Thunder in the Rockies Rides Back Onto The Ranch

August 29 - September 1

The fourth annual Thunder in the Rockies Motorcycle Rally at The Ranch in Loveland, CO will be held from Friday, August 29 to Monday, September 1.

Over 75,000 Harley Riders and their families are expected for this year's event which features outdoor live music, a performance by comedian Joel McHale, a WFC Fight Night, custom bike shows and test drives, "Balls of Steel", Bull Riding, helicopter rides, poker rides into the scenic Colorado Rocky Mountains and MORE!

Ticket Prices:
Adults: $10/ Day, $15/Weekend
Children (12 & Under): $5

Wynonna Judd On-Sale to General Public August 9 at 10 a.m.

“Jumpin’ is Northern Colorado’s best indoor inflatable play place” says local owner Tim Schmollinger.  The store offers all day open jump and features five party areas, adult workout station, and a separate toddler zone.  Schmollinger reports a Grand Opening Celebration is planned for June 7^th that will include half price admission, face painting, balloon sculptures and more.  The 11,500 square foot store is located next to Best Buy at the north end of The Promenade Shops.  .

Loveland, CO – April 25, 2008 – The Promenade Shops at Centerra, is proud to announce the opening of Cozy Cottage at Centerra, located just north of Highway 34 and east of Interstate 25 in Loveland.

Cozy Cottage offers a unique collection of antique furniture as well as home and garden décor.  Local owner, Tammy Ahlquist, said “I’m excited to bring a unique shopping experience to the area.”   The 4,428 square foot store is located on Main Street in The Promenade Shops and is between Jos. A. Bank and Banana Republic.  The addition of Cozy Cottage strengthens both home furnishing and gift offerings and further enhances The Promenade Shops at Centerra’s reputation as Northern Colorado’s finest shopping destination.

SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN FUN
Loveland, CO - October 23, 2007 - The Promenade Shops at Centerra invites you to bring out the entire family to enjoy the fun Halloween festivities this weekend. 

Pumpkin Patch
Saturday, October 27th
Beginning at 10am, while supplies last.
Located next to Rock Bottom Brewery
Visit our Pumpkin Patch to receive your free pumpkin!

Simply show a Promenade Shops receipt of $5 or more, dated October 27th and pick out a pumpkin of your choice. One pumpkin per person and one pumpkin per receipt please.  Enjoy our free pumpkin decorating station, while supplies last.

 No Tricks. Just Treats.

Sunday, October 28th
1pm - 3pm
The Promenade Shops at Centerra invite you to join participating stores and restaurants at our annual center-wide Trick or Treating.  For children 10 and younger please, while supplies last.  Comments

Posted October 25, 2006  Front Range Village Planning. From this 109 acre former corn field will develop Fort Collins newest shopping extravaganza. This will be the home of Front Range Village. Front Range Village is being developed by Bayer Properties a national developer of well designed and well thought out commercial developments. Read Comments

Posted October 24, 2006 Homemade Dog Food Basics More and more people are beginning to make their dog's food at home rather than buying commercial formulas. Homemade dog food doesn't contain any substances that could possibly be harmful to your dog's health such as artificial coloring and artificial flavors. Read Entire Article   Comments

Posted October 23, 2006 Magical, Mystical Halloween If you are wondering about the origins of Halloween, you can find that there are many different stories and origins of how the holiday started. Some say that it is a day of Satan, or the worship of evil spirits and the practice of witchcraft which they believe is Druid religion. There are others who believe it was a day for the ghosts of the dead to come back and settle the scores on people who had done them wrong. Read Entire Article  Comments

Posted October 22, 2006  Attention all Loveland and area golfers. Golfers, don't put your clubs away yet! There is one more chance to make that hole-in-one. Come on guys and gals get out that trusty iron and show those folks from the golf channel we have great golfers in this area. This is a fun challenge and a real  great way to raise money for a local charity which does such great work in the area. Read Entire Article  Comments

Posted October 21, 2006 Salon Just for Kids Opens in The Promenade Shops Friday October 20th area kids now have a hair salon they can call their own. Lollilocks Kids Salon, where children can have their hair and nails done, ear piercing and throw a birthday party all at the same time, opened in The Promenade Shops.   Read Entire Article  Comments

