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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

Travel Comes with the Unexpected: Stuck in Kearney, Nebraska
Travel Comes with the Unexpected: Stuck in Kearney, Nebraska

March 18, 2024

Downtown USA: Old Movie Theatre Love
Downtown USA: Old Movie Theatre Love

February 20, 2024

Two Nights & More Tacos in Tempe, Arizona
Two Nights & More Tacos in Tempe, Arizona

February 13, 2024

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9 movie 2
Movies

Confused by “9” – a movie review

  Rated PG13 Directed by Shane Acker Produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov Starring Elijah Wood, John C. Riley, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau and Christopher Plummer Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 2.5/5 Word of Warning: This film is not ... [ Read More ]
HeidiTown seeking book reviewers
Books, Uncategorized

HeidiTown seeking book reviewers

HeidiTown is looking for fiction and non-fiction reviews, and  we  love  new reviews of old classics.    However,  HeidiTown would also  like to find someone  willing to  review local Colorado writers. Reviews may be no longer than 700 words in ... [ Read More ]
50 Authors visit Ft. Collins, Colorado this weekend
Books, Uncategorized

50 Authors visit Ft. Collins, Colorado this weekend

Jax Ranch & Home will be hosting a Local Author’s Day this Saturday at the Fort Collins store. Over 50 authors  will be available to sign and chat about their books.    Click here for a list of authors. The ... [ Read More ]
Newport, Oregon, Nye Beach
Travel

HeidiTown hits the beach

The Mayor of HeidiTown is windblown and happy from cruising the beach while vacationing today in Newport, Oregon. She was reminded of a trip she once wrote about and decided to share the adventure with HeidiTown readers. Looking for a ... [ Read More ]
Why is September so great?  Oktoberfest
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Why is September so great? Oktoberfest

Coloradoans likes beer.   We have a lot of breweries.   In fact, we produce more beer here than in any other state.    Not surprisingly  towns across Colorado embrace Oktoberfest. The real Oktoberfest is held each year in Munich, ... [ Read More ]
Gunther Toody's
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Gunther Toody’s serves beer?

This past week I made an excellent discovery. Gunther Toody’s Diner serves beer. They serve it in a big giant mug called a “tiny.” If you are unfamiliar with Gunther Toody’s Diner, this is a Colorado chain where servers wear ... [ Read More ]
Where Men Win Glory
Books, Movies, Uncategorized

One of HeidiTown’s favorite authors in Denver this month

Jon Krakauer is best known for “Into Thin Air,”  the story of the fateful 1996 season on Everest and “Into the Wild,” recently adapted as a major motion  picture (read my review  HERE). Krakauer has long been one of my ... [ Read More ]
Party Across America
Books, Uncategorized

Party Across America with Ft. Collins author Michael Guerriero

By, Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer  to the  Berthoud Weekly  Surveyor Originally published October 29, 2008 Fort Collins resident, Michael Gurriero, likes to have a good time and he has turned his passion for partying into a book called, “Party Across America! 101 ... [ Read More ]
Lyric Cinema & Cafe
Movies, Uncategorized

FREE movie ticket!

Another free give away on HeidiTown?   You’re probably thinking, “It’s too good to be true.”   And yet it is true.   This is your lucky week! Today’s free give away is a FREE movie ticket at The Lyric ... [ Read More ]
Are you ready for some football?  HeidiTown's quest for the perfect sports bar
Dining, Uncategorized

Are you ready for some football? HeidiTown’s quest for the perfect sports bar

I enjoy supporting locally owned establishments and often persuade my readers to do the same. There is one particular part of my life where I fall short in this goal and that is during football season. Most locally owned joints ... [ Read More ]