Wheat Ridge

Sustainability

Regenerate Wheat Ridge: Growing Community With An Agricultural Conservation Grant

The City of Wheat Ridge and the Jefferson Conservation District were jointly awarded an urban agriculture conservation grant through a partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to provide regenerative agricultural educational workshops and support community agricultural partnerships.  Regenerative Agriculture: What

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Amy DePierre December 8, 2021
Community

Happy Holidays

This holiday season, Localworks thanks you and the Wheat Ridge community for your support. Through your support, Localworks has been able to deliver programs that connect and engage residents, beautify our community, and support and promote our local Wheat Ridge businesses. However, we are not alone in our efforts to make Wheat Ridge a great

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Kate Cooke December 8, 2021
Community

Happy 80th Birthday, Class of ’59 Wheat Ridge High School Grads!

A noteworthy birthday was held this October in Wheat Ridge! It was the 80th birthday party for the very first graduating students of the (then) brand-new Wheat Ridge School on 32nd Avenue in 1959. Through these many years, these classmates have remained in close contact with each other with reunions and other functions, and diligent

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Virginia Avery November 7, 2021
Wheat Ridge

Good Samaritan Chapel

Drive along 38th Avenue past the north border of SCL Lutheran Medical Center campus and you can’t help but notice the lovely Lutheran Chapel. Designed by master architect Frank W. Frewen and now part of the older face of the campus, it juts out past the other buildings, as if to proclaim its importance and

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Marta Hedde November 7, 2021
Opinion

Patience In Short Supply

Editor’s note: A longtime Wheat Ridge resident recently wrote the Neighborhood Gazette about “outrageous crime” in our city, presenting as evidence: her catalytic converter and a neighbor’s laptops (two!) had been stolen from their respective vehicles; homelessness and panhandling continues unabated; and she received two ballots in the mail.   “I would love some answers

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Zachary Urban November 7, 2021
Wheat Ridge

Shop Small Saturday And Holiday Celebration

This November, Localworks, the Wheat Ridge Business Association and the Wheat Ridge Chamber are partnering with our local Wheat Ridge businesses to promote national Shop Small Saturday on Nov. 27. There are many reasons to shop small and local. Here are two. Shopping small and local keeps our sales tax dollars in Wheat Ridge to

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Kate Cooke November 7, 2021
Education

Enough ‘Scores’ – Let’s Tell Our Schools’ Stories

Wheat Ridge, like many of the communities in the metro area, has families moving into our neighborhoods in a competitive housing market. As these families select the best neighborhood for their unique needs many ask their Realtor, friends and new neighbors about the local schools. I have had neighbors, friends and friends of friends reach

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Valerie Nosler Beck November 7, 2021
Wheat Ridge Mayor Bud Starker
Wheat Ridge

Ring In The Holidays Right Here

The holiday season is right around the corner and I hope you are planning to spend some time shopping local the Saturday following Thanksgiving. That’s Small Business Saturday and Wheat Ridge has more to offer than ever! We have new retail stores, new coffee shops and breweries, new restaurants, and those who staunchly weathered the

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Bud Starker November 7, 2021
Community

‘Wheat-Ridgey’ Lutheran Master Plan Approved 7-1

The “Wheat Ridge-ness” in a 100-page Lutheran Medical Center Legacy Campus master plan was nearly unanimously endorsed at the Monday, Oct. 25, city council meeting. The council approved the plan — a 20-year vision for the site and amendment to the city’s comprehensive plan — by a 7-1 vote. Councilwoman Judy Hutchinson was opposed. It

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Mike McKibbin November 7, 2021
Community

Apathy, Fear Or Satisfaction: What’s Up With Uncontested Elections?

For the first time in a decade, Wheat Ridge voters have just one choice on their general election ballots this fall. A dearth of candidates extends to other communities as well. Edgewater has one more candidate than open city council seats. Three incumbent Mountain View council members and a write-in candidate will vie for three

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Mike McKibbin October 9, 2021
Community

Criterium Bike Race Was A Success – Thanks To You!

