When this magazine reached out to me with a chance to explore midtown Fort Collins, I saw it as an opportunity for something my wife desperately needed: A Sunday without sports.
Dan England
Dan England has worked for Colorado media for nearly 25 years, including 20 at the Greeley Tribune. During his time at the Tribune he won more than 100 state and national awards, including Best of Show from the Colorado Press Association in 2015. Dan loves to write about the outdoors, as they are not just a job but an adventure: He has completed more than 20 marathons and 15 ultramarathons in addition to climbing more than 200 peaks, including all the 14ers in Colorado and Mount Rainier in Washington. Dan also plays trombone, but his wife, Valerie Vampola, deserves the spotlight more, as she sings for living, doing gigs as a solo artist and with Katie Quick in addition to guest appearances with bands across Colorado and teaching with the Loveland Academy of Music. Dan has three children, Jayden and his twin girls, Andie and Allie, and a heeler, Pepper, who in addition to training with him ran her first trail marathon last year in western Kansas.
Selected works by the author:
Something Good in the Neighborhood: Tiana Lynn Cunningham
Tiana Lynn Cunningham believed, even in the darkest times, that she could make a difference.
Future Legends
Damian Foley takes a walk around the grounds of Future Legends at least once a week, whether it’s to lead a tour or snap a photo for social media.
Something Good in the Neighborhood: Ryan Frazee
Doctors told him that they couldn’t do anything for him. They told his longtime girlfriend and business partner, Becky Donnelly, that he may never be the same person. But they also said to have faith. They thought he would return. It would just take time.
Pinball Wizards
NOCO businesses mix alcohol with pinball and classic video games
Something Good in the Neighborhood: Jeanne Nott
Jeanne Nott: comedian & pageant winner By Dan England When Jeanne Nott was a little girl, she would join hands with her family at the dinner table, and her father would say, “Heard any good jokes lately?” At age 7, she got invited to dinner by a pastor’s daughter....
100 Mile Lessons
Right now, as I’m writing this, my dog, Pepper, has her sleepy head draped across my feet. She is a good girl, so I know what she’s trying to do: She’s trying to make my paws feel better.
Something Good in the Neighborhood
By Dan England When Gina Lordo sighed, Andrea Dufford knew what she would say next about the dog cowering from her touch: Dufford was the dog’s last hope for adoption. Lordo, a Loveland resident who fostered for Big Bones Canine Rescue out of rural Windsor, showed...
Fresh or Faux?
Take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of fresh and faux Christmas tress for this holiday season.