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For anyone that lives in Fort Collins, whether it be the four years they attend college here or the 30 they spend here after graduating, this place becomes home. For me, Fort Collins is quite literally my home.

Despite being born out of state, I have lived here for the better part of 20 years, and when it came time to for me to start college, Colorado State University was the obvious choice.

To me, there’s no better place in the world than the 47 square miles that the Choice City covers. We’ve got everything. When it comes to bars, restaurants, breweries, music venues and so much more, there’s no better town to find anything and everything you love.

Every establishment has its own unique and diverse feeling, but if there’s one common theme among them, it’s that they treat you as one of their own. For students entering the overwhelming world of college life, there’s no better feeling than walking into a restaurant or bar for the first time and being treated as if you’re part of the family.

In the 27 years that Student Media has published the “Best of CSU” edition, it has always been our goal to highlight the businesses and establishments that you, the reader, believe are the cream of the crop in our great city. We each have our favorite places to go, but by allowing the voice of our community to be heard, I believe we are truly able to present the best of the best to you.

There’s not many places in the world like the one you’re in right now, so go out and explore the best things this city has to offer. Whether you’re looking for the perfect place to take a first date, or maybe the best place to drink after that first date goes horribly wrong, the 2016 Best of CSU edition is your guide to what we love.

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Keegan Pope

Photographers

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What year was the business established?

The Silver Grill Cafe is Northern Colorado’s oldest restaurant, serving breakfast and lunch since 1933, and with roots dating back to 1912. It was 1912 when two friends, Liggett and Brown, purchased space near the current restaurant’s location for a mere $140 and named it UNEEDA Lunch Cafe (“you-need-alunch,” get it?). Legend has it a hungry local painter conceived the Silver Grill name and painted it on the front window in exchange for a pork chop lunch. In 1933, the restaurant moved a few doors down to the space that today serves as the Silver Grill’s main entrance.

What is unique about your business?

The Silver Grill is a regional icon. It has been for 83 years. Guests are swept back in time by weathered wood floors, brick walls and diner-style seating. The ever-present sound of clanking dishes, heaping breakfast and lunch creations, along with its signature Giant Cinnamon Rolls, combine to lend an old-style atmosphere that draws customers repeatedly back.

What are you best known for?

Our world famous cinnamon rolls! Owner John Arnolfo also is credited with developing the Famous Giant Cinnamon Roll 30 years ago. Starting with an old recipe in a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook and the help of a retired German hand baker, Arnolfo first baked only 18 per day. Today’s Silver Grill staff bake over 10,000 a month. A restaurant reviewer called them ‘the holy grail of all brunch desserts.’ We also use our colossal cinnamon rolls in other menu items, including: • CinnsationAle (a sensational and sweetly spiced autumn ale infused with hundreds of tasty bits of our famous cinnamon rolls) • Cinnamon Roll French Toast • Cinnamon Roll Toast (a slice of Cinnamon Roll that’s buttered and grilled) • Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream • Cinnamon Roll Toast Sundae (Cinnamon Roll Toast topped with Cinnamon Roll ice cream and cinnamon caramel sauce) • Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream Sundae

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What’s your CSU connection?

Owner John Arnolfo is a 1974 CSU graduate with a degree in finance who remains an ardent supporter of CSU Athletics. We employ a number of CSU students as servers and cooks. Each week, countless numbers of students, faculty and staff stop by for a good meal, business meeting or to enjoy a tasty latte or bloody mary.

What do you believe makes you the best?

Good food isn’t the only ingredient of a popular restaurant. At Silver Grill, our servers and kitchen staff play a key role in making us a ‘must visit’ restaurant. They’re so devoted to our customers. A significant number have worked here 5-10 years (unheard of in the industry).

Nolan, a baker, has worked an astounding 13 years!

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

The community’s love for classic food along with more modern and adventurous offerings. On the more adventurous side, you’ll find Gyro Eggs Benedict and Tropical Coconut Crusted French Toast. Also see other offerings in the question above, “What makes us unique.”

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

1. Coupons are targeted to students, faculty and staff in the Rocky Mountain Collegian’s ‘Ram’s Deal’ coupon book, and in the Rocky Mountain Collegian.

2. They also can receive discounts by signing up for our monthly “Grill Talk” e-newsletter at www.silvergrill.com Address: 218 Walnut St., Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: 970-484-4656 Hours: Daily 7 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Website: www.silvergrill.com

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What year was the business was established?

1991

What is unique about your business?

That we have been in business for 25 years! The restaurant business is very competitive in Fort Collins and we continue to be humbled by our loyal customers!

What are you best known for?

Great service and the best Buffalo-style chicken wings in northern Colorado.

What’s your CSU connection?

We are located across from Moby Arena so our location has been an icon for 25 years. We have long-standing relationships with students, faculty, athletes and coaching staff!

What do you believe makes you the best?

Often imitated … but never duplicated! We prepare every order fresh, keep prices reasonable and have friendly customer service! Jim’s Wings has an exceptional staff. A core group of employees have been with Jim’s Wings for many years and understand how important good customer service has been to our success!

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

Our customers! We have so many long-standing relationships with our customers that are now spanning generations. Even with social media … you still can’t beat the word-of-mouth advertising we get from our customers!

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

We keep our prices low for all our customers!

Address: 1205 W. Elizabeth St., Unit C, Fort Collins, CO 80521 Phone: 970-493-1103 Hours: Monday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sunday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.

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What year was the business was established?

1979

What’s unique about your business?

Family-owned and operated at this location, have been buying local ingredients and making our own pasta, sauces, desserts since 1979.

What are you best known for?

Known for our homemade, authentic Italian food and desserts.

What’s your CSU connection?

Both (owners) Heather and Robert attended CSU - met in college and have been married for 30 years.

What do you believe makes you the best?

We strive to serve the freshest and best food products with friendly, accommodating service consistently - year after year.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

We love being downtown in a college town -- great energy and always something fun going on in Fort Collwins -- the outdoor concerts in the summer are wonderful!

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

We love supporting the Fort Collins community and CSU with various donations throughout the year.

Address: 120 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: 970-493-0086 Hours: Open every day at 11 a.m.

Close Sunday - Thursday at 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m.

Website: www.bisettis.com

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Gourmet dining in your home, hot, fresh, & fast!

Late Night Delivery

Thank you Fort Collins for voting us Best Asian Restaurant 5 years in a row!

order online @ yungschinese.com

Dine In | Carry Out | Party Trays

Hours: Mon-Sat 11a-midnight | Sun 4pm-9pm 970-491-9778 | 2170 W. Drake Rd.

What year was the business was established?

Yung’s has been regarded as one of the most popular places to go for Chinese takeout and delivery since 1996.

What is unique about your business?

We are unique because we offer a better alternative to the ordinary pizza and sandwich delivery or takeout, at a better price.

What are you best known for?

We are best known for our Sesame Chicken, many places have it but it’s never duplicated.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

The thing I love most about Fort Collins of course is CSU. Then there’s the people, parks, schools and all the outdoor activities.

Address: 2170 W. Drake Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526 Phone: 970-491-9778 Hours: Monday – Thursday 11 a.m. - 9:30pm Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Sunday 3:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Website: www.yungschinese.com

What do you believe makes you the best?

I believe we are the best because for one, we’ve been established for 20 years and that’s just not a coincidence. We are consistent in what we do. Every order is cooked when it is placed and we take pride in preparing each item from scratch using freshest and highest quality ingredients.

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What year was the business established?

Gib’s Bagels was established in 1994 by Brian “Gib” Long.

What’s your CSU connection?

Many of our team members are either currently CSU students or alumni, we also deliver bagels and cream cheeses daily to What is unique about your business?

Our business is unique because we are The Bagel Place and The Bagel Place 2 in locally owned and operated, we are a the Lory Student Center and many of the family-oriented business and have many coffee shops around campus! team members who have been with us What do you believe makes you the best? for the long haul (our longest-standing We believe in maintaining the integrity of team member has been with us for over the New York bagel: making dough from 20 years!) We believe in taking care of scratch every day without the use of dough our team members, vendors and guests, conditioners or preservatives, boiling the and pride ourselves on using fresh, local bagels and then baking them on stones. products whenever possible!

We do not cut corners - it’s not the easiest way, but we believe that is what makes us What are you best known for?

We are best known for our authentic, New the best.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

We absolutely LOVE being a part of the Fort Collins community. So many wonderful individuals, families and businesses - so much great energy here.

Address: We have four locations, but our mothership location is closest to campus and the info for that store is: 2531 S Shields St. 2E, Fort Collins, CO 80526 Phone: 970-224-5946 Hours: Monday - Friday 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturday 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Website: www.gibsbagels.com

York-style bagels.

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A Creative Reuse Center “The Place of Possibilities” What year was the business established?

1992

What is unique about your business?

The size of our cookies! At Mary’s you can have just one ¼-pound cookie and be satisfied!

We are a donation based shop for crafting, art and hobby supplies.

We host classes on how to reuse, repurpose and up-cycle.

Come on in and see why we like to call ourselves "Pinterest on Steroids."

Best inexpensive crafting supply shop!

What are you best known for?

Made-to-order ice cream sandwiches - pick your cookie and ice cream flavor. Also, our Wookies are famous!

What’s your CSU connection?

More than half of our staff are CSU students.

What do you believe makes you the best?

Here at Mary’s we just try to make the most delicious cookies served with a smile on a daily basis. If that ranks us as “the best” then we’ll take it!

Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

1125 W. Drake Rd., Unit B-6 Fort Collins, CO 80526 (970) 305-4115 whogivesascrapfoco@gmail.com facebook.com/scrapfoco

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

Lots of genuine people with a laid-back attitude. An active community with four true seasons.

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

We offer lots of discounts and deals in local coupon books and online apps. For large orders, get in touch with Cookie Mike.

Address: Mary’s Mountain Cookies - Old Town 123 N. College Ave., Suite 106, Fort Collins CO 80524 Phone: 970-482-5655 Hours: Daily 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Website: www.mmcookie.com - we deliver locally and ship

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What year was the business was established?

1987 (30 years in business starts in January) What is unique about your business?

Locally owned, homemade, natural ice cream. When you frequent any Old Town local business it is not unusual to see the owner working alongside the staff.

What are you best known for?

Our joke flavor, which is currently Drunken Sailor (rum raisin ice cream, tuna, saltine crackers and coconut) What’s your CSU connection?

We love CSU, some of my employees attend, and many of my customers.

What do you believe makes you the best?

Everything is made on location with no additives or preservatives or gluten.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

I believe that Fort Collins is the best place to live in the world, from its friendly atmosphere, local support, great events and fabulous weather!

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

We donate to every club or department that asks and we keep our prices very competitive; we do not offer any discounts.

Address: 125 W. Mountain Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: 970-482-5919 Hours: Monday - Thursday: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Friday and Saturday: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Sunday: 12 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Website: www.walrusicecream.com

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in a row!

Thank you for all your business & support.

The Krazy Karl’s concept was born in late 2009, but construction was completed and the doors opened in March of 2010.

Phat Tuesday Special Regular Potato Burrito & Medium Drink Every Tuesday!

No coupon needed!

What is unique about your business?

$4.25

Our flavor and texture combinations are unique as well as some our most famous specials like “Big A** Beers” and “Beat the Clock”! Our use of cream cheese has been a game changer for us!

What are you best known for?

Cream cheese, spicy ranch, 3 a.m. delivery and very reasonable pricing with fun specials.

What’s your CSU connection?

Where do I start??? I’m personally born and raised 38 years in Fort Collins, ‘05 CSU grad.

All told we have nine degrees and two CSU master’s degrees in our family. Met my wife Claudia at CSU, she’s also a graduate.

What do you believe makes you the best?

510 S. College Ave. • 970-482-3303 Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff Address: 1124 W. Elizabeth St., Fort Collins, CO 80521 discount?

We do offer discounts to clubs and Phone: 970-224-2000 Hours: Daily 10:30 a.m. - 3 a.m. organizations on campus! I recommend a www.krazykarlspizza.com phone call to see what we can do for you.

Deals may vary depending on wants and needs.

Attention to detail! Passion for the business and running a business the right way! Our staff of 100+ is second to none. I’d put our general manager and our manager crew up against anyone in the industry! The pizza is fresh and never frozen. Tons of TLC when it comes to making dough and sauce.

