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Get to know Longmont and Niwot by the numbers

8.......... Map of Longmont, Niwot and everything in between Where to go, what to do

11........ Creative collisions

Tinkermill: The Longmont makerspace offers tools and education for the community

15........ The menu

Guide your taste buds on a curated journey

16........ Public art

We dare you to find all 75 pieces throughout the city

STAFF Publisher, Stewart Sallo Associate Publisher, Fran Zankowski Special Editions Editor, Emma Murray Director of Operations/Controller, Benecia Beyer Circulation Manager, Cal Winn

19........ From recovery to resilience to recreation

Longmont’s journey beyond the flood

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Walk, run, hike and bike across the county

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you are here. YOUR SECRET IS OUT, Longmont. Everyone from Denver to Fort Collins who hasn’t been living in a bubble or under a rock now knows that you have become the Boulder County community that has it all: great microbreweries, fantastic restaurants, a vibrant arts scene, an awesome downtown and some of the friendliest people you’ll find anywhere. Throw in the most affordable housing in the county along with the community’s commitment to maintaining its ethnic and economic diversity, and what do you get? The jewel of the Front Range. And it’s only getting better. Longmont’s progressive City Council and business leaders are making plans now that will assure Longmont’s continued positive evolution far into the future. With a massive arts district that will be developing for years to come; a new transportation hub on the way; a redesigned St. Vrain River corridor (thanks to the 2013 flood) that will include lots of greenway, new businesses and a whitewater play park; Longmont’s future is truly bright. You know you’ve arrived at Longmont’s western gateway when you reach a massive piece of public art (one of more than 75 such public works), an Oskar Blues restaurant full of some of the region’s best beer, and a brand new outdoor mall that is chock-full of food and fun, including grocery stores full of organic food, farm-to-table restaurants and the best new movie theater (with king-sized luxury reclining seats) on the Front Range. Drive a couple miles farther and discover one of the most interesting downtowns anywhere in the state. Great restaurants, microbreweries, shopping, entertainment, art galleries and people-watching opportunities abound in Longmont’s incredibly preserved historic downtown district. As you flip through the following pages you’ll find that we’ve curated a few lists of excellent choices to guide you on your way. Obviously, there are many great businesses we couldn’t fit in each category. If you haven’t added Longmont to your “visit regularly” list of activities, you’re missing out. If you are lucky enough to live here, you know exactly what we’re talking about, and that makes you a Longmont insider.

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40.1672° N, 105.1019° W THE CITY IS NAMED AFTER EXPLORER Stephen Long, who first saw the looming 14,000-foot mountain, now known as Longs Peak, on a U.S. government expedition in 1820. That wasn’t the last discovery to be made in Longmont, home to the second highest number of patents per capita in Colorado.

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GETTING OUTSIDE is easy. There’s over 300 days of sunshine per year, with an average annual rainfall of

FOUNDED by a group of men from Chicago, Longmont was intentionally planned in a square-mile grid.

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NIWOT: WELCOME TO NIWOT, a locality named after the peaceful Arapaho Chief Niwot, which translates to “LEFT HAND,” who was killed in the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre.

IN 2013, THE FILM Dear Eleanor, starring Jessica Alba, Luke Wilson and other notable actors, was filmed in downtown Niwot along Second Ave.

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Longmont 1. KANEMOTO PARK Take a stroll through this seven-acre park donated more than half a century ago by the sugar-beet-farming Kanemoto family. Don’t miss the 60-foot Tower of Compassion, built in traditional Japanese style with five stories symbolizing love, empathy, understanding, gratitude and giving of one’s self. 1141 S. Pratt Parkway.

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3. OLLIN FARMS FARMSTAND Stop by the farmstand for some fresh dinner or picnic ingredients. Pet the baby lambs, cradle the baby chicks, check on the seedlings and stay for one of the educational seminars or farm-fresh dinners at this iconic bionutrient farm. 8627 N. 95th St. 4. DOWNTOWN CREATIVE DISTRICT After a decade of creative planning and continuous revitalization, the blocks between First Avenue and Longs Peak avenues are chock full of restaurants, breweries, retail shops, art galleries, theaters and music venues. Check it out on your bike!

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5. LONGMONT MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER With rotating exhibits focusing on local history, art, science and culture, a visit to the museum is never dull. Replete with hands-on educational programs, concert performances, film presentations and lectures, there’s always something to see. 400 Quail Road.

