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Photo by Joyce Davell
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, May. 6th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- All day - Spring Yard Waste Collection
- 9-10:30AM - RTD Workshop @ Front Porch
- 9AM-3PM - Free Legal Clinic
- 9-10:30AM - Golden Walks
- 9:30-10:30AM - Fit and Energize Exercise Class
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 3PM - Weekly Jam Session
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5:30-7PM - Golden Marketing Hour
- 5:30-6:30PM - Mayoral Town Hall
- 5:30PM - Planning Commission Meeting
- 5:30-7PM - Contemplative Memoir
- 6:30PM - Taproom Trivia @ Holidaily
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Night @ Golden Mill
- 7-9PM - Black Mirror/Red Carpet
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
Join Summer Cornhole!
https://www.facebook.com/goldencornhole
A loosely organized, family friendly, social gathering of low to moderately-competitive cornhole players. All abilities welcome! No obligation to play each week, come when you like.
The league meets at Lions Park by the West Pavilion. First day of play is June 3rd and every Wednesday after that until Sep. 2nd. Play generally starts at 5:45 pm. The fee is a one-time cost of $45 per team for the entire season. More details are at:
https://www.facebook.com/goldencornhole
To sign-up, email cornholegolden@gmail.com the following:
- Team name
- Member names (won't be shared)
- Member email addresses (e.g., for rain cancellations, won't share)
9AM-3PM Free Legal Clinic @ Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility
Photo by Richard Luckin
Location:
Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility
100 Jefferson County Parkway (Map)
9-10:30AM RTD Workshop @ Front Porch
Golden is full of fascinating individuals who have lived rich lives. This lecture series features a talk from a local author, expert, or enthusiast that promises to be thought provoking and engaging.
Have you always wondered how to use mass transit but have been a bit reluctant? Wait no longer, here is your chance to test drive the RTD system. We will be introducing a two-part series on Travel and Technology that begins with a workshop on the first week and ends with a field trip the next week. Active Older Adults aged 50+ More information
Location:
Golden Community Center - Bear Creek South
1470 10th Street (Map)
3PM Weekly Jam Session @ Golden Community Center
Dust off your old guitar, fiddle, harmonica, mandolin, ukulele, dulcimer and drop into the Front Porch for a friendly jam session. Questions? Call the Front Porch at 303-384-8130. Free. Active Older Adults aged 50+
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
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.
NOTE: The Public Meetings page calls this a study session, but the agenda calls it a regular meeting. If it is a study session, they will not be accepting public comment.
Housing Needs Assessment
In 2022, City Council approved a Housing Needs Assessment. The Study was cause for a lot of public conversation at the time, because it concluded that we needed 3,100 additional housing units in the next ten years. Of those, 2,300 (or 76%) should be affordable housing units and 19% should be senior housing.
According to the Housing Study, 95% of all workers in Golden commute in. One of the drivers for that goal of 3,100 new homes was the assumption that everyone who works in Golden should move to Golden.
Tonight's staff memo states that Employment, population, and household growth forecasts for the broader region and Jefferson County have been revised downward since the 2022 HNSA. However, reduced growth expectations do not diminish the need for additional workforce housing production — they suggest "perhaps even greater emphasis on aligning housing supply with the existing workforce, nearly 95 percent of whom still commute in to Golden for employment."
In February of this year, City Council approved an updated version of the Housing Study, without sending it through the Planning Commission. Tonight is Planning Commission's opportunity to discuss the newly-approved version.
The report estimates that Golden has 72 homeless residents. The State also requires that we provide "Supportive Housing" for homeless individuals. Staff estimates that we have 72 homeless residents and need to provide 55-60 homes for them.
Among the questions the Commission may wish to consider are:
- Are we still aiming to add 3,100 households, or is there a new target?
- Currently, the housing projects for the lowest income households are concentrated in the Central Neighborhoods. Will any of the new projects (Nazarene, Calvary Flats, or 17200 West Colfax - map) serve that group?
408 18th Street Post Approval Review
In March of 2025, Planning Commission considered a plan for alterations to the home at 408 18th Street (map). The Commission asked that the Form Zone Site Plan be brought back for their review. The final plans for the house resulted in a smaller footprint, which would no longer require PC approval; therefore, Planning staff have already approved the project. Commissioners will still have a chance to provide comments tonight. For more information, see the staff memo and the applicant exhibit.
