Curated news and information worth Sharing
In this section of the site you'll find news and information we come across related to local businesses in Lafayette Colorado as well as local food initiatives along the Front Range and beyond.
Erie denies zoning for high density neighborhood due to resident concerns
via Daily Camera
Posted June 23, 2024 10:47 pm by Paul Bonneville
Erie will not move forward with development of a property in the southwest corner of 111th Street and Arapahoe Road, with council members saying the area needed traffic and water drainage improvements before adding more residential units.
Locations
Arapahoe Road & 111th Street,
Lafayette, CO,
United States

Colorado Grain Chain Celebrates 2024 Good Food Awards
via Colorado Grain Chain
Posted June 9, 2024 10:50 am by Paul Bonneville
The Good Food Awards, for many of us foodies, is like the Oscars but for the nourishing and delightful foods and beverages that we treat ourselves to in our daily lives. The Colorado Grain Chain is delighted to share that several winners were Colorado businesses - and even more excited to share that many of them are Colorado Grain Chain Members! 

The 2024 Lafayette Old Town Garden Tour on June 15th
via Lafayette Old Town Garden Tour website
Posted June 6, 2024 9:31 pm by Paul Bonneville
Since 2011 the Lafayette Old Town Garden Tour has showcased over 50 of the best homegrown gardens throughout the historic center of Lafayette, Colorado.​

This self-guided tour features the work of gardeners with widely varying approaches to the craft, but all sharing a common love of thoughtful, water-wise, sustainable gardening.
Locations
Old Town,
Lafayette, CO,
United States

CSA Pick-up Begins this week at Cure Organic Farm
via Cure Organic Farm
Posted June 2, 2024 9:32 am by Paul Bonneville
That's right, next week we will begin harvesting for Traditional Share CSA members.CSA Card Members, the farm stand is OPEN DAILY 12-5pm. Come on out and pick up your veggies, beautiful flower bouquets, eggs, plants for your garden, hanging baskets and direct from the ranch beef, pork, chicken and lamb.

We are also bringing back our Daily Grains popup to Cure on Wednesdays as well starting June 5th for the 2024 season. That means we'll be at Cure on Wednesdays and Saturdays and still have our home pickups in Lafayette for the summer.
Locations
7416 Valmont Road,
Boulder, CO,
United States
Organizations

Nok's Donuts in Lafayette: Yelp's top pick for best donut shop in Colorado
via Denver Gazette
Posted June 2, 2024 1:18 pm by Paul Bonneville
Nok's Donuts in Lafayette was named the best donut shop in Colorado. According to Yelp, everything is natural at this shop, including the sprinkles. The donuts and icings are made fresh daily entirely from all-natural ingredients, says Pornchanok Liu, owner of the shop.
Locations
400 W South Boulder Rd, Suite 2300
Lafayette, CO,
United States
Organizations

Family-owned Lafayette restaurant (95a Bistro) announces closure
via Daily Camera
Posted June 1, 2024 12:45 pm by Paul Bonneville
In an April 9 message, 95a Bistro owners Kelly Kukura, Beau Kukura and Brodi Kukura said the decision to close is bittersweet and that managing a restaurant of that size required a lot of time, resources, labor, costs and maintenance.

This was more than a month ago, but am just wanting to keep track of the closure in our database. It's never great news when a long-lived business has to close its doors.

Delicious Z's on South Public closes permanently
via Facebook
Posted May 31, 2024 11:50 pm by Paul Bonneville
It is with a heavy heart that Delicious Z's has decided to close their doors. Memorial Day Monday will be our last day open.

Emma Street in Lafayette to be closed for seven months
via Colorado Hometown Weekly
Posted May 29, 2024 10:03 pm by Paul Bonneville
East Emma Street in Lafayette will be closed to traffic for about seven months to install infrastructure for the new Willoughby Corner, a 400-unit affordable housing development, at the southwest corner of 120th and Emma streets.

Willoughby Corner waitlist to open on June 25 at 8:30
via City of Lafayette, Colorado
Posted May 27, 2024 9:01 pm
Boulder County Housing and Human Services (BCHHS) will be opening the waitlist for Phase 1 of Willoughby Corner on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at 8:30am. Phase 1 includes Búho Place (open to those 55 and older), as well as the Sugar Beet House, Peach Tree House Blue Stem Place, and Purple Prairie Place (all of which are open to people of all ages). 
Locations
North 120th Street & Emma Street,
Lafayette, CO,
United States

East Emma Street will be closed to traffic from Canterbury Drive to 120th Street beginning May 30, 2024
via City of Lafayette, Colorado
Posted May 27, 2024 10:56 pm by Paul Bonneville
For the next several months, Boulder County Housing Authority will be reconstructing East Emma Street from Burlington Avenue to 120th Street, upgrading and relocating the waterline, replacing the sanitary sewer line, installing a roundabout at Canterbury Drive, and installing a traffic signal at East Emma and 120th Street.
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