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Bar manager Ryan St. George makes a flaming cocktail for a customer at Hefe's Tacos and Tequila in Longmont on Friday June 17, 2016.
Jeremy Papasso, Longmont Times Call
Bar manager Ryan St. George makes a flaming cocktail for a customer at Hefe’s Tacos and Tequila in Longmont on Friday June 17, 2016.

Jessica Erickson moved to Longmont for the nightlife.

That’s not something you usually hear. Sure, compared with Boulder, Longmont was also more affordable. But Erickson, 33, says she and her husband spent so many of their evenings in Longmont  that they decided to leave move from Lafayette to downtown Longmont.

Most of her favorite activities focus on Longmont’s growing downtown: Rosalee’s Pizzeria on Wednesdays for live music and Wibby Brewing near south Main — both relatively new offerings.

If you haven’t been to Longmont lately, a lot has changed in the past year or so. A glance down Main Street will reveal new bars, such as brightly colored Hefe’s, with $4 margaritas all day and more than 60 types of tequila. Walking distance away is hoppin’ rooftop bar at The Roost, or go underground at The (less new, but still novel) Speakeasy, which will pull up the mysterious name of “secret spot” if you try to check in here on social media.

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