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7. ARTS LONGMONT GALLERY The art that’s come from Longmont residents has helped put the city’s name on the map, thanks in part to the opportunities born and cultivated at this art space for the past 30 years. Take a class, tour the gallery, leave inspired. 365 Main St.

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8. OTHERMAMA’S BAKERY Thankfully the mother-daughter duo at Othermama’s bakery left behind their medical professions to open this sweets shop, gracing Longmont’s air with sweet-smelling baked goods and breads. And, just so you know, Friday’s cinnamon rolls are buy-two-getone-free. 237 Collyer St. 9. MOST UNUSUAL BALD EAGLE VIEWING Old sugar mill high voltage lines on Great Western Drive in Riverwalk subdivision. 11801 Sugar Mill Road.

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Niwot 11. NIWOT MARKET As one of the few locally owned grocers in Colorado, the team behind this family-owned store serve up fresh produce, fast and friendly deli counter and health products — the perfect place to grab picnic supplies before heading outside. 12. SECOND AVENUE HISTORIC DISTRICT The buildings that line the historic Second Avenue date back to the early 1900s, when Niwot served as a stop along the Colorado Central Railroad. Take a stroll, soak in the historic Western feel and duck into any of the shops lining the street.

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Tinkermill: The Longmont makerspace offers tools and education for the community by Amanda Moutinho

ver the past several years, makerspaces have popped up all around the country. The concept is simple: a community venue with tools to explore different pursuits, from engineering to the arts to entrepreneurship. In Longmont, Tinkermill has grown to be the largest makerspace in the state and surrounding Rocky Mountain area. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Tinkermill offers a wide range of professional-grade equipment, experience from leaders in various fields, classes for people of all levels and resources accessible to everyone. Executive director Ron Thomas calls it a hub for innovation and creativity. “It’s a way to learn new technical and artiI

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sanal skills really easily,” Thomas says. “There are virtually no barriers to entry besides just showing up and paying the $5 fee for a class or using a machine. Tinkermill is a way to share tools and knowledge, which is huge.” Tinkermill began in the summer of 2013, when original founder Scott Converse had an inkling to create a makerspace in the area. He began with a hackathon over a weekend where he gathered a group of high school students to create mobile applications. After a successful event, Converse thought Longmont was ready for a collaborative creative space open to everyone. He posted a meetup online and decided if

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four or more people came he’d do another one. Six people arrived for the group activity, and eventually that grew to more than 20 people, who all joined as founders of Tinkermill. Ron Thomas was one of those members. Thomas grew up with a love of science and engineering. But after college, his business career took him far away from those interests. “I wasn’t doing anything with science or technology or even hands-on. So I was interested in an idea of a makerspace for a long time,” he says. “And I just happened to notice Tinkermill right when it started and dove in head-first.” After moving through a few locations, Tinkermill settled in its current spot on Delaware Place in May 2014. The current location is 13,000 square feet, and its membership has grown to more than 600 people, with those numbers doubling about every 18 months, Thomas says. He credits Longmont for Tinkermill’s success: The city is close to universities, federal research facilities and Silicon Alley in Interlocken. Many professors live in Longmont, as

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do many retired IBM engineers. “It’s really cool to see a 5-year-old kid who wants to learn something about robots, and the person who’s helping teach him is an engineer who helped design the displays for the space shuttle in the late ’70s. That’s the kind of caliber of the folks in the area,” Thomas says. “It’s great to see how many folks there are in the community that are not only interested in participating and learning science and artistic ways, but also sharing and giving information that they know.” Tinkermill offers equipment and work space for a variety of pursuits including ham radio, glass work, electronics, rapid prototyping, pottery, textiles, woodworking, machine shop, welding, blacksmithing, chemistry, stained glass, robotics and more. The organization is almost entirely volunteer I

