When he pulled into Town Pump last April, Michael Tolley wasn’t planning to stick around any longer than it took to dump his recreational vehicle’s waste. But his wife cast her eyes around Boulder and the surrounding hills and altered their plans.
“My wife said that’s the most beautiful place she’s ever seen in her life and that she didn’t want to leave,” the former Texas police officer turned mine owner recalled.
The couple soon rented a home in Boulder and began looking for business opportunities. Hearing that Dave’s 32 oz. Bar was up for sale, Tolley paid a visit and made an offer to Dave Schell – who recently said goodbye to his bar’s in-house restaurant Maddog Pizza, which opened in the former Panther Pit Jan. 2.
