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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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Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer
Dining, Uncategorized

All draft beers $1 – every day at Sanford’s Grub & Pub

Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer What is going on at Sanford’s Grub & Pub?  Last night we  visit their Ft. Collins, Colorado  location at 1526 Oakridge Drive (just south of Harmony Road). This is a favorite spot to meet up with ... [ Read More ]
Caesars Palace. Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer
Travel

Vegas Baby!

Caesars Palace. Photo by H.M. Kerr-Schlaefer It seems Las Vegas is all the rage. The Travel Channel never seems to run out of shows about Sin City, and every online travel site has numerous articles on it. It’s even been ... [ Read More ]
The Informant!
Movies

The Informant!

Rated R Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas F. Wilson Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 2.5/5 Word of Warning: a bit of a snore fest. The critics love this one, and I’m not quite ... [ Read More ]
the-wizard-of-oz
Festivals, Movies

Off to see the Wizard!

Seventy years after its first screening, “The Wizard of Oz” is being released on blu-ray hi-def. In celebration of the anniversary, tonight, theaters around the country (including Colorado) will be showing the movie, rarely played on big screen. For a listing of the various theaters showing “Wizard of Oz” visit http://www.ncm.com/Fathom/Premiere/WizardofOz.aspx ... [ Read More ]
HeidiTown Bookstore relocated
Books

HeidiTown Bookstore relocated

HeidiTown’s bookstore  has relocated.  You can now find book reviews by clicking on Books, under Categories, on the right hand side of the page.  HeidiTown is still seeking book review submissions. Sincerely, The Mayor ... [ Read More ]
Generation Kill
Movies, Uncategorized

HeidiTown Recommendation: Generation Kill

We rented this HBO miniseries at the recommendation of an Army reservist who I interviewed for the newspaper last month. The reservist had just returned from his second yearlong tour in Iraq, and he told me “Generation Kill” was a ... [ Read More ]
Kenosha Pass by Ryan Schlaefer
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Fall Colors in the Rockies ““ get out of the car and get on the trail

Kenosha Pass by Ryan Schlaefer Every year at this time, the news stations around Denver start urging people to go on drive to look at the colors changing. They post picture after picture, exactly like the one above, showing people ... [ Read More ]
Mad Brad & his Trailer Trash Troubadours - CD release party
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Mad Brad & his Trailer Trash Troubadours – CD release party

I am writing an article about this band for the newspaper. During our interview today I discovered their CD release party is this weekend, so I decided to give them a plug here on HeidiTown. Mad Brad & his Trailer ... [ Read More ]
Pirate
Uncategorized

Um…that’s weird

Have the owners of the  Reader’s Cove, a Ft. Collins, Colorado bookstore, been drinking a little too much Captain Morgans? I recently received an email from the store outlining upcoming events.  This Saturday,  September 19th, the store is celebrating  “Talk ... [ Read More ]
point_break
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HeidiTown favorites – Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze passed away yesterday from pancreatic cancer. He was 57. This is sad news. Swayze was one of those celebrities I really, truly liked. He seemed genuine and had been married to the same woman for over thirty years, ... [ Read More ]