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run, with Thomas the only paid employee. Tinkermill has received grants, financial contributions and donated machinery. Members and the community are invited to take classes and/or use equipment for a small fee. That being said, members are the ones in charge of getting the ball rolling. “If there’s a project you want to see happen at Tinkermill, then champion it. Talk to other folks and see if there’s interest and then post a meetup,” he says. “It’s very much a doocracy. People that get things done, things that they want to see succeed.” Its members vary from children to college students to retired community members with diverse backgrounds. Thomas recalls two members who were in the same thermodynamics class at the University of Colorado Boulder. One of their class projects was to break out into teams and build an engine of some kind. Many of the students were building simple, mail-order engines, but the Tinkermill members had something bigger in mind. “One did a turbo jet engine and the other did a pulse jet engine. These things are literally for powering airplanes and rockets and things,” he says. “And they made them here. They were able to come and have all the access to tools and support.” Tinkermill also sees a lot of entrepreneurs. At its location, it offers office space to small businesses on a month-to-month basis, which helps emerging business owners try out an idea without a lease hanging over their heads. If it doesn’t work out, they can get out cleanly without having to declare bankruptcy. Thomas puts the number of businesses started at Tinkermill at more than 50, with more than 10 successful enough to move into bigger spaces. “We had a member who had a really cool idea for a special kind of kitchen towel,” Thomas says. “She’d been thinking about the thing for years and never got around to making it. She came here, met some folks who helped her figure out the initial process and how she could streamline it and make it more industrial, how she could set up her LLC, how she could set up her website. She’s got a full business now just from walking in the door.” The interest from entrepreneurs has accelerated Tinkermill’s participation in the startup ecosystem of Longmont. In

the past few years, the organization instigated a new nonprofit, Startup Longmont, and with that came Longmont Startup Week, which is having its fourth event this summer and brings in more than 1,000 people to the city every year. Tinkermill has also developed Innovate Longmont, a program that provides grants and assistance to startups. Another benefit to the makerspace is the opportunity for collaboration. “We’ve got those continuous creative collisions where they’re bounc-

ing off of each other,” Thomas says. “Maybe there will be a glass-working person next to a nuclear engineer and maybe there’s a connection between the two of them.” Thomas cites Exactcraft, which produces an essential oil extraction device. “They were doing some initial prototyping and development and working with a glass vacuum chamber, and they got some help from a couple glass artists that are here,” he says. “These are people who don’t do the engineering or technical side of it but

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they work with glass all day every day as their profession. It was neat to see some cross-pollination there.” Thomas says the initial goal of Tinkermill was to create a clubhouse atmosphere. That goal has developed into an entity that elevates and supports the innovative startup culture in Longmont and also provides auxiliary education opportunities to the community. “If you’ve got an idea or you want to make something,” Thomas says, “this is the place to show up and do it.”

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BY MATT CORTINA Longmont’s dining scene is booming, so why stop at just one restuarant? Here, three Longmont-wide “menus” will guide your taste-buds on a curated journey around town. Menus will guide you from breakfast to dinner or happy hour to dessert, but feel free to just follow your nose at any point. Susan France

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Stop by Martini’s Bistro’s happy hour and jump-start the taste buds with bacon-wrapped dates stuffed with chorizo, poblano, havarti cheese and onion. The flavor nugget is dusted in smoky paprika. Martini’s Bistro, 543 Terry St., martinisbistro.com What to Drink: The Hound Dog martini is made with Spirit Hound gin, St. Germain, lime juice, house orange bitters and a lemon twist.

VOODOO CATCH OF THE DAY

Trust the fisherman and order Tortugas’ catch of the day for dinner. Their voodoo-style preparation takes blackened mahi mahi, snapper, tilapia or whatever’s fresh and marries it with remarkable étouffée sauce, dirty rice and a side of greens. Tortugas, 218 Coffman St., tortugaslongmont.com

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Top off your night out with a dessert classic elevated to sublime at The Roost. Brioche bread chunks are baked in a sweet vanilla-brandy custard and topped with caramelized bananas and vanilla ice cream. The Roost, 526 Main St., theroostlongmont.com

Vegans beware: There’s cheese at Cheese Importers. However, their vegetarian Med sandwich in the Bistrot is a meat-free delight with pesto, artichokes, kalamata olives, roasted peppers, organic greens, tomato, cucumber and feta cheese. Bistrot des Artistes at Cheese Importers, 103 Main St., cheeseimporters.com What to Drink: If you go for lunch or later, absinthe from a proper fountain at the Bistrot bar is the move.

