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Best Brunch in Fort Collins

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Blog provided by: Anne Carlson

Are you an avocado toast, granola or eggs and ham kind of person? Luckily I’ve got you covered on all fronts! I love a good brunch so here are some of my favorite brunch restaurants in Fort Collins!

Urban Egg

Everyone deserves to start their day with Urban Egg. Breakfast, lunch, let’s do this … dine in or carryout with curbside pick-up available! Their award-winning menu is made from scratch daily using Colorado-proud, organic ingredients when possible. Bring on the Gourmet Pancakes, Stuffed French Toast, Eggs Benedict Selections, Breakfast Quinoa, Lunch Salads & Sandwiches, Barista Favorites & more. Various locations

Lucile’s Creole Cafe

They developed a Creole menu with the restaurant’s goals to becoming the nation’s premier brunch restaurant. Lucile’s first chef received his training from the famous New Orleans restaurant, “Commanders Palace.” A breakfast and lunch restaurant serving a Creole theme had never been attempted before in Colorado. However, within a brief period, Lucile’s had made its mark with such unique meals as “Cajun Breakfast” (red beans, poached eggs, hollandaise and grits) and “Eggs New Orleans” (fried eggplant, poached eggs, creole spice and hollandaise). Various locations

Snooze an A.M. Eatery

Yes, they are all about delicious. But they know that a better breakfast starts with better ingredients. Snooze is serving up a twist on breakfast by starting with responsibly sourced ingredients and bringing them together in unexpected ways⎪Various locations

La Creperie & French Bakery

The owner grew up in a bakery in Brittany, France the nest of crepes and galettes. After owning his dad’s bakery for a few years, Jean Claude came to the U.S. and found his home for 17 years in Key West, Florida where he owned “Croissants de France”, a business cherished by locals and tourists. Serving the Fort Collins, CO area today, we provide great tasting food that’s prepared fresh with the highest quality of ingredients. Jean Claude takes pride in baking the artisan way: no preservatives, no mixed powders, no chemicals. As a unique provider of French cuisine and French bakery in Fort Collins, you are sure to enjoy the great atmosphere, friendly service, and delicious crepes and pastries. 2722 S.College Ave  Fort Collins, CO 80525 

Silver Grill Cafe

Silver Grill Cafe is the oldest restaurant in Northern Colorado, serving breakfast and lunch since 1933 and with roots dating back to 1912. Wood floors, huge windows looking out on Old Town, original brick walls, and diner-style countertops booths and tables lend the historic restaurant its character. Silver Grill’s breakfasts and lunches are legendary. They have been named the best in  Colorado by news stations and lauded by local and national publications. Silver Grill is known for its huge homemade cinnamon rolls, made fresh daily and oozing with sweet sugary toppings. 218 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Rainbow Restaurant

Rainbow Restaurant is one of the best places to eat in Fort Collins specializing in delicious breakfast and lunch food served by a friendly staff in a comfy atmosphere inside and on the outside patio. Both menus offer a wide variety of highly recommended traditional, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free dishes. If you are looking for the best breakfast, lunch and brunch in Fort Collins, you must drop by Rainbow Restaurant. 212 W Laurel St, Fort Collins, CO 80521

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Upcoming Planning Events for 2020

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Planning Your Intentions for 2020

Don’t let the New Year come and go without being intentional with your personal goals; join us before the holiday season and let’s set your year up for success!

Date/Time: November 15, 6-8pm

Are you ready to make a huge wave of change in this next decade? We’d like to help you to start 2020 off on the best foot. Take some time before the holidays and create your goals and intentions for the next 12 months. First, we will discuss goals including health, family, financials, priorities and more. Next, we will create intentions and plans for achieving our goals, including words of affirmation for each category. Our team finds affirmations as important guides to keep us on the right path during our journey toward betterment. 

Admission includes custom notecards for recording affirmations, light appetizers, and beverages. Bring your friends, a notebook or calendar, and enjoy a Friday night out! If you choose to partake in both planning events (Planning Intentions for 2020 and Planning Your 2020 Marketing Calendar) SAVE $30. 

Price: $15 if purchased before 10/31; $25 thereafter

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Plan Your 2020 Marketing Calendar

Take control of your marketing calendar and make 2020 your most successful year yet!

Date/Time: November 16, 9am-2pm

We will work through the importance of planning your marketing promotions around your natural ebb and flow of your year – creating new ideas for promotions during low times of the year and building up your natural highs to maximize your business’s earning potential. Impact Chiropractic is partnering with The Mina Company, a local marketing company intentionally created for small businesses, to work through all of your calendar needs; as well as questions you may have on new areas of marketing you may like to explore. We will review how to integrate your company’s promotions into your social media calendar, in-store promotions, community efforts and more. After reviewing all areas of marketing and strategy and applying what makes the most sense for your business, you will leave our planning event with a plan to take back to your clients and/or team to start implementing for the 2020 year. 

