A Marvelous Night for a Moondance
Photo by Chris Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Thursday, Oct. 9th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- 9AM and 10AM - TriceraTOTs @ Dinosaur Ridge
- 10-10:30AM - Call In: Mid-Morning Meditation
- 11AM-1PM - Medicare Mix & Mingle Club
- 3-4:30PM - Vaccine, License & Microchip Clinic
- 5-7PM - Weekly Demonstration - What do you stand for?
- 5:30-7PM - North Ford Complete Street Community Engagement Event
- 6PM - Run Club
- 6-9PM - Ski Season Kick-Off Party - Designed for the Deep
- 6:30PM - Economic Development Commission (EdComm) Meeting
- 7:30PM - Diva Royale
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
City Council Candidate Forums
There were two City Council Candidate Forums (Fora?) this year, and the City was kind enough to record them both. To hear what your candidates said on the following topics, click on the forum link and use the slider to move to the spot where they discussed that particular topic.
9/30/25 - League of Women Voters Questions
Opening Remarks
3 min 10 sec - 17 min 20 sec
Question #1- Infrastructure and Fiscal Responsibility
17 min 20 sec - 29 min 35 sec
What do you see as Golden’s most pressing infrastructure or capital improvement priorities? How would you address these needs while ensuring the City maintains long-term financial stability and protects its monetary reserves?
Question #2 - Addressing Homelessness
17 min 20 sec - 29 min 35 sec
In your view, what are the primary factors contributing to homelessness in Golden? What specific strategies or actions would you champion to reduce or prevent homelessness and to support unhoused people in our community?
Question #3 - Trust, Representation, and Transparency
17 min 20 sec - 29 min 35 sect
If elected, how would you build trust and ensure transparent governance? What specific actions will you take to ensure that a broad and diverse range of Golden residents feel genuinely heard and represented?
Question #4 - Community Vitality
52 min 20 sec - 1 hr 4 min 55 sec
Golden’s high housing costs present a growing challenge to community vitality, making it difficult for local employers to attract and retain workers. To sustain a healthy local economy and ensure those who work in Golden can afford to live here, what specific policies or partnerships would you support to expand housing opportunities across a wide range of income levels?
Question #5 - Governance and Management
1 hr 4 min 55 sec - 1 hr 4 min 55 sec
Are there aspects of how the City of Golden is currently governed or managed that you think could be improved or changed? If so, what specific changes would you advocate for, and how would you work collaboratively to implement them? If not, what do you think is working particularly well, and how would you help sustain or build on those strengths?
Closing Remarks
1 hr 16 min 36 sec - 1 hr 28 min 43 sec
10/7/25 - Leadership Golden Questions
Opening Remarks
3 min 50 sec - 19 min 20 sec
Question #1 - Parking
19 min 20 sec - 33 min 45 sec
The neighborhoods near downtown now have permit-only parking. The Jackson Street Streetscape will eliminate 51 parking spaces. The new Ford and Jackson Streets bike lanes will eliminate 121 parking spots. Should Golden continue reducing available parking spots? Where should people park when they visit downtown?
Question #2 - Historic Preservation
33 min 45 sec - 46 min 33 sec
Golden prides itself on its historic look and feel, but we are demolishing historic homes to make way for taller, denser multi-family housing projects. How can we balance our desire for historic preservation against the desire to increase our housing supply?
Question #3 - Communication and Civic Engagement
46 min 33 sec - 59 min 55 sec
Golden uses a variety of methods to solicit public input on plans and projects. Despite these efforts, citizens often seem blindsided by city projects. What would you do to improve communication and civic engagement?
Question #4 - What Else?
59 min 55 sec - 1 hr 13 min 15 sec
What other concerns are you hearing in your ward? If you are elected to Council, how will you address them?
Closing Remarks
1 hr 13 min 15 sec
The Golden Word - 10/09/25
5:30-7PM North Ford Complete Street Community Engagement Event @ Golden Community Center
Google Street Images
Come join your neighbors and City staff at the Golden Community Center to discuss the North Ford Complete Street project. The project team will review the draft alternatives to improve walking, biking, and traffic safety along the corridor along with the draft evaluation criteria. Tell us your preferences and desires as we continue to vet the alternatives to inform the engineering plans.
Sign up for the project updates and learn more at North Ford Complete Street.
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
6:30PM Economic Development Commission (EdComm) Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to edcomm@cityofgolden.net
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 6:30PM.
The Economic Development Manager is no longer with the City. They are advertising for a new one. Tonight's meeting will be conducted by that group's second-in-command, the Economic Development Specialist.
The board will review a new "Sponsorship Request Form" (p. 6 of the meeting packet).
Staff will report on the memberships they gave away to Clear Creek Makerspace in Wheat Ridge and will review the 2025 small business grants.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
Live Music for Thursday, Oct. 9th
- 6-9PM Dan Steele & Friends @ Goosetown Station
- More Live Music
6PM Dorado @ New Terrain Brewing
8PM Karaoke @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Cemetery Tours this Saturday
Enjoy Golden history and spectacular fall foliage this Saturday!
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In 2020 (because of the pandemic), the City had to cancel their annual tours of the Golden Cemetery. As a consolation gift to my subscribers, I wrote a self-guided cemetery tour: "Millers and Scribblers - Golden's Mill Owners and the Transcript family."
The next year, the volunteer who had been giving the City's tours had a health emergency, so the history museum asked me to fill in. I've been doing them ever since! Each year, I've covered a distinct subset of our Golden forebears:
2021 - Wild to Wondrous: Those who shaped today's Golden cemetery
2022 - Farmers and Ranchers
2023 - Mavens and Merchants: Prominent business owners
2024 - Fabulous Females of Golden
I will be giving tours again this Saturday, and as always, this is a fund-raiser for the Golden History Museum. I hope you'll join us! Tickets are available here. The tours will be at 11AM and 1PM.
Golden History: The Smokestack
Several postcards of Coors, all with smokestacks (and therefore all photos taken between 1925 and 1970)
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55 Years Ago
The July 13, 1970 Golden Transcript reported that the Coors smokestack was being demolished. The 180 foot tall smokestack was built in 1925. The article explains that the stack had been used with a coal boiler. The Clean Air Act became law in 1967, and Coors had switched to gas and oil boilers, to clean up their emissions.
From the article:
All of this is part of Coors recognition for the need to control air pollution. Remember how the black smoke used to waft over the Table Mountains, down the valley towards Wheat Ridge or up the valley over Golden?
The presence (or absence) of the smokestack is one item that I use to help establish dates for pictures of Coors.
Weather
Overnight: Clear. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. West southwest wind around 9 mph.
Thursday: Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 2 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 56°F
Friday: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 73°F
Friday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers, 53°F
Saturday: Slight Chance Rain Showers, 75°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 51°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 75°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 46°F
Columbus Day: Mostly Sunny, 67°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 47°F
Tuesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers, 72°F
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 47°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 72°F
News About Golden - October 9, 2025
City of Golden Weekly Digest
In this issue... Download PDF below.
Supporters
Many thanks to the people and organizations who support What’s Happening in Golden? If you would like to support local news, please CLICK HERE!
Sponsors:
($100/month and up)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, Colorado Railroad Museum, and Goosetown Station
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $550/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee 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, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $250/yr)
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, 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, and Centennial State Wealth Advisors
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $110/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, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, 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, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, and Mary Rains, 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, and Pam Logan
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
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, and Joyce Sutton
