Tag: golden
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10th Circuit sides with Golden officers in constitutional lawsuit over arrest, cell phone search
Members of the Golden Police Department did not violate a man’s clearly established rights when they arrested him on suspicion of retaliating against a witness and used a defective warrant to search his phone, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled last week. Wayne Dean Wieber was involved in a long-running neighborhood dispute, to…
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8 quintessential winter events to check out in Colorado this season
When the temperatures drop, Colorado’s party fever rises. Yes, we love our winters. Where the cold and snow once froze activity in the early days of our historic mountain towns, activity now ramps up with much more than skiing. Here are eight bucket list events across the state: International Snow Sculpture Championships Breckenridge, Jan. 20-29…
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Pizza, please: 8 favorite spots to grab a slice around Colorado
In Colorado, pizza makes sense. This is a tourist state, and what tourist doesn’t want pizza? This is an outdoorsy state, and after a long day in the mountains, what’s better than pizza? Coloradans know what’s better: pizza and beer — a match made in the craft beer heaven that is the Centennial State. Pizza…
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Gates, possible bike lanes: Changes coming to mountain road in Colorado
Changes are coming to one of the most iconic, scenic roads on Colorado’s Front Range. One is much more imminent: For long-held security concerns, automated night-time gates are expected to start Nov. 11 along a 4-mile stretch of Lookout Mountain Road. One gate will be posted around the Chimney Gulch Trail pullout, up the road…
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Happy Trails: A celebrated gateway to Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver
In 2021, Jefferson County announced a new recreation destination with a fitting name. The Gateway Trail would serve as a gateway to Clear Creek Canyon, providing a link from downtown Golden to these rugged walls. The Gateway Trail would also add a dramatic segment to the Peaks to Plains Trail. That’s the dream trail taking…
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8 whitewater parks around Colorado
Drop into many of Colorado’s riverside towns and you won’t need to go far to find the culture of play. Increasingly over the years, towns have built and expanded central meeting places for enthusiastic kayakers, tubers and stand-up paddleboarders: whitewater parks of rock-made waves, drops and rapids. Whether you partake or spectate, here are eight…
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6 fun-filled water parks around Denver and Colorado Springs
Much of our nostalgia lingers on sunny days at the pool, splashing and sliding and canon-balling before a sweet treat back with Mom. You might’ve grown up and put those places in the past. But those places still very much exist around Colorado’s biggest cities, you know. And if you’ve got kids of your own…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
FRIDAY-SUNDAY The 42nd Annual Colorado Indian Market & Southwest Art Fest is a colorful artistic tradition during National Western Stock Show time in Denver with 160 juried artists and craftsmen from 27 Native American nations. Also pow wow dancing and live performances by Native American musicians. Colorado Convention Center, Exhibit Hall C. Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 10…