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Malee Thai is a vegan and vegetarian haven. Their gang pha is a favorite: Thai-style, spicy, curry-seasoned soup with a blend of herbs, basil, ginger, green beans, mushrooms and peppercorns. Malee Thai, 2939 17th Ave., maleethailongmont.com

GRILLED PINEAPPLE

Oh, what a classic dessert. Thanks be to Sugarbeet for reviving it and doing it perfectly. Grilled pineapple is topped with toasted coconut ice cream, Marcona almonds and caramel. Sugarbeet, 101 Pratt St., sugarbeetrestaurant.com Susan France

COMFORT FOOD EGGS PONTCHARTRAIN

Start your comfort day with a culinary trip to the bayou. Lucile’s eggs Pontchartrain features pan-fried trout, poached eggs and béarnaise. Served with grits and a buttermilk biscuit. And hey, it’s your day: Add beignets. Lucile’s Creole Café, 518 Kimbark St., luciles.com What to Drink: Wash that N’awlins goodness down with Lucile’s dynamite Bloody Mary.

THE HOG HEAVEN

What’s more comforting than hot barbecue? The hog heaven sandwich at Georgia Boys will make everything alright; it’s pulled pork and jalapeño cheddar sausage topped with melted cheddar and traditional coleslaw, all on a brioche bun. Served with a side of mop sauce. Georgia Boys BBQ Company, 250 Third Ave., georgiaboys.com

KOREAN BBQ SANDWICH

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by Peter Busby. Three large herons, created using Busby’s unique woven steel technique, loom over a pond on the 18th hole at the Ute Creek Golf Course.

by Rafe Ropek. Photographer: Bruce R. Partain. This installation welcomes anyone entering town from the southwest and is designed to honor the city’s agricultural roots and its evolution into the tech industry.

H PRINCESS AYER, by Victoria Patti. This Colorado artist won the People’s Choice Best New Artist Award in 2017. The statue sits at the corner of Coffman Street and Fourth Avenue.

SAUL, by John Fischer. Built

from more than 100,000 individual stickers and weighing in at more than 230 pounds, this piece of art holds the world record for the largest ball of stickers.

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H BALANCING ACT,

by Robert Howard. Created as part of Longmont’s “Art on the Move” program, this installation can be found on the 300 block of Main Street.

H WINGS OF CHANGE, H CHEYENNE MA’OENEHETANE by Douwe Blumberg. Photographer: David Slayter, C.M. The all-aluminum sculpture was created in 2009 and now stands at the entrance to Vance Brand Airport, named after the Longmontborn Space Shuttle Commander.

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“HOLY MAN,”

by Eric Running Wolf. According to its plaque, this artwork, built from a tree stump, is to honor Holy Men and Women — the spiritual advisers who run Sundances and other ceremonies, and whose responsibilities include helping people in their spiritual quests, such as deciphering dreams.

by Dan Snarr. In 2004, this life-sized statue was donated to the Art in Public Places Commission of the City of Longmont by RLET Properties, LLC. It now stands at Roosevelt Park.

SHOCK ART, by Dustin Spencer. All around the city you can find electrical boxes painted by various local artists. Artists’ submissions are displayed each spring, and the public casts their votes for their favorites.

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From recovery to resilience to recreation Longmont’s journey beyond the flood by Will Brendza All photos by Will Brendza

When the Dickens Farm Nature Area is complete by the end of 2018, it will be a new outdoor space for the people of Longmont to enjoy.

t’s been four-and-a-half years since eight days of rain — what experts would eventually call a “100-year” flood — nearly cleaved Longmont in half. The 2013 disaster damaged hundreds of homes and businesses, crippled the city’s infrastructure and drowned the streets. But while Longmont may have been in deep water at the time, the community wasn’t in over its head. Far from it. Residents and the City of Longmont banded together and responded to the crisis with a 100year kind of tenacity. Rallying together to not only recover but prevent future devastation, their efforts have made Longmont a stronger, more resilient place to live, drastically improving the city’s infrastructure. Jennifer Loper, Longmont’s public information specialist, describes the City government’s mindset during the disaster. “Even before the BOULDER WEEKLY

flooding had really receded we were saying, ‘OK, what do we do? How do we move forward? How do we fix stuff? How do we make it better? How do we make sure we’re helping people?’” In the flood’s wake, Longmont promptly got to work rebuilding — a task as massive as it was complex, and as costly as it was extensive. But it was one that had to be done. And one at which the City has been able to look back proudly, noting progress every step of the way. “By the third anniversary of the flood, in September of 2016,” Loper says, “we transitioned from flood recovery efforts into flood protection and resiliency efforts. And that’s where we really are now.” The flagship project of these efforts is known as Resilient St. Vrain — a multi-year

