Dan Gearig is a serial restaurant entrepreneur. (And yes, we’re saying that like it’s a good thing.) In his 20s he bought a little pizzeria in Fenton, Michigan, called Pro Pizza. Past customers still rave about the famous Pro Dip that was served with breadsticks....
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Fur-Baby Provisions Found at Chow Down Pet Supplies
Pet parents across Colorado flock to Chow Down Pet Supplies, a family-owned and -operated Colorado business with a history spanning 25 years. Its stores are located in Evergreen, Grand Junction, Fruita, Pagosa Springs and Montrose. A pet retail shop that also offers...
Guatemalan Hospitality & Culture Come to Rifle via Café Kapé & Panaderia
Erick G. Perez and Erick D. Perez have been cultivating coffee since they were little, in their native Guatemala, where they were both born and raised on a coffee farm named El Diamante located in Aguadulce, Huehuetenango. They’ve also been baking wholesome old-world...
Yeti’s Grind Brings Coffee and Creature Comforts to Eagle, Vail & Edwards
Shot in the dark. Drip. Au Lait. Cold brew. Sure, you can get caffeinated at Yeti’s Grind, but there’s so much more to this community coffee destination. “We love coffee and love being able to provide a special place for our community to connect,” said owner Marci...
The Sky’s the Limit for Bud and Stacia Whitehead
Higher education took Stacia Whitehead away from her hometown of Steamboat Springs to Denver and Seattle, but only temporarily. The lure of the easy access to all things outdoors, and the network of supportive family and friends in this idyllic northwestern Colorado...
A Home for Treasures Discarded by One and Found by Another
Sally Jo Ocasio has always loved to seek out vintage, and to choose reused. As the owner of The Vintage Vault, a secondhand store with a lovingly curated collection, she came by her fondness for thrifting first by necessity and now by preference. She explains how it...







