Hi Guy! I just wanted to stop by and say that my husband and I are avid readers of your column Taste of the Town at the Neighborhood Gazette and we are big fans!!! Keep up the good work, we love you Guy!!! Pricila Paulino I just moved here from Tulsa,because of $700 electric bills.
Has your reporter Mike McKibbin never been to Arvada, or did he simply not think to question Mr Archer when he claimed that Arvada doesn’t have big box stores and malls to support their tax needs? What about Costco, Sams Club, at least two Targets and two Super Walmarts, and both a Home Depot and
My best friend George and I attended the same high school in Montreal, Canada. Same year, same history class, same curriculum. There was just one difference. I studied in French, while George studied in English. Apparently, that distinction mattered. In George’s history books, the English won battles that my French textbooks confidently declared French victories.
The cost for Wilmore-Davis is 2.84 million, with reselling the building and about 4.5 acres, resulting in the city paying $90,000. Great deal for sure but it is being paid out of the City Capital Funds and the Open Space Budget. It doesn’t look like the ballot initiative is involved with that initial purchase. If
On November 3, Wheat Ridge residents will vote on a ballot measure proposing to raise the City sales tax rate to 4.5%, making the total rate 9.0%. This measure places an unfair burden on working families, places local businesses at a disadvantage, lacks budget transparency, and highlights a failure by City leaders to explore financially
My name is Peter Newman and I am an annual visitor to your fine city of Wheat Ridge and being from another fine city, Montreal, Canada. It is most unusual of me to complain, especially being a foreign guest and a Northern neighbour, with whom I wish to remain an old friend. However as reluctant
I sat on Kipling for what seemed like a lifetime. I could tell the guy ahead was in the wrong lane and desperately trying to get back in. He put on his signal, and almost instantly, everyone seemed to tighten up the space between their cars. Traffic started moving again, but I held my foot
Kudos to Wheat Ridge Parks and Rec Dept for another great performance in the park series. Hot days made it a treat to pack the lawn chairs, sunscreen and water to sit at Anderson Park on Wednesdays and listen to great music at the evening performances. Thanks to Scientific & Cultural Facilities District – SCFD, Wheat
Over the past six months, we’ve had an increasing number of readers calling and emailing with the same question: “Where is my Gazette?” Some missed this month’s issue. Others tell us they haven’t received one for a few months. When I acquired the Neighborhood Gazette, the paper was still being delivered the old-fashioned way—people physically
As the mother of three girls ages 7, 5, and 3, the back-to-school season is always busy. And as a pediatrician who works in a nonprofit and takes care of kids north of Denver, work is also, extremely busy. Between keeping track of my work deadlines, increased patient visits, house needs, school shopping, and back
Katharyn Grant How about offering some grants to assist the elderly/infirm with yard work and debris removal? Joe DeMott I can say Wheat Ridge is such a fantastic place to live and work and even the city employees do such a great job of just naturally being great people that this would be wasted money.
Guy: Non pedal assist e-bikes should not be allowed on our bike paths. I don’t care if they are restricted to 20 miles per hour. That is still too fast. And absolutely no exercise. Bicyclists not calling out from behind when passing foot traffic. Dogs off leash. Watched one the other day being allowed to
The resident survey has once again named the Neighborhood Gazette the highest-rated source of information for Wheat Ridge residents, with 74% of respondents saying they rely on the Gazette to stay informed. As always, word of mouth is still number one, which simply means neighbors are still sharing the news, the rumors, and the rants
Guy: Thank you so much for your excellent article on public education, Revolving Doors in Colorado Education, in the June 2026 edition of the Neighborhood Gazette. As a Jeffco grad, parent of a Jeffco grad and a public education supporter, this subject is very important to me and you really clarified the many issues currently
Becoming an American citizen remains one of the proudest moments of my life. It wasn’t just a certificate or a ceremony. It was the freedom to build a life. The freedom to start a business. The freedom to publish this newspaper without fear. The freedom to celebrate the people, businesses, artists, volunteers, and organizations that
Before sunrise, while most of Jefferson County is still asleep, local farmers are already deep into their workday. Headlamps move through fields as tomatoes are harvested by hand, crates of greens are stacked into trucks and coolers are checked before the drive into town. Hours later, customers arrive at a farmers market to tables lined
In what world did we collectively decide that it’s acceptable to sit next to someone at a restaurant or bar and blast cat videos, sports highlights, or TikTok clips on speakerphone for everyone else to hear? Somewhere along the way, public space started feeling a little too public. Recently, United Airlines announced that passengers who
Dear Guy, I’m late and thanking you for your February article on education. Fabulous article thank you so much, and thank you for all that you do for the community. Rebeccah Bayshore Mr. Stites, Investing $4.5 million for new housing near the Arvada Ridge G line rail station is an admirable use for these funds.
Attention voters: surveys are on the way. The question is straightforward—how much more are you willing to contribute, and for what? Three fire entities—West Metro, Arvada Fire, and Jeffco Fire—are each preparing funding requests. All provide critical services, and their work is valued. At the same time, overlapping roles in staffing, equipment, and administration raise
Dear Mr. Nahmiach, Thank you for the picture of the demolition of the old Lutheran Hospital. It reminded me of my connection to that old hospital. For three years my mother was a patient at the Lutheran Sanitarium for tuberculosis patients. Yes, it was nearly a hundred years ago. She entered the sanitarium on May 15,
Eugene is one of those rare personalities in our town who refuses to let fear, risk, or rising costs stand in the way of a vision. At a time when opening a restaurant feels harder than ever, he took on an aging, struggling building and brought it back to life—transforming it into Colorado Plus, a
Dear Neighborhood Gazette Team, I just read Daniel Greeson’s piece on families seeking alternatives to traditional schooling and I wanted to say how spot-on it is. We are seeing the exact same trends here at Alpine Valley School (also in Wheat Ridge). Many families come to us specifically because they want to opt out of
Every time I have a client thinking about moving to Wheat Ridge, I ask them straight up: “Are you moving here because of how we are… or because of how you want us to be?” That question never lands softly. The City and Council are constantly trying to balance both sides. Improvements with no change.
As the city works to accommodate a growing demand for housing, a range of creative solutions is being explored and implemented. Sometimes these efforts yield positive results. Other times, not so much. The removal of occupancy limits, short-term rentals, home sharing, ADUs, and the rezoning of single-family properties into multi-unit housing has created a little
