CASA’s Annual Giving Tree Gives More Than Gifts
While many get to enjoy the holiday season with warmth, family, food and gifts, there are many children whose families cannot afford these celebrations. CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties’...
View ArticleBenefits In Action Helps Needy Residents in Our Community
Charles Jackson has always been a generous man. As a Bishop of the In His Care Word of Life Miracle Deliverance Church in Brighton, he has dedicated his life to serving others. He leads a food pantry...
View ArticleRTD safety programs available for transit customers traveling in darker months
The end of daylight savings time means different things to different people. To some, it simply means an extra hour of sleep for a day. To others, it signals the onset of colder, shorter days. For...
View ArticleFollow these tips to keep your pet safe during the holidays
As hard as it’s been to keep track of the days, weeks and months in 2020, one thing is for sure, the fall and winter holidays are upon us. Beginning with Thanksgiving and running through Chanukah,...
View ArticleA Colorado Panorama: Senon Martinez and Naomi Grothjan
This column tells the stories of the people whose faces appear on “A Colorado Panorama: A People’s History,” a two-block-long tile mural on the southeast side of the Colorado Convention Center....
View ArticleHOAs controlled by Property Management Companies: What you should know!
Should your complaint be directed at your HOA/HOA Board or with the property management company? Background: Homeowners Associations (HOA) are the fastest growing and largest segment of Colorado’s...
View ArticleNextFifty Initiative Heightens Awareness of 10 Simple Signs of Alzheimer’s
There are more than 76,000 Coloradans living with Alzheimer’s Disease, the most common form of dementia and the sixth leading cause of death in America. It accounts for more deaths than breast cancer...
View ArticleDumb Friends League Adoptable Pets Week of: November 23
Winter WINTER – ID# A0835431 Ready to snuggle up this season with Winter? Winter is 16 years old. He is a friendly and curious cat who readily greets people. Winter has polite litter box manners and...
View ArticleTips for alleviating the ‘side effects’ of Thanksgiving
By Leticia A. Shea, Pharm.D. As a pharmacist, side effect awareness is my mode of operandi, but these “side effects” sometimes come from unlikely sources. Take the Thanksgiving dinner, for example....
View ArticleFREE December 8 Presentation: It’s Time To Plan & Launch Your Encore Life
FREE EVENT: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.REGISTER: go.boomersleadingchange.org/encorehub INFO CONTACT: Lynette at lreiling@boomersleadingchange.org Longevity has provided the...
View ArticleWhy Maintenance of Traffic is critical on the Central 70 Project
While they may be a temporary inconvenience to motorists, road closures are an important aspect of construction, because they allow crews to safely and swiftly complete work, and for commuters to...
View ArticleGovernor Polis Proclaims Dec. 8 as Colorado Gives Day
Colorado Gives Day, a statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy through online giving, is scheduled for 24 hours on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Governor Polis proclaimed Dec. 8 as...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Region premiere of “The Bowmakers”
A new documentary explores the world of the bow and the extraordinary masters who make them. Presented by Friends of Chamber Music. Opens virtually on Thanksgiving Day through December 6 Friends of...
View ArticleRecruiting Older Adults Now For Community Leadership Fellowships
REQUEST FELLOWSHIP INFO: go.boomersleadingchange.org/eehub Boomers Leading Change is now recruiting for Year 2 of Experience EngAGEd, BLC’s Fellowship program for people aged 50+ who would like to...
View ArticleGardening Calendars for Sale
By Bonny Griffith, Jefferson County Master Gardener The Jeffco Master Gardeners have done it again! Their 2021 Colorado gardening calendar is now for sale at Echter’s Nursery in Arvada, Southwest...
View ArticleHow’s the airflow on RTD’s commuter rail trains? Let’s take a look
Since they began operating in the Denver region in 2016, RTD’s commuter rail trains remain unlike any other mode of transportation the agency operates. They are heavy – at 70 tons while empty, each...
View ArticleAnythink libraries shifts to curbside services
Library buildings will temporarily close to public due to COVID-19 By Erica Grossman, Anythink Libraries Innovations Manager Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Adams County, and to promote the...
View ArticleA Colorado Panorama: Carmen Prado and Richard Falcon
This column tells the stories of the people whose faces appear on “A Colorado Panorama: A People’s History,” a two-block-long tile mural on the southeast side of the Colorado Convention Center....
View ArticleSanta’s Sleigh Goes Curbside for the Action Center’s Annual Holiday Gift Program
By Tawney Eisenbraun The Action Center is preparing for their annual holiday gift programs while promoting COVID-19 health and safety protocols by adapting to curbside service. The 48-year-old Holiday...
View ArticleToll Brothers at Flatiron Meadows Announces Final Opportunity to Buy
Toll Brothers, the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, announced that only a limited number of home sites remain at its Toll Brothers at Flatiron Meadows community in Erie. “We have just a few...
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