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The Emerson and Buckingham Bank, 321 Main St., was the city’s first brick structure.

Local distillery earned top spot at Colorado Manufacturing Awards held virtually earlier this month.

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old,” the website states. Rather, “we grow old because we stop playing.”

Longmont is home to nearly a dozen thrift and consignment stores, from locally owned shops like Hidden Treasure and Hope’s Storehouse, to larger nonprofits like Goodwill and ARC.

The pandemic is amplifying the role that appearance-based services play in people’s lives as interactions move online.

Dr. Christine Johnson has joined Front Range Orthopedics & Spine as an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in surgical and non-surgical treatments.

Through Friday, donations to the Strongmont 2 Fund— the second iteration of the fund and campaign developed by the Advance Longmont Economic Partners to support small businesses and help mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic — will be matched thanks to Deborah and Wayne Simmons. The Simmonses have pledged to match up to $10,000 in contributions.

The workforce perception survey aimed “to get a pulse on how Longmont-based workers viewed living and working in Longmont.”

The gig economy has expanded locally and globally since onset of pandemic in March.