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Dungarvin Provides Community-Based Care, Protects Those With Support Needs

Dee Hiatt, the Colorado state director for Dungarvin, knows that everyone’s rights, dreams and aspirations are equal and worth protecting – even if everyone doesn’t have an equal playing field.  Dungarvin is a national company that provides individualistic support services to individuals that need it, including residential services, day services, supported employment, supported foster care,

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John Renfrow September 6, 2023
Community

Henderson Family’s Continued Commitment To Continuing Lutheran’s Legacy

Rodney “Rod” Ward Henderson and his wife, Sandra, moved from Nebraska to the Wheat Ridge area in 1963. Rodney left his teaching profession in 1967 and went to work in the HVAC industry. He eventually started his own HVAC Company, Action Air Inc., and retired in 1996. Sandra worked as a schoolteacher for a short

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Lutheran Medical Foundation September 6, 2023
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Localworks’ Final TLC Clean-Up Day Of 2023

Saturday, Sept. 16, Localworks will host the final TLC Neighborhood Clean-up Day of the 2023 summer season. Please join us at Saint James Episcopal Church, located at 8235 W. 44th Ave. This event will begin at 8 a.m. and continue until noon, or until the dumpsters are full.  Localworks has a commitment to advance Wheat

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Adison Wash September 6, 2023
Community

Honoring Our Canines And Their Heritage

“Dogs on Display” seems like an oddly-themed Second Saturday event for the Historical Society to undertake. We do it because it truly is one of the more amusing ways to spend a Saturday with your CBF (canine best friend) and pay homage to the untold number of dogs who literally walked to and through the

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Marta Hedde September 6, 2023
Community

Everyone’s A Critic, So Pen A Pizza Review

We’re going to try something new this month: you, dear ravenous reader, get to write a restaurant review. And to keep things manageable, we’re going to start with pizza: any dining establishment in Wheat Ridge, Edgewater or Mountain View that has pizza on its menu. We’ll publish the best four or five reviews in the

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Patrick O'Leary September 6, 2023
Community

What’s Happening – September 2023

Wheat Ridge Approving ADUs One Year After Council’s Vote  One year after Wheat Ridge City Council voted to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the city, seven existing units are now legal, and 21 permits are in the pipeline for new and existing units. “We have been permitting ADUs that already existed but were unsanctioned,”

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Wheat Ridge Gazette Staff September 5, 2023
Community

A Fair Trade: Swapping College Debt For A Reliable Career

More and more, people young and old are looking for a different career path than one needing a college degree and the debt that comes with it.  At the Construction Industry Training Council of Colorado (CTIC), now located in Wheat Ridge, the incentives and options available to those interested in trades are nearly too good

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John Renfrow September 5, 2023
Community

Carnation Festival Still Excites In Its 54th Year

The carnations may be gone, but the festival is as lively as ever.  Wheat Ridge residents and visitors gathered at Anderson Park from Aug. 11 through 13 to celebrate the City of Wheat Ridge in the annual Carnation Festival. The crowd enjoyed a parade on 38th Avenue, carnival rides, live music and a fireworks show. 

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Natalie Kerr September 5, 2023
Community

Advocate Of Fun – Wheat Ridge Lanes

First opened in 1958, Wheat Ridge Lanes is a longstanding and iconic Denver area bowling alley. Its aptly-named owner, Spencer Frame, is looking forward to realizing the alley’s potential as more than just a place to knock down pins. “I want to keep [the tradition] alive, and if possible, make it an even better experience,”

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Frank DeAngeli September 5, 2023
Community

Golf Tournament Team Spots Filling Up Fast

Attention golfers: this Sept. 21 Localworks is hosting its first-annual golf tournament and spots are filling up fast! The scramble is set to begin at 7:30 a.m. at Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. It is a fundraiser for Localworks, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that partners with the City of Wheat Ridge, our

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Adison Wash August 2, 2023
Community

Lutheran Medical Center Caregivers Lend A Hand To Address Housing Crisis

Caregivers from Lutheran Medical Center, now a part of Intermountain Health, exchanged stethoscopes and scrubs for paintbrushes and carpenter belts as they joined Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver to bring the excitement of new homeownership to families in Wheat Ridge.  Caregivers from a variety of departments at Lutheran volunteered on July 13 and 21, working

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Sarah Ellis August 2, 2023
Community

Kristi Davis’ Legacy Contributes To Lutheran’s Legacy

Kristi Davis is a fifth-generation native of Wheat Ridge, having served the community in many capacities including two terms on the Wheat Ridge City Council. She follows a long family line of public servants who have dedicated their time, talents and treasures to our community.   The Davis family is certainly no strangers to Wheat Ridge.

