A Touch of Fall Color in the Treetops
Photo by Nancy Torpey
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Sep. 24th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - 1PM, 2:30PM, and 4PM Past Forward: Historic District Walking Tours
- 7:30AM - RESCHEDULED Citizens Budget Advisory Committee Meeting
- 9-10:30AM - Golden Walks
- 9:30-10:30AM - Fit and Energize Exercise Class
- 9:30AM-1:30PM - Embroidery Doodle Stitching
- 10:15-10:45AM - Toddler Time - Registration Required
- 3-4PM - Golden StArt with Rick Souders
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5-8PM - Bingo Night
- 6PM - Foothills Running and Cycling Club Track Practice
- 6-8PM - Fall Wreath Workshop
- 6-7PM - Therapeutic Primal Scream Creek Walk
- 6-8:30PM - Community Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting
- 6:30PM - Wednesday Night Trivia
- 6:30-8PM - Book and Media Group: Black AF @ The Golden Library
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
1PM, 2:30PM, and 4PM Past Forward: Historic District Walking Tours
Photo by Richard Luckin
Join City staff and consultant for a walking tour of Golden's three Historic Districts: 8th and 9th Street Historic District, 12th Street Historic District, and East Street Historic District. For more information regarding implementation of the City's Historic Preservation Goals see Past Forward.
- 1PM - 8th and 9th Street District (meeting at 9th and Cheyenne Street)
- 2:30PM - 12th Street District (meeting at 12th and Arapahoe Street)
- 4PM - East Street District (Meeting at 17th & East Street)
The Golden Word - 9/24/25
7:30AM RESCHEDULED 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)
The Finance Director will review the Sales, Use, Lodging, and Marijuana tax reports for the month of July. Local sales tax receipts are down slightly, while outside sales tax (Amazon, for example) is up significantly. The long (and always interesting) report begins on p. 4 of the meeting packet.
The Committee will review the 2026 Draft Operating and Capital Improvement Plan Budget (begins on p. 21). Should be an interesting discussion, as there are some negative numbers in outlying years.
They will hear from the Parks Director and the two Parks Deputy Directors regarding current and upcoming projects.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
7:30AM on Wednesday, Sep. 24th
Last Night's Council Meeting
Correction:
My preview of last night's City Council meeting included a consent item regarding parking permits on 8th Street. I said they were approving the permit system. They actually approved the permits a few months ago. Last night's item approved a contract amendment with the parking management company. The City is guaranteed $250K as a base of their parking revenue. After that, they get a percentage of the take. In adding 8th Street to the parking management company's responsibilities, the City agreed to forego 2% of the revenue. They estimated that to equal about $12,000/year. See the packet item to learn more.
Addition:
There was also a late-breaking change to the agenda: they added an Executive Session (no public, no cameras) to hear legal advice regarding the $23.8 million Federal grant for flood mitigation along Lena Gulch.
When they emerged from the session, Anne Beierle, the Director of Public Works, summarized that the contract was revised after the election to say that acceptance of the funds meant that the City would cooperate and not hinder Federal immigration enforcement. That clause is being litigated and is currently not enforceable. You can watch this discussion starting at 1 hour, 24 minutes.
3-4PM Golden StArt with Rick Souders @ Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
Photo by Richard Luckin
Golden StArt is a joint one-hour coffee meetup program designed to bring artists in the area together with the Golden community to meet and talk about art. Come and grab a cup of coffee with food and beverage photographer, Rick Souders
Location:
Foothills Art Center - Creative Campus
809 15th Street (Map)
When:
3-4PM on Wednesday, Sep. 24th
6-8:30PM Community Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Provide public comment during the meeting, starting at 6PM.
CSAP will review The Roadmap to Zero Emissions New Construction, which is a cohort that includes several communities in the metro region. They will consider whether Golden should join and make a recommendation to City Council based on their conclusion. (p. 6 of the meeting packet)
Staff will describe several state grants that are available for upcoming projects.
They will review the metrics for the Community Cleanup Days weekend.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
A Lot of Dirt Being Moved on South Golden Road
Photo by Patrick Klein
Pat Klein has captured some interesting photos of the big new project on South Golden Road (map). According to the developer's website,
The development approvals include 285 apartment units in two mixed-use buildings and 68 townhomes. There will also be 20,000 sf of retail space in the mixed-use buildings fronting South Golden Rd and an extensive mix of public and private amenities (pool, fitness, co-working, green space, and gathering areas).
GW Apartments
Pat sent similar photos in 2022, when the GW Apartments (map) were under construction. According to apartments.com, this building includes 86 units, with rents currently ranging from $2395 to $5936 per month.
