Evening Light on Castle Rock
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Aug. 6th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8:30-10:30AM - Golden Walks
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5-8PM - Baby Goat Night
- 5:30PM - Golden Cornhole League
- 5:30PM - Planning Commission Meeting
- 6PM - Foothills Running and Cycling Club Track Practice
- 6-9PM - Basic Climbing Class
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
5:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to planning@cityofgolden.net
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 5:30PM.
The group had planned to consider a request to adjust the height of 2120 Bonvue Drive (map), but the case will be postponed to the September meeting.
They will accept public comments, then move into study session. They will be discussing proposed changes to zoning codes regarding articulation and energy efficiency. Learn more.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
5:30PM on Wednesday, Aug. 6th
A Secret Worth Knowing
Miners Alley Performing Arts Center is opening a new play this Friday. You can buy discounted tickets to the preview performances tonight (Weds) and tomorrow night. The price is $25 (and only $18 for Mines students, faculty, and staff)!
Assassins is a bold, provocative, Tony-Award-winning musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The story explores the minds and motives of history’s most infamous figures who attempted to assassinate U.S. presidents, blending dark humor and compelling narratives to examine the American Dream’s darker side. This riveting, thought-provoking experience challenges conventional perspectives on power and infamy. Directed by Warren Sherrill, with music direction by David Nehls. Runs August 8th – September 14th, 2025.
Live Music for Wednesday, Aug. 6th
- 7PM Sunny Sweeney @ Buffalo Rose (main venue)
- 6-9PM Bunny Blake @ Miners Saloon
- More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
5-8PM Andy Straus @ Golden Hotel
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Transit Strike
Denver Transit Riot in August, 1920 – Denver Public Library Western History Collection – Click to enlarge
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105 Years Ago
In 1920, Denver’s transit workers were striking for higher wages. The U.S. had seen steady inflation since the beginning of World War I (in 1917). To compound that problem, Denver had a new mayor who had promised reduced transit fares. In order to meet the mayor’s promise, the Tramway company reduced service and lowered the wages of their workers. By 1920, the employees of the Denver Tramway system found they could no longer live on their wages. They went on strike.
What followed was all too familiar for labor confrontations in that era. The company called in a professional strikebreaker, who arrived with a gang of 150 men to operate the streetcars. The strikers attacked the cars. The strikebreakers fired on the strikers. The strikers responded with stones and bricks. The Mayor of Denver and Governor of Colorado called in the Army. Soldiers protected the strikebreakers and imposed martial law. In the end, the strike was broken, 700 of the strikers lost their jobs, 7 people were killed, and many were injured.
Denver Tramway owned both of the interurban lines that ran between Golden and Denver. The Denver & Intermountain line ran through Lakewood and the Denver & Northwestern line ran through Arvada. Both served Golden from a depot at 13th and Washington.
Our hometown paper, the Colorado Transcript, said surprisingly little about the strike. They inserted one small item, about 10 days after the strike, saying that they thought service would be restored soon. In late September, they were still waiting for mail service to be reinstated on the Denver & Intermountain line.
Finally on October 7th they announced the new schedule. The Intermountain would leave Golden every hour on the hour from 6AM till 8PM, with two additional departures at 10PM and midnight. The Northwestern would leave every hour on the half hour from 6:30AM-8:30PM, plus one departure at 8:30PM and one at 12:30AM.
This means that Golden was accustomed to 34 departures to Denver every day (17 on each line). Most people did not own cars at that time, so I can’t help but wonder how commuters were getting to their jobs in Denver throughout the service outage.
In case you're curious, the W Line currently offers 64 departures (Monday-Thursday) to Denver from the Jeffco government center.
Weather
Overnight: Areas of smoke. Mostly cloudy. Low around 67, with temperatures rising to around 69 overnight. West wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday: Areas of smoke. Partly sunny. High near 95, with temperatures falling to around 93 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 67, with temperatures rising to around 70 overnight. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 67°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 97°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 67°F
Friday: Partly Sunny, 95°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 62°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 89°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 59°F
Sunday: Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 81°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 57°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 84°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 58°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
News About Golden - August 6, 2025
‘Love, community, justice’: Goldenites celebrate Mayor Marjorie Sloan’s life
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Marjorie Nilson Sloan was one of a kind.
She was generous, good-humored and bright. She was her family members’ biggest cheerleader, and her city’s biggest advocate when she served as mayor, helping shape Golden into the city it is today, her loved ones described... Read more...
Maintenance Closure
Golden Community Center
We want to inform you about upcoming temporary closures at the Community Center. These updates are part of our annual maintenance schedule to keep the facility safe, clean, and comfortable for everyone... Read more... Download PDF below.
Two arrested for Aug. 2 road rage incident-turned-chase through Golden
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
A road rage incident Saturday morning along U.S. Highway 6 escalated to a pursuit through southwestern Golden, ending in two arrests... Read more...
Arvada man pleads not guilty to attacking Rock Rest server in May
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
An Arvada man has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping, assault and five other counts related to a May 21 incident at the Golden-area Rock Rest Lodge... Read more...
Geer pleads not guilty in crash that killed Golden police officer
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
The former Colorado School of Mines professor charged with killing Golden Police Officer Evan Dunn in a Nov. 6 crash has pleaded not guilty, but is still considering a plea agreement, according to his attorneys... Read more...
Media Advisory for Emergency Training Exercise on Aug. 6
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Jefferson County, CO. – On Wednesday, Aug. 6 from 7 a.m. to noon, there will be a multi-jurisdictional training exercise at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. The purpose of this advisory is to provide awareness to the public that there will be heavy police and fire activity in that area, but it is only an exercise... Read more... Download PDF below.
Village at Mines Park opens with 1,058 beds, redefining student housing at Mines
By Erich Kirschner
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Colorado School of Mines has more than double its on-campus housing for graduate and upper-division undergraduate students with the opening of the newly redeveloped and renovated Village at Mines Park. An open house and ribbon cutting for the Village at Mines Park is scheduled for Aug. 22, 2025... Read more...
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