Lakefront living, mountain views and putting greens are the trifecta of life in The Rookery
Laurel Aiello
Laurel Aiello has always called Northern Colorado home. A Fort Collins native who now lives in Loveland, she enjoys long bike rides, tending to her garden, paddleboarding at Horsetooth Reservoir, camping and fishing in the mountains and listening to live music on a sunny downtown patio. She married her high school sweetheart in 2022 and is completely obsessed with her Great Pyrenees mix, Twyla.
Laurel got her start in magazine writing at Denver Life Magazine and has spent many years writing for regional lifestyle publications, including AvidLifestyle Magazine and NOCO Style. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in sociology from Colorado State University, where she got involved with student media and fell in love with the art of storytelling.
Selected works by the author:
Championship BBQ Coming to Ladera in Timnath
G-Que Barbecue to open first Northern Colorado location – will start construction this summer Northern Colorado, grab your napkins and get ready for some big-time barbecue. Prize-winning G-Que Barbecue has purchased a 1.2-acre lot for a new location at Ladera, a...
NOCO in Full Bloom
Nothing compares to a midsummer stroll among the flowers, taking in the sights and scents of tropical blooms filling oversized planters and spilling from hanging baskets overhead. If you listen closely, you'll hear the bees buzzing from bloom to bloom, and you might...
Life in Emerald Estates, Where the Grass is Greener
When RainDance brought more single-family homes to Windsor’s Water Valley in 2018, most of the homeowners were young families. Since then, the area has grown to serve other members of the community, offering everything from condos to custom homesites in what is known...
Poolside Paradise
Backyard swimming pools make every day feel like a getaway
A Sanctuary on the Shoreline with Schroetlin Custom Homes
Mike Schroetlin comes from a family of builders: His father, grandfather and uncles all worked in construction in Loveland and the surrounding areas, creating a family legacy of craftsmanship along the Front Range. Schroetlin built his first custom home 25 years ago,...
Reformed by the Reformer
Pilates and Lagree can help you build strength and increase flexibility
Ways to Make a Difference on Earth Day (and Every Day)
Spring has a way of reconnecting humans with nature: We stop in our tracks to admire blooming tulips, take deeper breaths during afternoon rainstorms and awake to the chatter of birds outside our bedroom window. These long-awaited, fair-weather days not only remind us...
ACT Human Rights Film Festival Brings Global Stories to Fort Collins
Documentaries have the ability to transport us to different regions around the world, giving us a glimpse of other cultures without hopping on a plane. They tell the intimate stories of those whose struggles are difficult to comprehend from news headlines and social...