Blue Iris in Vanover Park
Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, May. 21st
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 7:30-9AM - Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Meeting
- 9-11AM - Golden Walks
- 10AM-12PM - Notepad Construction Using Shibori Fabric
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5:30PM - Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
- 6-7:30PM - Deep Listening: Building Community Connection through Hearing Each Other
- 6PM - Trivia Night
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
7:30-9AM Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 7:30AM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
CBAC will review the sales and use tax report for March. Local sales were down 4.3%; however this was more than offset for "outside sales" (which includes purchases from out-of-state vendors like Amazon). Outside sales grew 18.11%. In past years, the City conducted varous "Buy Local" campaigns, to encourage people to make their purchases from local vendors and keep their money in the City. With the phenominal growth and utility of online vendors, supporting local merchants no longer seems as vital.
Lodging tax increased 13.7% compared to the same month last year; however, overall lodging tax is down 1.35 compared to last year, year-to-date.
Marijuana sales have not been in place for a full year, so it's impossible to do a year-over-year comparison. Marijuana tax revenue continues to grow, and the City is expecting to receive about $380K in MJ Revenue this year.
The City's Principal Planner will appear before the group to provide an update on Parking Revenue expenses and revenues. The City began outsourcing the writing of parking tickets about a year. The City splits the parking ticket revenue with the comapny that writes the tickets. The City expects to net about $600K on parking tickets this year.
At last report, they City planned to remove 51 parking places from Jackson Street, which may increase parking ticket revenue even more.
Several private parking lot owners have begun charging to park in their lots.
The group will also hear the City's plans for managing the crowds along Clear Creek this summer.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
7:30-9AM on Wednesday, May. 21st
10AM-12PM Notepad Construction Using Shibori Fabric @ Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
This 2 hour workshop will include some videos and teaching to learn about the process of making Shibori fabric and then you will use some pre-printed Shibori cotton fabric to create a notepad of post-it type notes for your desk. You can bring some additional fabric and make a 2nd notepad as well. These little notepads make great gifts and are something you could do with any fabric you create or some special fabric or scraps of your choice.
Register
Location:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
200 Violet Street (Map)
When:
10AM-12PM on Wednesday, May. 21st
5:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
A subcommittee of the Planning Commission has been working with representatives from the Sustainability Board to develop new energy building codes. The Commission will review the proposed changes tonight and recommend them to City Council.
They will then adjourn to a study session to review proposed changes to three planning documents.
Comprehensive Plan
Staff proposes changing the Comprehensive Plan to facilitate more affordable housing. They commissioned a housing report in 2022. That report concluded that Golden needed 3,100 new homes over the next 5-10 years. The revised Comp Plan will explore ways to preserve existing affordable housing, prevent evictions, support seniors aging in the place, and support new affordable housing projects.
They plan a series of public meetings over the summer and hope to adept the new Comp Plan by mid-August.
May 21: Planning Commissioners
May 27: City Council Study Session
June 9: North Golden
June 11: Downtown/Central Golden
June 24: East Golden
TBD: South Golden
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
5:30PM on Wednesday, May. 21st
6-7:30PM Deep Listening: Building Community Connection through Hearing Each Other @ Golden Community Center
Photo by Joyce Davell
Though listening might seem easy, there’s often static that makes it hard for us to truly hear each other, especially during these strained political times. Becoming better listeners helps us be more constructive citizens, colleagues, friends and family to each other. To enhance our listening skills, Golden United, in collaboration with the City of Golden, is offering Deep Listening training.
Wednesdays: May 21, September 3, and October 1, 2025
Cost: Free
No registration required
During these sessions, you will develop your listening skills by:
- discovering common and surprising obstacles to hearing each other
- learning strategies to engage your curious compassion and active listening
- practicing new listening habits during and between these sessions
Each of the three sessions will cover content that can stand alone and yet will build on the prior session, so join us for any one or all three of these Deep Listening experiences.
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
When:
6-7:30PM on Wednesday, May. 21st
Live Music for Wednesday, May. 21st
- 6:30PM Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble @ Goosetown Station
- More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Those Clever Coors Boys
The South School at 14th and Cheyenne, where the Coors boys attended school through 8th grade
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94 Years Ago
The May 21, 1931 Colorado Transcript announced that Joe Coors, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Coors, Jr., was a valedictorian of his Junior High graduating class.
Joe was the youngest of three brothers. All grew up in a cottage on the brewery grounds. The oldest boy, Adoph Coors III, was born in 1915 and was salutatorian (2nd-highest GPA) at his junior high graduation in 1929. The middle son, Bill, was valedictorian of his 8th grade class in 1930, and Joe completed the run as valedictorian in 1931.
Adolph III, grandson of the brewery founder, was the heir apparent to the brewing company. He was serving as CEO when he was kidnapped and murdered in 1960. After Ad’s death, brothers Bill and Joe ran the brewery and the porcelain company (now CoorsTek).
Adolph Coors III (January 12, 1915 – February 9, 1960)
William Kistler Coors (August 11, 1916 – October 13, 2018)
Joseph Coors, Sr. (November 12, 1917 – March 15, 2003)
Weather
Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. West northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 3 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 47°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 76°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 83°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 55°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 78°F
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 51°F
Sunday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 67°F
Sunday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 48°F
Memorial Day: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 70°F
Monday Night: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy, 49°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 75°F
News About Golden - May 21, 2025
6 Front Range cities sue over housing laws, governor's threat to withhold state funds
By Marianne Goodland
Colorado Politics
Six Front Range cities have filed a lawsuit against Gov. Jared Polis and the state over housing laws they claimed violate the Colorado Constitution's provisions on "home rule," a century-old authority that gives municipalities some control over local matters, particularly in land use and zoning... Read more...
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