Tag: Lakewood
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Lakewood police still investigating burglary turned homicide
The Lakewood Police Department is investigating an alleged burglary that ended in a homicide Saturday evening. Police responded to 300 S. Kendall St. — in a cul-de-sac next to West Alameda Avenue — Saturday evening after someone reported that a woman was found dead in her home, according to the department. Officials said they believe…
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Lakewood swears in new city councilmembers
Lakewood City Council got a new member Monday when Liz Black was sworn in. The City Council swore in five members during its normally scheduled meeting Monday evening, with Black being the only new councilmember to join the board. Black will represent Ward 2 — bordered by West Alameda Avenue to the south and Sheridan…
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Red Rocks Community College counsels small business entrepreneurs
The Colorado Small Business Development Center is moving its Denver area services to Red Rocks Community College, the school announced earlier this week. Founded in 1987, the SBDC is Colorado’s only nationally accredited, go-to resource for entrepreneurs and business owners, according to the press release. The center offers 14 Service Centers and 25 Satellite Centers…
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Prairie Plunge mountain bike trail opens near Denver – a first of its kind for land manager
A new kind of mountain bike ride has come to the Denver area. Lakewood officials recently opened the Prairie Plunge at Bear Creek Lake Park — the first trail with a downhill-only designation in the city’s park system. It’s gained fast popularity, said Lee Blair, open space supervisor. “I saw someone the other day who…
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Casa Bonita unveils ‘holiday collection’ with ugly sweaters, socks, and more
Are you a fan of the South Park television series or an avid cliff diver that’s looking to embrace the holiday spirit? The Casa Bonita ‘Holiday Collection‘ is worth checking out. The collection features ugly sweaters, socks, hats, ornaments, candles, and more, joining the wide variety of products already available in the restaurant’s ‘El Mercado’…
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COLUMN: In Jeffco, taxpayers and community come last | Jimmy Sengenberger
On Thursday, Jeffco’s school board will approve the bargain sale of a closed school to the City of Lakewood — a sweetheart deal available only to cities and the county, at a below-market price. How sweet? The district will unload a property worth up to $12 million for $4 million, then watch Lakewood flip the…
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All Lakewood City Council incumbents re-elected, still focusing on affordable housing
The Lakewood City Council looks mostly the same following the Nov. 4 elections. With that, the council’s goals remain the same: affordable housing for the missing middle — or families that don’t qualify as low-income but don’t earn enough to obtain a mortgage on a single-family home. The city had four incumbents running for re-election…
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All Lakewood City Council incumbents re-elected, still focusing on affordable housing
The Lakewood City Council looks mostly the same following the Nov. 4 elections. With that, the council’s goals remain the same: affordable housing for the missing middle — or families that don’t qualify as low-income but don’t earn enough to obtain a mortgage on a single-family home. The city had four incumbents running for re-election…
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Lakewood City Council launches food drive for the Action Center
The Lakewood City Council has begun a food drive amid the federal shutdown, during which federal workers have not received salaries and uncertainty hangs over a food stamp assistance program. The council announced the Pack the Pantry food drive on Thursday to “ask the community to help working families and those in need during the…
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Lakewood City Council approves sale of elementary school
The Lakewood City Council unanimously approved the land-swap project between the city and the Action Center after an injunction pushed the move back a week. Three key ordinances in the deal between the city and the nonprofit organization were approved Monday evening during a special meeting, hours after the corresponding trial in a Jefferson County…