Tulips and the Opera House
Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Apr. 15th
All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8-9AM - What's Brewing Golden @ The Golden Outpost
- 9-10AM - Women's Exercise and Bible Study
- 9AM - Golden Seniors - Coffee Klatch
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10AM-12PM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 10-11AM - Story Time and Craft @ The Railroad Museum
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 1-2:30PM - iPad: Basics
- 1-3PM - Hand Embroidery Stitchers
- 2:30PM - Local Licensing Authority Meeting
- 4-6PM - Shut Up and Read
- 5:30-7PM - Heart of Golden Next Phase Community Meeting
- 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
- 6-7:45PM - Golden Beer Talks
- 6:30-8PM - Financial Education Event, But First Chocolate
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30-8:30PM - Toad Trivia
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 7PM - Pub Trivia
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
8-9AM What's Brewing Golden @ The Golden Outpost
This monthly meeting is held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., hosted by the The Golden Outpost. Each month you will hear an update from City Council, DDA, City of Golden Police, and the Chamber, along with a business spotlight. We hope to see you there!
This meeting is open to all businesses within the Golden area but with a focus on small businesses and restaurants within the City limits of Golden. This meeting is provided as a service by the Golden Chamber of Commerce. Chamber membership is highly encouraged but is not required to attend. Guests are welcome.
More information
Location:
Golden Hotel
800 11th Street (Map)
When:
8-9AM on Tuesday, Apr. 15th
9AM Golden Seniors - Coffee Klatch @ Golden Welcome Center
Hey, Golden Seniors! Join your friends at the Visitors Center for coffee! We will meet in the GWC Heritage Community Boardroom Sponsored by Golden Pond Retirement Community and Golden Visitors & Information Center
Location:
Golden Welcome Center
1010 Washington Avenue (Map)
When:
9AM on Tuesday, Apr. 15th
10-11AM Story Time and Craft @ The Railroad Museum
Join staff and volunteers at the Colorado Railroad Museum as they share some of their favorite children’s stories with a decidedly railroad theme followed by a fun make and take.
Recommended ages 4-6 years old.
More information
Free for Museum Members and included with general admission.
Location:
Colorado Railroad Museum
17155 W. 44th Avenue (Map)
When:
10-11AM on Tuesday, Apr. 15th
5:30-7PM Heart of Golden Next Phase Community Meeting @ Golden Community Center
The Heart of Golden project aims to make the Clear Creek Corridor more useable and desirable for residents while providing needed space for Police and City services. This meeting will focus on the East Creek Corridor and Lions Park.
Learn more on Guiding Golden.
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
When:
5:30-7PM on Tuesday, Apr. 15th
6-7:45PM Golden Beer Talks @ Buffalo Rose
Left side - Original Windy Saddle location | Center - Tonight's speakers, revisiting their earlier talks | Right side - Current Buffalo Rose location
We will be celebrating our 100th Gathering with short Talks delivered by several of our former Golden Beer Talks speakers, providing updates to their previous appearances. Speakers will include:
- John Spear – Rocks, Rust, and Fish: Why Microbes Matter (2014)
and From Mars to Europa: A Comparison of 82N 82W & 23N 58E (2017) - Scott Grossman – Peaks to Plains Trail (2017)
- Jeff Squier – Laser Pulses: Focusing Light in Time & Space (2014)
- Jenny Truax – Raising Puppies with Guide Dogs for the Blind (2024)
- Carla Zinanti – Wildfire Large Animal Evacuations (2023)
In tribute to our valued brewery collaborations, we will be featuring beer offerings from five of Golden's local breweries, along with wine + other beverages plus delicious snacks from the Buffalo Rose's excellent venue menu.
An evening hosted by Golden Beer Talks centers around a brief, informative and entertaining presentation by an expert on an irresistibly enticing topic. Each event features beer for sale from one of our local breweries, along with a variety of delicious food and drink offerings from the Buffalo Rose kitchen and bar.
