Longmont Insider
The happiest of hours
There’s a moment between when work ends and the rest of our lives begin, to socialize, graze on appetizers and sip a low-priced libation....
Hop along to Longmont’s craft libations
At last count there were more than a dozen breweries, distilleries, cideries and brewpubs in Longmont alone, let alone the rest of the county. How...
Jack’s Solar Garden: Keep on the sunny side
When Byron Kominek moved to his grandfather’s farm in 2016, he saw a seemingly inherent problem in the production of solar energy. Traditional ground-level...
Sketching Longmont in plein air
When you need directions, you look for a map. For Longmont artist Amanda Maldonado, the direction of her life and business as an artist...
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...
Catch, release and the art of slowing down
The rich, cool waters around Longmont remain prime for fly fishing, a sport growing in popularity thanks to its meditative qualities.
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...


















