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Your Wheat Ridge Restaurant Rundown

When it comes to places to drink and eat, you’d be surprised just how many exciting and not-so-exciting places we have right here in Wheat Ridge. In fact we have more than 80 restaurants and bars inside city limits.  Let’s start with Clancy’s Irish Pub on 38th Avenue. Excellent food, expansive beverage selections and low

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Community

Much Loved May Festival Just Around the Corner

Though April’s weather seemed manic, keep the faith that the second Saturday in May, when the Historical Society’s May Festival is scheduled on May 11th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the temperature will be in the high 70s with blue skies, the grass in the Historical Park (4610 Robb St.) will be a luxuriant

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Community

A Disruptive Power Outage and How to Be a Good Neighbor

Utility services are expected to be reliable. Electricity, natural gas, the internet, even land-line telephone service; we expect it is always there. Flip the switch, the light comes on. When the temperature dips, the furnace warms our home. Open our laptops, and wi-fi connects us to the world. We just take it for granted, and

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Arts

Council Approves Robotic Art Installation

Wheat Ridge city councilors voted to move forward on a $160,000 on a futuristic robotic art installation for the Ward Road pedestrian bridge during their April 8 meeting.  Oregon-based artist Tyler Fuqua’s Mechan and Celestial Vines robotic art piece was selected out of 169 other submissions after a 2023 national call for entries seeking a

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Community

City Begins Year-Long Update Process For Guiding Plan

A lengthy update process for a key guiding document in Wheat Ridge began with an April open house. At the end of the approximately 12 months, a new comprehensive plan will help city leaders and residents determine its direction through the next two decades. According to the city website, the Envision Wheat Ridge comprehensive plan

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Community

Community Youth Programs Support Children’s Unique Needs

Extracurricular activities, whether sports, the arts, faith-based activities or cultural clubs, can have profound effects on children, particularly as they transition from childhood to adolescence.  Children who participate in group activities tend to have higher self-esteem and connection to their peers, as well as lower levels of anxiety and depression.  Wheat Ridge hosts a plethora

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Wheat Ridge Mayor Bud Starker
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Wheat Ridge Begins Effort to Build a New City Plan

We are launching a community engagement process to help us set the stage for the city’s updated master plan, or City Plan, as we’re calling it. This plan aims to articulate the community’s vision for the next 20 years, establish shared values and identify priorities for the future. It will also provide direction on issues

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April Fools’ Day: Worldwide Observance, Deep Roots

It’s not an April Fools’ prank that I’m going to devote this column to April Fools’ Day when it’s already past. The day is one of my favorite times of the year, although having been a public school teacher, it always contained certain challenges — think tacks on teacher’s chair or, worse, water. I beg

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Falling Back in Love with Home

With my sights set on a college degree and an interest in a new environment, I moved from Wheat Ridge to Starkville, Mississippi in 2022. While the city may be foreign to you, it is mostly known as the city in which Mississippi State University (MSU) resides and is the core reason I moved there.

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Wheat Ridge City Council Reviews Spending, Parks Development

Wheat Ridge City Council Held two public study sessions in March. The March 4 study session reviewed the amendment to the cooperation agreement between the city and the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority, and U.S. Retail Partners, the developer of the former Applewood Village Walmart.   To incentivize the redevelopment of the property, in 2019 the

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Outdoors

Cultivating a Greener Wheat Ridge

This year, it’s not the Lorax who speaks for the trees — it’s the Wheat Ridge Rotary Club. As part of its larger effort to maintain the beauty and charm of Wheat Ridge, the Rotary Club is piloting its Tree Scholarship Program. The program is set to offer 18 locals a free tree during Wheat

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Beauty Inc. Bids Farewell After 60 Years

It’s great to have active members in the Historical Society. Sometimes, like cats, they bring you treats. Member Sandy Nance contacted me recently about the passage of some local history: A Wheat Ridge institution will be closing March 30 on its 60th anniversary. Beauty Inc. is believed to be the oldest woman-owned business in Wheat

