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News and Press Releases

The latest news and press releases from Downtown Longmont.

August 2024

Longmont Public Media presents: The Tiny Deck Concert Series
August 16, 2024

July 2024

Mediterranean Cuisine to Longmont's Main Street District
July 15, 2024

June 2024

Phase One Construction on the Coffman Street Mobility Improvements Project Starts the Week of June 24
June 17, 2024

March 2024

Downtown Longmont Transformation Begins
March 4, 2024

November 2022

Request for expression of interest released
November 29, 2022
City Council to Consider Downtown Longmont Hotel Proposal
November 10, 2022

September 2022

Kuper Wine Bar Opens in Downtown Longmont
September 23, 2022

July 2022

Renovaciones Históricas en Curso en el Centro de Longmont
July 20, 2022
Historic Renovations Underway in Downtown Longmont
July 20, 2022

October 2021

Longmont seeks feedback for its downtown area
October 13, 2021

September 2021

BOCO Industry Support - Fully Vaccinated Facility Program Launches 9/24
September 22, 2021
Boulder County Indoor Mask Order Takes Effect September 3 at 5 pm
September 3, 2021

August 2021

BCPH Industry Support Session and Resources - August 26th
August 19, 2021

July 2021

COVID: What We Know Now (Boulder Small Business Development Center)
July 20, 2021

June 2021

CDOT to Close a Portion of Main Street in Downtown Longmont for Railroad Crossing Repairs
June 4, 2021

May 2021

Boulder County Will Largely Align with State Mask Order and Move to Level Clear on May 16
May 18, 2021
Boulder County Public Health Extends Facial Covering Guidelines
May 5, 2021

April 2021

New BCPH Order Starts April 16th - Important Update
April 13, 2021

March 2021

Boulder County COVID Update 3.25.21
March 25, 2021
Boulder County COVID Update 3.17.21
March 17, 2021
Preparations Underway for Weekend Winter Storm
March 11, 2021

January 2021

Boulder County 5 Star Certification Program Approved
January 29, 2021
NALAC to Distribute $1.15 Million in COVID Relief Grants to Latinx Artists and Arts Organizations
January 19, 2021
SBA & Treasury Announce PPP Re-Opening; Issue New Guidance
January 8, 2021
State Funded Small Business COVID-19 Grant Relief Program for Select Businesses applications open Friday, Jan. 8 at noon
January 8, 2021
Boulder County Prepares to Submit 5-Star Certification Program Application
January 6, 2021

December 2020

Governor Polis Applauds Congressional Action on COVID-19
December 20, 2020
Colorado Arts Relief Fund for Individual Artists and Business and Organizations
December 15, 2020
Coronavirus-impacted small businesses in Boulder County eligible for PPE, cleaning supplies, and to-go food containers
December 8, 2020

November 2020

Hilton Garden Inn Opens in Longmont
November 9, 2020

September 2020

LPC adds new vehicle charging station at Longmont Public Library
September 21, 2020
Construction Beginning on New Community of Affordable Homes in Downtown Longmont
September 14, 2020

August 2020

Downtown for the Dogs!
August 26, 2020

July 2020

Downtown Parking During Stronger Streets Closure
July 10, 2020
Pinewood Derby Art Car Competition & Exhibition at Old Town Marketplace - Call for Artists!
July 7, 2020
CIERRES DE CARRILES A LO LARGO DE LA CALLE MAIN A PARTIR DEL 6 DE JULIO
July 6, 2020
LDDA announced Bigger Hearts. Stronger Streets.
July 1, 2020

June 2020

Longmont Museum Launches Historic Longmont Walking Tour Mobile App
June 22, 2020
Firehouse Art Center Open Now
June 11, 2020

May 2020

Restaurant Reopening Resources
May 27, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day: Rosalee's Pizzeria
May 18, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day: Longtucky Spirits
May 15, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day: Full Circle Yoga
May 14, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day: Health in Essence
May 13, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day: Simply Bulk
May 11, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day: Aspen Center for Child Development
May 9, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day: Summit Tacos
May 7, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day: Firehouse Art Center
May 6, 2020
Strongmont Fund Launch
May 5, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day: St. Vrain Cidery
May 4, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - 300 Suns
May 1, 2020

April 2020

Downtown Longmont Consumer Confidence & Safety Survey
April 30, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Sweet Nightingale Boutique and Home Decor
April 30, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Quarters Bar + Arcade
April 29, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Experimax
April 28, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Obra Arts
April 27, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Dry Land Distillers
April 24, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Micro Spa
April 23, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Businesses of the Day - Happy Earth Day!
April 22, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Terry Street Collective
April 21, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Ivy Rose Longmont
April 20, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Feature of the Day - Elite Electrology Esthetic Spa
April 17, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Crackpots Pottery Studio
April 16, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Adorn & Adornables
April 15, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Longmont Yarn Shoppe
April 14, 2020
Downtown #Strongmont Business of the Day - Crystal Joys
April 13, 2020
Resources for Creatives Impacted by COVID-19
April 8, 2020

