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Photo Courtesy: Colorado Brewers' Festival Facebook

Colorado Brewers’ Festival to provide three days of beer, music

Alec Erickson June 20, 2017

If there is anything that Fort Collins has plenty of it would be beer. With dozens of local breweries, you would be hard pressed to not find some local craft IPA just minutes away. There is one festival...

At the front of the crowd, fans gathered to watch Slow Caves open for St. Lucia at Taste of Fort Collins 2017  (Chapman Croskell | Collegian)

Taste of Fort Collins Day 2: Beating the heat with great food

Chapman W. June 11, 2017

[new_royalslider id="603"] As temperatures rose on Saturday, attendees to Taste of Fort Collins beat the heat with cold drinks, treats and by hanging out in the shade of the trees. Taste of Fort Collins...

Photo courtesy: New Belgium Brewing
New Belgium has crafted a new beer that is celebratory to the years of partnership between the brewery and CSU and the new stadium.

New Belgium creates new beer in honor of CSU

Mareena Winchell May 4, 2017

New Belgium Brewing Company crafted a new beer to celebrate the years of partnership between the brewery and Colorado State University. This beer is called Old Aggie Superior Lager. “We’re excited...

Larry Conley and his coffee shop Photo credit: Julia Trowbridge

Cranked Up Coffee serves up brews on the go in Fort Collins

Matthew Smith May 3, 2017

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to change the name Frank Conley to Larry Conlon. For four years, Larry Conlon of Cranked Up Coffee has been researching and developing his own unique coffee...

The Nuance Chocolate sign in Old Town Photo credit: Hakeem Awbrey

From bean to bar: Fort Collins’ Nuance Chocolate makes exotic chocolate from internationally sourced beans

Matthew Smith May 2, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4vNQ6yEgLc&feature=youtu.be It is nigh impossible to tour Old Town and not run into a business in the likes of the Bean Cycle Roasters, New Belgium Brewing or Happy Lucky’s...

Cookie selection at Mary's Mountian Cookies. Photo credit: Brianna Nash

‘Having a bad day? Mary’s Mountain.’ Local cookie store satisfies community’s sweet tooth

Mareena Winchell April 27, 2017

Mary's Mountain Cookies has been satisfying sweet tooth cravings since 1986. Introduced by a female entrepreneur named Mary Johns, the menu contains a variety of treats from cookies, brownies, edible...

Photo credit: Brooke Buchan

Owners of Dam Good Tacos open new restaurant in Fort Collins

Zach Bermejo April 26, 2017

Sitting comfortably between the Fort Collins Utilities Building and the Fort Collins Municipal Court is a new little food spot—The Butterfly Café. Owners Mike Falco and Ali Hatcher are serving craft...

The Crooked Cup coffee shop in Old Town. Photo by Brianna Nash

Fort Collins reacts to Old Town coffee shop The Crooked Cup

Mareena Winchell April 12, 2017

Fort Collins has a multitude of coffee shops, but one that is in the heart and soul of Old Town, Fort Collins is known as The Crooked Cup. Most coffee shops in Fort Collins get bombarded with college...

While my guitar gently weeps Photo credit: Matthew Smith

The best and worst restaurant bathrooms around College Avenue in Fort Collins

Matthew Smith April 12, 2017

A restaurant can have everything good going for it: great food, attentive service, atmospheric lighting and music. However, take one trip to the bathroom with its stained walls, broken door lock, Mach-3...

Easy Easter brunch recipes for college students

Easy Easter brunch recipes for college students

Emma Turner April 12, 2017

Easter can be one of the tastiest holidays. As college students, however, it is often difficult to find the time or expertise to create a gourmet meal for the occasion. So, here are a few recipes that...

Rabbi Yerachmiel Gorelik speaks to those in attendance of CSU's Passover Seder event hosted by the Chabad Jewish Student Organization. All photos were taken before sunset in accordance with Jewish tradition. (Davis Bonner | Collegian)

12th Annual Passover Seder combines tradition, community

Nicole Towne April 12, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peC16bpDNTg&feature=youtu.be Friends, family, students and community members from northern Colorado gathered together in the Grand Ballroom overlooking the mountains and...

A couple enjoys New Belgium beer in the tasting room on a Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: Emma Brokaw)

New Belgium to release new Fat Tire beer

Sarah Ehrlich April 11, 2017

Fort Collins' beloved New Belgium Brewing has some exciting news just in time for summer; a new sibling to accompany their original brew, Fat Tire, expected to be released in August of this year. Fat...

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