Longmont Insider
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.
Creative collisions
Over the past several years, makerspaces have popped up all around the country. The concept is simple: a community venue with tools to explore...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
