Ask a local business: One of Colorado’s oldest premium wineries is in Olathe
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Ask a local business: One of Colorado’s oldest premium wineries is in Olathe
By Jen Wolfe for the Montrose Business Times 
February 20, 2025
Located outside of Olathe at 5482 CO-348, Cottonwood Cellars was established in 1994. One of Colorado’s oldest premium wineries, Cottonwood Cellars, is an old-world style, family-owned winery with a vineyard, Cottonwood Vineyards. The owners are Keith (the Winemaker) and Diana (Marketing) Read. The ...
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Montrose Center for the Arts opens doors to new downtown home
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Montrose Center for the Arts opens doors to new downtown home
By Montrose Business Times 
February 19, 2025
The Montrose Center for the Arts (MCA) celebrated its grand re-opening on Feb. 12, unveiling a re-imagined space at its new location at 205 E. Main Street. The event, themed “Let HEART Take Root: An Interpretive Show of Western Trees,” highlighted the center’s commitment to fostering art and communi...
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Montrose Center for Arts will reopen in February in a new location downtown
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Montrose Center for Arts will reopen in February in a new location downtown
By Jen Wolfe for the Montrose Business Times 
January 24, 2025
The Montrose Center for Arts (MCA) will host its grand re-opening celebration on Feb. 12 to introduce the new and re-imagined center to the public. The event will take place at the new location, 205 E. Main Street in Montrose, from 4:30-7 p.m. “Let HEART take root: An Interpretive Show of Western Tr...
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Ask a Local Business: Wild Horse Wine and Whiskey
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Ask a Local Business: Wild Horse Wine and Whiskey
By Tonya 
January 24, 2025
Located at 439 E. Main Street in Montrose, Wild Horse Wine and Whiskey was created as a direct result of COVID-19 according to owners Scott and Julie Mijares. “The previous owner of our building became exasperated with the challenges that COVID and online shopping and shut the doors,” says Scott. “J...
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Floating Lotus Brewery brings good beer and entertainment to Ridgway
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Floating Lotus Brewery brings good beer and entertainment to Ridgway
January 22, 2025
When Kenny and Savannah Conley moved to Colorado’s Western Slope in 2020, they were looking for a change of pace. Little did they know that a hobby would turn into the Floating Lotus Brewery, a gathering spot for craft beer enthusiasts and music lovers alike. The brewery, which opened in August 2024...
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Montrose celebrates first community-wide Martin Luther King Jr. Day with awards, art projects, a march and more
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Montrose celebrates first community-wide Martin Luther King Jr. Day with awards, art projects, a march and more
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
January 21, 2025
Montrose held its first-ever community-wide celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, with events that brought residents together to honor the civil rights leader’s legacy despite single-digit temperatures and a light dusting of snow on the ground. The day began with a dedication ceremony...
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The Bridges Golf & Country Club sells to Montrose owner for $5 million
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The Bridges Golf & Country Club sells to Montrose owner for $5 million
January 8, 2025
The Bridges Golf & Country Club, has officially changed hands. The property, previously owned by an Arkansas-based entity, was purchased over the weekend by two LLCs owned by Montrose resident Ty Jennings. According to public records, the clubhouse and restaurant, Remington’s at the Bridges, sold fo...
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Downtown Trick-or-Treat: Kids take over Main Street with Candy Crawl
Over 60 local businesses, with the help of Montrose DART, transformed Main Street yesterday into a Trick-or-Treat haven for this year's Halloween Candy Crawl.
By Cassie Knust | Montrose Business Times 
November 1, 2024
Superheroes, ghouls, spooky dolls and more flooded downtown Montrose on Thursday as children and families walked the annual Candy Crawl. The annual trick-or-treating fest has historically taken place on Halloween morning, but this year, the event moved to the afternoon to allow for school-aged child...
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Friends of the Black Canyon resurrected, birthday bash coming soon
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
October 9, 2024
After going inactive and dissolving over the past two years, the Friends of Black Canyon National Park is relaunching with new leadership, and the fundraising organization is looking to kick things off with a bang. “Because it went dormant for more than two years, (former president Joel Evans) basic...
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Baan Thai food truck closes, citing operational challenges
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Baan Thai food truck closes, citing operational challenges
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
February 13, 2025
Baan Thai, a popular food truck serving authentic Thai cuisine in Montrose, has closed. Owners Loren and Tui Stout, who launched the business in Febru...

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