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After several years in Ouray, longtime Western artist Mike Simpson is back in Montrose — and back on Main Street. Simpson has opened gallery space inside Tim Frates’ MegaPixel at 509 E. Main St., bringing his watercolors and oil paintings of the American West back to the community he first called home in 1979. “It’s […]
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A local nonprofit has taken a major step toward building affordable housing in Montrose, securing land and state funding for a 50-unit apartment development that will serve low- to moderate-income residents and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities as part of the broader Hilltop Neighborhood planned along 6600 Road. Community Options Inc. (COI) has secured […]
Continue ReadingVoters in the City of Montrose will choose new city council members in three races during the April 7 municipal election, according to the city’s certified ballot. In City Council District I, three candidates are running for a four-year term: Kevin Clay, Michael J. Badagliacco, and April Heard. In City Council District II, voters will […]
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Imagine you’re deep in the woods. A killer is on the loose. You stumble into a remote cabin — and the door locks behind you. The only way out is to solve a series of hidden clues before time runs out. That’s the premise behind The Cabin Escape Room, one of Montrose’s newest entertainment experiences, […]
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On their very first weekend in business, the guys behind PRUF Pizza did something most restaurants only hope for. They sold out — fast. A line wrapped outside the door and around the corner despite the snowy cold outside, and within hours, the shop had run through everything they had prepped. For founders Troy Ryder […]
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The Greater Montrose Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Business Expo on Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Montrose Pavilion, bringing together dozens of local businesses, entrepreneurs and community members for an evening of networking, promotion and connection. The event, which Chamber President Luke Bray said drew roughly 80 businesses last year, is designed to […]
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Community members gathered early Monday morning, Jan. 19, at The Association in downtown Montrose for a free breakfast and opening ceremony marking the city’s second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, a day organizers emphasized was meant not just for reflection, but for action. The event, organized by Our Town Matters and the MLK […]
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After months of anticipation and more than a year of careful buildup, MsSo is officially open in downtown Montrose. The Asian noodle bar is now serving customers Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the former Daily Bread building at 39 W. Main St., marking the first brick-and-mortar restaurant to open from […]
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While the end of the federal solar tax credit capped a busy year for installers, local companies say it marks less of an ending than a shift — one that is changing how solar is priced, financed and offered to customers. The credit, formally known as the Residential Clean Energy Credit, allowed homeowners to deduct […]
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The Greater Montrose Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Business Expo on Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Montrose Pavilion, bringing together dozens of local businesses, entrepreneurs and community members for an evening of networking, promotion and connection. The event, which Chamber President Luke Bray said drew roughly 80 businesses last year, is designed to […]
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