Living in Fort Collins The Podcast

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏫 PSD Authorizes Potential Teacher Layoffs — The Poudre School District board voted 7–0 to authorize possible layoffs amid a projected $17M budget shortfall for 2026–27, driven by enrollment declines and potential state fun...

Welcome to a special edition of Living in Fort Collins . In this deep dive conversation, I sat down with C urt Baer , former Mayor Jenni Arndt , and fellow Realtor Greg Roeder to have a real, unscripted discussion about Fort Collins — where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re heading. We cover: • The evolving identity of Fort Collins • Colorado State University’s role in shaping the city • G...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🗳️ Greeley Voters Decide $1.1B Cascadia/Catalyst Project — Ballot Issue 1A could repeal zoning for a massive entertainment district anchored by a new Colorado Eagles arena, hotel, and water park. Supporters cite taxpayer ris...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 📚 Fort Collins’ First Romance Bookstore Opens — Cherry on Top Bookshop debuts in Old Town at 119 E. Mountain Ave., featuring romance novels across multiple subgenres, a kids section, gifts, a photo booth, and event space. 🏗...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🥫 Wellington Food Pantry Expands — The Wellington Food Pantry moves into a temporary new location at Eyestone South and expands service to three days per week, increasing access ahead of the planned Community Services Cente...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your trusted source for clear, local insight into the Northern Colorado real estate market. In this February 2026 Market Update , we break down what buyers and sellers in Fort Collins actually need to know right now , including: • Median home price trends with month-over-month and year-over-year context • Days on market and what it signals about buyer urgency •...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏬 Vacant Albertsons May Get New Life — The Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority is proposing a temporary community event space at the long-blighted Albertsons site on North College. Plans include murals, food trucks, vendor...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🚆 Train Strikes Vehicle in Old Town — A train hit an unoccupied car on the tracks near Old Town Fort Collins on Jan. 20, shutting down key intersections along North College, North Mason, Cherry Street, and Vine Drive for se...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: ⛽ Gas Contamination Impacts Local Stations — At least two Fort Collins–area gas stations may have sold unleaded gasoline contaminated with diesel following a fuel transport error at the HF Sinclair terminal. Safeway at Drak...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🐺 Colorado Wolf Program Costs Spike — Ranchers submitted more than $1 million in wolf depredation claims in 2025, nearly triple the state’s annual budget, raising questions about long-term sustainability and support for the...

January 2026 Fort Collins Real Estate Market Update + 2026 Predictions Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your trusted source for real, local insight into the Northern Colorado real estate market. In this January 2026 Market Update & Outlook , we break down the key trends buyers, sellers, and investors need to know as we kick off the new year, including: • Current Median Home Price in Fort C...

🎥 FoCo in 15 Minutes | I-25 Toll Delay, Major Developments, Severe Flu Season & Wolf Management Debate Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🚗 North I-25 Tolling Delayed Again — Drivers will continue using the express lanes between Fort Collins and Berthou...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏥 Columbine Health Systems Sells Five Facilities — More than $62M in skilled nursing and assisted living properties in Fort Collins and Windsor change hands as Legacy Health Care–linked LLCs acquire the sites. Daily service...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins & Northern Colorado: 🏥 Hospital Safety Ratings Controversy — A new Leapfrog Group report sparked debate after grading Colorado hospitals on patient safety, with UCHealth pushing back on methodology while Leapfrog defended its data sources and t...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins: 🏈 Local Signing Day Win — Poudre High School standout Pierce Decker officially signs with the University of Wyoming as a Class of 2026 offensive lineman, continuing a strong year for Fort Collins-area football recruits. 🅿️ Parking Services Moving...

In this December 2025 Market Update , we break down the most important trends buyers, sellers, and investors need to know right now, including: • Median Home Price in Fort Collins • Median Days on Market • Current Inventory Levels • Interest Rate Trends • Buyer & Seller Activity • What We’re Seeing on the Ground — negotiations, concessions, multiple offers, and real-time market behavior This u...

Welcome to Fort Collins Lifestyles , your weekly insider look at life, real estate, and community across Northern Colorado . This week in Fort Collins: 🥧 Pie Shop + Auto Repair Concept at Lloyd’s Service — A longtime Fort Collins service station at 500 Garfield St. may soon become a unique combination of pie shop and auto repair garage, blending community space, outdoor seating, and vehicle servi...

This week in Fort Collins: 🟢 Yardwaste Pickup Ending for the Season — Republic Services pauses green-bin pickup after the week of Nov. 24 through March 30, 2026. Drop-off sites and winter bag pickups remain available. 🏘️ City Dedicates $5M to Affordable Housing — Fort Collins redirects unspent Community Capital Improvement Program funds toward affordable housing, with voters renewing the tax for...

This week in Fort Collins: 🥧 Best Pie in Fort Collins? — The Coloradoan launches its first-ever Northern Colorado Pie Bracket, letting readers vote for the region’s top bakery just in time for Thanksgiving. Eight contenders are in the running, with room for write-ins and returning favorites. 🏬 Vacant Fort Collins Properties Update — From former Joann Fabrics locations to the empty Macy’s at Foot...

This week in Fort Collins: 🗳️ Election Results Are In! — Emily Francis is elected Mayor of Fort Collins, and challengers win all three City Council seats. Measures 2A and 2H pass, securing new capital improvement funding and redevelopment plans for the Hughes Stadium site. 🏙️ Linden Street Makeover — Three long-vacant storefronts are being revitalized on Linden Street, set to bring new retail and...

Interest rates are coming down — but what does that mean for buyers, sellers, and investors as we move into the fall market? 🍂🏠In this month’s Fort Collins Market Update, we’re breaking down:✅ The Median Sales Price trends across Northern Colorado 💰✅ Inventory levels and what’s driving competition 🏡✅ The latest on interest rates and mortgage activity 📉✅ Our boots-on-the-ground analysis fr...

This week in Fort Collins:🌳 Emerald Ash Borer Update — The tree-killing beetle continues to spread across the Front Range, now found in more than 20 cities including Fort Collins, Denver, and Golden.🏫 Top-Ranked PSD Schools — Thirteen elementary and ten middle schools in Poudre School District made U.S. News & World Report’s Top 200 list, including Zach Elementary and Liberty Common.🏞️ Hughe...

This week in Fort Collins: ✈️ Airport Shake-Up — Fort Collins & Loveland officially dissolve the Northern Colorado Regional Airport Commission to make way for a new regional airport authority. 🏗️ New Development — A longtime College Avenue hotel is being transformed into The Buxton by Tribe Development Company. 🥒 Pickleball Boom — Two massive indoor pickleball complexes are opening this Novem...