Tag: City Of Aurora
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Aurora Public Library creating master plan as city grows
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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The rise of Danielle Jurinsky: Aurora’s conservative firebrand who took on Tren de Aragua
How the Aurora city councilmember’s fight against a Venezuelan gang thrust her and her city into the national spotlight
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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…
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Free festival celebrating Aurora Borealis will light up Aurora skies through Sunday night
The Aurora Borealis illuminated the chilly night sky in Aurora Friday, lighting up the awestruck faces of a dancing audience with blues, greens and reds. While the natural Aurora Borealis has illuminated Colorado skies in recent months, Friday’s Aurora was the result of an LED light display meant to recreate the natural light phenomena. Visit…
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Looking ahead: Aurora lawmakers to discuss 2025 budget, filling empty council seat
Aurora City Council members are scheduled to discuss a variety of matters Monday, ranging from filling a soon-to-be empty at-large council seat to adopting the 2025 budget. In the council’s study session Monday night, councilmembers will discuss a resolution that would approve Aurora to apply for a grant program through the state that would give…
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Aurora youth violence prevention program awarded $2 million federal grant
SAVE – Standing Against Youth Violence Every Day – will use it for outreach and support.
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In the national spotlight, Aurora mayor says city’s future is ‘bright’
‘I had to challenge the former president,’ Mike Coffman said of Donald Trump’s visit.