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Goldenites push back on city’s financing proposal for new municipal center
The City of Golden has been planning a new municipal center for years, and as it’s starting to assemble all the necessary pieces to design and build it, several residents…
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Planning for wildfire: 13 foothills agencies meet in Genesee Park for wildland fire training
In the midst of fighting a wildfire, dense smoke can block the sun, turning day into night and familiar neighborhoods into foreign landscapes. Wind and heat often further exacerbate the scene. Those atmospheric conditions combined with the effort of coordinating multiple agencies to fight a fire can create confusion and heighten an already tense situation. …
Colorado School of Mines graduates celebrate accomplishments, resilience after pandemic
The students who graduated high school in 2020 were resilient. They had to be. Amid COVID-19 shutdowns and restrictions, many of them spent their final weeks of high school in virtual classrooms, having prom over Zoom and graduating at drive-thru ceremonies. Now, four years later, many of them are making up for all the end-of-high…
RTD’s bus design contest celebrates 60 years of the Civil Rights Act in Colorado communities
Colorado’s Regional Transportation District is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement with an art contest. The agency is asking Coloradans for Civil Rights-themed artwork that will be wrapped onto an RTD bus. “I believe that public transportation is the great societal equalizer, and the delivery of transit services is inherently linked to…
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PRESS RELEASE: Red Rocks Community College’s 54th Annual Commencement
LAKEWOOD, CO – Red Rocks Community College (RRCC) will hold its 54th annual commencement exercises on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the picturesque Outdoor Pavilion…
Sports
Golden and Valor girls golf teams complete 4-peat
Ski caps and hoodies were in fashion during the final Jeffco League girls golf tournament on Thursday at Indian Tree Golf Club. With temperatures hanging round 50 degrees, Golden and Valor Christian stayed hot. The Demons (Class 4A) and Eagles (Class 5A) both claimed their fourth straight Jeffco League team championship. “It is super cool…
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Coming Attractions: Miners Alley Shows ‘The Full Monty’
Hearing the name “The Full Monty” probably conjures up a very specific set of images for most people. Namely, six men whom you wouldn’t think of as strippers doing just that. And to be honest, it’s not like the story isn’t about that. But as Nick Sugar, director of the musical version at Miners Alley Performing Arts Center,…
Bell Middle School musicians showcase talents at Golden Library
From “Choose Your Fighter” from the “Barbie” soundtrack to Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” the Golden Library was alive with the sound of music May 3 as it hosted a public recital for Bell Middle School’s orchestra club. A dozen performers — Bell sixth- and seventh graders and a few fifth graders from local elementary schools…
Coming Attractions: SeriesFest celebrates a decade of television greatness
There are many things about SeriesFest, the annual event that celebrates emerging and underserved voices in episodic storytelling, that make it truly unique. But what really stands out as the event reaches its 10th season is how it charts a decade’s worth of change in television – both in programming and how people access shows.…
Coming Attractions: Benchmark takes ‘The Road to Lethe’
What does it mean to be a true ally? Like many people, Denver playwright Jeffrey Neuman found himself pondering this question following the 2020 murder of George Floyd and the ensuing Black Lives Matter movement. “I always thought of myself as a really strong ally, but I began to wonder what does true allyship mean…
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Duncan: What is hospice?
Having a spouse who was in hospice care at the time of his death does not make me an expert…
Avenue Flashes: An entire weekend of partying in Wheat Ridge for St. Patrick’s Day
Ah, March is here. We can finally feel things warming up and spring is in the air and…What am I…
Coming Attractions: Miners Alley takes audiences to a modern Algonquin
If you set a play in a senior facility, most people probably would expect something either really sad or overly…
Ruszczyk: Coloradans for Metro District Reform
A legislative task force began studying homeowner’s rights in metro districts on Dec. 5, 2023. The task force will issue…
Letters
Letter: Colorado’s energy story
Colorado is at a crossroads when it comes to our energy system. With every coal plant in the state now…
Letter: We can love America enough to tell the truth about it
Country music legend Hank Williams sang about the pain of being a “Ramblin’ Man.” Southern rock icon Ronnie Van Zant…
Letter: Local baseball association sells team naming rights to gun club
The Golden Junior Baseball Association sold naming rights for one of its teams to a local gun club, the Gallery…
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Where did those red, blue and black Colorado license plates come from?
A ubiquitous image in Colorado, the state’s standard license plate features an artsy depiction of white mountains against a green background. So when all-red, all-blue and all-black designs with white letters — without mountains — started popping up in traffic, you probably took notice. In 2023, roughly 180,000 vehicles were registered with those seemingly new…
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