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Wheat Ridge nonprofit Localworks launches Activate 38
With support from Kaiser Permanente, Wheat Ridge nonprofit Localworks intends to make West 38th Avenue more accessible to pedestrians and bicyclists with an initiative called Activate 38.
For two years, a Wheat Ridge elementary school sat empty. Now it trains law enforcement for school shootings.
The building鈥檚 new name 鈥� Frank DeAngelis Center for Community Safety 鈥� honors former Columbine High School principal, who led the high school through the 1999 shooting there.
Wesminster resident, student veteran proposes a VA reform
Karthik Venkatraj, a 30-year-old Westminster resident, has spent the last decade seeking ways to serve his country, including serving six months in Iraq in 2015 and earning the title of...
Harkins Theatres to open in place of Arvada鈥檚 recently closed Olde Town Stadium 14
The Arizona-based, family-owned Harkins Theaters has long been seeking to open a new location in the Denver metro area that would complement their top-performing theater in Northfield Stapleton.
Wheat Ridge moves forward with projects approved on 2E Ballot initiative
The projects will include improvements to Anderson Park, Ward Station, Wadsworth Boulevard and Clear Creek Crossing, and will be funded by a 12-year half-cent increase in sales taxes.
Jeffco’s Library for All program geared toward adults with special needs
Library for All at Jeffco Libraries welcomes adults with developmental disabilities to enjoy crafts, music, games and more in a low-stress environment.
Wheat Ridge Fruitdale Lofts to feature solar-powered electric car charging station
The charging station will be solar-powered, free to use and one of the first in Wheat Ridge
How an Arvada baker turned spent grain from local breweries into a dog biscuit business
After two decades as a professional chef and baker, Mary Hertle adds a slight twist to her career.
Arvada city officials ask community to help keep dog park in fetching condition
Volunteerism at the West Arvada Dog Park is reinvigorated after Evergreen and Denver dog parks are threatened with closure because of visitor negligence
Arvada鈥檚 first hotel opens doors, but not everyone is welcoming
Some residents are concerned about losing the 鈥渙ld-town鈥� feel of Olde Town to the Hilton franchise.