Posted October 19, 2006  Ideas To Help Select A Real Estate Broker As the present housing marketing continues to show signs of slowing and as record numbers of people become real estate agents, selecting the right real estate agent for you becomes very important. In Colorado all agents are called Real Estate Brokers. The National Association of realtors announced in a recent statement that 74 percent of sellers and 64 percent of buyers....  Read Entire Article  Comments

Posted October 16, 2006  Colorado Ski Season Opens
A-Basin wins the trophy for the first ski area to open for the 2006-07 ski season. A-Basin is of course Arapahoe Basin Ski Area which is located at the western side of the continental divide at the base of Loveland Pass. Due to both it's very high altitude and it's snowmaking equipment A-Basin opened one run on Friday October 13.      Read Entire Article

Posted October 15, 2006  Bruce's Bar In Severance Still Going Strong Even though Bruce has passed away Bruce's Bar is still going strong.  The small town of Severance Colorado is the home of the now world famous Bruce's Bar where the Colorado delicacy of Rocky Mountain Oysters ("Bulls Testicles") are served.   Read Entire Article

Posted October 13, 2006  The 5th Annual Halloween Family Fun Festival The 5^th year, the Loveland Museum/Gallery is celebrating the annual Halloween Family Fun Festival, while downtown businesses celebrate the annual Downtown Trick-or-Treating.  Join us in Peters Park next to the Museum/Gallery on Saturday, October 28 from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM for this fun-filled community event, with downtown trick-or-treating running simultaneously. Dress up the family and head into town for some Halloween fun!  Read Entire Article

Posted October 12, 2006  Need a Good Positive Laugh?? Every once in a while I find positive and good humor that makes me laugh. Laughter shold always be shared. The other grandfather sent me this. I have six grand children and four in the age group where this could happen Read Entire Joke

Posted October 12,2006 Chapunga Sculpture Park at Centerra. The Chapunga Sculpture Park is going to be the first and only permanent collection of Chapungu Sculpture in the United States. When it is complete it will have 80 pieces. The park is a joint venture of McWhinney Enterprises developer of the Centerra area and Roy and Marcie Guthrie owners of the Chapungu Gallery located in the Promenade Shops. The Guthrie's sculpture collection has toured all over the world. Read Entire Article

Posted October 11,2006  Parade of Pumpkins Center Wide Trick or Treat. The Promenade Shops at Centerra   announces their upcoming Halloween events. Parade of Pumpkins will be held October 29th Noon to 1PM. The Parade of Pumpkins is a pumpkin decorating contest open to children ages 15 and younger. Bring your dolled up pumpkin to the registration table at the Main  Read Entire Article

Posted October 10,2006  Loveland Becoming More Known for  it's Sculpture. Loveland Colorado known for decades as the sweetheart city because of it's country wide re-stamping and mailing of Valentine's cards, is now becoming quite well known as a sculpture center. For over 24 years the Loveland High Plains Council has been having the annual Sculpture in the Park in August. Read Entire Article

Posted October 5,2006  JC Penney Opens New Concept Store.
(Publisher) The JC Penney Company has now opened a new concept store in Fort Collins and will celebrate it's Grand Opening tomorrow October 6, 2006. It is  located at 135 Brockman. The store is just east of S. College Ave N. of Boardwalk Dr.  Read Entire Article.

Posted October 4,2006  Promenade Shops Add Three Restaurants
(Publisher) - Rock Bottom Brewery, Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli and Lollilocks are the latest restaurants and retailers to join the already exciting list of shopping, dining and entertainment options at The Promenade Shops at Centerra. Read Entire Article.

Posted October 2,2006  Elk Fest a Huge Success
(Publisher) - The Elk Fest of Colorado held in Estes Park ever year by the elk has now set people records as well. The elk gather for the annual rut and at the same time the aspen turn bringing even more people to the Estes Valley and Rocky Mountain National Park.  We have been going to this event for many years now and I will have to say even before the official records are out that there were a record number of people at this years event.
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