Colorado Railroad Museum Ignites Curiosity As Traqueros Exhibition Draws Tourists To Colorado’s Hidden Histories: Here’s What You Need To Know
By Travel and Tour World
The Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado has unveiled a compelling new exhibition titled Traqueros: Mexican Trackworkers and the American Railroad, opening its doors to visitors from October 14, 2025 through August 2026. This significant addition not only amplifies the museum’s reputation as a leading destination for railway heritage, but also offers travellers an immersive experience at the crossroads of history, culture, and exploration in Colorado’s Clear Creek Valley... Read more...
City of Golden Weekly Digest
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NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY COMING TO A MAILBOX NEAR YOU!
City of Golden
Golden has partnered with Polco, a leader in the field of civic engagement and surveying, to issue the 2025 National Community Survey. We’d like all residents and community members to participate!
Randomly selected households will receive mailed survey invitations over the next few weeks. If you receive an invitation, please follow the instructions and share your input. If you aren't selected for this initial survey effort, a community-wide survey will be available shortly. Watch our social media for announcements, or sign up to be notified when that survey is ready... Read more...
Colorado envisioned a renewable energy park near Golden. Neighbors don’t like what might get built instead.
By John Aguilar
Denver Post
It’s been four years since Gov. Jared Polis trumpeted the promise of the Global Energy Park near Golden as a future state-of-the-art laboratory — one that would position Colorado and Jefferson County as “leaders in the future of energy.”
But the hopes contained in those lofty words from his October 2021 announcement have dimmed as the 9.3-acre, state-owned parcel has continued to sit vacant. In recent months, the state instead has begun eyeing the site, which lies in the shadow of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab, for an apartment complex... Read more...
Highway 6 partially reopens west of Denver metro area for 2-vehicle crash
By Austen Erblat
CBS Colorado
U.S. Highway 6 has partially reopened in Colorado's Clear Creek County after a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon... Read more...
Golden Gallop Sponsored by Cultural Exchange and Childcare
By Elsa Scott
Cultural Care Au Pair
At the 19th annual Golden Gallop on 9/21, seven au pairs from three different countries volunteered to help pass out water on the course and run the Cultural Care expo booth. Cultural Care is a company that places au pairs with host families in the US, and the Golden local representative of the program, Michelle Faust, arranged for the company to be a sponsor of the race... Read more... Download PDF below...
