This past week in Northern Colorado has been a doozy—a triplex of tragedy, stress, and the beginning of seasonal changes. Sometimes, it’s hard to keep moving forward, but as always, Fort Collins finds ways to help its own. Coping Creatively When tragedy strikes a community, the impacts on everyone—from strangers, to friends, to family—are huge. […]
Hazardous Waste In FoCO Do you have less than ten minutes on Saturday, September 8 between 9 AM and 3 PM? Then you have the chance to recycle some household hazardous waste! At 9 AM Saturday, the City of Fort Collins is hosting a hazardous waste drive to help residents get rid of things like […]
Fort Collins boasts many outdoor activities, from hiking to biking to camping. For a lot of people who have never been in the outdoors before, it can be daunting wondering how their actions are impacting the world around them. Many Fort Collins residents already know that Fort Collins hosts a multitude of environmentally friendly events, […]
As with any holiday, Labor Day in Fort Collins ushers in a couple fun activities. To kick off the weekend, we have the Rocky Mountain Showdown—the age-old clash of CSU with CU that happens every year on Labor Day weekend. While the event truly takes place down in Denver at Broncos Stadium, it involves the […]
School’s back in session for a lot of places, including at the University. Fort Collins, like many places, has a whole host of annual traditions. Some of those traditions are just for fun, and others are for charity. One particularly intense part of Fort Collins culture is the Tour de Fat. Entering its 19th season, […]
Once you’re a fan of the Grateful Dead, you don’t ever forget the impact it has on your life. I’ve yet to meet a Dead fan who doesn’t talk extremely highly of their experiences with the band. There stories of Fire on the Mountains and of strangers stopping strangers to shake their hands. It’s amazing, […]
There’s one thing that everyone you know has mentioned probably at least once. And no, it isn’t the back-to-school season (congrats Poudre School District and local universities), and it isn’t the abundance of construction almost constantly around town. It’s the 2018 Fort Collins Peach Festival this weekend on August 18th! This 8th annual event takes […]
If there’s one thing you should know about Fort Collins, after reading several months of these posts by now, it’s that Fort Collins has a community for just about everyone. You should also know that charity runs deep in the veins of FoCo-ians. This week’s highlighted event is one mirroring many other events of its […]
It’s time for an annual festival that keeps the town abuzz for weeks before and after the event: Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest. This free, three-day music festival, as most of you probably know, is going to be completely chock full of musical performances on six different stages. A good portion, if not all, of these […]
Heritage plays a big role in many people’s lives. We care about where our families and our blood comes from. We care that we have family traditions, and we oftentimes want to feel like we belong, like we’ve found “our” people. And sometimes, we just really obsessively love a culture- such as the Irish- and […]
