A Newcomer’s Guide to Loveland, Colorado 

You’ve landed in the Sweetheart City, and now it’s time to connect with your new home. Loveland is constantly changing and developing, and we want to introduce you to everything our home has to offer. You’re in the right place – you’ve connected with Live Loveland, a group of community members with diverse interests who are dedicated to celebrating, engaging and uniting …

Love Letter: The town that loves you back

Which peak is Long’s? What’s with all the sculptures around town? What exactly is a “loose meat burger”? Why so many hearts displayed all over town? These, and many more, were questions swirling in my head a little over three years ago as my family and I drove down highway 34 toward downtown to explore Loveland for the first time. …

Ten Destinations that Every Loveland Newcomer Should Check Out

New to town and looking for things to do in Loveland, Colorado? Here’s a great place to start! Get out there and #liveloveland, and tell us where you go in the comments!  1. Benson Sculpture Park Since 1985, this public garden has provided a beautiful and unique outdoor setting for showcasing sculpture since 1985. Currently there are 148 pieces of …

Love Letter: The Warm Embrace of Loveland

We retired to Loveland for many reasons, a key one is what we know to be Loveland’s core values.  Loveland is a community of special people embracing all aspects of life, including community, family, arts, environment, and business support that creates the Sweetheart City.  We #liveloveland by actively meeting more wonderful people every day! – Phyllis Moore, (Love) Letter to …

Love Letter: Pretty flowers and wonderful faces

I love your parks, and I love your houses, and I love your people. I know Loveland is bigger than I think, bigger than a rock, bigger than a kitty. I love that there are pretty flowers and wonderful faces every day. I know Loveland is big and small no matter what. I can see the world through Loveland’s people …

Love Letter: A Community of Volunteers

Place a notice for a position on one of the 20 City of Loveland boards and commissions, and it won’t take long for applications to fill the inbox.  There are nearly 200 positions to be filled, and seats do not sit vacant for long.   City councilors are privileged to serve as liaisons on our boards and commissions.  For us, the amazement begins …

Love Letter: Growing up in Loveland

Being a youth in my community, I tend to pay attention more to the things in direct correlation to my personal life. Loveland definitely has a lot of things to offer. Loveland has always been a wonderful place to spend time with my friends, and I feel comfortable walking around and adventuring in this community. I love the art community …

Love Letter: Westward, ho, to Loveland

In 1986, with $1,000 in my purse, in my beat up Subaru, the day after my high school graduation, I set out from Iowa and headed west for Loveland. My first jobs were at the Old St. Louis restaurant and also the Summit in west Loveland, both sadly no longer in business but historic in their nature to the locals …

Love Letter: In Loveland, with a Girl Like You

After college at UNC, I took a job in New Jersey. After falling in love with my best friend who was back in Loveland, I made the choice to leave Jersey and move back to Colorado. We had a lot of choices of where to live, but we chose Loveland. Almost 15 years later, we couldn’t be happier with our …

Love Letter: Feeling Fortunate

I write as a gentle reminder to your readers (and myself) as to how fortunate we are to live in a relatively small city with remarkable opportunities in the arts and the creative side of life. Engaging with the arts is one of my favorite ways to #liveloveland. There are so many examples; here are a few that are in …