Category Archives: Local
10 Tips for a Successful Northern Colorado Beer Tour
1. Plan your route
This doesn’t need to be an insane, D-Day type assault on the beaches of boozing. But a little forethought goes a long way, especially when you might be in a situation where you’re willing to agree to just about anything. Just give yourself a vague outline, sort of like the way you [...]
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Viva La Greeley Revolution
Tonight, the Greeley Revolution takes another step forward, bayonets fixed. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
The Greeley Revolution is a group self-described as wanting to create a cycling community in Greeley for, “Everyone from casual town cruisers to dedicated road cyclists and BMX jumpers.”
Their newest project? Creating a multi-use dirt trail in West Greeley. “If [...]
Geek Bowl 2010
When I said I would join a Geek Bowl team, I figured I’d sit at a table, drink 5 or 600 beers, and maybe get a question right, assuming it had something to do with 80’s metal or Captain America storylines from the early 90’s.
What I was not prepared for was the level of competition [...]
Road Trip: Famous Colorado Residents – Morris the Alligator
If you’re on the way to the middle of nowhere and drive a little out of your way, you’ll hit Mosca, CO.
In Mosca, you’ll find the Colorado Gators, home of over 400 gators, including Colorado celebrity Morris the Alligator.
You probably know Morris without even realizing it. He is the star of, amongst others, Happy Gilmour, [...]
Best Bets for the Weekend
Best Bet #1: The Hurt Locker
Basically on every Top 10 of ‘09 movie list you can find out there, up in the 90’s on rottentomatoes.com, and declared by Roger Ebert to be one of the best war movies of all time.
Tuesday-Thursday, 7 P.M.
Kress Cinema, Greeley
kresscinema.com
Best Bet #2: Ice Racing!
Do you like motorcycles? This is for [...]
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Road Trips: Bishop’s Castle
Shooting out of the trees in southern Colorado’s San Isabel National Forest is a dragon. What’s really strange is that the dragon is attached to something that is possibly more terrifying than a fire-breathing lizard that can fly.
Bishop’s Castle is a project started by one man, Jim Bishop. Basically, he bought some land and started [...]
Road Trips: Wild Animal Sanctuary
Tigers live just a short hop away on HWY 85. Okay, I know we’ve all seen the zoo, I know that Animal Planet has made sacks of money showing animals doing everything from banging each other to fighting over who gets to bang each other. But this is a little different.
I want to stay away [...]
Genoa Wonder Tower
Road trip:
Genoa Wonder Tower
Genoa, CO
There aren’t many good reasons to wake up at quarter of six, but on this morning there were two. That’s if you count each head on a two-headed cow as one reason.
After a few CDs, a trip back home to get the directions I left folded on the floor, and one [...]
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