My 15-year-old son is interested in rock climbing. Looking for rock climbing recommendations in Loveland, Fort Collins for a first time climber.

Hey everyone! Can anyone recommend a photographer that does family Christmas portraits in Loveland/Fort Collins area? Was considering going to JC Penney’s but the drive is a bit far for us! Thanks! 🎄

Loveland City Council members are currently making efforts to remove our shelter, and resource centers raise serious concerns about the availability of public restrooms, particularly for our unhoused community. Downtown businesses already restrict public access to their facilities, and with fewer resources available for the unhoused, the need for public restrooms becomes even more critical. Where are these individuals expected to go? The likely outcome is an increase in public urination and defecation in our downtown area, parks, and residential neighborhoods, impacting businesses and residents alike. Complaints about restroom usage in businesses are already common, and this situation will undoubtedly exacerbate the problem.

While the city invests in aesthetic improvements, there seems to be no plan to address this fundamental need. Is this not a state of emergency? Council members, particularly Councilmember Samson, need to carefully consider the consequences of removing these vital resources before eliminating access to basic sanitation for our most vulnerable population. This decision reflects a concerning disregard for the well-being of our community and highlights a disconnect between the council's priorities and the needs of its constituents.

#pissinthestreetsofloveland

I'm living in Loveland right now and wouldn't mind going for regular walks but it's so boring going by myself all the time. I'm wondering where all of the women around Loveland normally walk. Or more specifically, if there are women in Loveland too would like to create a walking group and we can all walk together. Or, at least in the same area? Just for company or having someone to say hi to other than passing cars and retail stores.

I even have pads if a shop will take them. Les Schwab quoted me at $600, and that isn’t doable.

TYIA.

New to Loveland, can anyone give me feedback on Loveland High School & Ferguson High School?

I've seen a couple of groups standing outside and looking east. Something going on today to keep an eye out for?

Has anybody heard of any restaurants or bars hosting a Tyson v Paul watch party?

Earlier today my fiance got a call/ voicemail from a number from Laramie, WY. The person claimed to be a lieutenant from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office saying that “some legal paper work came across my desk” and to “call them back as soon as possible.” I immediately thought it was sketchy but my fiance was freaking out so I called the number from my phone and talked to the guy. He almost immediately got aggressive with me and was claiming that I could “get in deep trouble for sticking my nose in this.” I ask if we can go down to the sheriff’s office and talk in person and he said “you probably don’t want to do that” but could not give me a reason why. He threatens to send officers to my door if I did not “stop obstructing the investigation” and he instructs me to tell my fiancé to call his “chief deputy.” We did not call the “chief” and minutes later my fiancé received another call/ voicemail from the supposed chief claiming that “we obstructed an investigation” and that if we do not call back he will “have to send officers to our door”. Unfortunately it is Sunday so the Larimer Country Sheriff’s office and the Loveland Police Department non-emergencies offices are closed. Everything about this seems like an intimidation tactic and scam to me but if anyone has any insight into this type of situation please let us know. We will be contacting the police tomorrow with all the information including the phone number and names of the officers.

New to the area and just wondering why Devil’s Backbone was closed today? Website said open but when we pulled up gate was closed. This was about 12:30 pm today.

Hey everyone! I’m a bathroom/ basement remodeler and handyman (licensed and insured), does anyone need any work done? I come with reasonable prices and quality work.

Some of the stuff I do is:

• Tile
• Rough and Finish Carpentry
• Drywall
• Paint
• Plumbing
• Exterior Repairs
• Gutter cleaning
• Tons more

My phone number is 970-389-3646 if anyone is interested!

(I’d be happy to provide photos of my work and any references)

We have what seems to be a simple problem that we need fixed as commute is over two hours daily. Who do you recommend? Who would you avoid? Thanks

For those of you who yet again decided not to invest in our public school system, teachers, facilities and children’s futures I say with all the sarcasm I can muster - well done. Keep being part of the problem and ignoring the obvious solution.

Apparently, she's having moderators on her favor in that sub.

Doesn't surprise me anymore! With last night results we all know ignorants are in power!!!

Hi! I live in Fort Collins currently and my parents are making a big move from the east coast to retire early next year and are thinking of settling in Loveland. I’m familiar with a lot of Loveland as I’ve gone into homes for Medicaid clients for the past 7 years- but I don’t know what it’s like to live in Loveland. Any neighborhoods you’d recommend to keep an eye out for? Any neighborhoods or areas you’d recommend to avoid? Any info is helpful as they are beginning their search. Thank you in advance! :)

I'm teaching my buddy to drive manual so I can stop freaking out about the election. Any empty parking lots y'all reccomend? Thanks

Hello! My name is Jolo and I am starting a music collective. 

I see so many artists around Fort Collins but I could never see myself working with them due to genres being so different to mine.

