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
Guy:Â 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
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.
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,
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
Hi all, Thank you Guy for your tenacity as a smiling warrior seeking to keep the community informed about good, bad or ugly items of business or governance. I also love the mix of human interest stories that involves our neighbors as well. This is such a nice paper to receive each month. Your publication
Dear Editor, Thank you so much, Guy and Daniel, for this month’s article on Wheat Ridge Poultry and Meat. I really enjoyed the upbeat, future-focused update on the market at 29th and Depew. It’s exciting to see the positive momentum and to know that neighbors will have more options to support a small, local business
The referendum petition is about one thing: zoning. Specifically, what will be allowed on the old Lutheran campus—no matter who owns it. It is not about developers or their plans. This new zoning includes sweeping concessions to developers. Some of these include: 70-foot buildings with no setbacks or landscape buffers. No Parkland Dedication. No Historic
Why Wheat Ridge Must Maintain the FSED Moratorium The debate over free-standing emergency departments (FSEDs) often centers on access. But in Wheat Ridge, we already benefit from exceptional emergency care through Lutheran Hospital – a full-service facility equipped to handle the most critical medical situations. A recent proposal to lift the moratorium on FSEDs in
Navigating Wadsworth Construction ‘An Adventure…Amusing’ Dear Editor, Although it is an inconvenience, I know the end result will be worth it. Every time I travel Wadsworth, I try to look at it as an adventure. Will this street be blocked off? Will there be one lane of traffic on this side? Will the left turn lane
Dear Editor, From the moment you are greeted by Ms. Siddoway you are embraced with warmth, kindness, love and passion. After 18 years of being a teacher at Kullerstrand Elementary, her passion for teaching continues to grow. My son had Ms. Siddoway for first grade, he started her class as a remote student in August
It was a great article and we appreciate you publishing it! I personally lived and grew up in Wheat Ridge and have so many fond memories of a great community! I have heard from several Wheat Ridge residents that they saw and read the article, Thanks, Carol Congrove Vieira Ask The Young People About ‘The
