With one of our favorite local summer events, the Friday Night Street Faire , starting up for 2009 tomorrow night I thought I would share some of the things we particularly love about summertime in Louisville.

We just celebrated our 8th year of living in Louisville. As with the previous seven we could not ask for anything more in the perfect place to live, raise our family, and host our business. Louisville has everything we need and like from a great local family and business community to the always great Colorado weather.

Money Magazine is evaluating Louisville for its "Best Places" list again this year. No surprise to us. Louisville was #3 in 2007 and has been a regular top 5 for the last few years. For more info check out a recent Boulder Daily Camera article on the topic.

One of the greatest aspects of Louisville and especially Old Town Louisville is that you can get to pretty much anything without needing your car. We do a lot of family walks around Old Town Louisville. We also do a lot of family bike rides on the extensive trail/path system. While we do these activities year round our frequency definitely increases in the summer. We especially love walking downtown for food, ice cream, and coffee.

Every Friday night is the Street Faire that has great bands, food/drink, and booths. We walk down to the Street Faire and see a lot of neighbors and friends. It is a great place to catch up with them and to meet new people as well.

Every Saturday is the Louisville Farmers Market where we again see our neighbors and friends and pick up wonderful local produce and products.

Other places/events we love in Louisville during the summer --

- Memory square pool (a true treasure to have an outdoor pool right in the middle of old town houses. You don't see too many of these anymore. While it is not as glamorous as the newer pools and rec centers its benefits to the community are unique and timeless.)

-Various other festivals including Taste of Louisville, 4th of July celebration, Touch a Truck, the Summer Concert and Film series and more

-The plentiful playgrounds. We have a couple near us that we visit frequently with young kids. They also love going on adventures to the many other playground throughout the town

These are just some of the many things we like. There are many other aspects of the town that appeal to other's lifestyles as well including a golf course, baseball/softball fields, and more.

Share what you like in the comments!

Here are some resources to find more information about what is happening in Louisville --

City of Louisville
Louisville Chamber
Louisville Downtown Business Association
Transition Louisville
Shop Louisville
MyTownColorado Louisville Page

Matt

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