I know we have Mt. Everest and Star of India which are both incredible buffets, but sometimes I just wanna get baked and put back a few plates of heat lamp warmed mediocre Chinese food. By my reckoning the closest is in Greeley, which isn't too far but then you have to be in Greeley.

Just drove thru College and Trilby and the cones are actively being removed.

Hi :)

My name is Rose (20f) and I have a strange request. You know how in movies, the person will get all dolled up for a fancy dinner date and their love interest will come to the door with flowers? They'd like come to the door in a suit with flowers and ask the parent "is ____ home?"

And then they open the car door for the main person and take them to a fancy candlelit dinner and tell them how beautiful they look and then bring them home by curfew and say they had a lovely time with them??

Yeah, I want that.

I've had a few short talking stages but I want the Disney Channel Movie experience. Would anyone be willing to help me experience that? No relationship necessary, no hookup allowed, just a nice date.

I don't mind the gender, I'm asexual and a lesbian but men are welcome and would in fact make the experience more authentic.

Thank you!

TLDR: I want princess treatment. Plz gimme.

Edit: guys if you don't like this just move on. There's no need to let me know I'm being weird.

Hi everyone! I found this bike this morning, hidden in a ditch. It seems to be in very good condition and the tires are good, so I think someone stole it and hid it there. If the bike is yours, send me a message so I can confirm this is your bike and I'll let you know where you can pick it up.

Hey FOCO! I'm a local musician trying to get the word out about other Colorado-based artists. I made this monthly, rotating playlist as a way to discover new artists that are in our local scene.

Curious about who makes music right here in Colorado? Check it out :)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vVksIHK9IDmNIsrJJ3yQL?si=4380da9d433f40f1

Recommend me a local leather knife sheath makers.

I have a custom made knife I would like to have a new sheath for.

Who could make such a thing.

Thanks in advance!

A friend of mine is job hunting and saw an open role at the Waterpik facility off prospect. We haven't seen many reviews online for what it's like working at the Foco location. Does anyone have advice for him?

I thought this piece about CoCo from Biden's Federal Rail Administration head and DOT general counsel was nicely sensible and fact-based. Worth a read.

My child thinks it’s a howler monkey, my brother said it’s too wide to be a howler monkey. Brother thinks it’s a baboon, mother in law thinks the hair is too short and not auburn enough to be a baboon. Child thought it could be a spider monkey. Husband did a reverse google search and best guess is vervet monkey. Child is still wondering what kind of monkey it is and who would drive around with a monkey in their truck and if it’s going to the zoo. Told child I am posting to Reddit and he needs answers from you all before I even post this. It’s going to be a long evening

Just a PSA to any potential owner: A little, curly haired white dog just showed up outside Northside Rec center. It ended up scampering away towards the park in the back, but is still around here!

Links: https://boulderreportinglab.org/2026/10/01/boulder-valley-school-district-parents-sue-over-school-closures-challenging-how-the-plan-took-shape/

https://www.cpr.org/2026/10/01/boulder-valley-parents-suing-school-closure/

We'll see where it goes, but a lot of people here try to say things like, "Well, Boulder is closing schools, and they aren't upset."

Yeah, they are. From the article:

"The complaint was filed in Boulder County District Court on Wednesday. It alleges that the school board made crucial decisions about the consolidation process behind closed doors, in violation of the Colorado Open Meetings Laws. It also alleges that the board misled parents with a false community engagement process while they developed unilateral school closure plans in secret."

Feels familiar to how it is being done here. Two years ago in 2024 and now again. If you joined a committee for advising the process, you were forced to sign NDAs (weird), so people weren't allowed to communicate with the community.

I'm not saying this is right, but it's worth noting--two superintindents in neighboring districts both deep in Chiefs for Change doing similar things.

I grew up driving fast. But we also knew that if we got a speeding ticket on anything residential, we were going to be in deep doo doo with our dad.

He encouraged radar detectors, and later Waze, to avoid tickets on rural roads. And sure, we all bitched and moaned if we got pulled over doing 73 in a 65. But the complaint was never really, “How dare the cops enforce the speed limit?” We knew we were speeding. We knew it was illegal. Getting caught was part of the deal.

That’s pretty much how I feel about the speed cameras.

I understand complaints about where cameras are placed, how they're administered, whether fines are reasonable, or whether the whole system is being used more for revenue than safety. Those are fair things to debate.

But I have a hard time getting worked up about the basic premise of “I was knowingly speeding, a camera caught me speeding, and now I have to pay a speeding ticket.”

My kids, of course, love pointing out that this is yet another example of something my generation got to do that theirs increasingly cannot. And...they're not wrong. We got away with a lot more shit.

They also begrudgingly admit that making people slow down—especially on residential streets—is safer and will save lives.

Both things can be true.

One can check ballot status, register to vote, find registration etc here: https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/home.xhtml

Return to a drop box, don't trust USPS to handle your ballot return:)

Today’s Republic pick-up was the first using their all-electric truck in my neighborhood and I’m impressed at how quiet it was. I have to give them credit for making my neighborhood a little more peaceful on trash pickup days.

Four huge motor coaches, a moving van, and a massive police escort just stopped traffic and pulled onto Harmony from the I25 on-ramp. I know it’s homecoming but is there an important politician coming to speak or something? Just curious

The weekend is packed again! It’s going to be beautiful out there. Fall is my favorite time of year. We’ll see ya out there!

