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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, May. 21st
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 1-2:30PM - Job Searching
- 1-2:30PM - Artful Journeys
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 4-5PM - Golden Young Professionals Monthly Membership Meeting
- 4-11PM - Cheese Night with Cheese Ranch!
- 4-6PM - Weekly Demonstration - What do you stand for?
- 4-5PM - Golden BEYOND Days - LEGO Builders
- 6-8PM - Canceled: Denver West Quilt Artists Group Meeting
- 6-8PM - Trivia Night @ Scully's Cafe
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6PM - Trivia Night @ Launch
- 6PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
- 7:30PM - Pump Boys and Dinettes
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
1-2:30PM Artful Journeys @ Foothills Art Center - Astor House
Artful Journeys offers seniors creative engagement beyond their home and daily routines, fostering a vibrant social life and shared experiences. Each session is designed to inspire creativity and connection in a relaxed setting. Enjoy a guided exhibition visit, art projects, engaging discussions, special guests, and refreshments. All for free! More information
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Astor House
1133 Arapahoe Street (Map)
1-2:30PM Job Searching @ Golden Library
Whether you’re actively looking or considering making a change, level up your job search skills with free resources. Personal device not required. Register
Location:
Golden Library
1019 10th Street (Map)
4-5PM Golden BEYOND Days - LEGO Builders @ The Library
LEGO®! LEGO® ! LEGO® ! We’re bringing out ALL our LEGOs® just for you! Stop on by and spend a full hour tapping into your budding artist and/or engineer spirit as you put your creative mind to work! PLUS we’ll have one BONUS builder activity available, such as KEVA Planks OR Snap Circuits. Register
6PM Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda & Packet
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send email comments to rrogers@cityofgolden.net.
After the agenda and minutes are approved, the board will listen to public comment. Tonight's topics include:
Widening the Trail on the South Side of Clear Creek
The Clear Creek Trail grows more popular (and more heavily trafficked) every year. For the past few years, the City has been looking for ways to re-route the faster-moving bike traffic away from pedestrians in the downtown area (approximately Hwy 58 to Ford Street).
Two years ago, they were considering a "bike bypass" paralleling the Church Ditch (approximately 7th Street). Instead, Staff has decided to widen the sidewalk on the south side of the Creek...kind of the opposite of a road diet.
Public Feedback
This is causing dismay to some of the residents of the senior housing apartments and Millstone Condominiums. They are not anxious to have more, higher-speed traffic in front of their residences. They are also concerned about plans to remove existing greenery along the Creek, worried that it will increase flood danger. Several residents sent public comment during the week of 5/4/26. They were concerned that the plans were suddenly being presented as 90% complete (which generally means that staff will not consider other alternatives). More comments appear on pp. 90-92 of tonight's meeting packet.
Summer Creek and Drought Plan Updates
The City declared a state of drought with attendant water restrictions as of May 1st. Learn more on the City's Water Conservation page. Staff will explain now this will impact City Parks.
They will also describe this year's strategies for controlling crowds along the Creek.
Lions Park Playground Project
The City plans to replace the playground equipment in Lions Park. They held "pop-up" opportunities for public input on 4/27, 5/2, 5/5, and 5/17. Staff will give a status report on the project.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
The Golden Word - 05/21/26
Live Music for Thursday, May. 21st
- 5-8PM Easy Tiger Duo @ Golden Mill
- More Live Music
6-8PM DJ Set by Sean Christian McDonnell @ Etta Jeanne
6PM Jubilingo @ New Terrain Brewing
7-10PM Open Jam Night @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Public Transportation for Munitions Workers
Denver and Intermountain (owned by the Tramway) car on Washington Avenue in June of 1941 – Denver Public Library Western History Collection
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84 Years Ago
Commuting to work was a tricky business in 1942. Many families owned cars by that time, but both gasoline and tires were being rationed. This made mass transit a necessity.
The Denver Tramway Company provided good service between Golden and Denver; however, several hundred Golden residents worked at the brand new Remington Arms Plant (now the Federal Center), which was running three shifts and was not located near the Tramway.
This was an ongoing problem for Golden’s workers, so the Chamber of Commerce took up the issue with the Tramway. The May 21, 1942 Colorado Transcript provides the Tramway’s response. They added a bus to carry workers from the Tramway stop to the Arms Plant.
For the 8AM Shift (35 minutes from Golden to the Plant)
6:57AM – Electric Car (Tramway) leaves Golden
7:15AM – Electric Car reaches Smith station
7:15AM – Bus leaves Smith station
7:32AM – Bus arrives at the Arms Plant
For the 4PM Shift (44 minutes from Golden to the Plant)
3:11PM – Electric Car (Tramway) leaves Golden
3:29PM – Electric Car reaches Smith station
3:38PM – Bus leaves Smith station
3:55PM – Bus arrives at the Arms Plant
The return trips were of similar duration. The Tramway declared that they could not feasibly provide service to cover the midnight shift. The Chamber promised to keep working on the issue.
The Tramway had been losing passengers for years, as more and more people turned to the convenience of driving their own automobiles; however, wartime rationing forced many people to return to using mass transit. When the war ended, people happily returned to driving private automobiles.
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 1 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. North northwest wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 43°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 62°F
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 46°F
Saturday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 68°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 48°F
Sunday: Sunny, 79°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 53°F
Memorial Day: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 80°F
Monday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 55°F
Tuesday: Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 77°F
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 53°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 77°F
News About Golden - May 21, 2026
Colorado launches $4M emergency tree-cutting project along highways with high risk of wildfire
By Olivia Prentzel
Colorado Sun
With wildfire season looming, crews will begin to cut trees along some of Colorado’s busiest highways in a $4 million emergency effort aimed at reducing the risk of catastrophic fires before summer intensifies... Read more...
City of Golden Weekly Digest
STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS LIFTED
City of Golden
Effective at 12:01 am on Wednesday May 20, 2026, the City of Golden lifted the Stage 1 Fire Restriction that was ordered on Monday, January 12, 2026, by order of the Golden Fire Chief... Read more...
UTILITY BILL EMAILS COMING FROM NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
City of Golden
Beginning with your next utility bill, emailed statements from the City of Golden will come from a new email address: noreply@incode.tylerhosting.cloud... Read more...
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Sponsors:
($100/month or $1,175/year)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Battery, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Earth Sweet Boutique, and Colorado Railroad Museum
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $575/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Vic DeMaria, Unite Fitness, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $285/yr)
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, in memory of Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, The Golden Hotel, Kurt & Janet Siegfried, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, Centennial State Wealth Advisors, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development, Golden PT & Pilates, and Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $115/yr)
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, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, 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 & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, Jim Garner, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, Ken and Colleen Krantz, Traci Neuman Lacey, Jo Barber, Jamie Cookinham, Kermit Shields, Meridee Cecil, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, Mary Eiberger, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, Laura and Curtis Moore, Ruth Hund, Shelley & Jerry Devitt, Eileen Masterson, Kate Olivier, Amy Korengut, Pam Logan, Clare Shier, Wendy Weiman, Marge Frueh. Nannette Johnson, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, Nancy Cooper, Jane & Mike Templeton, and Vicki Greivel
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, Tamara Feucht, Carie Chimbel, GoldenBrokers, and Elizabeth Coil