We always have our finger on the pulse of northern Colorado.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

Can’t imagine raising our children ( Marco 4 years old, Mateo 8 months old) anywhere else. Great place to live and equally outstanding place to run a business.

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Rams for voting us “Best Sushi” 3 years in a row

What year was the business was established?

JAWS sushi was established 3 years ago Aug. 5, 2013.

What is unique about your business?

What make JAWS unique is many of things.

First and foremost, we aren’t your typical sushi restaurant with authentic décor or atmosphere. We wanted to create a place that was different from all the other sushi restaurants in town while also providing some of the freshest fish and unique combinations of ingredients. We have four televisions that will have many different sports playing. A great décor with anything from our Neko Kitty Army to Godzilla, Star Wars, and great beers like Sapporo and Asahi Super Dry. To stand out as a little different than our competitors we tried to not have the same “cookie cutter” sushi restaurant that offers the exact same items as everyone else. We take chances on rolls with unique ingredients like the “Beets

by Doctor Jones” which has goat cheese, roasted beets, asparagus, cucumber, avocado, topped with fresh salmon and microgreens with a balsamic glaze. We also offer appetizers such as the Chum Bucket, ceviche or edamame hummus, which you might not find elsewhere.

What’s your CSU connection?

Our CSU connection other than being across the street is that co-owner Adam Schager graduated from CSU in 2008 from the Restaurant and Hospitality Management program (now just Hospitality Management). He still occasionally will drop by and do a sushi demonstration for students in the program as well as keeps in touch with former teachers and advisors who you might find eating as JAWS. JAWS 20 | Best of CSU

Legendary Italian Since 1979

Thank you for voting us Best Italian for the past 19 years!

GO RAMS!

1205-A W. Elizabeth St.

sushi is also a sponsor of CSU athletics, which some might know already, as we have a “JAWS Kill Count” at CSU home volleyball games.

What do you believe makes you the best?

What do we believe makes us the best is that we all have been doing this for quite some time now. Most of our chefs have at least seven to eight years experience in sushi alone as well as other cooking experience.

Both Chef Adam and Chef Zack started out in restaurants when they were 14 years old and still continue to work and get better with each day. Chef Jeff Nanbara, co-owner of JAWS, has over 20 years experience with sushi. So, it’s not like this is something we just do to earn a check. It’s what we love to do. We enjoy coming to work and that shows when customers come in and the overall feel isn’t drab but more upbeat with employees who actually look like they are enjoying being at work. This experience combined with a drive to always get better

970.682.2678

120 S. College, Downtown Fort Collins

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and improve makes JAWS the best place for sushi.

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

We do not offer student or faculty discounts, but if you sit up at the sushi bar you might be surprised by a treat from the chef or chance at trying something new for free. We have lunch specials that run every day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offer a reverse happy hour starting at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. then 9 p.m. to close. $3 drafts, wells, sake bombs and large hot sakes for the price of small. ($4 large hot sake).

Address: 1205-A W. Elizabeth St., Fort Collins, CO 80521 Phone: 970-482-2678 Hours: Sunday - Thursday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. *we stop taking to-go orders 30 minutes before close Website: www.jawsfoco.com

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What year was the business established?

1991

What is unique about your business?

First craft brewery to focus on Belgian beers in the U.S., first wood beer program in U.S., largest 100% employee-owned brewery in the U.S. What are you best known for?

Fat Tire Amber Ale, our sour and hoppy portfolio and our commitment to sustainability.

What’s your CSU connection?

What year was the business established?

The Human Bean Coffee Truck that is stationed at CSU was established in 2015.

The first northern Colorado Human Bean location was established in Evans in 2004.

What is unique about your business?

The Human Bean Coffee Truck is mobile so that it can serve patrons at community events across northern Colorado when it is not stationed at CSU.

the Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund, Project Haiti and United Way. The Human Bean’s largest annual fundraiser, Coffee for a Cure, donates 100 percent of sales from all eight northern Colorado locations during a given day in October to local cancer projects.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

We love the generous northern Colorado community members who allow us to support so many philanthropic organizations, as well as the kind and What’s your CSU connection?

The Human Bean’s midtown and north welcoming culture that Fort Collins is known locations have been enjoyed by CSU for. students for many years. Since the Coffee Address: Truck’s establishment in 2015, our on- Fort Collins locations: Coffee Truck - Southwest campus location has allowed us to serve side of Moby Arena Midtown location - 1822 S. College Ave. even more students on a regular basis.