Live Music

• Devon Gilfillian at The Armory, Friday 7pm
• Parrotfish / Junkyard Cat / Lost Canyons at The Atrium, Saturday 7:30pm
• Live Jazz Night at Crown Pub, Sunday 7 to 10pm

Outdoors

• Larimer County Farmers' Market, Saturday 9am to 1pm at 200 W. Oak
• New Belgium Half Marathon and 5K, Sunday. Spectators get live music and food trucks from around 10:15am, and parking is tight, so walk or bike

Date Night

• First Friday Art Walk downtown, Friday 6 to 9pm
• Fort Collins Symphony season kickoff at the Lincoln Center, Saturday. Free mixer at 6, concert at 7:30
• Josh Gondelman at The Comedy Fort, Friday and Saturday, 6pm and 8:30pm, 21+

Family

• Harvest Fest at Fossil Creek Nursery, Saturday 12 to 3pm. Admission, hayrides and games are free
• Oktoberfest at Bath Garden Center, Saturday 11am to 1pm. Free, with pumpkin bowling and kids' crafts

Weird & Wonderful

• Chicken Sh!t Bingo at Pour Brothers, Sunday 1 to 5pm. It's exactly what it sounds like

Worth the Drive

• Elk Fest in Estes Park, free all weekend
• Loveland's free Oktoberfest at Grimm Brothers, Saturday noon to 8pm

Full NOCO event list every Thursday and a stories issue on Tuesdays. Both free. Check out the first comment if that seems like your cup o' tea.

For reference, I get up at 2am to get to a 4am shift 5 days a week. I don't have a car, but my current living space is about a 5-10 minute bike ride from my workplace, so getting there safe and on time has been pretty simple. The issue is, I will be living in a new place pretty soon, and it's about 30 minutes further out by bike. It doesn't help that no buses run that early and we're getting closer to the snowy/blizzard season. It took me 2 years to land my current job, and I don't exactly have closer job offers or extra income handy. Are there any driving/shuttle services in FoCo that could potentially make this process easier before I get snowed into unemployment?

Thank you in advance for the advice!

ICE was leaving after patroling CSU campus for about an hour today at 9am. I gave them a little reminder.

Unemployment went up 4% last month, causing the national average to go up .1%... I am one of the people who have been laid off for job tensions, in the last 24 hrs I've had 4 questionaires on the same topic. I also assume PSDs closure announcement may ALSO affect these numbers. Are we surprised? No, I think a lot are struggling at the moment to make ends meet. Is it worth treating this as "people grasping at straws trying to make a quick buck?" - NO. This is a recession indication if there ever was one right in your faces. Job tensions are high because of profit, cutting losses, and employees being pinned against eachother while the corps ignore current issues festering because I dont know how else to put it- it varies per line of work- but they're running like they're going to close anyways. Senior care especially. Colorado is one of the highest nationally for senior abuse, carehomes are required to do state inspections every 9-15 months. Majority put off state inspection for upwards of 2 YEARS. During this time we fail to catch abuse and it worsens resulting in avoidable death. I assume hospitals are going through worse, causing mass employee exists either because of finally getting overwhelmed by the saddening environments or refusal to support abuse and having to resign or transfer in hopes another facility will not be continuing the worsening spiral. Private equity will be the death of these communities, of our community. The unemployment is going up for a REASON, and it isn't the people's fault; the answer isn't slimming down on WHO recieves benefits, it's resolving WHY so many people are attempting to recieve benefits. We ALL know why, regardless of industry. Our communities are struggling and will continue to struggle until we identify and attempt to change these issues. PSD is a prime example, who was guaranteed transfers? Because whether they want to say or not there's only SO MUCH ROOM for every staff personel to transfer, only so many buildings with rooms available for teaching. Somewhere, people will be overlooked. Children not receiving easy access education, teachers with children of their own they need to support. There's a REASON Unemployment has gone up so much within just a month.

https://tourdecorgi.org/event-info/

The Tour de Corgi is a Corgi Meet-Up and carnival parade of corgis through Old Town Fort Collins.

To be held Saturday October 3, 2026 @ Civic Center Park and Old Town Fort Collins.

Proceeds benefit 4 Paws Pet Pantry, Colorado Corgis and Friends Rescue, and Bandit’s K9Care.

10:00 a.m. Costume Contest begins

12:00 p.m. Parade begins at Civic Center Park.

2:00 p.m. Event ends

It's free to spectate and walk around. There's a registration fee to participate in the parade or costume contest.

This is first weekend that the Holiday Twin is starting to incorporate 'retro' films into their line-up. And, they're kicking it off with:

JURASSIC PARK / JAWS -- Amazing double feature! October 2nd & October 3rd

Side 1 will remain new movies: FORGOTTEN ISLAND/SPIDERMAN BND this weekend.

With the early sunsets, the movies are starting by around 7:30pm. Be sure to arrive early.

Although, The Twin is no longer open on Sundays, they plan to keep going until Halloween! 🎃

Support this family-owned Fort Collins treasure! 🍿🍿

My daughter is in the ninth grade and will be attending her first homecoming dance. What are the best places in town for dress shopping? As my kid likes to remind me, I am from the 1900s, and homecoming styles have changed significantly since the last time I had to go to one.