The Regional Transportation District (RTD) Board of Directors unanimously approved continuing the Zero Fare for Youth program beyond the agency’s one-year pilot. The zero-fare program, which enables youth ages 19 and under to use all RTD services at no cost, will now become a permanent fare change for the agency. Following tonight’s approval by RTD’s
New buildings in the center of the former Lutheran Hospital campus would be at least two stories shorter than the hospital building, if Wheat Ridge voters approve a city charter amendment in the Nov. 5 general election. The city council initially approved the amendment’s ballot language on Aug. 12 . The measure’s approval is sought
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital caregivers delivered the first baby at the new facility on Sunday, Aug. 4, and he was quickly followed by 13 more babies over the next two days. Betsy De Leon, manager of women’s services for the hospital, said parents Joseph and Ashley Giron welcomed Joseph Giron on Sunday. He weighed 7
Some people in the Wheat Ridge community may have seen an alert on their phone, received a call or got an email on the afternoon of Thursday, July 11 about a shelter in place notice for the 4600 block of Vance St. The Wheat Ridge Police Department will sometimes send out these notifications through Lookout
For the last several years, Wheat Ridge businesses along the Wadsworth Boulevard corridor have had to deal with fewer customers — and less revenue — since a $60 million street improvement project began. Brewery Rickoli, 4335 Wadsworth Blvd., on the southwest corner of 44th Avenue and Wadsworth, is one affected business. Owner and brewmaster Rick