What do you believe makes you the best?

The Human Bean is truly a communitydriven business. We are proud to support numerous nonprofits and causes in northern Colorado, including but not limited to The Kayla Foundation, OpenStage Theatre, 22 | Best of CSU

North location - 821 N. College Ave. Phone: Midtown - 970-416-5703 North - 970-490-2326 Hours: Coffee Truck: 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Midtown and North: Monday - Saturday: 5 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sunday: 6 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Website: www.humanbeannortherncolorado.com

More than 100 CSU alumni work at New Belgium, we gifted $1 million to CSU’s fermentation studies program, we are developing the New Belgium Porch in the new stadium through a $4 million donation to CSU. We are deeply connected in a very personal way.

What do you believe makes you the best?

Our people and our beers.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

That it is full of high quality, intellectually curious and awesome people.

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

Not at this time.

Address: 500 Linden St., Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: 970-221-0524 Hours: Open every day 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Website: www.newbelgium.com

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Students enjoy the Commons in Level 100 of the Lory Student Center

STATE OF BELONGING From food choices to retail shops, cool events & spots to chill, gather, and learn, the LSC is your #1 place to be on campus.

Check it out at www.LSC.Colostate.edu

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Ram Gear

Signature Ram Head – E. Entrance ceiling

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What year was the business was established?

My father and I purchased a small store named Beverage Nation in 2000 and then relocated the store in our present location next to Whole Foods in 2004.

What is unique about your business?

We are family owned and operated, striving daily for great service, selection and pricing.

What are you best known for?

Our selection, service and for the hundreds of charitable organizations that we work with every year.

What’s your CSU connection?

My grandfather Darrell was the head of facilities for CSU in the 1970s and 1980s, my father got his electrical engineering degree from CSU, and I have a marketing degree from CSU. Currently our six and nine-year-old children are talking about attending CSU.

What do you believe makes you the best?

Our people! Without great folks to help us each and every day we wouldn’t be able to do all the fun and exciting things that we do.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

It is a very special place to live and work. We have a wonderful customer base and a group of coworkers who are second to none.

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

We don’t offer student or faculty discounts, although we do offer our entire staff discounts, along with military personnel.

Address: 2201 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80525 Phone: 970-226-8662 Hours: Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sunday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Website: www.wilburstotalbeverage.com

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Happy Hour:

Back-to-back champions

ACCOLADES 1 st “Best Pizza” 1 st “Best Drunchies” 3 rd “Best Wings”

3PM-6PM / 10PM-1:30AM $1 off all drafts MondayS: all day happy hour Thursdays: “Big ass beers” $3.00

All Specialty Pizzas

$9.99*

*Normally $12.99, Nov 11-13 DELIVERS! 970-224-2000| 1124 West Elizabeth | www.krazykarlspizza.com

Food and Drink Sandwich

Mexican

Restaurant to Take a Date

Cheba Hut

Cafe Mexicali

The Melting Pot

Burrito

Other International

Thai

Big City Burrito Margarita

Rio Grande

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Rodizio Grill

Burger

Big Al’s

Café de Bangkok

Vegetarian

Avogadro’s Number

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What year was the business was established?

1963

What is unique about your business?

Largest selection of bicycles and accessories in town supported by the most experienced mechanics.

What are you best known for?

Quality products, great service department and honesty.

What’s your CSU connection?

CSU Ram supporter since 1963 and we sponsor the CSU Cycling Team.

What do you believe makes you the best?

We love helping people, and solve complex problems (traffic, pollution, exercise) with bicycle solutions.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

Bike and people friendly.

Address: 202 W. Laurel St., Fort Collins, CO 80521 Phone: 970-482-6006 Hours: Vary, but 7 days a week year-round.

Open Monday - Saturday at 9 a.m., Sunday at 11a.m.

Website: leescyclery.com

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What year was the business was established?

1955

What is unique about your business?

We offer a collection of products like no other retailer. From military surplus to Patagonia clothing and from lattes to shotgun shells.

What are you best known for?

I think we are best known for our superb staff who are passionate and knowledgeable about the products we sell.