February 2020

Step into JavaStop
February 6, 2020
February 4, 2020

January 2020

Winter Walkabout, Block by Block!
January 31, 2020
Street Team Member Grace Visits Longmont Yarn Shoppe
January 27, 2020
Colorado Creative Industries re-certifies Longmont Creative District
January 21, 2020
Longmont, Name that Neighborhood!
January 16, 2020
Art Openings & Events around Downtown Longmont this January 2nd Friday!
January 10, 2020
Pop Up Healing Arts & Wellness Fair on 2nd Friday, January 10
January 2, 2020

December 2019

New Years Eve in Downtown Longmont
December 30, 2019
Last Minute Downtown Longmont Gift Guide
December 21, 2019
Longmont Downtown Insider: Holiday Recipes Made Easy in Downtown Longmont
December 19, 2019

November 2019

Longmont Downtown Insider: Street Team member Grace Gutierrez visits Simply Bulk Market
November 26, 2019
Q&A with Longmont Artist & Potter Iann Hall
November 15, 2019
Wind Over the Earth Hosts Chris Bosch's Album Listening Party
November 13, 2019

October 2019

Longmont Downtown Insider: Street Team member Mersadi's take on Ziggi's Coffee new Cold Brew
October 30, 2019
Pop Up Longmont Kicks Off Holiday Season
October 29, 2019
LDDA seeking Local Boulder County Creatives for Pop-Ups!
October 15, 2019

September 2019

CiderYoga with Kevin Flynn at St. Vrain Cidery
September 24, 2019
Absolute Vinyl
September 6, 2019

August 2019

Longmont Museum Launches Historic Walking Tour App
August 27, 2019
The Soundpost Sessions
August 12, 2019
Creatives Wanted!
August 12, 2019
The Longmont Project Blog Post - By Jessica Carson
August 1, 2019

July 2019

Microspa – the Next Big Thing in Spa Treatments
July 31, 2019
Call for Portraits
July 31, 2019
Artist Talk: August 8, 6 p.m.
July 30, 2019
Downtown Breezeways and Micro Plazas added to City Municipal Code on Public Lands
July 22, 2019
Downtown DQ is 70 years old!
July 9, 2019

April 2019

Downtown Art Pop-Up
April 25, 2019
Downtown Parking Study Update
April 24, 2019
New Downtown Businesses April 2019
April 22, 2019

February 2019

2019 Artist in Residence Call for Entry
February 25, 2019
Old Town Marketplace
February 11, 2019

January 2019

Ahoy Longtucky!
January 30, 2019

December 2018

Inspiration Art Academy - Cynthia Barnes
December 17, 2018
Longtucky Spirits releases 'The Last Waltz' Colorado Straight Bourbon Whiskey!
December 17, 2018
Your Berry Own Home moves to Longmont!
December 4, 2018

November 2018

CoSolve
November 30, 2018

October 2018

Martinis Bistro
October 8, 2018

September 2018

Longmont Yarn Shoppe
September 14, 2018
LMNOPuppets
September 7, 2018

June 2018

8 Reasons to Move to Longmont, CO
June 9, 2018
Wibby Brewing to release barrel-aged Russian imperial lager in bottles
June 5, 2018

April 2018

Wibby Pairs Beer with Opera
April 27, 2018
Downtown Welcomes Longmont Jazz Festival!
April 27, 2018
Fifth Annual St. Vrain Valley High Schools Reunion is June 8!
April 9, 2018

March 2018

Longmont Laugh Fest 2018
March 23, 2018
Longmont Bicycle Company - Downtown is the place to be!
March 16, 2018
Adorn and Adornables - It's the personal touch!
March 16, 2018
Snow Apparel - It's about eco!
March 16, 2018
Primitive Country Loft House - it's like visiting Grandma's House!
March 16, 2018
Magic Fairy Candles - not just candles!
March 16, 2018

November 2017

Shop Loco Campaign Launches
November 17, 2017
Cheese Importers featured in Culture, the word on cheese
November 2, 2017
Longmont's F9 Productions designs conceptual Amazon HQ2, hopes to catch CEO's eye
November 2, 2017

October 2017

LDDA forms Downtown Residential Advisory Group
October 31, 2017
Georgia Boys Receives Incentive
October 24, 2017

September 2017

Longtucky Spirits Featured in Westword
September 27, 2017

August 2017

Terry Apartments Sold
August 24, 2017

June 2017

Art Takes on A New Form in Longmont “Longmont Chalk Art Street Fair” June
June 27, 2017

