Longmont Insider
No need for an inferiority complex
Home to 11 operating
breweries — including one with roots in Lyons, and another stretching down to
Niwot — and a dozen-plus dedicated tap houses, Longmont...
The Longmont nature guide
In the
city of Longmont, residents have plenty of places to get outside and enjoy
nature, including 41 parks containing a total of 2,242 acres.
“Longmont
puts a...
From recovery to resilience to recreation
It’s been four-and-a-half years since eight days of rain — what experts would eventually call a “100-year” flood — nearly cleaved Longmont in half....
It takes a village
Longmont’s newest neighborhood is going to be a village within the city — a community of tiny homes for veterans who need a little...
Lyons lair
Sitting pretty in the
foothills of our fabled range, Lyons is known as the Double Gateway to the
Rockies, thanks to the two highways that twist...
The Sugar Factory Arrives
The potential for growing sugar beets in the Longmont area had been noted in an early promotional pamphlet for the Chicago-Colorado Colony, with the...
Inkberry inquiry
As professors at the
University of Colorado Boulder, Gene Hayworth and Keith Waters know a thing or
two about the written word. So when the chance...
A space for memories
“Three
young people, kids I call them, in our family got married within six months of
one another at very different venues,” says Annie Danielson, who...
Top Nibbles
Over the years, Longmont has been stuck with many nicknames by clueless out-of-towners ranging from “Longtucky” to “the turkey factory town.” The snobs stopped...
A hub of innovative education
East of Main Street, situated near both the Longmont Recreation Center and the Longmont Museum, looms a building of glass and steel. When the...
Wibby’s way
It had taken close to three months and almost $1,000 to get a case of Ryan Wibby’s Lightshine Helles lager delivered to the judges...
Entrees for grownups
Longmont has some great barbecue and excellent pizza, as
well as outstanding taquerias and top-notch burger and fried chicken spots —
all casual places to grab...