What’s your CSU connection?

Just part of the Fort Collins and CSU community for past 60 years.

What do you believe makes you the best?

We do not claim to be the best at anything necessarily. We strive to provide a unique selection of high quality products along with personal service at fair prices every day.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

We love the community for all kinds of reasons: the proximity to the mountains, the Poudre River, the climate, the culture, the size, the local restaurants and stores, the microbreweries, the bike trails ‌ altogether a great place to live!

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

Not specifically, though we do offer CSU coupons and work with groups from CSU to hold special occasion discount shopping nights.

Address: 1200 N. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: 970-221-0544 Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Website: www.jaxgoods.com

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What year was the business was established? What do you believe makes you the best?

1994

What is unique about your business?

Tribal Rites sets itself apart by offering the largest selection of high quality body jewelry in northern Colorado. We also employ a highly trained staff and focus on having excellent customer service. Our goal has always been to make everyone that walks into our shop feel happy and look even more beautiful than when they walked in.

What are you best known for?

We have worked hard every day for 23 years to be the best that we can be at our craft, so we always hope that pays off in happy customers and amazing art.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

Where to start! Everything!

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

We always offer discounts on jewelry to students and faculty. All you have to do is ask!

Address:

People come to Tribal Rites for excellent work, 628 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: 970-221-9712 whether it be tattoos, piercings, or just new Hours: Monday - Saturday 12 p.m. - 10 p.m. jewelry.

What’s your CSU connection?

Sunday 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Website: www.TribalRitesTattoo.com

One of the owners went to CSU and many of the employees over the years. We also serve a lot of CSU students because we are located so close to campus.

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Address: There are two Screamin Peach locations in Fort Collins: Old Town Fort Collins, 638 S. College Ave., Fort Collins CO 80524 South Fort Collins, 4414 S. College Ave. Unit C, Fort Collins CO 80525 Phone (Old Town): 970-224-2930 Phone (South Fort Collins): 970-224-2936 Hours for both locations: Monday and Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Wednesday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Website: www.screaminpeach.com

What year was the business was established? typically employing both undergrad and

2006

What is unique about your business?

Fort Collins native Jen Eichhorn opened The Screamin Peach in 2006 as a single mother looking to provide a better future for her daughter. Since the beginning, her mission has been simple and clear: create a space where each and every person that walks through the door feels safe, comfortable and important.

What are you best known for?

graduate students and working around their school schedules.

What do you believe makes you the best?

Even though its name is edgy, it’s not all tongue in cheek at The Screamin Peach.

What sets The Screamin Peach apart from the competition is their commitment to making sure each and every one of their clients and team members feel safe, comfortable and heard. They encourage individualism and their staff is more than a team – it’s a family.

The Screamin Peach is best known for its edgy, no-frills studio atmosphere. With the tagline “No Hair Is Safe,” The Screamin Peach is a waxing studio first, voted the best

by CSU for 10 years in a row.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

What’s your CSU connection?

Is there a discount for students or faculty?

The entire team at The Screamin Peach has a connection and commitment to Fort Collins - they love the people, the local businesses and the community.

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What year was the business was established?

2003

What is unique about your business?

We are a local business completely focused on the best guest experience for UV and spray tanning. We have three locations in Fort Collins and are locally family-owned.

What are you best known for?

Cleanliness, guest satisfaction, all staff are Smart Tan Certified so we know how to best safely tan everyone. No other salon in Colorado has this high of a level of safety!

What’s your CSU connection?

Nearly all of our staff go to CSU and our family has. We LOVE CSU! What do you believe makes you the best?

Focus on guest experience … we treat everyone like family to make sure we consult to get the best results. Not everyone is looking for color. Some need Vitamin D for health reasons or skin diseases. We go the extra mile to understand the need of each guest and consult to make sure they are exceeding those expectations.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

The best place in Colorado to live with a family!

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

We have student specials including half-off before noon and any faculty can show their staff ID for a “Raintree Discount” to save on packages or memberships.

Address: 3 locations – College and Laurel, Shields and Drake, and Timberline and Drake Phone: 970-472-TANU (8268) Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Website: www.SiennaTan.com

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photo source: Mishawaka Ampitheatre, Love More Creations

What year was the business was established?