We will supply planning calendars, snacks and drinks as well as lunch from local Snack Attack sandwich shop. If you choose to partake in both planning events (Planning Intentions for 2020 and Planning Your 2020 Marketing Calendar) SAVE $30. 

Price: $95 if purchased by 10/31; $125 thereafter

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Top 10 Women Owned Fort Collins Businesses

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At Impact Chiropractic, we are proud to be women-owned and operated, and we really love to support other Fort Collins businesses that are also owned by incredible women. There are so many options but we wanted to feature some of our top favorites. We encourage you to try them today!

fort collins businesses

She She Beauty Lounge:

Susan Byrum opened She She Beauty Lounge in 2008 after years of disappointing results and sub-par beauty treatment from the local nail and waxing scene. She She Beauty Lounge will spoil you rotten and provide you the best beauty care in Fort Collins. No matter if you need your nails done, your eyebrows waxed, or a spray tan for your next vacation, She She Beauty Lounge will treat you like a queen and provide you top-notch service. Visit them at www.Sheshelounge.com

fort collins businessesFacette Medical Spa:

Facette Medical Spa was founded by Amanda Wicker, Mina Murihead, and Erin Jones with the goal to provide aesthetic expertise and exceptional service to anyone who might need it. Facette Medical Spa offers a variety of services such as facial rejuvenation, body sculpting, and injectable treatment. Check them out and see how they can help you show your best Facette at www.facettemedicalspa.com

fort collins businessesWomen& Inc:

Women& Inc is a local organization founded by Lindsay Roselle in 2015 with the goal of bringing successful and supportive women together to build connections, generate ideas and provide solutions for women that own their own business. Women& Inc has events every other month where they focus on bringing successful women throughout Fort Collins together to build relationships so they can better support each other in their businesses and in life. Learn more about what Women& Inc does by visiting their site www.womenandinc.com

fort collins businessesFort Collins Fitness Festival:

Rachel Pastor has a passion for helping people become the best versions of themselves through health and fitness. She founded Fort Collins Fitness Festival in 2018 to help empower and unite our community through fun, up-beat health and fitness events. Fort Collins Fitness Festival events are offered year-round so everyone has a chance to participate! Check out all the amazing things Rachel and her team are doing at www.fitnessfestivalevents.com

fort collins businessesWagz Pet Market & Grooming:

Wagz Pet Market & Grooming has been a Fort Collins favorite since its opening in 2007. Owned and operated by Cheri Corrado, Wagz strives to provide our furry friends the best products and services possible. Wagz offers various food and toy products as well as grooming services for your furry babies. Check out their location in Old Town Fort Collins or visit their website at www.wagzcolorado.com to see what else they have to offer!

fort collins businessesLittle Bird Bakeshop:

Little Bird Bakeshop is owned and operated by Amy Corliss who has a passion for bringing the people of Fort Collins delicious, homemade pastries. Little Bird Bakeshop is located in Old Town Fort Collins on the corner of Walnut and Linden streets. Upon entry you will be greeted with the delicious aroma of freshly baked pastries, handcrafted drinks and the inviting hum of conversation amongst guests. Check them out at www.thelittlebirdbakeshop.com  

fort collins businessesSavory Spice Shop:

Owned and operated by Susan Kirkpatrick, Savory Spice shop is located in Old Town Fort Collins in the Opera Galleria. They are open 7 days a week and have over 500 spices available to choose from! Did you know Savory Spice Shop has sold over 1.4 million pounds of spices so far? Let them spice up your cooking, check them out online at www.savoryspiceshop.com/colorado/fort-collins

fort collins businessesGinger and Baker:

Inspired by their tough, southern mamas and connected by a chance introduction, Ginger Graham and Deb Traylor dreamed of opening a pie shop here in Fort Collins. After some hard work and little more dreaming, Ginger and Baker came to life in November of 2017 off Linden and Willow streets here in Fort Collins. The building has been a Fort Collins staple since its construction in 1905 as the Poudre Elevator Company and continues to thrive today as a bakery and market! Check out more about Ginger and Baker at www.gingerandbaker.com

fort collins businessesMeraki Yoga:

Opened in 2016 by Fort Collins Native Adrienne Hoxmeier and Rachael Butts, Meraki Yoga strives to provide individualized attention through small and accessible classes which foster fun and optimism. Meraki Yoga has a passion for giving back to our community and donates a portion of all of their profits directly to local charity needs. Learn more at www.merakiyogastudio.com

Pure Barre:

fort collins businessesPure Barre welcomes anyone interested in fitness to attend classes that are geared to help people lose weight and get tone no matter what fitness level they are at. Owned and operated by Meghan Gonzalez since 2013, Pure Barre offers a 55 min intense workout that burns fat and tones problem areas in as little as 10 classes! Check out everything that Meghan is doing at Pure Barre at www.purebarre.com/co-fortcollins

 

We live in an amazing place that has many successful women-owned Fort Collins businesses! We didn’t want to forget anyone so we wanted to give a big shout out to other awesome women-owned businesses in our area!  

