The Legacy They Built: A Look Back on How Bob and Betty Tointon Changed Greeley
By Dan England
This year, the City of Greeley renamed 8th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues “Tointon Way” to honor Bob and Betty Tointon’s contributions to the city. Those contributions include kick-starting the Women’s Fund of Weld County and revitalizing Greeley’s downtown. “Greeley literally wouldn’t be what Greeley is if it hadn’t been for the Tointons,” said Pam Bricker, downtown business owner and former executive director of the Downtown Development Authority. Betty Tointon died on July 20 this year at the age of 87. Here, Dan England outlines the legacy she leaves behind and it’s long-term impacts on Greeley.
After a brief reopening, the Kress Cinema & Lounge closes indefinitely as movie titles get pushed back
By Dan England
The Kress Cinema & Lounge, Greeley’s downtown independent cinema, is closing indefinitely as theaters nationwide struggle in the wake of COVID-19. But the Kress is looking to get creative in the face of this closure. Read about changes coming to the Kress and the impacts of coronavirus on theaters across the country below.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans to empty Poudre Ponds for repairs. What happens to the fish when they do?
By Dan England
Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently held an emergency fish salvage at Poudre Ponds. Read about what a fish salvage is, and why they happen, below.
Greeley’s downtown business owners embrace outdoor seating options as COVID-19 restrictions continue
By Dan England for the Bandwagon Magazine and the NoCo Optimist
As the tables await the butts that downtown business owners hope will come, officials find themselves in a precarious place: They want crowds, but they don’t want Friday Fest. Read more about downtown restaurant solutions to COVID-19 closures below.
Can We Just Live? Devin Tremell Speaks Out with Hip Hop as a Tool of Influence
By Dan England for the BandWagon Magazine and the NoCo Optimist
Photo by Joshua Polson for the NoCo Optimist
Devin Tremell insisted to the crowd of hundreds looking up at him from the Lincoln Park gazebo that he was just a regular Black dude. But he did have a history of civic engagement. Tremell has found a way to combine his passion for hip-hop with a voice for activism. Read more below.