New to Town: Our Guide to Groups and Activities in Fort Collins
Welcome to Fort Collins, we’re glad you’re here! Whether you came for the mountains, the music, or just needed a fresh start, this guide is designed to help you find your people and your place. It’s not just about restaurants or services (though we’ve got plenty); it’s about genuine community connection. We can’t wait to show you around!
New to Fort Collins: The Neighborhoods of Old Town Fort Collins
New to Fort Collins: The Neighborhoods of Old Town Fort Collins
On Chickens and Coworking
I’ve been spending more time than I expected watching our little flock of chickens in the backyard. They don’t do that much, which is probably the point. They eat, drink, wander and peck, they clean their feathers, take dust baths, make their small running commentary, then they head up to roost.
The Hobby Wall inside Cohere Coworking
Most people think community starts with introductions, name tags, networking events, and awkward icebreakers everyone secretly hates. YUCK.
Free Bike Gear Swap at Cohere Coworking!
Fort Collins has a robust and diverse cycling...
The Fall of Church and Rise of Coworking: What Does It MEAN!?
As fewer people belong to churches, something else is shifting alongside it. Not belief necessarily, but the loss of a built-in place to land, somewhere you go every week without overthinking it, somewhere people notice if you stop showing up.
16 Years a Witness at Cohere Coworking
So yes, I founded Cohere. But the longer I do this, the less I think my role was to build something impressive and the more I think my role was simply to stay. To keep the doors open long enough for people to live parts of their lives here. To witness what was joyful and what was brutal. To hold a place while people changed. Sixteen years in, that feels like the truest thing I can say about it.
What New Members Get Wrong about Community
One of the hardest things about community is that people want to know right away if it is working.
They tour a coworking space and immediately start scanning for signs. Will I fit in here? Will I make friends? Will this feel natural? Will I still feel like an outsider three weeks from now? Most people do not say these questions out loud, but they are there all the same.
Fort Collins Events: Local Business, Local Music, and Local Culture in 2026
Fort Collins is an active town with a large...
Being Lonely is the Easiest so Join Me at…
Staying lonely is, in many ways, the easiest thing a person can do. It requires almost nothing from you. You do not have to text anyone back, call a friend, make plans, leave the house, invite someone over, introduce yourself, or risk the mild inconvenience of being perceived.
Founded in FoCo: the best Fort Collins conference in 2026
Founded in FoCo is Northern Colorado’s annual entrepreneurial gathering: three days where small businesses, nonprofits, solopreneurs, and creatives come together to share knowledge, build relationships, and take action. Every session is designed for immediate, practical takeaways.
This year’s theme is Organizational Mutual Aid: an invitation for our community to bring what we know, take what we need, and share what we can.
Not All Coworking in Fort Collins Feels Like Belonging
Strive to locate a coworking space that has less than 100 members. Because most members are part time, your community manager should be able to tell you what percentage of their membership shows up on a regular basis (it’s probably around 30%) so then you can do some fast math to determine if it’s a community of the right size for your frontal lobe. It’s these regular members who you will end up getting to know the best and the fastest because of…
Join Joyride and Cohere for a Morning of Movement and Community
Friday, February 13, 2026 Morning stations:...
Social Connection is Now Mandatory for Survival
Strong social connection is no longer a personal preference. It is a structural requirement on which your life may depend. I know. It’s so dramatic, right?!
Recent findings from the Social Connection in America report show that support is no longer assumed to be available. It has become conditional, sporadic, and uncertain. This matters because perceived social support is one of the strongest predictors of mental and physical health outcomes across your lifespan. When people are unsure whether someone will show up for them, the body experiences that uncertainty as stress.
Is “Subscribe to Friend” The New Normal in Fort Collins?
If everything is becoming a subscription, friendship is the obvious next step.
It’s not because capitalism finally figured out how to sell us friends. But because we spent decades falling for every lie in the book about how we are supposed to be independent, resilient, bootstrapped and desperately, achingly alone.
Holding Space is Front Line Work in Fort Collins
I’m choosing to treat my days at Cohere like front line work, even if it’s quieter, slower, and considerably less athletic. I show up to hold space. I look people in the eye and let them arrive in whatever state they’re in. I sit with nervous systems that are frayed and overwhelmed, even as the world expects everyone to log onto Zoom and act normal, as if nothing is happening.
Coworking Culture: Creating Space with Food
Remote work, creative careers, and...
Using a Focus Word to Reach Your Goals
Using a Focus Word to Reach Your Goals Cohere...
The Best Fall Running Trails in Fort Collins
It’s fall in Fort Collins. The scorching heat of...
School’s Back in Session: Time to Cowork!
School has been back in session for a week or two in Fort Collins, making now the perfect time to join a coworking community. If you’re already a member of a fantastic coworking community, like Cohere Coworking, it’s also an excellent time to reconnect with your coworkers.
