and Breckenridge Brewery's Christmas Ale among them. But this traditional English-style strong ale is lighter and easier to drink than some of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    12 Cents for Marvin commemorates a dozen years together by... breaking up?

    Isolation Ale Odell Brewing Company Fort Collins Isolation Ale is one of several local winter warmers - Avery's Old Jubilation, Boulder Beer's Never Summer and Breckenridge Brewery's Christmas Ale among them. But this traditional English-style strong ale is lighter and easier to drink than some of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Roe previews songs from new record

    Isolation Ale Odell Brewing Company Fort Collins Isolation Ale is one of several local winter warmers - Avery's Old Jubilation, Boulder Beer's Never Summer and Breckenridge Brewery's Christmas Ale among them. But this traditional English-style strong ale is lighter and easier to drink than some of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2008

    Live Review: Ween's "Super Secret" MySpace Show at Hodi's Half Note

    Isolation Ale Odell Brewing Company Fort Collins Isolation Ale is one of several local winter warmers - Avery's Old Jubilation, Boulder Beer's Never Summer and Breckenridge Brewery's Christmas Ale among them. But this traditional English-style strong ale is lighter and easier to drink than some of ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 26, 2008

    Magnolia Tapestry Project

    Fort Collins Musuem of Contemporary Art

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2008

    Allegiant Air Landing Botch: Big Story or Little Story?

    Fort Collins Musuem of Contemporary Art

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2007

    Drag the River Reunites

    Fort Collins Musuem of Contemporary Art

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2007

    A Performance of Pleasure and Pain

    Fort Collins Musuem of Contemporary Art

  • Calendar

    April 12, 2007

    Girls With Guns

    The Femme Fatale 2 show is sweeter than it sounds.

  • News

    December 7, 2006

    Paper Chase

    Print is far from dead in Fort Collins, where five free weeklies compete for ad revenue and readers' eyeballs.

  • Calendar

    September 7, 2006

    Passion for Fashion

    Fort Collins makes its mark on the style map.

  • News

    January 5, 2006

    Homeless for the Holidays

    Give this guy the bum's rush.

  • Music

    July 21, 2005

    Critic's Choice

    The Things They Carry

  • Music

    April 7, 2005

    GasHead

    Knuckles Avec Sombreros (Hapi Skratch Records)

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Best Theatrical Collaboration

    Angels in America

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Best All-Around Woman of the Theater

    Wendy Ishii

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2005

    Best Bluegrass Band

    Open Road

  • Goods & Services

    March 24, 2005

    Best Place to Detox

    Shambhala Mountain Center

  • Music

    January 6, 2005

    Drag the River

    Hey BuddiesŠ (Mars Motors) Music for Life (Harmonized Records)

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