5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (989+ words) Suburban Studios in Arvada. City of Arvada staff keep a wall decorated with mini houses to commemorate each individual whom they’ve helped get into housing. Arvada housing navigators and staff members celebrate meeting the city’s goal for getting formerly unhoused…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (404+ words) “My grandparents built a house at 64th and Benton. We lived in Lakewood, and as a little girl, I remember driving past Secrest Elementary on the way to their house and thinking I wanted to be in Arvada.” This memory from…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (703+ words) Artistic exploration doesn’t always need a complicated brief or detailed description. Sometimes a simple word will suffice. That’s the case in Gallery Uno, a rotating exhibit space at the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marisco Campus. Shows in this space…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (678+ words) The scene at the 2023 Harvest Festival parade. After a period of uncertainty following the City of Arvada’s announcement that it would not be approving their permits this year, the Arvada Harvest Festival is returning from Sept. 11 to 13 for a scaled-down…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (527+ words) Golfers enjoyed a rare opportunity to play the Sanctuary Golf Course for the Annual Joe Coors Hope House Classic. Arvada-based nonprofit Hope House Colorado — which works with teen moms to help them achieve self-sufficiency — hosted its most successful fundraiser yet…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (756+ words) Brian Wilkerson leads city staff through an emergency response exercise. In an effort to speed up emergency response times across the city, Arvada has adopted new evacuation terminology, Hi-Lo sirens, and geographic divisions to streamline both shelter-in-place and evacuation procedures....