WHAT’S INSIDE March/April 2018 | Our Improving Your Home Issue
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Spring is coming and with it time to spend improving your home. Make your plans now, so you’re well on the way when Summer’s heat sets in.
Improving your Home March has a reputation for being one of our snowiest months, but still, as daylight hours lengthen, we know warmer weather is right around the corner. Can we really help that our thoughts begin to turn to bettering our spaces? Whether you’re buying your first “fixer upper” or you’re going through the empty nest phase, we have ideas for you. And couldn’t everyone stand to be a little more organized? Get some tips from the pros. And while we’re cleaning up and improving our homes what are we doing to clean up our community and earth? Some businesses in town and even the city of Longmont itself, have dedicated themselves to sustainability, even elementary students are getting in on becoming more eco-friendly while combatting food insecurity. However you plan to improve your surroundings, have a happy, productive and environmentally friendly spring!
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NONPROFIT
HOME
Getting Organized: Decluttering is a process, not an event
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COMMUNITY
FAMILY
Empty Nesting—what to do with your room when the kids have flown
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STYLE
Wood Floors: What works best for your space?
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Green Up Longmont
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EDUCATION Educating, Preserving & Learning: Eagle Crest Elementary Food Share Table
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BUSINESS
BUSINESS
Budding dispensaries eager to plant their shops in Longmont
HOME
FOOD
Slade Glass PAGE 28
Longmont realtors share their best tips for ‘fixer uppers’ PAGE 34
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Longmont Restaurant Week
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SAVE THE DATE Calendar of Events
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—Misty Kaiser 4 LONGMONT MAGAZINE
ReStore: Save Money, the Planet AND Your Community PAGE 40
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March/April 2018