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FLOOD FROM PAGE 19 decided to spread the 8-foot drop over a longer distance in order to create a series of small steps. This not only mitigated the potential for future flood damage, it also created a unique opportunity to develop a new outdoor space for residents to enjoy. “We decided to break that 8 feet up into nine different structures,” Ransweiler explains. “Nine different drops, with the thought that people can now tube or kayak or paddleboard or interact with the river in some way during the higher flows.” There will be put-in and take-out areas, a float course, shelters, restrooms, a novice bike skills section and a nature discovery area for kids to play in and explore. When complete (expected by the end of 2018), this new recreation zone will provide Longmont with a special place to enjoy the St. Vrain Creek. “It will be an area where people can go and put their feet in the water,” Loper says. “Splash around a little, hang out, let the kids play.” “I think that this is going to be a very popular recreation location,” Ransweiler predicts. “There will be a nice benefit to the city long-term.” Long-term benefits seem to be the flood’s real silver lining. The disaster left a lot of turmoil, difficulty and destruction in its wake. But — as is

endeavor aimed at fully restoring the St. Vrain Greenway Trail System and improving the channel of the creek itself to protect Longmont from potential future flooding. “It’s a project that we actually started talking about in the city two years before the flood,” says Nick Wolfrum, the Longmont’s director of engineering services. Though it was hard at first to see how the City would bounce back, now it’s a bit easier to look back and understand how the flood kick-started much needed resiliency plans and investment in protecting the community long-term. That meant physically widening St. Vrain Creek in some places, rebuilding the Main Street Bridge and the Sunset Street Bridge, and redesigning the waterway itself so that the floodplain is smaller, and the flow easier to control. But perhaps one of the most progressive aspects of the Resilient St. Vrain project is the Dickens Farm Nature Area. Prior to the flood, a large, 8-foot-tall water diversion structure interrupted St. Vrain Creek east of Main Street to redirect water flow for irrigation and water rights purposes. During the flood, it was completely washed out, according to Steve Ransweiler, project manager for the Dickens Farm Nature Area. Instead of replacing it, Ransweiler and his team I

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Resilient St. Vrain is a multi-year endeavor aimed at fully restoring the St. Vrain Greenway Trail System and improving the channel of the St. Vrain Creek to protect Longmont from future potential flooding.

often the case with natural disasters — when an area is ravaged, whether by flood, fire, hurricane or earthquake, life tends to grow back stronger and more resilient in the aftermath. “Longmont’s always been a strong community, but you know, having the flooding happen in 2013 we saw people throughout the community come together,” Loper recalls. “We were all in there up to our elbows helping people clean out their basements and helping get folks to a shelter, or whatever needed to be done.” “It was certainly a huge impact,” Wolfrum says. “But what you have to do is learn from that and carry it forward, and I think we’re doing a good job of that.” Sarah, a local who lived in Longmont prior to the 2013 flood, has watched the recovery efforts develop. The process has been slow, she says, but that was to be expected. Still, she’s pleased with how the disaster was handled. “I think the City has definitely seized the opportunity to improve wherever it could,” she says. “They are making the most out of a bad situation.” Other aspects of Resilient St. Vrain project are also underway. East of town, the St. Vrain Sandstone Reach, where the creek cuts through the Sandstone Ranch Nature area, is nearing completion, with most of the Greenway trails rebuilt. It will reopen this spring. The South Brett Parkway Bridge replacement just broke ground, and is expected to wrap up some time in early 2019. And City Reach 2A, the zone directly upstream from Main Street going west, just past South Platt Parkway, will start construction in May. There is a lot of work yet to be done, clearly. But in the five years since the historic flood threatened Longmont and tens of thousands of residents, the City and its people have made some incredible strides. “It’s going to be very different from what it was once before,” Ransweiler says. Different, stronger and more resilient than ever. BOULDER WEEKLY

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BY VERONIKA SHEMIGON LONGMONT’S EMERGING FOOD SCENE has blossomed into an array of welcoming, exceptional restaurants, breweries and bars. Fortunately, we’re able to chow down on locally sourced, expertly made fare from around the world at reasonable prices. Check out some our picks for bang-for-your-buck meals that represent the diversity of culinary offerings available in Longmont.