 

WHAT MOMS REALLY WANT (IT WON’T COST YOU MUCH)

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May 14th is a day to celebrate all of the special moms in our lives. Like most other holidays, Mother’s day has turned into another day to spend a fortune buying gifts. What if this Mother’s day, we gave our moms a gift that money can’t buy? This Mother’s Day we challenge you to think outside the box; instead of quickly and conveniently buying your mom a gift the night before or stressing about how much money you have to spend, why not create an experience for your mom? Below we have thought up some creative ways to make your mom feel extra special this mother’s day.

1. Cook her dinner

If you live close to your mom this is a cost effective and special way to show your mom she matters. Cooking a meal not only provides time to catch up, it also creates memories for her to cherish with her kids. She will probably remember cooking for you while you were growing up and feel extra special knowing you would take the time out of your busy schedule to show her she is loved and appreciated.

2. Create a scrapbook or video for your mom with old pictures and home videos

Nothing Is sure to make your mom burst with pride (and probably tears) then to take some time to create a walk down memory lane that she can keep coming back to. A great website to use is https://animoto.com/

3. Make some homemade gifts

Put your talent to good use. Are you a writer? An artist? A singer? A craftsman? Do something special for your mom with that talent that you know she loves to brag about anyways.

4. Try a new activity together

Try a cooking class or a craft together. Is there something your mom is interested in that she would love to try? Schedule a pottery making class or a painting class together. https://www.pinotspalette.com/fortcollins, https://www.fcgov.com/recreation/potterystudio.php

5. Take family Pictures

Do you live far away from your mom and need something that withstands the distance? There is nothing your mom will like more than an updated family picture. Get your siblings (or your kiddos) together and take some nice family pictures to send to your mom for Mother’s Day. One excellent photographer we know in Fort Collins is Jessica with Wild Bliss Photography: https://www.wildblissphotography.com/

 

One last idea: you can always give your mom the gift of health with a chiropractic adjustment – we won’t complain about that!

A BRIEF HISTORY OF EARTH DAY

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Earth Day was founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues and is now a globally celebrated holiday. What is the history of this globally celebrated day?

It began in the early 1960s when Americans were becoming aware of the effects of pollution on the environment. Later in the decade, a 1969 fire on Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River shed light on the problem of chemical waste disposal. Until that time, protecting the planet’s natural resources was not part of the national political agenda, and the number of activists devoted to large-scale issues such as industrial pollution was minimal.  Factories pumped pollutants into the air, lakes, and rivers with few legal consequences. Big, gas-guzzling cars were considered a sign of prosperity and only a small portion of the American population were familiar with–let alone practiced–recycling. Finally, Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962, Senator Gaylord Nelson was determined to convince the federal government that the planet was at risk.

In 1969, Nelson, considered one of the leaders of the modern environmental movement, developed the idea for Earth Day after being inspired by the anti-Vietnam War “teach-ins” that were taking place on college campuses around the United States. Nelson announced the Earth Day concept at a conference in Seattle in the fall of 1969 and invited the entire nation to get involved. The response from the public was electric and the concept took off like wildfire.

Telegrams, letters and telephone inquiries poured in from all across the country. The American people finally had a forum to express their concern about what was happening to the land, rivers, lakes and air—and they did so with spectacular exuberance.

Since 1970, Earth Day celebrations have grown. In 1990, Earth Day went global, with 200 million people in over 140 nations participating, according to the Earth Day Network (EDN), a nonprofit organization that coordinates Earth Day activities. In 2000, Earth Day focused on clean energy and involved hundreds of millions of people in 184 countries and 5,000 environmental groups. Activities ranged from a traveling, talking drum chain in Gabon, Africa, to a gathering of hundreds of thousands of people at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Today, the Earth Day Network (EDN) collaborates with more than 17,000 partners and organizations in 174 countries. According to EDN, more than 1 billion people are involved in Earth Day activities, making it “the largest secular civic event in the world.” So now that we know the history and how far and wide the celebrations of Earth Day span, how does one celebrate earth day in Fort Collins CO?

Earth Day is best celebrated by doing something beneficial to the environment. The goal of the day is to give the environment a break from waste and pollution. If you work on Saturday, is your work commute close enough to leave the car in the garage and walk or bike to work? Maybe take the Max or public transportation that is close to your house. Why not take the family on a hike at Horsetooth Rock? Take the kids on a walk to the park instead of letting them play on their tablets. While on your walk, maybe take a trash bag and pick up trash along the way? Try something different for Earth Day that benefits your environment as well. Most importantly, make a fun memory with the ones you love, you might just start a new tradition for Earth Day next year! Happy April 22nd friends!

A FEW EVENTS IN FORT COLLINS:

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