Tag: City Of Aurora
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Aurora Pride brings performances, food trucks, vendors to arts district
Aurora Pride will bring rainbows of color to the city’s cultural arts district on Saturday, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community of Aurora with a block party-style celebration. The festival is free and takes place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Fletcher Plaza, 9899 E. Colfax Ave. Free shuttles will run from the Stanley Marketplace…
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Aurora mayor offers ‘deal’ to Denver after mutual aid lawsuit
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman celebrated the upcoming opening of the city’s regional navigation campus and other city successes in his State of City speech Tuesday, June 24, during which he also talked about immigration and addressed a lawsuit against Denver. In October, Coffman held a similar speech, in which he also celebrated success but honed…
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Aurora to celebrate ‘World in a City’ at Global Fest
A world of food, art and celebration comes to Aurora Saturday with the 12th annual Global Fest, boasting more than 25 performances, 30 food trucks and 60 vendors. At Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy, the Parade of Nations will kick off the event at 11 a.m. Saturday. The parade features 65 countries, for…
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Aurora public safety master plan includes $1.5 billion in improvements over 25 years
Aurora councilmembers heard updates Monday night on a public safety master plan that spans the next 25 years and includes $1.5 billion of needed improvements over that time. The project to create a public safety master plan kicked off in March of 2024 and has since involved data collection, staff interview and assessments of more…
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Aurora moves forward with funding school leadership programs to tackle youth violence
Several months after passing a resolution to realign youth violence prevention efforts in Aurora, City Council members moved forward with agreements providing $50,000 each to Cherry Creek and Aurora Public Schools for leadership programming. The Juvenile Assessment Center, a nonprofit center that does assessments and provides case management for kids and families at risk of…
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Trump claimed Aurora is a ‘beautiful town destroyed’ by illegal immigration
President Donald Trump once more cited Aurora, Colorado in his address to Congress on Tuesday night, calling the city a “beautiful town destroyed” by illegal immigration and a transnational gang now operating in metro Denver. Blaming the “open border policies” under the Biden administration, Trump referenced Aurora as a city that “buckled” under the influx…
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Aurora Public Library creating master plan as city grows
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Aurora is planning the future of its library system with the launch of a new master plan with an emphasis on expanding resource access, learning opportunities and making libraries a community hub. Aurora Public Library’s master plan is themed “Radiating Possibilities,” according to a Wednesday news release, and will come from a process that includes…
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A new year in Aurora: Officials reflect on 2024, look ahead to 2025
Aurora encountered an array of challenges this past year — the tentacles of an international gang, turnover in police leadership, among but a few — and city leaders said they look to the coming year with hope. At the same time, elected officials passed new policies, notably strictly enforcing car registration and insurance laws, repealing a…
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Aurora councilmembers press 3 candidates for council seat about economy, health, public safety
Aurora councilmembers interviewed three top candidates for a council vacancy Monday night, pressing them about health, policing and public safety. The three candidates are Danielle Lammon, a business owner and chair of the Citizens Advisory Budget Committee; Jonathan McMillan, director of Firearm-Related Harm and Violence Prevention Program Office at the Trailhead Institute; and, Amsalu Kassaw, a…
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Tree lighting ceremony, other holiday festivities coming to Aurora, Arapahoe County
With Thanksgiving over, the city of Aurora is ringing in holiday cheer with a tree lighting ceremony Tuesday and a series of other holiday-themed events. City officials will illuminate thousands of light strands and celebrate the holiday season with activities starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday on the Great Lawn of the Aurora Municipal Center, 15151…