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 are the unhappy workers. It’s service with
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 Cinema Café at 300 E. Mountain Ave. in Fort Collins, Colorado. You can use the ticket to see a show today, or save it for another time. To win,
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 can’t afford the Sunday Ticket and like all fantasy football players, my husband and I do not go out on a Sunday to watch the game. We go out to
Today and today only, HeidiTown and the Acqua Lounge are giving away a little something to make your Tuesday extra special. Visit the EAT page to find out how to win one free drink and one free tapas menu item – today only. The Acqua Lounge is located at Monaco Trattoria in downtown Loveland.
If you are anything like me, you bowl about once or twice a year. I recently bowled with my husband on a Friday evening date night at Sweetheart Lanes in Loveland. I was reminded – I love to bowl! I’m not good at it and my form is probably atrocious. I don’t think I’ve ever broken a 100. But there’s something intrinsically fun about bowling.
Breathless in Berthoud Morris Dancers performing at Berthoud Days in June 2009. The troupe brings their high energy dance to the Wildfire Arts Festival this weekend. They will be dancing in the streets of Berthoud this weekend. From 4 to 10 p.m., on Saturday, August 29, there will be live music, face painting, dance performances, wine tasting and much more. The festival will be held on Massachusetts Street between
Lyric Cinema Cafe is hosting the first Annual Local Food Festival, by featuring three food-related documentaries and presenting a farmers market featuring delicious, healthy, locally grown foods. The Farmer’s Market runs Wednesday, August 26, from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. “Food Inc.” is the main feature. This American-made documentary sheds light on large-scale agricultural food production in the United States. You will never look at food the same way again. “Pressure
A freshly roasted ear of corn dripping in butter and sprinkled with a little pepper – this is why we head to Corn Roast Festival in Loveland, Colorado every year. This year’s festival kicks off at 5 p.m. today – and don’t be late! At 5:30 p.m. the famous Corn Shucking Contest will be held. Hundreds of ears of corn will be shucked right before your eyes.
HeidiTown is proud to feature guest writer Troy Cook. He is a former movie director and author of two popular mystery novels, “47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers,” and “The One Minute Assassin.” Cook will use his skills as a writer and his vast knowledge of the movie industry to review “District 9.” Read all about Troy Cook here. Visit Troy Cook’s Website at www.TroyCook.net.
NewWestFest kicks off its 21st year today in Fort Collins, with more than 50 bands taking the stage in several venues, including a Kids Music Adventure stage located at the Fort Collins Museum Courtyard on College. Perhaps the most famous musician playing the festival is Academy Award and two-time grammy award winner Melissa Etheridge, who will headline the Mountain Avenue main stage at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night. NewWestFest is
