City Council denies City Market liquor license with 3-2 vote; opposition cites increased competition as problem
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City Council denies City Market liquor license with 3-2 vote; opposition cites increased competition as problem
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
December 19, 2024
In a closely watched decision, the Montrose City Council voted 3-2 on Tuesday evening to deny a liquor license for the south City Market at 16400 S. Townsend Ave. The discussion, while it centered on a single liquor license, reflected local debate over grocery stores selling alcohol and also broader...
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Community: Recipe for Dave Frank’s really good chicken pot pie
Community, Food & Beverage
Community: Recipe for Dave Frank’s really good chicken pot pie
By Dave Frank for the Montrose Business Times 
December 6, 2024
There’s a chill in the air, trees are putting on their fall finery, sunrise is later- sunset is earlier. It’s the time of year when you wear a sweater in the morning and hot coco is sounding better and better. It’s the time of year when comfort food is on the menu, and what could be more comforting ...
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Ask a Local Business: Don Vincent, owner of The Stone House
Business, Food & Beverage
Ask a Local Business: Don Vincent, owner of The Stone House
By Tonya 
December 5, 2024
The Stone House has been a fixture in Montrose since 2008, serving up steak, seafood and other American steakhouse fare. Don Vincent, who was bar manager at the restaurant from the time it opened, bought the business and the building in 2018 from Jack Ludwig and Jesse Cochran. Since then, the restau...
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Community, Food & Beverage
Montrose community Thanksgiving dinner has 350 volunteers and is ready for Thanksgiving
By Justin Tubbs Montrose Business Times 
November 27, 2024
It’s the 30th year of Montrose Community Dinners Thanksgiving meals, and Kevin Kuns, who is in charge of the annual event, wants to celebrate by making this year’s edition the best ever. Every year, the organization feeds the community — anyone who wants a meal can have one for free. Kuns did the ma...
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Business, Food & Beverage
Sushi on the Roll moves into The Association
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
October 23, 2024
Imam Nawawi has been perfecting the craft of making sushi for close to 20 years, and all that hard work has paid off. Soon, Nawawi will be serving sushi from his own sushi bar inside The Association at Storm King Distillery. Most locally know him from his sushi trailer he wheels around town, cleverl...
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Business, Food & Beverage
Sweet & Meat: Gelato, espresso and charcuterie coming to Storm King Distillery’s ‘Association’
Historic Montrose Potato Growers building set to open at the end of October
By Tonya 
October 16, 2024
As Storm King Distilling Company nears completion of its historic preservation project inside the Montrose Potato Growers building, a vendor for the space is already moving things in. The building, which Storm King Distilling is calling “The Association” is a two-floor open space concept, the bottom...
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New hotel and restaurant planned for former city buildings; project partners with CMU
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
October 9, 2024
The sale of the former City Hall building goes through on Thursday, Oct. 9, and the new owner has big plans, which include a hotel and restaurant, as well as a partnership with Colorado Mesa University. That developer, Alia Eyres, is former CEO and current senior advisor for Mother’s Choice, a chari...
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Business, Community...
Friends of the Black Canyon resurrected, birthday bash coming soon
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
October 9, 2024
After going inactive and dissolving over the past two years, the Friends of Black Canyon National Park is relaunching with new leadership, and the fundraising organization is looking to kick things off with a bang. “Because it went dormant for more than two years, (former president Joel Evans) basic...
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Business, Food & Beverage
Rustic Italian meets fun foods and entertainment at restaurant opening this month
By Justin Tubbs | MBT 
October 2, 2024
If you like food and fun, then a new restaurant might be the place for you. Endless Pastabilities, which plans to open this month, will feature “fun” foods according to owners Richard and April Fitzgerald, like a giant meatball and tic-tac-toe focaccia bread. “We always look for that place that you ...
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Community, Entertainment...
Montrose Oktoberfest on tap for this weekend at Rotary Amphitheater
By Tonya 
September 26, 2024
The 19th edition of the Montrose Oktoberfest is coming this Saturday to the Montrose Rotary Amphitheater at Cerise Park, from 1 to 5 p.m. On tap will be beers from 15 different vendors, including a couple that haven’t been to the Montrose Oktoberfest before, according to the Black Canyon Homebrewers...
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