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Tiny House Coming to Golden Tomorrow

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The Golden Library will host a Tiny Home Expo tomorrow (September 1st) from noon till 6PM.

The Energy Efficiency Business Coalition presents the 2016 Tiny Home Expo featuring Corbett Lunsford’s #TinyLab.  The tiny home phenomenon is booming and energy efficiency goes hand-in-hand with the tiny home movement.

Corbett Lunsford is coming to Golden, Colorado with a high performance, energy efficient tiny house on wheels called the #TinyLab. Corbett will be educating consumers and contractors about sustainable energy efficient homes and building performance best practices. And, Corbett will be on hand to give tours of the #TinyLab.

Cheryl Coates, of Tiny Diamond Homes will be speaking on The Tiny Home Market In Colorado and giving tours of the Tiny Diamond Home’s tiny home.

The best of the Denver area energy efficiency industry leaders will have an opportunity to showcase their energy efficient products and services ranging from HVAC systems, windows, insulation, wifi thermostats to energy auditors.

Information will be available to consumers on how to reduce their energy costs and environmental impact while creating a comfortable and healthy home.

Information will be available to consumers about the tiny home community: designs, building codes, safety, and how to live in less than 220 square feet.

PharmaJet® Collaborates with World Health Organization

PharmaJet today announced a multi-year agreement with the World Health Organization to provide PharmaJet’s Needle-free technology to be used in the global effort to eradicate polio…  Read more…

City of Golden Weekly Digest

In this issue…

Golden Drops Fire Restrictions

Due to changes in weather patterns, the Golden Fire Department is lifting the Stage 1 fire restrictions within the city limits of Golden, which were put into effect on July 11…  Read more…

Continued uncertainty for Heritage Square

By Christy Steadman

With demolition of the old commercial section of Heritage Square half complete, property owner Martin Marietta still does not know what the land will be home to in the future.

Although a couple of things are being discussed, there’s “nothing definitive,” said Pete Bovis, the square’s property manager with Martin Marietta…  Read more…

Metallurgy PhD student named to Heat Treating Society board

A Mines PhD candidate in metallurgical engineering hopes to speak for his fellow students as a member of the board of directors of the Heat Treating Society, one of the largest groups in ASM International.

Blake Whitley, who conducts research in the Advanced Steel Processing and Products Research Center, will serve for one year as a nonvoting member beginning this September…  Read more…

Do you want a beer museum?

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The Golden History Museum is seeking public opinion on their plan to turn the Astor House into a “beer museum.”

They plan to serve tasting flights to visitors, to educate them about different beer styles over time.  They point out that Golden has been brewing beer since the 1870s, and that the craft beer movement is popular, not only in Golden but throughout the state.  They anticipate that such a museum would be a major attraction in the state.

The Museum brought the idea to City Council.  Council told them to gauge public opinion and come back in October.  So the Museum is now seeking public opinion.

Those who are in favor of the beer museum stress these points:

• It will be a regional attraction, and will draw many visitors.
• It will bring revenue to the city
• Beer is part of Golden’s culture
• Beer is topical right now

Those who are opposed to the idea have this to say:

• We don’t need more crowds downtown.
• Where would all those visitors park? We’re already planning to charge for parking starting in January.
• The City shouldn’t be serving liquor.
• The City shouldn’t be competing with our craft breweries and bars.
• Craft beer is stylish now and may be outmoded in two years.  The City shouldn’t spend money developing a museum about a passing fancy.
• Golden is a family-oriented small town. This doesn’t seem family-oriented, nor supportive of a small town.
• We should be considering many ideas for how to use the Astor House…why have we only been given one idea for discussion?

What do you think?  The Museum wants to hear from you.  Please take this opportunity to complete their online survey.

Tonight’s Golden Cruise
Yesterday we mentioned that the Golden Bike Library planned to stay open during the Golden Cruise, so people could borrow bikes.  They’ve since realized that the bikes in the library aren’t equipped with lights for night riding.  They might be able to add lights to a few bikes by tonight, but to be safe, you should call them (303-597-3600) to confirm whether you’ll be able to borrow a bike.

The Old House Vintage Market Returns to Golden

Golden, Colo. — The Old House Vintage Market is building its first event last spring and is returning to Parfet Park next month. OHVM is Golden’s first and only upscale antique, vintage, salvage, upcycled and handmade market.

Founder Bernadette Rankin is excited to bring The Old House Vintage Market back to Parfet Park…  Read more…

Director of the Center for Space Resources Abbud-Madrid presents at TedxMileHigh

Angel Abbud-Madrid, director of the Center for Space Resources, presented at TEDxMileHigh at their Make + Believe Event in June. His talk titled, “How to live off the land in space,” focused on space exploration and the possibility of mining asteroids…  Read more…

Bikes & Bikers

minipeachGolden Rotary still has some peaches left from Saturday’s sale.  If you’ve been kicking yourself for your failure to buy any (or you’ve already gone through your whole case), go to Guaranty Bank (across from Kohl’s) today.

The Golden Bike Cruise takes place tomorrow night (Tuesday the 30th).  As usual, the kegs will be tapped at 6; ride starts at 7:00 pm; food, beer and music available until 9:30 pm.   The beer comes from New Belgium Brewing Company and Bob’s Atomic Burger makes the food!

bikelibrarysmThis month’s costume theme is Marvel comics.  Costumes are optional, but if you want to wear one, your options include Spiderman, Captain American, Thor, the Hulk, Wolverine (don’t puncture your tires), Magneto, and many others.

Don’t have a bike?  Here’s some good news:  according the cruise organizer Marcie Miller, the Golden Bike Library is going to stay open late so you can borrow one from them!

Golden Gran Fondo

Speaker of bikes and bikers, Dave Powers got a beautiful set of photos at yesterday morning’s Golden Gran Fondo.