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!
The Edges of Old Town Fort Collins
Old Town Fort Collins has been a hub of community activity for well over a century, with dozens of...
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 community, one that thrives on connection and...
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 population of independent, creative, and...
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: 7:00-9:30 a.m. Afternoon stations: 3:30-5:30 p.m. @...
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.
Overcoming Quitter’s Day 2026
There has long been a tradition of setting annual intentions on the first day of the year. What...
Meaningful Last-Minute Holiday Gifts That Don’t Break the Bank
Christmas is right around the corner (like, tomorrow) and holiday get-togethers often extend...
Coworking Culture: Creating Space with Food
Remote work, creative careers, and entrepreneurial endeavors offer autonomy and flexibility, but...