Trader Joe's is finally here.     The Fort Collins store opened on Friday, 2/27/15, and I dropped in to check it out bright and early yesterday morning. The thing is, I'm not allowed to be in even our local Kroger affiliate without adult supervision - I seem to have a weakness for what have been described as impulse purchases. So me in Trader Joe's - an emporium dedicated to the impulse purchase - is a recipe for trouble. I didn't disappoint, but within the 5 bags of goodies that constituted my haul, I was able to mollify Mary with several items that will come in handy on those nights where the dreaded "What do you want to do about dinner?" question comes up at 7:15pm. The rest of the stuff? Essentials and necessities, mostly of the cheese and chocolate variety.   No wines, though. Col... 02/28/2015

A few days ago, in comment to a post by Ron & Alexandra Seigel about a cool cinnamon whisk* they had found at their local Trader Joe's, I was moaning and complaining that we didn't have a Trader Joe's in Fort Collins. I've been wanting one of those for years, since I was first introduced to the company in Chicago - they have so much stuff that I NEED!!! But it didn't seem that Colorado was on their radar. Then, last year, they announced that they were opening a store in Boulder. Hrumph. Boulder gets everything first. So I was very excited to find in this morning's newspaper an announcement that Trader Joe's is coming to Fort Collins. They have leased space in an area known as Midtown, the focus of some serious urban renewal efforts by the City of Fort Collins. This choice of location is... 10/31/2013