Maybe it s for a new job or maybe it s to take a leap and try something new, but if you re reading this, you might be looking to move to Fort Collins.
And you re not alone. The picturesque Northern Colorado city and frequent best of list lander is becoming increasingly known for its quality of life and has a steadily growing population to match.
It s large enough to have some big city amenities, but hasn t lost the small-town charm that sprinkles its quaint downtown blocks. While Old Town is perfect for a fancy date night among gleaming restaurants and sparkling storefronts, a short drive will take you to an array of no-frills eateries and watering holes fit for an unfussy college town.
For a lot of people in the beer industry, the 2020 Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywine Festival was the last time they got to see each other before the pandemic hit two months later.
Laura Lodge guessed early on that it would be a very long time before those people saw each other again at least in Breckenridge, where Big Beers takes place. And she was right: Laura and her brother Bill, who founded the event with her in 2001, had to cancel the 2021 iteration due to the pandemic. As a result, Lodge moved temporarily to Ohio where she could be close to her father and oversee a project making thousands of homemade masks for frontline workers and organizations in the Cleveland area.
Business owners in Fort Collins brace for winter weather impacts
Fort Collins and communities in the northern Foothills could see up to 3 feet of snow
As of Friday evening, predictions hold steady that regions north of the Denver Metro will see the brunt of the winter storm. City officials in Fort Collins are urging residents to stay home.
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FORT COLLINS, Colo.â As of Friday evening, predictions hold steady that regions north of the Denver Metro will see the brunt of the winter storm and city officials in Fort Collins are urging residents to stay home.
Fort Collins once again named to best-of lists thanks to beer, outdoors and more Holly Engelman, Fort Collins Coloradoan
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And this year despite being unlike any other was no exception.
The Choice City topped Livability.com s 2020 Top 100 Best Places to Live list. According to Livability.com, Families with small children, creatives, outdoor enthusiasts and high-tech entrepreneurs all feel at home in Fort Collins .
The description goes on to highlight Colorado State University, as well as local businesses including Bindle coffee, Horse & Dragon brewery and the Rio.
Livability.com on its website says it uses proprietary research studies, articles, photos, videos and more to develop its city rankings lists.