The PRUF Is in the Pizza: New pop-up stand serves New York-style slices
Business, Food & Beverage
The PRUF Is in the Pizza: New pop-up stand serves New York-style slices
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
August 28, 2025
At the Montrose Farmers Market this past Saturday, the scent of bubbling cheese and roasted tomato sauce made its way through the air. Customers frequently meandered over to see what the smell was. Few walked away without placing an order. On top of the pop-up tent read “PRUF,” the name of Montrose’...
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Baker Justina Reeves builds sweet future in Montrose with Cakes Baby!
Business, Food & Beverage
Baker Justina Reeves builds sweet future in Montrose with Cakes Baby!
By Tonya 
August 21, 2025
When Justina Reeves fires up her mixer, she’s not just baking cakes. She’s continuing a lifelong passion that has carried her through motherhood, loss, and starting over. Together with her husband, Ryan, she’s turned her love of baking into a thriving custom cake and dessert business called Cakes Ba...
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Group opening a downtown Asian noodle bar will let you try their food early — out of a truck
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Group opening a downtown Asian noodle bar will let you try their food early — out of a truck
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times, Tonya 
August 13, 2025
The team behind one of Montrose’s forthcoming downtown restaurant projects will start serving early—out of a truck. Ms So (stylized MSSO) opens Thursday, Aug. 14, in the parking lot of The Association at 39 W. Main St., offering a rotating menu of Asian-inspired street food. The food truck is a prev...
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Thai-to-go: Sunny Thai brings southeast Asian flavor to Montrose
Business, Food & Beverage
Thai-to-go: Sunny Thai brings southeast Asian flavor to Montrose
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
June 20, 2025
Lek Rakkamol and June Kaonual thought they were done with the restaurant business five years ago. The husband-and-wife team tried to retire, splitting their time between Thailand and Montrose while spending time with their three grandchildren. But the quiet didn’t suit them for long. “We planned to ...
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Homestead Natural Meats acquires Kinikin Processing operations, plans Montrose relocation
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Homestead Natural Meats acquires Kinikin Processing operations, plans Montrose relocation
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
June 4, 2025
Homestead Natural Meats, a Delta-based meat processing company, has expanded into Montrose by acquiring the assets and operations of Kinikin Processing. While the ownership and branding have changed, Homestead plans to maintain continuity in service, staffing and local sourcing. Gary Peebles, owner ...
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Carniceria El Señor De Los Cortes is a family business with history and experience that spans five generations back to Mexico
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Carniceria El Señor De Los Cortes is a family business with history and experience that spans five generations back to Mexico
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
May 28, 2025
Editor's Note: (Desplácese hasta el final para leer en español) What started in a small outdoor meat market in rural Mexico has grown across generations into a dream realized on Main Street in Montrose. Carniceria El Señor De Los Cortes, located at 129 W Main St., opened its doors on April 20 and is...
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Straw Hat Farm Market & Kitchen Store in downtown Montrose is the realization of a dream
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Straw Hat Farm Market & Kitchen Store in downtown Montrose is the realization of a dream
By Jen Wolfe for the Montrose Business Times 
May 16, 2025
Located on 514 S. First Street in Montrose, Straw Hat Farm Market & Kitchen Store, started life 25 years ago as Straw Hat Farm — a placed dreamed up by owners Karen and Chet Byler. The two met and married in Arizona, then they started a slow drift northward until they ended up in Montrose. The Early...
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Pasta manufacturer to open in downtown Montrose this year as Italian Food Emporium
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Pasta manufacturer to open in downtown Montrose this year as Italian Food Emporium
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
May 14, 2025
Jenny Pezzica, a native of Tuscany, Italy, is bringing a taste of her homeland to Montrose with her newly planned business, Italian Food Emporium. She expects the artisanal pasta manufacturing business to open by the end of the year, offering both fresh and dried pasta crafted using Italian techniqu...
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The Bridges $1M in upgrades, new restaurant menu and more member benefits
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The Bridges $1M in upgrades, new restaurant menu and more member benefits
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
April 30, 2025
After undergoing around $1 million in renovations under new ownership, The Bridges Golf & Country Club officially reopened to the public Wednesday, April 30. The changes mark a new chapter for the long-standing golf course and clubhouse—and a major investment in Montrose’s hospitality, dining, and r...
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Silver Basin Brewery offers fun events and really good beer yearround
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Silver Basin Brewery offers fun events and really good beer yearround
By Jen Wolfe for the MBT 
April 24, 2025
Located at 147 N. 1st St in Montrose, Silver Basin Brewing opened its doors three years ago. For owners Bob Ross and Shauna Mikelich, this is a new phase of their careers. Ross was a paramedic (flight medic) for 35 years. Mikelich graduated with a degree in geophysics and spent several winters (thei...
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Bridging the childcare gap: City to open its own daycare
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Bridging the childcare gap: City to open its own daycare
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
September 11, 2025
The City of Montrose is moving forward with plans to transform a former school district building into a new childcare facility, a project officials ho...

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