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The Prettiest Drive in Colorado: Denver to Durango
The Prettiest Drive in Colorado: Denver to Durango

April 22, 2024

Affordable Snowmass? Yes, You Can
Affordable Snowmass? Yes, You Can

April 8, 2024

Nostalgia & Education: Orcas at the Denver Museum of Science & Nature
Nostalgia & Education: Orcas at the Denver Museum of Science & Nature

April 1, 2024

Tell Me What Makes Your Town Great: Let’s Talk Assets
Tell Me What Makes Your Town Great: Let’s Talk Assets

March 25, 2024

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Downtown Littleton, Colorado.  Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer

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Ice Rink at The Promenade Shops at Centerra in Loveland, Colorado.  Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer

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Ice Rink at The Promenade Shops at Centerra in Loveland, Colorado. Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer ... [ Read More ]
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HeidiTown Gifting Guide

Last year, we realized my parents were still going to Blockbuster for their movies. I had been telling them about Netflix for years, but they just weren’t interested in trying it out. In part because it is an online ... [ Read More ]
Invictus
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“Invictus” – Sports, it is what brings us together

Rated PG13 Directed by Clint Eastwood Starring Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Marguerite Wheatley, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern, Julian Lewis Jones, Adjoa Andoh   Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4/5 Word of Warning: None In my opinion, “Invictus” is one ... [ Read More ]
"Old Town" Fort Collins, Colorado.  Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer

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Anthology Book Co. & The Coffee Tree at 422 East 4th Street. Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer
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Shop Local: The Mayor does a little shopping in downtown Loveland

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, ... [ Read More ]
Colorado Coffee Company is located at Hwy 34 & County Road 9, inside the First National Bank Building in Loveland, Colorado. Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer.
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Grand Opening of Colorado Coffee Exchange – free lattes and more

 Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer. This Saturday, December 12, 2009, Colorado Coffee  Exchange will be holding an official Grand Opening. Owners Mike and Carole Thorsrud’s first store, Colorado Coffee Exchange, has been open for fifteen years at the Fort Collins mall ... [ Read More ]
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“Native” exploring what it means to be a Coloradan

Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer 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 ... [ Read More ]
An Education
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“An Education” – I smell an Oscar nomination

Peter Skarsgaard and Carey Mulligan in "An Education," a film from Sony Pictures Classics. Rated PG13 Directed by Lone Scherfig Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Olivia Williams, Emma Thompson, Rosamund Pike Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 4.5/5 Word ... [ Read More ]
Bella & Jacob on the beach
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Movie Review: “New Moon”

Sacred “Moon”: Reveling in the Twilight phenomenon By Susan Richards Also appearing in the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor I considered whether or not to review “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” this week because, well, it would mean coming completely out ... [ Read More ]