1916

listening to bands like Band of Horses and Lord Huron is pretty special.

What is unique about your business?

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

We are a restaurant and concert venue located in the national forest. We are 100 years old and we exist in a very special place.

What are you best known for?

Live music.

What’s your CSU connection?

Our patrons are often students, and our annual season opener show is Head For The Hills, a group of CSU graduates who formed their band in the dorms.

What do you believe makes you the best?

We like the arts/culture and local music scene!

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

Occasionally we offer discounts and special offers to students.

Address: 13714 Poudre Canyon Highway, Bellvue CO 80512 Phone: 888-843-6474 Hours: May through October open 7 days a week, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Fall/Winter open Thursday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Website: www.themishawaka.com

There is no other outdoor venue where you can see nationally touring artists in such an intimate setting. To experience a river rushing underneath your outdoor dining area while

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Posters: 24” x 36” mounted (custom sizes are available)

What year was the business was established?

2002

What is unique about your business?

We carry lots of wonderful locally made items.

What are you best known for?

Copies: Color as low as 38¢ Black only..........4¢ Finishing and binding services available

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO ORDER ONLINE www.FASTprint.colostate.edu

We accept RamCash!

Unique friendly atmosphere and amazing customer service.

Hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Email: fastprint_orders@mail.colostate.edu Phone: (970) 491 - 5553

What’s your CSU connection?

246 Lory Student Center

One of the owners graduated from CSU in 1998 and we usually have a handful of employees that go there as well.

What do you believe makes you the best?

We pride ourselves on our customer service.

We want everyone to leave happier than when they came in.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

Sunny skies, beautiful surroundings and lots of love from local supporters.

Address: 136 N College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80524 Phone: 970-482-5845 Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sunday 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Website: www.kckitty.com

Thanks CSU for Voting Us Best Smokeshop in Fort Collins!

EVERYTHING

30% OFF

Vaporizers Jewelry Clothing Tapestries T-shirts Posters & More

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810 S. College

Mon-Sat 10-8, Sun 11-5

484-3710

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’ What year was the business was established?

1988

What is unique about your business?

10-month lease option.

What are you best known for?

Townhome-style four-bedrooms.

What’s your CSU connection?

Student housing that employs both current and former Rams!

What do you believe makes you the best?

Proximity to campus and our rates!

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

The social atmosphere.

Address: 900 Constitution Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80521 Phone: 970-498-0206 Hours: Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Website: www.ramsvillage.com

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What year was the business established?

Studio Be Salon was established in 2005.

What is unique about your business?

What’s unique about our business is that our stylists consists of Five “Elements” (levels of skill), so you will always find your perfect match and ideal price point.

Whatever your style, our salons are ranked among the top 200 in North America. Every one of our Fort Collins hair stylists are highly trained in precision hair cutting and multi-dimensional hair color. We can’t help it; we’re obsessed with hair! When someone walks through our doors their personal potential, inward and outward, is ignited and they become more than they thought they could be.

What do you believe makes you the best?

Our Studio Be Salon Experience and culture is what sets us apart from the rest. Studio Be Salon is firmly grounded in American culture and style. While other salons tout a quasi-European feel, we gotta say, never follow, always lead! Simultaneously bold and humble, hard-working and grateful, our salons strive to embody 48 | Best of CSU

the best of American culture, style, art, and craft. We recognize that your hair is more than just your hair.

Your hair broadcasts who you are, what you stand for, and what you’re hoping yet to become.

What do you like most about Fort Collins?

We love that Fort Collins is large enough to serve you and small enough to know you. We are proud to call Fort Collins our home.

Do you offer a student and/or faculty, staff discount?

We offer some of the best professional product, hot tool, and hair treatment promotions to the Fort Collins community at both of our Fort Collins Studio Be Salon locations.

