INSIDE LONGMONT STORIES
Bringing The World Together
Longmont’s Sister Cities Program is Building Global Connections and Shaping Future CitizensMolly Riddle remembers feeling a mix of nerves and excitement as she prepared for a trip to Mexico last summer. She wasn’t heading to a beach resort for a vacation: The Silver...
Bridging Languages and Lives
Longmont Public Library's Bilingual Programming Supports Speakers in Longmont and BeyondOn a Wednesday evening in March, Isabella Scarpelli guides English language learners through the alphabet as part of 1,000 Words in English and More!—or rather ¡1,000 Palabras en...
Longmont Community Gardens Is Growing in More Ways Than One
With support from a USDA grant, the nonprofit is more than doubling in size, creating new opportunities for gardeners to growIn the next couple of months, the plots that make up the Longmont Community Gardens will be bursting with color. Rows of sunflowers, marigolds,...
Charreria: Beyond the Cover
Beyond print From The Cover In our cover story, we learn about the Dancing Horses group that participates in parades in Longmont and the surrounding area. Many of the groups horses live at 3Ms Ranch in Platteville, just outside of Longmont. The talented photographer...
Uniendo Idiomas y Vidas
La Programación Bilingüe de la Biblioteca Pública de Longmont Apoya a Hablantes de Español en Longmont y Más Allá Un miércoles por la noche en marzo, Isabella Scarpelli guía a los aprendices de inglés a través del alfabeto como parte de 1,000 Words in English and...
Who Is Lou?
A New Longmont Mural Honors the Legacy of Eloyeda “Lou” Cardenas—A Trailblazer for Community and Equity You’re not alone if, at first glance at Longmont’s recent construction on the northwest corner of Ninth Avenue and Main Street, you noticed the name Casa Lou...
Longmont’s Three-Generation Family Gem
Marco's Hot Dogs & Tacos Is a Beloved Gathering Place Features Sonoran-Style Hot Dogs and Fresh SalsaPhotography by Noah Katz Considered a staple by many Longmont locals, Marco’s Hot Dogs & Tacos at 17th and Kimbark offers hot dogs wrapped in bacon, Sonoran...
Strumming the Right Chord
Every Sunday afternoon, Brian Rezac heads to Bootstrap Brewing with his ukulele, a bag of kazoos, a laptop, and a large list of songs—the supplies he needs to host a two-hour ukulele jam session. Singing while strumming a four-string instrument in public with 60 to 90...
The Magic Thread
It may not be surprising to local yarn enthusiasts that the Longmont Yarn Shoppe’s story began with alpacas. “My sister bought three pregnant alpacas,” says Gail Sundberg-Douse. “She said, ‘I don't know what to do with this stuff that I just had sheared off of them.’”...