Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 15th, 2010
I recently discovered Mandolin Cafe at 210 East 4th Street in Loveland, Colorado. This relatively new addition to downtown, is a funky coffee shop with a musical soul.
Last Thursday evening, Stoll Vaughan, a singer/songwriter and stellar guitarist played a free show at Mandolin Cafe. Vaughan had approached owner Alex Zoll about playing at the coffee shop after Vaughan opened for The Elders [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 12th, 2010
Love food?
The Art of Dining is back and runs Feb. 15 – 28th. What’s the deal? Participating restaurants in the Loveland, Colorado area have signed up to offer a set price menu at $18.77.
Some of my favorite restaurants on the list include Stone Ridge Grille at Mariana Butte and The Black Steer Steak and Seafood.
To [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 10th, 2010
Find out what specials are cookin’ at your favorite Northern Colorado restaurants!
Click on the link above (or the one on the right hand side of this page) to discover daily discounts like buy 1 entree & 2 beverages at Island Grill and get your second entree at half-price!
The deals change daily, so check ‘em out frequently!
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Posted in Events & Festivals, music on Feb 10th, 2010
I first saw and heard Stoll Vaughan earlier this month when he opened for The Elders at The Soiled Dove. He hooked me with the first strum of his guitar. And now he’s coming to Colorado again!
Stoll Vaughan will play the following February shows in Colorado:
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 - Mandolin Cafeat 210 E. 4th Street. Loveland, [...]
Posted in Events & Festivals on Feb 4th, 2010
The Fort Collins Irish Festival is now the Rocky Mountain Irish Festival. The festival’s name isn’t the only change.
The event will now be held at The Ranch/Larimer County Fairgrounds, on August 27 - 29, 2010.
As usual, there’s a stellar line up of bands, including the U2 tribute band, Under the Blood Red Sky, and headliners Gaelic [...]
Posted in Events & Festivals, Uncategorized on Dec 22nd, 2009
Six bars, six drinks, one night…
(1st stop, Drunken Monkey at 151 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, C olorado. Photo by Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer)
Today on www.DenverSixShooter.com, a bar-going community for the literate, urban lush.
Click HERE to read all about the Mayor’s adventures around Fort Collins.
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 12th, 2009
I am going to come clean. I am not much of a shopper. In fact, I rarely shop unless it is a necessity. So when Christmas comes around, I enjoy shopping in historic downtowns, because the stores are locally owned, and they are entertaining.
Downtown retail business owners have to be creative in order to compete with the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2009
It is theater season folks, and you don’t have to go far because there’s lots of good theater happening right here in Northern Colorado. This past weekend I saw “Native,” in its first week at Nonesuch Theater in Fort Collins. Haven’t been there? Nonesuch is located at 216 Pine Street, just off College Avenue between [...]
Posted in Dining, Uncategorized on Oct 1st, 2009
Review originally published on August 20, 2009.
Downtown Loveland has a new restaurant at 124 E. 4th Street. The former Cipoletti’s restaurant is now the PourhouseBar & Grill. Pourhouse opened yesterday, and I was there to check it out.
The first noticeable difference is the outside of the building – it has been painted black. The inside has been altered [...]
Barnes & Noble now offers free wi-fi, and it’s about time. Many smaller coffee shops and bookstores beat B&N to the punch, but the world’s largest bookseller has finally come to their senses. Free wi-fi is now available at all their stores.
I go to the B&N at The Promenade Shops in Loveland, and one issue I have with the place [...]