Next Door Eatery 1232 S. Hover St.

ext Door is the hottest restaurant in Longmont. The latest edition of The Kitchen’s empire, and Kimbal Musk’s quest to make good food available to people at good prices, has made a splash in town with its dynamite daily specials, menu of sandwiches under $10 and vividly imagined selection of snacks from grilled broccolini to balsamic beets to chorizo bacon dates. The hip environs only add to the dining experience.

CYCLHOPS Bike CANtina 600 Airport Road

f you’re ever cruising along Longmont on a refreshing bike ride and the sudden urge for tacos, tequila and craft beer hits, this brewery is the answer to all your desires. Stop in for a cold one and some south-of-theborder grub, plus a bonus: The place doubles as a fully-functioning bike shop! Pro-tip: Don’t overdo it on the tequila shots. You need to bike home, after all.

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e bet you’ve never tried Italian fettuccine in Thai green curry sauce before. The native Thai chefs operating this one-of-a-kind joint are putting a modern spin on traditional Thai street food. The eatery offers a variety of special Thai-Italian fusion cuisine. Pair anything with a Bangkok mule and your taste buds will thank you.

Rosalee’s Pizzeria 461 Main St.

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njoy a slice of Sicilian-style pie and jam out to some live jazz, bluegrass and country on Wednesday nights. Put on your cowboy boots and you can even get some square dancing in. Just like the local bands, most of the ingredients are locally sourced. Everything is prepared from scratch, and in-house recipes make this some of the best pizza in town. You’ll get a major bang for your buck with the gigantic pies, and you can’t put a price on the friendly service.

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f it’s authentic Peruvian food you want, you can’t do much better than Rosario’s. Warning: You’ll have a tough time picking just one thing on the menu, which is stacked with items like ceviche, lomo saltado (marinated and stir-fried sirloin steak), rice dishes and papas rellenas (potatoes stuffed with Peruvian spices and ground beef). Don’t forget to wash it all down with a chicha morada.

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MAYBE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSIC with the lights low, a jazz pianist in the corner of the room and a custom-made cocktail in your hand. Maybe you like to listen to your tunes when wearing bike shorts, downing tacos and taking tequila shots while waiting for the techie to tune up your bike. Maybe you like to sit back in a plush auditorium chair with no distractions, close your eyes and savor the notes hitting your ears. However you like it, no matter the musical fix you’ve got a hankering for, Longmont and Niwot’s live music venues have you covered. DICKENS OPERA HOUSE, 300 Main St. THE SPEAKEASY, 301 Main St. LEFTHAND BREWING, 1265 Boston Ave. OSKAR BLUES HOME MADE LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS, 1555 Hover St. TASTY WEASEL TAP ROOM, 1800 Pike Road CYCLHOPS MEXICAN BIKE CANTINA, 600 S. Airport Road LONGMONT THEATER COMPANY, 513 E. Main St. LONGMONT MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER, 400 Quail Road LONGS PEAK PUB & TAPHOUSE, 600 Longs Peak Ave. STILL CELLARS, 1115 Colorado Ave. LEFT HAND GRANGE NO. 9, 195 Second Ave., Niwot TREPPEDA’S, 300 Second Ave., Niwot POWDER KEG BREWING COMPANY, 101 Second Ave., Niwot I

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Running Intermediate McIntosh Lake. TH: 1929 Harvard St. Distance: 3.7 miles.

Hiking Beginner St. Vrain State Walking Beginner Roosevelt Park

Park, Pelican Pond. TH: 3525 Colorado Highway 119 Distance: 1.4 miles.

TH: 700 Longs Peak Ave. Distance: about .25 miles

Walking Intermediate Golden Ponds Nature Area. TH: 2651 Third Ave. Distance: about 2.6 miles

Running Beginner Sandstone

Running Advanced Lagerman

Biking Beginner St. Vrain Greenway.

Agricultural Preserve, Open Sky Loop. TH: 12900 Pike Road Distance: 4.5 miles.

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TH: Golden Ponds Park, 2651 Third Ave. Distance: 3.5 miles.

Ranch. TH: 3001 Colorado Highway 119 Distance: 1 mile.

to-Boulder Regional Trail. TH: Lefthand Creek Park, 1800 Creekside Drive Distance: 12 miles.

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