Longmont Insider

Sketching Longmont in plein air

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When you need directions, you look for a map. For Longmont artist Amanda Maldonado, the direction of her life and business as an artist...

Longmont shortlist

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While its neighboring county-seat sibling often gets the lion’s share of the glory, there’s lots to love about the Longmont music scene. From blues-tinged...

Pumphouse Brewery: Collective efforts 

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Upon winning a bid for The Pumphouse Brewery just a year ago, Conrad Legendy knew there were colossal shoes to fill. Longmont’s foremost sports...

A taste of the Old World 

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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...

For a song

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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,...

Hop along to Longmont’s craft libations

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At last count there were more than a dozen breweries, distilleries, cideries and brewpubs in Longmont alone, let alone the rest of the county. How...

The happiest of hours

There’s a moment between when work ends and the rest of our lives begin, to socialize, graze on appetizers and sip a low-priced libation....

Boom town

Longmont continues to boom. The once-sleepy East County town is still as charming as ever, but its population eclipsed the 100,000 mark between the...

Creative collisions

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Over the past several years, makerspaces have popped up all around the country. The concept is simple: a community venue with tools to explore...

Catch, release and the art of slowing down

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The rich, cool waters around Longmont remain prime for fly fishing, a sport growing in popularity thanks to its meditative qualities.