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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Jun. 27th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 11AM-12PM - Library for All: Interactive Program for Adults with Disabilities
- 2:30-3:15PM - Metamorphosis Moves: With the Colorado Ballet & Butterfly Pavilion
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 3:30-4:15PM - Metamorphosis Moves: With the Colorado Ballet & Butterfly Pavilion
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-7:30PM - Terrarium Workshop for Beginners
- 6-9PM - Golden Game Guild Mini Paint Night
- 6PM - Mobility & Transportation Advisory Board Meeting
- 6-8PM - Denver West Quilt Artists Group Meeting
- 6:45PM - $5 Yoga Class - Restorative Yoga
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Applications are now open for Leadership Golden
What is Leadership Golden?
The Leadership Golden program is a series of seminars spanning a nine month period. These seminars facilitate opportunities for participants to increase their knowledge of the relationships between government, education, business, and the community of Golden. Participants have the opportunity to explore options and methods of problem solving with city staff and community leaders in the fields of education, arts, recreation, public finance, city and county government, justice, community responsibility and economic development.The Leadership Golden program is designed to enhance the abilities of the participants to make a difference. The program educates emerging leaders and volunteers to the realities, opportunities and challenges in Golden, Colorado.
Applications For The 2024 - 2025 Leadership Golden Class Will Be Accepted From June 1st - July 31st. Please Check The Class Sessions Schedule To Be Sure It Works With Your Schedule Before Applying. Then, Be Sure To Complete The Entire Application No Later Than July 31st, 2024!
Want to learn more about Leadership Golden? Attend the meet & greet at Golden City Brewery on July 10th, 5-7PM. Alumni are also encouraged to attend!
6-8PM Baby Goat Happy Hour @ Morris & Mae
Watch the little critters cavort as you enjoy a cocktail!
Morris & Mae
18475 W. Colfax Avenue (map)
2:30PM and 3:30PM Metamorphosis Moves: With the Colorado Ballet & Butterfly Pavilion
Adventure into the life of a butterfly through dance! Educators from the Butterfly Pavilion as well as dancers with Colorado Ballet teach children about butterfly metamorphosis. Through movement explorations, students will explore shapes, size, speed, flow, energy and levels. At the end of class, students will get to perform dances that they created based on the information they learned that day.
NOTE: Both sessions are full, but you can join the waitlist for 2:30 or 3:30.
6PM MTAB Discusses Proposal to Reduce Parking Spots Downtown
The Mobility and Transportation Advisory Board (MTAB) will review the Jackson Street Corridor Plan. The goals of the plan are to make east downtown more pedestrian-friendly and more ready for redevelopment. They propose making the streets narrower and the sidewalks wider.
This will result in a significant reduction in available parking spots. Page 39 of the meeting packet refers to "removing 51 on-street parking spaces." The diagram above shows a loss ranging from 47-58 spaces.
The plan explains that there is usually capacity in the parking garages but that people are reluctant to use the garages ("user perceptions regarding safety, accessibility, and convenience of parking garages often influence their choice").
The plan speculates that people park on the street because those spots are currently free (no need to register or use a kiosk). The document suggests that they add street parking to the kiosk system. (p. 17 - "This approach would mitigate the current advantage street parking holds over parking garage options.")
The plan anticipates future redevelopment in the east downtown area and adds that the Planning Commission is considering code changes that would allow new downtown housing to be built with less parking.
Page 15 of the meeting packet:
The anticipated growth of East Downtown is fueled by housing opportunities. Historically, regulatory ordinances limited residential development, affecting economic growth in commercial downtown areas. The Planning Commission is considering code revisions to enable more housing and mixed-use developments. Adjustments to downtown parking requirements, for both existing and new uses, are crucial to accommodate these anticipated changes.
Parking Policies
The ongoing project of managing downtown parking in Golden is geared towards fostering a “park once and walk” environment. Recent requirements have been established to exempt existing properties in the East Downtown Vicinity from providing extra parking for changes of use. Additionally, new construction or significant additions are now mandated to provide less parking. The existing parking conditions have been analyzed and are summarized elsewhere in this report.
To submit written comment on the plan, sent email to planning@cityofgolden.net.
Watch the meeting on this page (starting at 6PM).
See the meeting packet here.
Attend in person at City Hall.
Live Music for Thursday, Jun. 27th
- 5-8PM Shawn Eckels @ Golden Mill @ Golden Mill
Golden Mill - More Live Music
5-9PM Josh Blackburn @ Wrigley’s
5:30-8:30PM Teague Starbuck @ Mountain Toad
6PM Frisk and Friends @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6-9PM Hazel Miller & The Collective w/ Wes Watkins Trio @ Goosetown Station
6PM The Hip Snacks @ New Terrain Brewing
7-10PM Jake Leg Band @ Columbine Cafe
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Weather
Overnight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. West wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. West wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 67°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 89°F
Friday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 59°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 81°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Sunday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 91°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 68°F
Monday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 92°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 64°F
Tuesday: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 89°F
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 90°F
News Relating to Golden - June 27, 2024
City of Golden Weekly Digest
Teens learn fashion basics at Golden Library’s weeklong camp
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
From how to use a needle and thread to how to make their own outfits, local teens had fun learning new skills at a Golden Library summer camp... Read more...
Lange, Taggart Earn Academic All-District Honors
By Tim Flynn
Colorado School of Mines Athletics
GOLDEN, Colo. - Max Lange and Lukas Taggart have earned spots on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team after standout seasons for Colorado School of Mines golf... Read more...
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, Golden Cultural Alliance, Golden History Museum, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Morris & Mae Market, Miners Saloon, Colorado Railroad Museum, Golden Hayride Outpost, Kona Bowls, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason
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Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Barbara Banks & Ed Imatani, and Joy Brandt
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz
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Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Casey & Gina Brown, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Carol Abel, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Leslie D Lutz, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, and the Golden Transcript
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson
