Steamboat Pilot & Today

NEW INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CARE CENTER
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Black Bear Integrative Medicine has grown to include an expanded range of naturopathic and traditional medical treatments, under a new business name: Rocky Mountain Integrative Health and Longevity Center.

The staff at the center is trained in naturopathic traditional Chinese and conventional medicine. The team practices together and offers health care ranging from family medicine and women's health, to the treatment of chronic, debilitating diseases.

Members of the staff at RMIH include Melanie Dailey, MD, Kevin R. Gibson, ND, L.Ac., and Jim Dailey, ND, TCM.

"Our goal at RMIH is to provide alternative strategies for people to achieve excellent health," Gibson said. Call 879-8569.

THE BUZZ: AN UNIQUE COFFEE EXPERIENCE
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Longtime Steamboat Springs resident Kimberly Bates has opened her first business, "The Buzz," a coffee kiosk in the Fifth Street Marketplace in downtown Steamboat. The Buzz occupies the space that was formerly the Sunglass Hut.

Bates says she's concentrating on fine coffee from Steamboat Coffee Roasters and making espressos and lattes the right way. For example, all of her baristas use thermometers to ensure the steamed milk in a latte is at the proper temperature.

"We want the consistency," Bates said. "I want it to taste the same no matter who is making it. When Europeans come in and order straight shots of espresso, and they come back for more, you know you're doing it right."

The Buzz offers easy on-street parking at the corner of Fifth and Lincoln and is open 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.