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Leah Dozeman August 2, 2023
Community

Local Police Weathering National Staffing Shortages

Despite the staffing challenges faced by police departments across the country, local departments have managed to weather the storm more effectively than many of their counterparts. The Wheat Ridge Police Department has experienced staffing fluctuations due to ongoing training programs and new hires. According to an interview with Joanna Small, the department’s public information officer,

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Daniel Greeson August 2, 2023
Community

Neighbors Confused, Frustrated Over Unrepaired Sinkhole

A sinkhole at 37th and Independence streets that formed on April 28 is likely caused by the storm system beneath the street and the higher-than-average rainfall in Denver this spring, said Maria D’Andrea, Director of Public Works for The City of Wheat Ridge. The city assessed the sinkhole with an underground camera and found debris built

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Natalie Kerr August 2, 2023
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What’s Happening August 2023

Wheat Ridge Reduces Parking Requirements For Affordable Housing Developments Wheat Ridge City Council recently passed a resolution lowering minimum parking requirements for affordable housing developments, to reduce building costs. At its June 26 regular session council approved, 7-0, an ordinance changing parking requirements for deed-restricted affordable dwelling units. Near transit, the one parking space per

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Wheat Ridge Gazette Staff August 2, 2023
Community

Tackling Housing Affordability In Wheat Ridge

The City of Wheat Ridge is grappling with the growing challenge of affordable housing, a problem plaguing many communities across the state. In response, the city successfully secured a grant from the State of Colorado in late 2021 to develop an Affordable Housing Strategy, the first of its kind in Wheat Ridge. The Wheat Ridge

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Daniel Greeson July 6, 2023
Community

Hidden Treasure On The Ridge: Peter Damian Fine Jewelry And Antiques

Peter Damian Jewelry and Antiques is nestled along the West 38th Avenue corridor behind the old classic market truck that has a residency at 38th and Upham. Peter has a real passion and enthusiasm for his business stating, “I can’t wait to come to work every day and see what walks through the door!” Peter

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Brenda Ritz July 6, 2023
Community

Lutheran Medical Center – Fundraising For Our Future

Many consider Lutheran Medical Center to be the fabric of Wheat Ridge. With humble beginnings as a tuberculosis sanitarium in 1905, Lutheran has experienced over a century of growth and expansion to meet the community’s healthcare needs. It is the only hospital in Jefferson County that cares for patients from their first breath to their

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Lutheran Medical Foundation July 6, 2023
Community

Ticket Sales Open For Localworks’ Mid-Mod Home Tours

Localworks is excited to host one of this year’s most anticipated community events! Join us and experience Wheat Ridge homes featuring a blend of vintage mid-century charm and modern contemporary style at the Mid-Century and Modern Home Tours. Discover these hidden gem homes in your community that embody the timeless elegance of the mid-century era

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Adison Wash July 6, 2023
Community

Clear Creek Makerspace Finds A Home

Wheat Ridge is on the verge of becoming a destination for all crafts people from artisans to mechanics to wood workers and welders to sewists and beyond. Even more exciting is the opportunities it will avail to those looking to learn any or all of the above and more.  Localworks has officially moved offices into

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Brenda Ritz July 6, 2023
Community

Innovation And Community – New Image Brewery

The story of New Image is as much about community as it is about beer.  After many successful years at its taproom in Olde Town Arvada, the innovative brewery opened a similar space in Wheat Ridge in March of 2022. Since then, the company has gone to great lengths to provide Wheat Ridge and its

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Frank DeAngeli July 6, 2023
Community

Stumbling Upon Treasure At Ridgefest

Day 134. Still moored at Port Sloan. Last week’s tornado left our galley door tattered and our provisions soggy. Luckily, I overheard some locals at the Mestizo Brew Cantina speakin’ of a Wheat festival nearby that promised fresh beer and merry tunes. We gathered our empty wheat sacks in hopes of procuring some flour and

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The Captain July 6, 2023
Community

Rossi’s Opens In Mama Sannino’s Spot

Inevitably, when a long-lived, traditional mom-and-pop Italian restaurant closes its doors, and new restauranteurs move in, nostalgic patrons may be critical of the new establishment. Rossi’s Italian Eatery recently opened at 5800 W. 38th Ave., the space where Mama Sannino’s served memorable meals for a decade. I never ate at Mama Sannino’s, so I chose

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Patrick O'Leary July 6, 2023
Community

A Fortuitous Encounter With Coffee And Waffles

I’d been holed up in Port Sloan for so long waiting for clear passage that my sea legs shriveled up like salted slugs and my mind started to feel like a drunken boatswain had tied my brain stem in a clove hitch. Any good sailor knows when you get a case of the galley grumps,

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The Captain May 30, 2023
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