Dining

There will be food, there will be live music, and you better believe there will be beer.

Award winning beer brewed right here Serving homemade Nepalese food

215 Elk Avenue eldobrewery.com • 970.251.5425

STEPPING OUT

Last week I sat in a cushy seat, chomping on popcorn and laughing with strangers at the antics on the big screen. It felt so delightfully… normal. I’m ready for that.

My husband and I used to eat out as our primary on-the-town entertainment, along with going to movies and concerts. Then the early pandemic banished us to our own kitchen for food and to our television for screen-time diversions.

For the last few years, local restaurateurs have adapted to pandemic protocols, outdoor seating alternatives and employee shortages. Our town lost some eateries and traded owners at others. Our movie theater owners had to close its doors.

Now we can celebrate good news. Some dedicated former Majestic Theatre employees created a nonprofit, worked hard to raise funds, and in September reopened the theater. Watch for current and classic movies and creative community gatherings, like the Sweaty Kids Film Festival in early December. You can even (affordably) rent one of the small theater spaces for your own event.

There’s new energy in our restaurant scene as well, with some immediate changes and others unfolding next summer and beyond. (Find a few clues in the Jeff Hermanson profile on page 34.)

Meanwhile, my husband and I are back sipping and supping at our long-time and new-found favorites. Ahhh.

— Sandy Fails, editor