11 Years Ago
A review of November, 2013 “What’s Happening in Golden?” posts shows:
- Heritage Square Music Hall was in their final year. They closed Sweeny Todd and opened their last play, Merry Christmas to All, and to All a Goodbye. Their Children’s Theater showed Santa Needs a Holiday.
- Miners Alley Playhouse was performing It’s a Wonderful Life.
- Golden High School presented Oklahoma!
- Golden Beer Talks started that year. The second Beer Talk was offered in November. The topic was The Health Benefits of Drinking Beer.
- Representatives from the School of Mines approached the Planning Commission to ask for rezoning. They wanted to built a new stadium.
- We had free horse-drawn carriage rides downtown on the first Friday of every month.
- Golden Community Cinema showed McConkey and Hook in the auditorium at the Mountaineering Center.
- The Library hosted a release party for Catching Fire, the second in the Hunger Games trilogy.
- Golden was enjoying a lot of live comedy, as Golden High School, the Buffalo Rose, and Miners Alley playhouse all hosted improv nights that month.
- City staff was redesigning Heritage Road to improve traffic flow.
- Jeffco Innovators Workshop had a meeting on crowd funding.
- GURA’s 25 year mission to revitalize downtown was a year away from completion, so they were looking for other areas to “renew,” starting with the West Colfax area.
- GURA was looking for developers to build on the two vacant lots on Jackson Street, north and south of the new parking garage.
- The Mountaineering Museum celebrated Thirsty Third Thursday with live music, beer from Boulder Brewing, and crafts for the kids.
- Our national chain stores offered Black Friday specials, including Home Depot, Kohl’s, Petco, Walgreens, Golfsmith, Radio Shack, and Big 5 Sporting Goods. The last three in that list are now gone.
- Small Business Saturday, on November 30th, featured the first of our four Olde Golden Christmas parades, as well as free carriage rides.
- The Foss family celebrated 100 years in Golden, and offered tours of their building.
