- The Buffalo Bill Museum hosted Coffee with a Curator.
- Miners Alley Performing Arts Center opened Diva Royale.
- The Railroad Museum hosted Colorado Rails and Cocktails: The American Hobo.
- The Golden Super Cruise ended for the season.
- The School of Mines celebrated homecoming.
- Foothills Art Center offered a youth art workshop, "Making a Point."
- The annual Metro Denver Green Homes Tour and Expo took place.
- The Library celebrated Hispanic Heritage via Alebrijes: Colorful Creatures.
- The Golden Mill celebrated Oktoberfest.
- The Golden History Museum & Park hosted Autumn Fest.
- GURA discussed affordable housing projects at 17200 Colfax and at the Nazarene Church.
- The School of Mines hosted Feel it All - A Journey Through Mental Health.
- Leadership Golden hosted a City Council Candidate Forum.
- The Buffalo Rose hosted a ski film, After the Snowfall.
- The Historic Preservation Board considered a plan to install a different type of roof on a historic home.
- The City held an open house to describe plans to change North Ford Street.
- The City posted recordings of both council candidate forums.
- The History Museum offered tours of the Golden Cemetery.
- The Golden Fire Department celebrated Safety Day.
- The Presbyterian Church hosted an art show for two worthy causes.
- Foothills Art Center offered a clay workshop: Goblins & Ghouls.
- The Horse Protection League held their annual Harvest Fest.
- Golden City Brewery hosted Chili Fest to benefit the Golden Pantry and Thrift.
- The Jefferson Symphony played Beethoven & Brahms for their 73rd season opener.
- The Quilt Museum hosted Sunday at the Museum - Creative Engine: Powering the Exhibits.
- MTAB approved the plan to narrow Ford and Jackson and add a separated bike lane. None of the public concerns were addressed.
- City Council discussed whether they should give all of the $3.15 million that they expect to receive from CoorsTek to the Calvary Church affordable housing project.
- The Chamber hosted VIBE@Five at the Golden Lodge. It was an opportunity to meet the City Council candidates.
- The Planning Commission continued reviewing the draft comprehensive plan. The new version focuses almost entirely on housing--in particular, affordable housing (and how to get more of it).
- The City hosted a meeting about homelessness in Golden.
- The Front Porch learned about NASA from Dr. Jim Clawson.
- The Library told Colorado Ghost Stories.
- Friends of the Library held their Whale of a Used Book Sale.
- The Chamber reimagined their fall fund-raiser from the Chili and Beer Tasting to Golden FestiFall.
- The School of Mines hosted A Night of Music and Prose with Masakazu Ito.
- The Haunted Pub Crawls began.
- United Fitness hosted Vino & Vinyasa.
- Thousands of people showed up for the No Kings march.
- The Library held a Fright & Write session.
- The Railroad Museum offered their Harvest Haunt Train.
- Miners Alley opened The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
- The Golden Gate Grange held their Holiday Craft Fair.
- Dinosaur Ridge hosted the High School Science Quiz Bowl at the School of Mines.
- Jeffco 4-H had an open house at the fairgrounds.
- The DDA considered a TIF agreement with the Golden Hotel, which is undertaking a $5.5 million expansion. They reviewed a grant request from Miners Alley to establish a comedy festival during the first quarter of the year. The discussed the plan to eliminate 51 parking spaces on Jackson Street and considered a proposal to turn the parking lot by the Astor House into a "cultural plaza" and/or "common consumption area."
- The Arts & Culture Subcommittee discussed the grant applications from Golden's Culturals. The applications were not posted for public review.
- Golden Beer Talks at the Buffalo Rose heard about Jefferson County's wildfire mitigation efforts.
- The Sustainability Board discussed water conservation, pay-as-you-throw waste collection, zero-emissions construction, and EV charging stations.
- The Special Events Review Committee discussed recent and upcoming events and considered a grant request by Foothills Art Center for the Holiday Art Market.
- MTAB reviewed the proposed revision of the Comprehensive Plan.
- The Library hosted a forensics workshop.
- The Lookout Mountain Nature Center hosted a night hike with the theme, "Boo-Logical adaptations."
- The Colorado State Patrol hosted Blue Haunting - a trick or treat event.
- Foothills Art Center held their fall open house & member appreciation event.
- The Golden History Museum offered a tour.
- The VFW offered trunk or treat.
- The Mines Museum held their populara Spooktacular event.
- The American Legion had a Halloween party for children.
- The Methodist Church held a trunk or treat.
- The Golden Mill had their 4th Annual (pet-friendly) Howl-a-Ween.
- The Golden Outpost hosted Fall Fest.
- Eastern Star hosted their monthly pancake & waffle breakfast at the Masonic Lodge.
- The Front Porch held a watercolor class.
- City Council held an executive session to discuss buying property "east of Ford Street near 10th Street within city limits."
- The Community Marketing Board discussed Goldens in Golden and their contract with Datafy - p. 45 (which uses consumer data, including cell phone location, to target advertising).
- The Golden Mill offered Harry Potter trivia.
- The School of Mines hosted a nonprofit pitch and fundraising event for Jeffco-based nonprofits.
- The Front Porch hosted Denver Art Museum Art Boxes.
- Several Golden organizations stepped up to offer food resources during the government (and SNAP benefit) shutdown.
- Earth Sweet Boutique hosted Learn to Make Holiday Cocktails & Mocktails.
- The Library hosted a viewing party to watch "Is Our Constitution Cooked?"
- Early trick-or-treating took place at the courthouse, Mines "Greek Street" and Golden High School.
- Golden Outpost hosted Halloween Scaryoke and a costume contest.
- The Library, the History Museum, and the Fire Department offered "Golden's Little Monster Mash."
- The Downtown Merchants, the Chamber, and the City hosted the big downtown trick or treat event.
- Golden City Brewery celebrated their 32nd anniversary with a Get Your Freak On Halloween Party.
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