Wellness

"Manning" Up

Exploring and Managing Your Internal World Article by Mike Ensley, LPC, Comeback Story Counseling | Photography by Mike Ensley Everybody wants their man to be a grounding, comforting, path-clearing presence. But what if we’re tapped out? It’s beyond frustrating to deplete ourselves trying to provide for others only to receive disapproving looks and criticism in return. To get out of this exhausting cycle, the first and most important thing to do is to take your energy and stop focusing on...

Food + Beverage

Refreshing, Cool Mocktails

No booze? No problem! Summer sobriety never tasted so good!  Article by Hän Cassera, Owner of The Love Shack - Craft Mocktails | Photography by Hän Cassera, Grayson Reed The Love Shack is northern Colorado’s first sober bar, which has been a pop-up mocktail bar since 2023 until the end of this past April when it started operating out of a shared space in downtown Loveland. Lyssa Nightclub offered The Love Shack the opportunity to conduct business on their closed days: Sundays, Mondays, and...

Arts + Culture

Sculpting Legacy

Local Artist Jane DeDecker Explores and Honors Stories of Women  Article by Adriana Karagozian | Photography by Monica Jean Photography In a quiet studio in Loveland, Colorado, among the hum of memory and the hush of clay, sculptor Jane DeDecker is shaping more than bronze—she is shaping history. With every curve of metal, every delicate gesture immortalized in form, she tells the untold stories of women.  “I am a sculptor. I’ve been an artist my whole life,” she says, her voice steady with...

Education

Centerra

A Case Study in Sustainable Placemaking Article by Kyle Harris, Senior Vice President of Master Planned Communities at McWhinney | Photography by Centerra, High Plains Environmental Center The vision for the Centerra community began nearly 30 years ago with a piece of land that had been in the McWhinney family for generations; land that would ultimately demonstrate the opportunity for a deeper connection between development and nature.   In the last three decades, Loveland’s population has...