Today is a great day for the Larimer Creative District/RiNo/Hood. B-Cyle, who moved in downstairs from us, has installed a bike rental station right here on our block. Now, our agency and our whole neighborhood can rent a bike and cruise around the city, to the grocery store, the liquor store, the baseball stadium, wherever. [...]
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Our pal Steve is preparing to become a Daddy for the first time. Of course we wanted to have a baby shower for him, you know, to show our affection and all. But, how do you celebrate with a fast-food loving, rail-skinny, Daddy-to-be? You shower him with Burger King, Long John Silvers, Chik-fil-a, McDonalds and [...]
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Alter egos are a funny thing. They show themselves at the most unexpected times. Put a suit on, or a pair of long white gloves and presto, change-o, a whole new personality appears. Meet some of the alter egos that recently showed up at Cultivator
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Don’t worry. Tim didn’t kick his boys out. In fact, he just built them a second home. In a tree. A modern take on the Swiss Family Robinson. Designed and built by Sabadosh Builders, Golden Co. Yard and tree provided by Tim.
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A super sleuth, hard at work at her desk this morning, caught this meet up across the street. Here are her findings from her impromptu stakeout. Form your own conclusions. 9:55 a.m. Sacred Hearth Catholic Church (Note: This is a completely fictionalized situation, intended for entertainment purposes only.)
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Looking for ideas on how to stay festive during this year’s holiday season while in a recession? Take an idea from North Larimer’s local artist, Val “Skinny Santa”. Using found objects around the neighborhood Val has created a timeless design expressing the tradition of Christmas by decorating a tree just outside his studio. Mixing traditional [...]
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Walking into the office this morning, I noticed this lone soldier sitting empty on the address numbers of the building. Yes. To answer your question. That’s an empty fifth of Kentucky Bourbon. Looks like someone had a good night in front of our building. We always love it when our neighbors let us know what [...]
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While Heather and I were taking a refreshing lunchtime cruiser ride around the Greater Five Points Area, we discovered something eye-opening and historic. Our little hood is home to the Black American West Museum. Now, what history it holds inside, exactly we don’t know. We were so moved by the front sidewalk, we didn’t even [...]
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YAY!!! Good news everyone, we are officially the “North Larimer Creative District.” Today on my way back to the office from a meeting I noticed this sign: I’m sure as an advertising and design shop we’ve added to the creativity of the neighborhood, but here are a few other peeps that are doing, apparently, good [...]
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