- By Emily Kemme - Shirley Ellsworth’s idea for Lambspun began 30 years ago when a yarn store, Wool Works, closed. After a fruitless search for another store nearby that sold yarn, she decided to make her own. She took classes from textile authorities around...
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Rock the Float
Sensory deprivation gets a new name, new popularity - By Jared Fiel - When life gets overwhelming, Jay Bowers of Fort Collins retreats into a world of silence. “I’m a social person, but sometimes I need to go into the cave,” he says. Bowers has been floating...
NOCO Distillery Finds New Frontier
Two-second cameo on Star Trek spinoff spurs sales - By Jared Fiel - It is the year 2024. Admiral Jean-Luc Picard has travelled back in time 377 years with Commander Raffi Musiker, who battles her drinking demons in the 24th Century. Raffi bellies up to a bar and is...
Bringing Back Those Pearly Whites
There are lots of options out there: gels, strips, bleach trays, pastes and other gizmos to whiten teeth.
2022 Best of NOCO Results
Long-standing Businesses Win Big
- By Dan England - Longevity generally means businesses are doing things the right way, so it is no big surprise that several of our winners have been in business in Northern Colorado for decades—a few are even a century or more old. Check out some of our...
Community Leaders Reveal their NOCO Bests
- By Dan England - What elevates a city to become a home? Amenities, local businesses, community engagement—the quality of each can lift a municipality from the place where you rest your head to the place where you raise your family, recreate and even retire....
Put a Lid on it
Greeley Hat Works makes hats for celebs, ranch hands and real folk - By Jared Fiel - From the White House to the remote ranches on the eastern plains, Trent Johnson of Greeley Hat Works has left his mark. While the business has been around since 1909, it’s only been...
High Efficiency Meets High Style
- By Allyson Porteous - Kyle Meyer was 16 when he got his first job in construction, cleaning up job sites in Boulder. This sparked his love of the building process, which soon led to laying foundations, then to building custom homes, and by 26, Black Timber Builders...