Longmont Insider
From recovery to resilience to recreation
It’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....
Earthworks
There’s a lot more than food growing on the farms of Boulder County. Just ask the folks at the Longmont Museum and Boulder Museum...
For a song
You never know if the next singer you hear at an open mic
night will go on to music fame and fortune. Take Nathaniel Rateliff,...
Jack’s Solar Garden: Keep on the sunny side
When Byron Kominek moved to his grandfather’s farm in 2016, he saw a seemingly inherent problem in the production of solar energy. Traditional ground-level...
Outdoor fun for all ages
With over 400 acres of parks and 1,600 nature areas, Longmont contains the ideal environment for biking, hiking and water enthusiasts alike.
Whether you want...
A taste of the Old World
On a scorching July afternoon, Donald Vukovic stands half in, half out of his booth at the Erie Farmers Market.
With Greek folk music playing...
Creative collisions
Over the past several years, makerspaces have popped up all around the country. The concept is simple: a community venue with tools to explore...
It takes a village
Longmont’s newest neighborhood is going to be a village within the city — a community of tiny homes for veterans who need a little...
A space for memories
“Three
young people, kids I call them, in our family got married within six months of
one another at very different venues,” says Annie Danielson, who...