April 2017

Call for Bands for SVVSD High School Reunion
April 21, 2017
Lost Marbles Featured as SBDC Success Story
April 17, 2017
Longmont Rolls Out Bike Share Program
April 17, 2017
Updated Downtown Master Plan Adopted
April 13, 2017
Updated Downtown Master Plan Adopted
April 13, 2017

March 2017

Apartments spring from former cannery
March 24, 2017

February 2017

Longmont Theatre Company adds movies
February 23, 2017

January 2017

The DARKROOM and Bin 46 Wine Bar Restaurant Join Forces
January 9, 2017
Longmont featured in 5280 Magazine!
January 5, 2017

December 2016

Longmont named as #4 Boomtown of 2016
December 20, 2016
Building Better Cities: Top 10 Global Trends Affecting Downtowns
December 19, 2016
St. Vrain Cidery Opens! Colorado's First All Cider Tap House
December 6, 2016

November 2016

Music, Art, Community: Longmont's Creative Vision
November 30, 2016

May 2016

Play the Plaza debuts in Downtown Longmont Creative District
May 3, 2016

February 2016

Shops adding projects of their own to downtown Longmont renovation
February 18, 2016
Longmont named one of The 25 Most Livable Cities
February 17, 2016
Colorado Revealed video contest
February 8, 2016
Construction set to start on the west side alleys of Main Street
February 4, 2016

January 2016

FLEX Express Bus Service-Free January 18-22, 2016
January 14, 2016
Longmont's Wolfman Luggage focuses on the adventure motorcycle community
January 4, 2016

December 2015

2015 World Championships of Tap Trained by Dance Dimensions!
December 18, 2015
Samples and Wibby Joining Forces
December 18, 2015

November 2015

Barrio E' Centro Opens Friday November 6
November 2, 2015

October 2015

Longmont Landmark O'Shay's Restaurant & Ale House Celebrates 35th Anniversary
October 22, 2015

September 2015

Las Cafeteras Message of Unity
September 24, 2015
Main Street Repavement
September 3, 2015

August 2015

Festival on Main 2015
August 24, 2015

June 2015

Behind the scenes: having fun with portraits and art class
June 26, 2015
Having fun with portraits and art class with Cynthia Barnes
June 23, 2015

May 2015

Behind the scenes: Art and joy of learning to dance
May 28, 2015
Farmers' Market begins on Wednesday
May 28, 2015
Art and joy of learning to dance with Louise Leise
May 26, 2015
Longmont Start Up Week
May 19, 2015
Latino Chamber comes to downtown Longmont.
May 6, 2015

January 2015

John Taft, Creative District Artists, Receives Award
January 30, 2015

November 2014

Light it up in dOWNtown Longmont this holiday season.
November 18, 2014

August 2014

14th Annual Festival on Main Event
August 18, 2014

June 2014

Downtown Longmont Creative District OWNS Downtown
June 13, 2014

May 2014

Butterball properties in Longmont could be home to apartments, small business
May 6, 2014

April 2014

Longmont is seeking designation
April 19, 2014
Longmont is seeking designation as a Certified Creative District
April 19, 2014
Group awards $200K to local nonprofits
April 12, 2014
Library celebrates poetry literature, readers this week
April 8, 2014
2014 Colorado Creative District applicants announced
April 7, 2014

March 2014

Guitars are them: Taylor provides high-end guitars for Longmont's Guitars Etc. students
March 27, 2014
LONGMONT’S HISTORY ON STAGE AND SCREEN AT THE DICKENS OPERA HOUSE
March 27, 2014
Aime's Love, a new Longmont bakery, offers only gluten-free treats
March 24, 2014
Two new downtown Longmont studio/galleries add to growing stock
March 5, 2014

December 2013

Portrait of a city: A painter's view of Longmont history
December 13, 2013

October 2013

Dreams of downtown Longmont becoming an Arts & Entertainment District are Becoming a Reality
October 26, 2013

July 2013

Longmont's ties to JC Penney
July 20, 2013

February 2013

ArtWalk Call of Artists
February 4, 2013

January 2013

Roosevelt Park Apartments
January 25, 2013

November 2012

Enjoy the 12 Days of Downtown this Holiday Season!
November 26, 2012

October 2012

Halloween and the Longmont A & E District
October 26, 2012

March 2012

Longmont Arts & Entertainment District named as prospective Colorado Creative District
March 9, 2012

February 2012

Cabin Fever Friday Night
February 9, 2012

January 2012

Call for Artists to Perform Downtown
January 31, 2012
A "Year of Art" in Longmont designated by Mayor Coombs and the Longmont City Council
January 24, 2012
Got Cabin Fever - Join us for 2nd Fridays on February 10
January 19, 2012