Coworking Community: International Coworking Day is Coming!
International Coworking Day, celebrated on...
7 Superb Ways to Escape the Heat in Old Town Fort Collins
It has been a particularly warm June here in...
New Coworking District in Old Town Fort Collins
At its inception, approximately two decades ago,...
Ch. 11 How to Belong in Your Coworking Space
If you're working from your house today,...
Ch. 10 Learning New Skills in Middle Age
Do you have a long held dream of learning how to do something that feels like it’s too late in life or too hard to learn? Maybe it’s playing the piano, sewing your own clothes, learning French, baking bread from scratch, painting landscapes, or woodworking.
Volleyball in Fort Collins
Volleyball in Fort Collins Fort Collins...
Ch. 9 Who Owns Your Coworking Community?
Too many businesses rely on leased platforms—places they use but don’t control. These include:
12 Ways to Make Friends in Fort Collins
Moving to a new city or looking to expand your social circle can feel daunting, but Fort Collins offers a wealth of opportunities to connect with like-minded people. Whether you’re into hiking, volunteering, or just grabbing a drink with new friends, here’s how to find your people—and why showing up consistently is the key to turning acquaintances into lasting friendships.
Ch. 8 Does your coworking space notice if you leave?
It’s a weird feeling to float through a day wondering if your new super power is invisibility.
FoCo’s Remote Workers Social Group: A Meetup
Remote workers in Fort Collins, rejoice! Whether you’re a digital nomad, freelance creative, remote employee, or just someone who loves flexible work life, the FoCo Remote Workers Social Group is your local solution for connection, coworking, and community.
Ch. 7 Return to Factory Mandate: the end of coworking?
Effective immediately, under the new “Return to Factory Mandate,” all white-collar remote workers with uncalloused hands, a reliance on ChatGPT, or any trace of “optimize” on their résumé must report to the nearest coworking space turned factory to manufacture…. all the things.
Fort Collins Spring Happenings 2025
Spring has returned to the fine city of Fort...
Coworking Trends for 2025 in Fort Collins
In 1995, the first unofficial coworking spaces,...
Ch. 5 What is Slow Work?
Chapter 5 from the newsletter. In the fast-paced...
A Passion for Pickleball in Fort Collins
The citizens of Fort Collins tend to be active...
The More Things Change…
It is the last day of 2024, and for the...
Ch. 4 Is maintenance underrated?
For years I’ve been telling myself and everyone else that I’m “bad at maintenance.” Anything I saw as routine, mundane or boring got heaved into this gross task bucket and then I tied it to my brain like a boat anchor to be dragged for eternity.
Because I LOVE having new ideas. I love working on new things and helping people talk about their new things. I will run into traffic if someone across the street asks to bounce an idea off me. BUT, the stupid weight of maintenance was brilliant at slowing me down.
Ch.3 The Bell Tolls for Thee: Coworking in Fort Collins
Sometime in late November of 2024, Pluto did some weird shit and I’m not even sure I believe in all that because, REALLY?! Also, Pluto got demoted from Planet to Rock so how can it even be in charge of anything cosmically other than having an orbit that is giving retro spirograph vibes?
Ch. 2 Quiet Quitting: Memo from HR re: Roomba
It has come to our attention that Harvey Wallbanger, our somewhat loyal yet increasingly apathetic overnight Roomba, appears to be engaging in what can only be described as “quiet quitting.
Ch.2 Cohere’s Diary: Running Errands In-Person is for the Birds
How many times this week have you taken the online route for an in-person chore? I can name a few without even thinking hard: grocery delivery, home depot order, texting instead of calling…the list goes on.
Ch.1 Cohere’s Diary: A Cure For Despair (not about coworking)
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Coworking Space in Fort Collins
Cohere Coworking has moved to a new building!...
Holiday Coworking: Day Passes at Cohere Community!
Whether you just need a single day pass or a whole week of membership, you are sure to find a downtown coworking option that is just right for you. We offer the following to help you be super productive for the few hours you are able to get away while your guests explore the best hidden gems in Ft. Collins:
Community Spotlight: Winter Events in Old Town Fort Collins
Community Spotlight: Winter Events in Old Town...
Navigating Change in the Workplace
It is rare for any job, career, or even passion...
Benefits of Coworking: How Body Doubling Supercharges Productivity
Body doubling is a productivity and...
Coworking Membership: How to Foster Friendships
Cohere Coworking, as a friendship-based...
Community Spotlight: Hidden Treasures in Fort Collins
Fort Collins is well known for its gorgeous...
Benefits of Coworking: Resources and Resourcefulness
Entrepreneurs, remote workers, and creatives are...
International Goof Off Day
Today, March 22, is National and International...