Not-the-GLO Park
The next potential development is a parcel of land that had been called the GLO Park. A year ago, the plan was develop the area (which is next to the National Renewable Energy Lab) for energy-related labs and businesses. The state is now soliciting information from developers to build an 8-story apartment building on that land. Learn more.
That's a lot of development planned for a one-mile stretch of two-lane road!
Live Music for Wednesday, Sep. 24th
- 6-9PM Derek Hall @ Miners Saloon
- More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Vicissitudes of the Past
Embarrassing old-fashioned crank phone used in Golden, versus the swankier crank-less phones used by our more sophisticated friends in Denver
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100 Years Ago
Mayor A. E. Jones wrote a weekly column in the Transcript for many years, appropriately called "The Mayor's Own Column." In it, he gave us a sort of stream-of-consciousness report of the things occupying his mind: how to get rid of weeds when the City was out of budget; how to thaw the frozen water pipes that were threatening the City's water supply; how to discourage kids from tipping over outhouses at Halloween.
The September 24, 1925 column expressed his pleasure that the phone company planned to build a new office and upgrade their equipment so that Golden people no longer needed to crank their phones to reach the operator.
I am...pleased to learn that the company will change over from the old style ringing system to the modern common battery system, which will eliminate the old hand ringing phones.
I've seen people crank their phones in old movies, but had never considered why they were doing that. They were creating an electrical charge to signal the operator that they needed attention. The next generation of telephones & switches had batteries, so the line was charged all the time. As soon as the caller picked up the phone, the operator would respond.
This may seem like a small change, but it was yet another point of civic pride for Golden's mayor. He imagined how embarrassing it would be to have a visitor from Denver trying to use one of our phones and not realizing that Golden's phones still required cranking!
The mayor had an active imagination and could think up all sorts of scenarios.
How many times have you rushed to the phone in the dark, turned the crank and in so doing dropped the receiver; and by the time you got a grip on the receiver and placed it to your ear perhaps Central had answered in the meantime, and, hearing your line of cuss words as a penalty took her time in giving you service?
A Year Later
Mayor Jones was having a few second thoughts the following July, after the new phones had been installed.
Oh well yes, I do like the new phone system. Sure, it's an improvement over the old. But at the same time I miss the old calling crank. It was handy when I wished to give vent to my temper. Now the telephone ways are working so smoothly I guess I will have to take out my spite on the Ford starter crank. By the way, you who said you didn't much care for the appearance of the new phone building will soon have to do extra grazing to locate it, due to the crop of the neighbors' weeds.
Colorado Transcript - July 8, 1926
Weather
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, 48°F
Thursday: Sunny, 78°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 52°F
Friday: Sunny, 81°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 53°F
Saturday: Sunny, 78°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Sunday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 79°F
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 55°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 77°F
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 54°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 78°F
News About Golden - September 24, 2025
Foothills Art Center Newsletter
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Truck fire along I-70 west of Denver closes exit ramp to C470 for 2 hours
By Austen Erblat
CBS News Colorado
A box truck caught fire during rush hour traffic near Denver on Monday evening, closing the exit ramps from eastbound Interstate 70 to C470/Highway 6 at exit 260 for about 2 hours... Read more...
I-70 semi fire, downed power line causes outage in Golden
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
A semi accident and fire along Interstate 70 near Golden closed several interchanges during Monday’s evening rush hour. The surrounding neighborhoods also experienced a power outage for two hours, as a transformer was knocked down... Read more...
Molson Coors names new chief executive to continue taking it beyond beer
By Aldo Svaldi
Denver Post
Molson Coors Beverage Co. has selected Rahul Goyal, its chief strategy officer, to replace retiring CEO and President Gavin Hattersley as it looks to tap new revenue sources in a world of declining beer consumption... Read more...
Box truck catches fire, causes rush hour havoc near Golden as highway ramps close
By John Aguilar
Denver Post
A box truck caught fire Monday evening as it was exiting Interstate 70 on the ramp to eastbound C-470, forcing closures of two highway ramps near Golden and causing headaches for rush-hour commuters... Read more...
Colorado high school football rankings, Week 5: Windsor, Mead on collision course atop of 3A
By Matt Schubert
Denver Post
A look at the Post Preps Top 10 for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A going into Week 5... Read more...
Mines resurrects diving program after 10-plus years
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
This year, a few Colorado School of Mines swimmers might need to change their swim caps from “Orediggers” to “Ore-divers.”
Mines Athletics announced it’s resurrecting its competitive diving program after more than 10 years... Read more...
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