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Loveland business sends an S.O.S.

By on Thursday, April 26th, 2012 | 1 Comment

Loveland businesses are coming and going as evidenced by the posts on bobsheartbeats.com
I ready about another Loveland downtown (I still am politicing to call it DoLo) seems to need some assistance.

Here is what is posted on Merchant Voyage Facebook page:

S.O.S.!!! Hello to all of my loyal facebook fans! Merchant Voyage is in trouble, and while it may not be the most appropriate thing to talk about, I have to. We desperately need to raise money by May 1st to pay some back rent or we may have to leave. I so don’t want to leave my shop and my friends. I love coming here everyday to be creative and interact with all of you. Please help us in any way that you can. If you can just help us get the word out or think of some fund raising ideas, small donations, anything will help! Thank you again for your love, help, and support. When you come in for a visit, come up to the counter and whisper “S.O.S.” and receive 20% off your entire purchase excluding a few things on consignment. Thank you again!
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When I talked to Mary at Merchant Voyage (246 E. 4th Street, Loveland) she said business declined last year. This caused the business to get behind in their rent.  Things have picked up, but not fast enough she says.  She credits some of the other new businesses on Fourth Street for the latest upswing.
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As she said on her Facebook page, Merchant Voyage is offering 20 percent discount on non-consignment items. Tell her wordsbybob sent  you there so she knows Lovelanders read my blog.
I hate to see any business struggle.  This is especially true of a locally-owned one.  Whenever possible, I try to go to local restaurants, coffee shops, book stores, etc.
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Stop by MERCHANT VOYAGE if  you get a chance.
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Loveland now coworks

By on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 | No Comments

Loveland has its very own coworking location.  Coworking has become more popular as people strike out on their own.  This includes telecomuters, entrepreneurs, independent contractors, the self-employed and business men and women on the go.

Coworking usually involves a shared working environment with each person working independently. The concept has led to a social gathering of a people  who normally don’t see others during their workday.  Many feel their is a synergy that can happen from working with talented people in the same space.

Fort Collins has had a coworking facility for quite some time now.  Recently, one opened in Loveland.  It is located in downtown Loveland in the old train depot building.

The location is called the Armory, and has a great wall of windows to give it a bright and open feeling.  The day I visited, three people were siitting at desks with their laptops.  An adjacent office has a conference room that coworkers can schedule if they need to meet with others.

The space also has an oversized telephone booth, so calls can be made without disturbing other coworkers.

For more information (rates,etc.) on the Armory coworking space is available here.

Loveland coworking community meetup

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Loveland new business update

By on Monday, March 19th, 2012 | No Comments

Last week I posted about a new business coming to Loveland.  I now have some new information to share including the name of the business.

The retail shop in a great old house at 834 Cleveland will now be called Vera’s House Beautiful. The website for the new business is very informative and eye-catching.

It appears Vera’s House Beautiful will open on April 7.

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Loveland business site reactivated

By on Friday, March 16th, 2012 | No Comments

Driving around Loveland and seeing a sign that says Coming Soon always catches my eye.  This happpened again yesterday when I was cruizing down Cleveland Avenue. I was in the area by the downtown Loveland Safeway.

Across the street, I saw a white sign on an old building (834 Cleveland) that proclaimed a new business was emerging. The only people on site were a couple of painters, so I talked to them.

First of all, this location near DoLo (downtown Loveland) is familiar to many. It has been a few different businesses.  The one I used to fequent was the Circle Moon coffee shop. Both the upstairs and downstairs were quaint and cozy with many places to sip coffee or read.  Later it morphed into a medical marijuana shop and then a place to get a massage.  (Let the record note that I did not go to either of these businesses.)

Now, according the the men who were painting the interior and exterior of the building, it will some sort of retail shop selling antiques.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY MORE DETAILS ON THIS?

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Loveland Rialto Theater Center

By on Saturday, December 10th, 2011 | No Comments

Last Wednesday night, I was privileged to be one of the first to view the nearly completed addition to the Rialto Theater.  This downtown Loveland (I still want to call it DoLo) gem is getting even brighter.

The complex, now dubbed the Rialto Theater Center, is amazing. I can’t wait until it is completed, probably in late January 2012.

My wife and I saw the addition as part of a holiday party/volunteer appreciation party since we are long-time volunteers at the Rialto Theater. Some of the space in the new areas will be Rialto and some will be commercial.

Many who only attend performances at the Rialto do not know that the dressing rooms, if you can call them that, are small, cramped and located under the stage.  When work is completed on the new part, there will be a very large “green room” with mirrors and lighting for makeup, changing areas and space for large groups of singers and actors to wait to go on stage.

An area off to the side of the stage will have a work room and space for risers for choral groups to stand on, and someday a grand piano can be stashed there until needed.

The second floor has a conference room and a large meeting area with a great view looking down on Fourth Street and beyond.  The same is true for the future office space on the third floor. Even though that upper level has not been build-out yet, the view to the north at night is amazing.

It was stressed that art would be part of the new design. From tile floors to stair railings, art with a “spotlight” theme well be well-integrated into the design.

Susan Ison and Jan Sawyer were gushing as they told of all the new features of the building that replaces two retail stores.  The size of the theater will go from 3,000 sq. feet to 30,ooo sq. feet, and it is going to be gorgeous.

The project is a combined effort of the City of Loveland (owner of the Rialto), a private developer and the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado.

The main floor will have a restaurant on Fourth Street, and they will hold the liquor licence for the entire facility. (I will blog about this new eatery soon)

There is an elevator now to get to the second and third floors. In the past, it was not possible to have people in wheelchairs go to the balcony. Now, with the elevator, this is possible.

I can’t wait to see the finished version of the Rialto Theater Center.  If you haven’t been to a show (and they have a variety of them during the year), make it a point to get tickets to an event

Thanks to Linda Osmundson, a fellow writer, for taking my picture that night.

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