The Ridge at 38 Criterium was held on Sept. 12, and it was a resounding success! We were proud to host the state championships once again this year. This race has been recognized by the Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado (BRAC) as one of their favorite events, because our community comes together and creates much

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Jenny Snell October 9, 2021
Wheat Ridge Mayor Bud Starker
Wheat Ridge

City Of Wheat Ridge Announces 2021 Business Award Winners

I was very proud to serve as the host for this year’s annual Wheat Ridge Business Appreciation Awards Ceremony and share my heartful congratulations to all the nominees. The event is presented by the City of Wheat Ridge, partnering with the Wheat Ridge Business Association (WRBA) and the Wheat Ridge Chamber of Commerce, and recognizes

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Bud Starker October 9, 2021
Wheat Ridge Council District II representantive Rachel Grace Hultin
Wheat Ridge

Local Politics Matter

What did you do last Monday night? I was at city hall with seven of my peers and the mayor representing you, conducting the business of your city and discussing issues that impact the quality of life in Wheat Ridge. We made decisions about how to improve your parks, spend your tax dollars, keep your

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Rachel Grace Hultin October 9, 2021
Wheat Ridge

Life In A Tucker Tuberculosis Tent And Other Stories

A literature professor I had in college once asked the class if anyone knew why Edgar Allen Poe was so enamored of beautiful dead women. His thoughts on the matter were chilling. Poe’s mother was a young single parent who suffered from tuberculosis. As the disease overtook Eliza Poe, she could no longer work as

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Marta Hedde October 9, 2021
Wheat Ridge

Zach’s Got Your Back

We at the Neighborhood Gazette often hear from readers asking for help. They are confused or upset in their dealings with neighbors, businesses, contractors or the city. What they want is someone who can sort out what is going on and provide answers – a problem solver, mediator or urban investigator. Zach Urban will finish

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Wheat Ridge Gazette Staff October 9, 2021
Community

Wheat Ridge Council Reins In Big Backyard Play Equipment

By a 5-3 vote on Sept. 27, Wheat Ridge City Council passed an ordinance regulating large, permanent backyard recreation equipment, setting up a showdown between neighbors and the owner of a backyard skateboard park. Wheat Ridge has few regulations related to outdoor recreational equipment, but resident complaints about what a city memo called a “homemade

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Wheat Ridge Gazette Staff October 9, 2021
Community

Who’s Keeping Our City From Becoming ‘Weed Ridge’?

At an Aug. 9 special study session, Wheat Ridge City Council debated the details of a proposed ordinance to rein in recreational annoyances like super-sized skateparks and noisome ninja obstacle courses in residential neighborhoods. Who will enforce that?, asked one city council member. A SWAT team? Police Chief Chris Murtha? An angry mob of neighbors

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Patrick O'Leary October 9, 2021
Events

Road Racers Return For Ridge At 38 Criterium

The air has cleared and the skies are blue again – at least at press time – and Wheat Ridge is a prime location to enjoy September bicycle fun and the return of the Ridge at 38 Criterium. The second weekend of September is essentially an unofficial city celebration of that two-wheeled apparatus, the bicycle.

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Cyndy Beal September 8, 2021

Criterium, Cleaning Up Our Community, And Trunk Or Treat

Here comes fall and Localworks is ready with events and programs to connect our community and promote our local businesses! The Ridge at 38 Criterium Bike Race is our big news for September. The race will take place on Sunday, Sept. 12 at The Green from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and it will be

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Kate Cooke September 8, 2021
Wheat Ridge Mayor Bud Starker
Wheat Ridge

Keeping Up With Everything Happening In The City

As we wrap up a busy summer and start an equally exciting fall, I wanted to make sure everyone in our community knows the best ways to stay on top of all that is happening in our city. At the beginning of every month, we send an e-newsletter called Mayor’s Matters to a group of

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Bud Starker September 8, 2021
Wheat Ridge

Just Waiting On The City

While building codes and standards have structured our built environment for thousands of years, the concept of a “building permit” can be traced back to the year 1189 when Henry Fitz-Elwyne, the first Mayor of London wrote “Assize of Buildings.” This document outlined the roles and responsibilities of an elected body of aldermen (city council

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Zachary Urban September 8, 2021
Wheat Ridge

The Blue House, Part 2

Once upon a time back in the 1900s, folks could support local community hospitals and really get behind efforts to expand and improve services. Those were halcyon days when the Blue House tea room flourished. It was the last major repurposing of the lovely old farm house…so far. Had it not been for Lutheran Hospital

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Marta Hedde September 7, 2021
Wheat Ridge

Nation’s Firefighting Resources Stretched Thin, West Metro Crews Pitch In

After a record-setting wildfire season in Colorado in 2020, this year is proving to be just as challenging for many western states. California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana have seen more than 100 fires since the beginning of summer. More than 2.2 million acres have burned, and more than 1,200 structures have been lost. According

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Ronda Scholting September 7, 2021
Community

Wheat Ridge Vehicle Thefts On The Wane

Motor vehicle thefts in Wheat Ridge were down markedly through the first half of 2021 compared to the previous year, according to a statewide crime reporting program. Figures from the Colorado Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (CATPA), part of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, show Wheat Ridge reported 119 motor vehicle thefts through the end

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Mike McKibbin September 7, 2021
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