Until one day, I asked some local musicians to come over and make some music. We had no expectations, no route, we just wanted to make something cool. Together, we made something unique. 

What if we brought more musicians in? What if we brought more creatives in? How awesome would our creative world be?

We are looking for:

• Musicians (any type, any genre, any affiliation)
• Videographers (any experience, just willing to record)
• Photographers (any experience, just willing to take pictures)
• Artists (graphic, collage, painters, etc)
• Creatives (world creating, concept making, etc)

If you’re an open minded creative who wants to be around like minded people, please message me. Let’s start creating :)

Here is a link that shows where you can drop your ballot off or vote in person

https://www.larimer.gov/clerk/elections/voting-and-drop-locations#/map/ALL

I know its just a kid’s drawing but how did no one notice what it looks like 😭

We had a hint of this during the last election when she allied with the Overcash wing of local politics and took plenty of donations from local republicans. Prior to that, she heel-turned on her 2019 campaign promises and embraced the McWhinneyville vision of Loveland.

Now it's full mask off for the Ward 2 Councilor. Samson plans to shut down any direct access support efforts for homelessness, and setup a penny-pinching effort towards outside agencies. She wants the city to embrace the cruel bare minimum allowed by the Grants Pass ruling. As a reminder, Grants Pass allows cities to criminalize people for the heinous crime of being a human without a home and nowhere to sleep.

At tonight's Council, she's putting forth a motion that, in her own words...

• Direct CM (City Manager) for a fiscally responsible plan for the city to eventually discontinue running the shelters at SRF, and LRC. Plan due by 2/11/25. 

• In said plan outline all homelessness expenditures post conception of SRF, including monies to outside agencies. This request is not to stop assisting outside agencies, rather, to provide a complete and comprehensive look at our expenditures relating to our unhoused community thus far. 

• And finally a draft ordinance to address the municipal code in regard to the recent Grants Pass ruling - no longer requiring the city to provide shelter in order to enforce our current policies/laws. 

Samson loves her ally and equality rhetoric, and she knows the folks she espouses that about are overrepresented in homelessness. She's seen the data we have about how many of Loveland's long-term homeless are from or have deep ties to this area. Or that the short-term homeless need those facilities to ensure it's short-term. Disregard that we know criminalization is more expensive and less successful than services and housing. And fuck the idea that these are humans too. Samson wants them in jail, gone, or - the part they'll never say out loud - dead.

Samson's come a long way since 2019 to embrace this type of cruel cowardice. I tried to hold out hope, but there's no hope left here. Just another disgraceful politician slithering through the weeds.

The starter on my wife's 2020 Chevy Equinox LT (AWD 1.5L Turbo) crapped out on us. A quick search indicated that swapping it out was a fairly simple job (<1 hour and no special tools required) so we had the car towed home and ordered a new starter online (cost about ½ of purchasing one locally).

When I got into removing the parts necessary to access the starter, I found that this model has the starter in a different location (behind the engine instead of up front by the oil filter) and to swap it out is closer to a 5 hour job and requires a few specialized tools. I did find a couple of videos that indicated it could be done in less time and without removing a bunch of components (the ones that took specialized tools), but I couldn't identify the starter in the place the video showed.

After an hour (or more) of trying to figure out how to access the starter without removing a bunch of things, I threw in the towel and my wife found a mobile mechanic through a Facebook group. He had other commitments yesterday so we agreed he would come today and fix it; however, he also wanted us to sign a service contract (SOP for him and I totally understand it). He said he would have his wife send the contract to us and we agreed to sign it as soon as we got it.

Fast forward to this morning, and we have not received the contract. My message to him confirming our appointment and my wife's message to his wife asking for the contract have gone unanswered. My wife believes we're being ghosted and we should look for someone else.

So.... Any mobile mechanics in NoCO that could help us out and get the starter swapped out for us in my driveway?

For the people out there using pulse- are these similar speeds that you’re seeing? We’ve had pulse out twice now due to interruptions and and low speeds

Anyone know what happened to the sign on 287? Did a big truck hit it?

Is there any real advantage to using Pulse over Quantum or Xfinity? I've never seen a town with it's own broadband company. We are moving to Loveland and I'm trying to decide on our provider and would appreciate any suggestions.

We definitely aren't using Xfinity, we have that now and have gone over our cap several times and get charged extra. Quantum and Pulse both appear to be unlimited and cost about the same.

I’m looking for pickup basketball in the Loveland/Windsor. About a year ago NoCo Sports Center had 6AM morning ball every Tuesday and Friday. I really need some runs with good players!

Is anyone else's Pulse Internet down? We are downtown.

ETA: The power supply on our router went out. If your Pulse inexplicably goes down, you can call Pulse and they can look up the status of your router. The blinking lights also give you a code that you can search.