Vol. 128, No. 55 Monday, October 29, 2018
NEWS
OPINION
SPORTS
Interfaith Friendsgiving set for Nov. 7
An open letter to President Frank about gameday parking
Rams lose Bronze Boot for third consecutive season
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Fort Collins resident Camelia Lopez and her son, William, share an ice-cream cone from Little Man Ice Cream’s new Old Town Churn. PHOTO BY BROOKE BUCHAN COLLEGIAN
Old Town Churn serves up ice cream to the Fort Collins community By Graham Shapley @shapleygraham
There’s nothing better than a cold ice cream cone on a warm day, and with the help of unseasonably warm weather, Fort Collins residents treated themselves at the grand opening of Old Town Churn. A towering recreation of a hand-cranked ice cream churn stands tall over the other restau-
rants and stores in The Exchange. Though as of the opening on Oct. 27, the building is still missing its crank. The opening was headed up by Little Man Ice Cream owner Paul Tamburello who spent more than five years trying to bring his brand of ice cream to Fort Collins. This past weekend, his work finally paid off and provided Fort Collins residents with a day full of fun and community.
“When we had the opportunity to come to Fort Collins, we thought, ‘Let’s just do something akin to (Little Man),’” Tamburello said at a media preview Oct. 24. “We got a big fat no. At the time, we were very frustrated. The city made it clear to us that they didn’t want another Little Man.” Little Man is a Denver ice cream store which is designed to look like a 28-foot-tall milk can. It took some time for the Fort
Collins branch to come to fruition after the initial proposal was shot down by the city. “We had the wrong site, the wrong timing, the wrong plan … it just wasn’t the right fit,” said Josh Guernsey, a Waypoint Real Estate developer. “Fast-forward, we had this parking lot that we branded The Exchange. We wanted something community focused, a gathering place, so we started talking about this plaza. First thing that came to mind
was, ‘We’ve gotta get the band back together.’ We picked up right where we left off.” In five years, from the time when Little Man Ice Cream signed the letter of intent to when they were given a second chance, their outlook on how to expand their business had entirely shifted. “(Fort Collins) doesn’t want
see CHURN on page 14 >>