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Disc Golf Course Opens in Buena Vista

At long last, with the Town of Buena Vista’s recently adopted Recreation Plan in hand, a team of disc golfers raised money and donated a heck of a lot of sweat to open Buena Vista’s first 9 holes of disc golf. [...]

BV Roastery Latte Competition!

Last Friday, we held our first ever latte competition here at the Buena Vista Roastery, and what a fun night it [...]

First Fair Trade Town in CO

Buena Vista has become a Fair Trade Town, the first in Colorado and the 14th in the nation. Here is the post from TransFair [...]

Tobacco infused latte, anyone??

A signature drink is not just a crazy concoction that happens to include espresso… instead, the coffee is the heart and soul of the drink, and any other ingredients, exotic though they may be, are merely added to bring out the many and varied flavors hiding within the espresso. [...]

The Buena Vista Roastery & Bongo Billy’s Coffees Moves

BV Roastery & Bongo’s Moves

We have a new, old, location. For those of you who were able to track us down in the alley behind Mother’s Bistro in the heart of Buena Vista, kudos to you. The Roastery and Bongo’s international headquarters is now back at 409 E Main, where were had been three years [...]

Governor Ritter Stops in BV

Governor Ritter Stops in BV

We’re taking some Trailhead Blend coffee down to our meeting with Governor Ritter this morning. There should be 20-50 people gathering at South Main for a kickoff of some sort. If you’re in town, come one by.

From Lee Hart of Collegiate Peaks Geotourism writes in her article, “Gov. Ritter [...]

Big Weekend in Salida

FIBArk, CKS, Music, etc.

It’s the annual FIBArk event, and it starts today with a wildwater demonstration for the Ride the Rockies bike tour cruising through the county. The cyclists will be in Salida today and Buena Vista tomorrow, the 17th. But that is just the start of a lot of activity. The 2009 Schedule of [...]

Dust off the Kayaks! – Paddlefest 2009

Reminder: Paddlefest 2009

As I wrote back in March, ’tis the season, once again. The mighty Arkansas River is rising, the waters turning chocolate. Our big kickoff to river season is Paddlefest, May 22-25, 2009. This what the folk at Colorado Kayak Supply have to say,

Come to Buena Vista, Colorado for huge kickoff party to celebrate [...]

Paddlefest is Coming!

Dustin Urban, Local Buena Vistan

Paddlefest 2009

We are starting to think of summer here in Buena Vista Colorado. The season tends to officially begin with Colorado Kayak Supply’s Paddlefest. Here’s what Earl, kayaker extraordinaire and co-owner of CKS, has to say,

Whitewater enthusiasts will descend onto the historic town of Buena Vista on the Upper Arkansas [...]

Spring Thinking and Slow Food

The central Rockies have been oozing spring lately. One of our own Roastery family has been down the Narrows Section of the not-so-mighty-in-winter Arkansas River and Earl of CKS fame has been spotted kayaking in the Buena Vista playhole. We are dry in town and contemplating the garden, understanding that I have 2 or 3 [...]