Address: 15 Old Town Square, Suite #131 Fort Collins, CO 80524 & 2720 Council Tree Ave, Suite 180 Fort Collins, CO 80525 Phone: 970-416-0400 Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Friday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday: Closed Website: www.studiobesalon.com

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Nail Salon

L.A. Nails

Ski Resort

Breckenridge

Dispensary

Organic Alternatives Barbershop

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Thrift Store

Smoke Shop

Mellow Yellow Safe Way to Get Home

ARC

Uber Book Store

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Student Outside CSU’s Rec Center

Varieties of Sativa Strains from Organic Alternatives

Students buying lunch at Spoons

A View Inside Mellow Yellow

Entering the Ramskeller Pub

Results Dining Hall Ram’s Horn Durrell Corbett

Strain of Marijuana Sativa Hybrid Indica

Apartment Complex Ram’s Village The Grove The District at Campus West

On-Campus Lunch Spoons Ramskeller Pub Panda Express

Breakfast Silver Grill Cafe Lucile’s Snooze

Sandwich Cheba Hut Pickle Barrel Choice City Deli

Wings Jim's Wings Wing Shack Wings Krazy Karl’s Pizza

Liquor Store Wilbur’s Total Beverage Campus West Liquor Depot Supermarket Liquors

Radio Station KCSU 90.5 KTCL 93.3 KISS 96.1

Safe Way to Get Home Uber Designated Driver RamRide

Dispensary Organic Alternatives Infinite Wellness Center Choice Organics

Thrift Store arc Thrift Stores Goodwill Brand Spanking Used

Italian Bisetti's Ristorante Enzio’s Italian Kitchen Canino’s Italian Restaurant

Mexican Café Mexicali Fuzzy's Taco Shop Blue Agave Grill

Asian Yung's Chinese Lulu Asian Bistro JeJu

Sweets Mary's Mountain Cookies The Chocolate Café Kilwins

Tanning Sienna Tan At The Beach Sun Bear Tanning

Ski Resort Breckenridge Steamboat Winter Park

Smoke Shop Mellow Yellow Kind Creations The Joint Smoke Shop

Drunk Hook up Bar The Rec Room Sundance Steakhouse & Saloon Bondi Beach Bar

Pizza Krazy Karl’s Pizza Pizza Casbah Cosmo’s Pizza

Ice Cream Walrus Ice Cream Cold Stone Creamery Ben & Jerry's

Burrito Big City Burrito Illegal Pete's Café Mexicali

Other International Rodizio Grill La Creperie Yum Yum's

Wax Salon The Screamin Peach Wax Studio Waxing the City

Book Store Barnes & Noble Old Firehouse Books CSU Bookstore

Health Club CSU Recreation Center Miramont Lifestyle Fitness Raintree Athletic Club

Live Music Venue Mishawaka Amphitheatre The Aggie Theatre Downtown Artery

Thai Café de Bangkok Thai Pepper Simply Thai

Local Brewery New Belgium Brewing Odell Brewing Co. Horse & Dragon Brewing

Coffee The Human Bean The Alley Cat Cafe Mug’s Coffee Lounge

Bagels Gib's Bagels Rocky Mountain Bagel Works Bagel Place

Bike Shop Lee's Cyclery Recycled Cycles Brave New Wheel

Outdoor Store JAX REI Gearage Outdoor Sports

Tattoo/Piercing Tribal Rites Freakshow Tattoo & Piercing Covenant Tattoo & Piercing

Boutique Kansas City Kitty GG Boutique Cira

Sushi JAWS Suh Sushi JeJu

Bar Social The Trailhead Tavern Lucky Joe’s

Vegetarian Avogadro's Number Restaurant 415 Tasty Harmony

Drunchies/Post-Bar Food Krazy Karl’s Pizza Cheba Hut Fat Shack

Nail Salon L.A. Nails SHE SHE Nail & Wax Lounge Paradise Nails & Spa

Weekday Drinking Spot Ramskeller Pub Krazy Karl’s Pizza Sundance Steakhouse & Saloon

Hair Salon Studio Be Salon Europa Colour Salon Spa Tuana Hair Design

Barbershop Floyd's Barbershop Lucky 27 Scissors & Sinners Barbershop

Burger Big Al's Burgers and Dogs STUFT Burger Bar Five Guys

Margarita Rio Grande Mexican Fuzzy's Taco Shop Los Tarascos

Restaurant to Take a Date Melting Pot Mainline Jax Seafood

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Radio Station

90.5 KCSU

Health Club

CSU Rec Center

Weekday Drinking Spot

Ramskeller Pub

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On-Campus Lunch

Spoons Dining Hall

Ram’s Horn

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