Tag: Golden
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Gates, possible bike lanes: Changes coming to mountain road in Colorado
Changes are coming to one of the most iconic, scenic roads on Colorado’s Front Range. One is much more imminent: For long-held security concerns, automated night-time gates are expected to start Nov. 11 along a 4-mile stretch of Lookout Mountain Road. One gate will be posted around the Chimney Gulch Trail pullout, up the road…
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Happy Trails: A celebrated gateway to Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In 2021, Jefferson County announced a new recreation destination with a fitting name. The Gateway Trail would serve as a gateway to Clear Creek Canyon, providing a link from downtown Golden to these rugged walls. The Gateway Trail would also add a dramatic segment to…
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PHOTOS: ‘Tube to Work Day’ draws 400 to Boulder Creek for annual tradition
Organizers say 400 people took to Boulder Creek for the annual “Tube to Work Day” tradition which dates back nearly 20 years. “This is what Boulder was known for for decades—being a wild, wacky hippie town. It’s kind of evolved into a tech town recently, but this is kind of keeping the Boulder spirit alive,” Lance Panigutti,…
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7 fun-filled water parks to visit in Colorado this summer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Much of our nostalgia lingers on sunny days at the pool, splashing, sliding and cannonballing before a sweet treat back with Mom. You might’ve grown up and put those places in the past. But those places still very much exist around Colorado’s biggest cities. And…
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Denver Water completes Northwater treatment plant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After nearly a decade of planning and construction, Denver Water’s Northwater Treatment Plant is complete. Situated next to Ralston Reservoir, north of Golden along Highway 93 in Jefferson County, the new drinking water facility became operational earlier this year and can treat up to 75…
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Midsummer Scandinavian Festival in Golden showcases Viking culture and features reenactments
Colorado is a landlocked state with no navigable rivers that could accommodate a longship filled with Vikings. Don’t tell that to the revelers of Golden’s Scandinavian Festival, which kicked off Friday and concluded Sunday. The festival gave Denver Metro area residents a chance to experience the traditions and customs of the seafaring warriors. Held at…
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Scandinavian Midsummer Fest moves to Golden for its 31st year
If you went for several months without seeing the sun — like Sweden, Denmark and Finland do — you’d have a big party, too! So, get ready to welcome the sun — and summer — in a very Scandinavian way as downtown Golden’s Parfet Park welcomes the Colorado Scandinavian Midsummer Festival to its potential new…
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Metro Moves: Taco shop with a twist opens in Golden
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion news here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. “Rebellious” taco shop opens in Golden A new taco joint Pancho and Jane with a “rebellious twist” opened last week in Golden. The new restaurant at…
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Nonprofits donate 7,000 hygiene kits to Colorado’s homeless, immigrants
Over 500 Young Single Adult conference attendees on Saturday assembled roughly 7,000 hygiene kits for homeless people and immigrants in Colorado. The YSA conference, a faith-based event at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, is attended by people ages 18-30 from Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. The hundreds of YSA conferences…