It's Golden's own grassroots version of TED talks for the benefit of our own local community--and just for the fun of it. Golden Beer Talks is a nonprofit venture focused on three favorite local things--Golden and Beer and Talking!
Learn more at www.goldenbeertalks.org.
Location:
Buffalo Rose
1119 Washington Avenue (Map)
When:
6-7:45PM on Tuesday, Apr. 15th
Live Music for Tuesday, Apr. 15th
- 6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
- 6PM Open Bluegrass Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Lovely Drives, Pushy Salesmen, and Reserved Parking Spots
Leaving Golden and entering the Denver Mountain Parks – enlarge
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Automobiles were all the rage in 1920. The Denver Mountain Parks were specifically designed for access by automobile: they offered miles and miles of good roads and beautiful mountain scenery.
Most people didn’t own automobiles at that time—and many more were daunted by the prospect of driving mountain roads—so tourists often hired drivers to take them through the Mountain Parks.
Golden was the natural gateway to the Mountain Parks. Visitors from Denver rode out on one of two electric railways and ended up at 13th and Washington. From there, they could find a place in a touring car that would take them to the mountains.
105 Years Ago
The April 15, 1920 Colorado Transcript announced that the City would begin licensing cars belonging to transportation companies and requiring their solicitors to wear badges.
“Solicitors” had begun traveling on the Denver-to-Golden lines with the sole intent of drumming up customers and had been making quite a nuisance of themselves. The new licensing process would restrict the number of solicitors that each transportation company could employ and would require that they stay in their own designated “stalls” near the depot, rather than accosting visitors on the trip out from Denver or as soon as they stepped off the electric car.
The license would also provide each company with designated parking spots. This would eliminate friction between the companies, which had been building as they contended for the best spots.
Weather
Overnight: Clear, with a low around 38. West wind around 3 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 48°F
Wednesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 73°F
Wednesday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 47°F
Thursday: Chance Rain Showers, 70°F
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Rain And Snow Showers Likely, 36°F
Friday: Rain And Snow Showers, 39°F
Friday Night: Rain And Snow Showers Likely, 33°F
Saturday: Chance Rain And Snow Showers, 47°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 34°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 60°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy, 39°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers, 65°F
News About Golden - April 15, 2025
Mines senior Cassidy Chvatal sets school home run record
By Bradey King
Denver Channel 7
Colorado School of Mines senior Cassidy Chvatal has become the school's new single-season home run record holder with 19 home runs, smashing the previous record of 15. Her impressive performance, including homers in three of four games over the past weekend, has made her the top hitter not only in the RMAC but nationally... Read more...
Jeffco residents impacted by crime find support, sense of peace at annual Courage Walk
By Corinne Westman
Golden Transcript
Anyone who visits the Courage Garden on the south side of the Jefferson County Government Center complex will see people’s names among the flowers and trees.
And every April, their loved ones and other Jeffco community members gather to ensure that the names and stories of those in the Courage Garden are never forgotten... Read more...
HowdE, partners: Orediggers, Goldenites enjoy Mines’ annual E-Days
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Mid-April is always an exciting time in Golden, especially for Colorado School of Mines students, staff, alumni and other supporters... Read more...
Future Mines football stars expected to shine at April 19 spring game
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Flowers are blooming, birds are twittering, and there’s a trademark warmth in the air that can only mean one thing: It’s football season.
At least it is at Colorado School of Mines... Read more...
Levi Torres named a 2025 Small Business Leader by the Denver Business Journal
By High 5 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric
PR Newswire
DENVER, April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi Torres, owner of High 5 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric, a family-owned and operated home service company serving residents in the greater Denver metropolitan area, has been selected as one of the Denver Business Journal's 2025 Small Business Leaders... Read more...
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Sponsors:
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden City Brewery, 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, Joy Brandt, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, and the Colorado Railroad Museum
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, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, and Vic DeMaria
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, and Kurt & Janet Siegfried
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, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, 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
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton