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Community

Localworks Brings Back Ridgefest Button Contest

In 2023, Localworks began a new tradition of a button designing contest to go along with our annual summer festival, Ridgefest. This year, we are excited to announce that we will be continuing this tradition! Beginning March 1, we will be seeking illustrations to be entered into our contest! The winning design will be utilized

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Community

Residents Struggle With Ongoing Construction at 44th and Wadsworth

The intersection at 44th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard is a hub of local business and a busy corridor for commuters. Lately, construction along both of these roads near their intersection has contributed to traffic jams, accidents and reduced access to local businesses. The area’s recent construction comes as part of the “Improve Wadsworth” project, which,

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Wheat Ridge Council Passes Resolution in Support of Democracy

City council unanimously approved a resolution in support of democracy during the February 12 meeting. The resolution, which councilor Dan Larson called “one of the strongest and most clearly written documents I’ve read in a long time,” declares the council’s unwavering commitment to supporting democracy.  “The resolution affirms, emphasizes, and actively promotes democratic values and

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Wheat Ridge City Council Addresses Migrant Town Hall Comments, Honors Local Judge

In the first council meeting of the new year, Wheat Ridge City Council members, staff and residents addressed the community conversation regarding the sheltering of migrants in Wheat Ridge, in addition to wrapping up various operating and housekeeping agenda items.  Opening the meeting, Mayor Bud Starker first acknowledged resident and municipal Judge Christopher Randall, proclaiming

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Community

Green at 38th Prepares to Break Ground in June

The Green at 38th, the proposal for an outdoor gathering space outside Stevens Elementary School on 38th Avenue near Upham Street, will carry on a centuries-long tradition of community togetherness in Wheat Ridge.  Stevens Elementary is on the oldest continuous education site in Colorado, and since the 1800s, the land just outside the school has

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Community

New City Map Project Offers Dirt On Dirt-Moving Work

The next time heavy equipment and workers in yellow vests start moving dirt in a Wheat Ridge neighborhood, try looking online to find out what’s being built. The city’s projects and properties map offers residents and businesses a place to find updates on city and private developments. In an introductory video posted on the city’s

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Wheat Ridge Mayor Bud Starker
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Wheat Ridge Police Department Gets High Tech in 2024

Our council’s approval of the police department’s budget for 2024 marks a pivotal moment for law enforcement in our city, with the introduction of two groundbreaking initiatives aimed at enhancing public safety and investigative capabilities.  One of the significant additions is the establishment of the WRPD Drone Program, reflecting a forward-thinking approach to policing in

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Community

Victorian’s Heart Landscape Could Charm or Frighten

Along with fashions popular in the Era, the Victorians ushered in all sorts of societal change. One lasting convention was the new idea that marriage should be based on romantic love instead of by arrangement or for “convenience.” With the new societal dynamic, references to and descriptions of love appeared frequently. A popular mid-century lithograph,

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Community

Newly Elected Officials Share Goals For 2024

Wheat Ridge, Mountain View and Edgewater representatives will connect with residents, businesses and partners tomake effective changes in the new year. After being elected in November 2023, newly sworn-in city officials in Wheat Ridge, Mountain View and Edgewater are initiating plans and projects that will support community goals in 2024 and beyond. The Neighborhood Gazette

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Thank You Wheat Ridge!

Localworks extends a heartfelt thank you to all of you who joined in and participated in our Bar Stool Bingo event, made online contributions and supported us along the way! This Colorado Gives Day, our community rallied together, and we’re thrilled to share that Localworks raised an incredible $8,630! Your generosity has truly humbled us.

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Business-Friendly Wheat Ridge Spurs Economic Growth

“I’m here to help businesses succeed,” says Steve Art, economic development manager for the city of Wheat Ridge. “I help the city council fulfill their goal of making Wheat Ridge an economically viable community. “A lot of what I do is marketing, [promoting] the city with the benefits we have to open a business here,

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