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Homestead Natural Meats is relocating its retail store to downtown Montrose. The company announced its last day at its current location, 1032 6450 Road, was Feb. 26. Customers were encouraged to stop in before the move to stock up on their usual items. Homestead will reopen March 9 at 647 E. Main St., in the […]
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The Montrose County School District has finalized the purchase of the Field House property at 25 Colorado Ave. from the Montrose Recreation District, allowing the school district to plan for a potential Early Childhood Center while prompting a major relocation and expansion of recreation services on the north side of town. The property, adjacent to […]
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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 […]
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After once calling it a “monumental win,” Delta-Montrose Electric Association has withdrawn from a $72 million federal clean energy award that would have helped fund a 20-megawatt solar and battery storage project in western Colorado. The cooperative announced this week it is stepping away from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Powering Affordable Clean Energy Program, […]
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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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Published by The Conversation. Cowboys guided a herd of longhorn cattle through downtown Denver to celebrate the opening of the annual National Western Stock Show on Jan. 8. As ranchers bring their best cattle to compete for blue ribbons over the course of this month, it’s a good time to consider whether beef production can […]
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