Mines Park: Nearly Finished
Photo by Patrick Klein
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Tubing Returns
Photo by Joyce Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Jul. 2nd
- 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
- 10AM-1PM - Community Blood Drive
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5PM - Golden Community Rodeo
- 5:30PM - Golden Cornhole League
- 5:30PM - Planning Commission Meeting
- 6PM - Trivia Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
5PM Golden Community Rodeo @ Clear Creek Whitewater Park
Photo of 2015 Kayak Rodeo by Dave Powers
Come have some fun at the Golden Community Rodeo. Golden River Sports is the proud sponsor of this event. Everyone is welcome to compete, no matter your skill level (sorry, no pros allowed) ... or just come cheer on the boaters!
Participants will be grouped to compete in appropriate categories based on their age, gender, and skill level - typically Junior, Beginner, Intermediate, Expert, and Master’s Divisions for both men and women.
Admission to compete in the rodeo is free. However, you must be a current Colorado Whitewater member for insurance purposes. Renew or sign up today or at the event for only $35, which includes entry to the event and a one-year membership to Colorado Whitewater.
Location:
Clear Creek Whitewater Park
1101 10th Street (Map)
When:
5PM on Wednesday, Jul. 2nd
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 owners of 86 DeFrance Way (map) want to add a front porch to their house. The Planned Unit Development (PUD) governing their neighborhood requires a 20 foot setback from the right of way. The proposed front porch would reduce the setback to 16 feet. The PUD was approved in 1978, and according to our recently-changed zoning code, having houses closer to the street, ideally with front porches, is more desirable than the 1970s ideal of household privacy and distance from the street.
In Planning Staff's opinion, this change will not adversely affect the neighbors, so they recommend that Planning Commission approve the change. The meeting memo provides more information, including the 1978 PUD.
The Commission will then move into study session to consider changes to the Hill House form described in our zoning code. The meeting memo states that houses using this form must have a minimum slope of 10%. It adds that generally this applies to the homes on North and South Table Mountain.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
5:30PM on Wednesday, Jul. 2nd
A Last Hurrah for the PAC
The old artwork - Google Street Images
The Public Art Commission has ceased to exist; their function has been folded into the newly formed Arts & Culture Commission. One of the projects they were wrapping up was replacing the sadly eroded artwork on the signal box at 13th and Ford.
The new artwork has been applied to the box. Thanks to Barry Bettis for the photo!
Live Music for Wednesday, Jul. 2nd
- 6-9PM Bunny Blake @ Miners Saloon
Miners Saloon - More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
6-9PM Deadphish Orchestra @ New Terrain Brewing
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Golden's Great White Way
Downtown Golden, late-1930s (with fancy new streetlights!)
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89 Years Ago
The July 2, 1936 Colorado Transcript found Golden planning “a little jollification” to celebrate installation of new streetlights in the downtown business district. The plan was to have Mayor Jones push the button turning on the lights while the aldermen (city councilors) stood in attendance. The manager of the electric company would give a speech. A quartet of Kiwanis would sing some songs, followed by “a charming chorus of business girls.” Then they would have a dance on the well-illuminated street.
The City had had a few streetlights prior to this time, but they were widely spaced and of low voltage. A 1910 article said that downtown had 8 streetlights, each 200 candle power (approximately equivalent to a 150 watt light bulb).
The new, 1936 lights were described as “Golden’s Great White Way” (which was a nickname at the time for the bright electric lights of the theater district in New York). The paper enthused that the new lighting
...will greatly facilitate evening window shopping, which will be a real pleasure with the marvelous new stocks of merchandise now on display by Golden merchants. Heretofore, persons who wanted to see goods being shown in many show windows at night would have had to carry a flash light or a candle.
This makes me wonder if the stores had electricity in the mid-1930s. If they did, they weren't using any of it to light their display windows at night!
Weather
Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 89°F
Thursday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 65°F
Independence Day: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 84°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 61°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
Saturday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 61°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 87°F
Sunday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear, 62°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 89°F
Monday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 63°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 91°F
News About Golden - July 2, 2025
Colorado Railroad Museum Telegrapher - July
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City of Golden Informer - Summer 2025
It’s Tubin’ Time: Creek users navigate rocky conditions, icy waters as Golden’s tubing season begins
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
With temperatures hitting 90 degrees and with the creek open to tubing and swimming, it’s no wonder that everyone and their dog flocked to Golden’s section of Clear Creek for the June 28-29 weekend... Read more...
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