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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Saturday, Mar. 7th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - The First Annual Golden Comfort & Comedy Festival
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Golden Sports
- All day - Denver Restaurant Week (in Golden)
- 8AM - Saturday Morning Run and Social Walk
- 9AM - In-Store Kids Workshop
- 10AM-4PM - Quick Start Quilting for Newbies
- 10AM - Pancakes & Pro Tips
- 10AM-12PM - Hack Your Coffee Demo
- 10-11AM - Coffee With Councilors
- 10AM-3PM - Brunch at the Rose
- 10AM-12PM - Figure Drawing
- 10AM-3PM - Saturday Train Rides
- 10AM-4PM - Spring Rock, Mineral and Fossil Sale
- 10:15-10:45AM - Family Time - Registration Required
- 11AM - Paul Bunyan - MAPAC Children's Theater
- 12-3PM - 12-3PM Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides
- 12-3PM - Saturday Market
- 1-3PM - PAWS for Reading
- 1-4:30PM - Virtual: Dungeons & Dragons for Beginners
- 1-4PM - Mineral ID Day
- 2PM - Hoe-Down Fundraiser & Pasta Dinner
- 2PM - The Odd Couple (Female Version)
- 5-6:30PM - Golden American Legion Dinner
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10-11AM Coffee With Councilors @ Golden Community Center
Have a Saturday morning coffee with Councilors Patty Evans and Lisa Vitry as they join Communications and Community Engagement Director, Meredith Ritchie, and Principal Planner, Matt Wempe, to talk all things community engagement. LEarn how you can become more engaged with City projects and how your voice makes a difference.
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
When:
10-11AM on Saturday, Mar. 7th
10AM-12PM Figure Drawing @ Foothills Art Center
Facilitated, independent study of figure drawing with a professional nude fine arts model via Art of Modeling. All skill levels welcome. Age 18+
In this 2 hour session, poses vary from short 1 minute gestures to 20 or 30 minute studies. Bring your own supplies. Easels and chairs provided.
Location:
Foothills Art Center
809 15th Street (Map)
When:
10AM-12PM on Saturday, Mar. 7th
12-3PM 12-3PM Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides Downtown
Saddle up, Golden!
Dust off your boots and mosey on downtown for FREE horse-drawn carriage rides with Clear Creek Carriage Rides.
Take a leisurely loop through town, tip your hat to Golden views then hitch your wagon to lunch, shopping, or a little happy hour sippin’. It’s a rootin’-tootin’ good way to spend an afternoon.
Cost: FREE | No registration required. Rides are first-come, first-served.
Location:
12th Street (between Washington Avenue and Miners Alley)
Golden (Map)
1-4PM Mineral ID Day @ The Mines Museum
Let us identify your most mysterious gems, fossils, and minerals!
- Limit of 3 specimens per visitor
- We will only provide identification, not valuation
For more information call 303-273-3815.
Location:
Mines Museum - Colorado School of Mines
1310 Maple Street (map)
2-6PM Hoe-Down Fundraiser & Pasta Dinner @ Golden Outpost
Y'ALL are invited to a special hoedown to support one of the toughest cowgirls we know. Put on your boots, bring your friends, and help us raise funds for Stacy and her family as she bravely fights glioblastoma. More information
Location:
Golden Outpost
17695 South Golden Road (Map)
8PM Sashes & Secrets: Pop Goes the Queen @ Gnarly's
Today's installment in the Comfort and Comedy Festival:
Pop Goes the Queen
Sashes & Secrets: Pop Goes the Queen is a pageant murder mystery told through pole, aerial, and burlesque—because of course it is. A former pageant queen is honored, adored, and very publicly celebrated… until she pops. Now the lashes are crooked, the smiles are forced, and everyone has a motive. With six over-the-top queens, scandalous performances, and clues hidden in the choreography, the audience is invited to watch the drama unravel one act at a time. Big hair, fake smiles, suspicious alibis—and one unforgettable pop. More information
Location:
Gnarly's
1224 Washington Avenue (Map)
Daylight Saving Time
Daylight Saving Time begins at 2AM Sunday morning, so set your clocks forward before you go to bed tonight.
The Golden Word - 03/07/26
Related
Live Music for Saturday, Mar. 7th
- 5:30-8:30PM Amanda Hawkins @ Buffalo Rose (Sky Bar Stage)
- More Live Music
5-8PM Live Music @ Eddy Taproom
6:30-8:30PM Alex Hardesty @ Etta Jeanne
6:30PM Ragged Union @ Goosetown Station
9PM Karaoke @ Ace Hi Tavern
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Golden's Urgent, Long-Delayed Dream: More Housing
Future Affordable Housing Development - Photo by Patrick Klein
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63 Years Ago
The March 7, 1963 Colorado Transcript reported that the Colorado House rules committee was blocking the sale of state land in Golden.
Before World War II, the Lookout Mountain School (now the Lookout Mountain Youth Services Center) included many acres of farmland. The boys at the school were learning farming and ranching vocational skills.
After the War, Denver’s population exploded, and the surrounding towns were also growing hugely.
Population Growth in Cities Surrounding Denver, 1950-1960
Westminster – 717.6%
Arvada – 713.7%
Aurora – 323.2%
Littleton – 302.5%
Englewood – 97%
Golden – 35.6%
Source: Colorado Transcript – February 2, 1961
Golden’s leaders were frantic to join the growth trend, but the city was surrounded by mountains on the east and west sides and the Lookout Mountain School on the south.
They began referring to the School as a “plug” and pressuring the state to end the farming program and make the land available for housing developments. By the fall of 1963, the State finally agreed to sell several hundred acres of the School’s farmland.
To the disappointment of Golden's leaders, the land was not snapped up by housing developers.
Parcels were sold for commercial development along South Golden Road. The power company bought a substantial tract, as did a clay mining company. The School of Mines survey fields west of Highway 6 are former Lookout Mountain farmland. The school district acquired land for Johnson Elementary (now Connections Learning Center) and Bell Middle School. The Jefferson County campus is former Lookout Mountain farmland, as is most of the City's golf course.
Sixty-three years later, the City is still anxious to have more housing. The Housing Needs and Strategies Assessment, which was adopted in 2022 and renewed this year, concluded that Golden needed 3,100 additional homes (p. 21) by 2032.
The State is finally on board with Golden's vision. They have issued a Request for Qualifications for companies to develop 41 acres of the remaining Lookout Mountain School land as affordable housing.
This is in keeping with Golden's pattern of concentrating affordable housing in the central part of town and in the Shelton Elementary School matriculation area.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 18, with temperatures rising to around 20 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 46, with temperatures falling to around 44 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. West wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 34°F
Sunday: Sunny, 62°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 40°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 68°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 41°F
Tuesday: Partly Sunny, 67°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Light Rain then Slight Chance Rain And Snow, 33°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny, 56°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 38°F
Thursday: Partly Sunny, 67°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 45°F
Friday: Partly Sunny, 68°F
News About Golden - March 7, 2026
Colorado tapping the brakes on apartment construction
By Sarah Mulholland
CPR News
Colorado’s apartment building boom is fading fast. The slowdown extends to some affordable housing, according to a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City... Read more...
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