5:30-6:30PM Mayoral Town Hall @ Natural Grocers
Join Mayor Laura Weinberg for an in-person town hall featuring a brief update on current City projects and initiatives, followed by an open Q&A. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and share feedback directly with the Mayor. Stay tuned, another town hall is coming in August. More information
Location:
Natural Grocers
2401 Ford Street (Map)
5:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
5:30PM on Wednesday, May. 6th
5:30-7PM Contemplative Memoir @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Writing a memoir may be the most challenging and consequential writing we will ever do. We think we know ourselves well enough to write about our lives, but the effort seems daunting, and its value dubious. After all, how do we begin to choose which stories to tell from all the days and years? And who cares? First of all, no life is ordinary. No life is without miracles and magic, great loss and great love. And probably no life is more crucial for our children to understand then ours, because they share more than our genetics, they share our spiritual DNA. What made us who we are, helps them see who they can become. In that sense, we leave them with more than stories. We leave them with meaning and hope. More information
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
The Golden Word - 05/06/26
Live Music for Wednesday, May. 6th
- 6-9PM Jordan Yewey @ Miners Saloon
- More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
5-8PM Dave Frisk @ Rock Rest Lodge
5:30-8:30PM Open Mic Night @ Barrels and Bottles
5-8PM Dave Frisk @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Before AirBnB. Before VRBO.
Houses of Golden - Photos by Richard Luckin
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106 Years Ago
The May 6, 1920 Colorado Transcript included this ad from local real estate experts, the Quaintance Investment Company.
A Reminder
RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO RENT YOUR HOME FURNISHED FOR THE SUMMER AT AN EXCEPTIONAL RENTAL.
EVERY ROOM IN GOLDEN THAT IS CLEAN AND NEATLY FURNISHED WILL BE IN DEMAND BY THE LARGE NUMBER SUMMER VISITORS. GET BUSY AND GET YOUR ROOMS READY AND IF YOU WILL LIST THEM WITH US WE WILL KEEP THEM RENTED.
Quaintance Investment Company
Weather
Overnight: Snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Wednesday: Snow before 5pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 38, with temperatures falling to around 36 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 28°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny, 63°F
Thursday Night: Partly Cloudy, 42°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny, 69°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 48°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 75°F
Saturday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 46°F
Sunday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny, 67°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear, 48°F
Monday: Sunny, 81°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 55°F
Tuesday: Sunny, 83°F
News About Golden - May 6, 2026
Golden tubing company adapting to low water levels as Clear Creek streamflow hits 55% of normal
By Maggie Bryan
Denver Channel 7
GOLDEN, Colo. — Businesses that offer tubing and kayaking on Clear Creek in Golden are watching water levels closely as the city enters Stage 1 Drought restrictions and the creek is running at 55% of its typical streamflow for this time of year... Read more...
Man arrested for sex assault on woman at Golden Cemetery
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Golden and Denver police officers have arrested a 27-year-old man for sexually assaulting a woman and stabbing her with a makeshift weapon Jan. 18 in Golden Cemetery... Read more...
Colorado School of Mines Commencement Ceremonies
Colorado School of Mines
Our campus will celebrate our spring commencement with five ceremonies over two days next week. All ceremonies will be held in Lockridge Arena, inside the Student Recreation Center. The schedule for the ceremonies is as follows:
Thursday, May 14 at 9 a.m. – Undergraduate Ceremony #1
Thursday, May 14 at 1 p.m. – Undergraduate Ceremony #2
Friday, May 15 at 9 a.m. – Undergraduate Ceremony #3
Friday, May 15 at 1 p.m. – Undergraduate Ceremony #4
Friday, May 15 at 5 p.m. – Graduate Ceremony
Read more... Download PDF below.
Colorado School of Mines announces critical minerals collaboration with National Laboratory of the Rockies
By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Colorado School of Mines (Mines) has entered into a strategic agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR)to advance critical minerals innovation, commercialization and workforce development across the full energy and minerals supply chain... Read more...
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Buffalo Rose, Buglet Battery, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Earth Sweet Boutique, and Colorado Railroad Museum
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Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, 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, Vic DeMaria, Unite Fitness, and Joy Brandt
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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, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way, Chris Toney, Alicia Zimmerman, Tamara Feucht, and Carie Chimbel
