Business
The Local Licensing Authority will meet at 2:30 this afternoon in City Council Chambers. The Table Mountain Inn is asking to renew their license. Cheese Ranch Deli is applying to include their patio in the licensed area (so people can drink alcohol while dining on the patio). Light Rail Wine & Ale (14799 W. 6th Ave.) is applying to transfer ownership. Maki Sushi & Grill (1301 Washington) is changing both names and ownership.
The Economic Development Commission will meet at 6:30 in City Council Chambers. (Note–this is a change of venue, and a very welcome one, as the meetings will be shown live and the recordings will be easier to hear.) They will discuss the possibility of working with a group called the Executive Directors Roundtable to improve the connection between Golden’s business and nonprofit sectors. They will also consider a new event, proposed by one of the board members, called “Denver West Women Who Startup Basecamp.” They will discuss the new Local Business Awareness program and this year’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Mentoring Program, which they do in partnership with Traxion.
The Chamber is having their monthly VIBE@FIVE – Business After Hours Social Event at 5PM this evening at Cast Iron Tavern. If you’re a Chamber member or interested in becoming one, join them at 5PM.
Golden High School’s PTA will meet at 5:30 at the school.
Pleasure
Golden Beer Talks meets at 6:30 at Windy Saddle Cafe. Tonight’s speaker, Claire Zilber, MD, will discuss the physiological effects of acute and chronic stress on immune functioning. This month’s Golden brewery is Coors, and if you’re a Beer Talks regular, you know why that’s good news! As always, there is no cover charge, but space is limited. If you want to be assured of a chair, arrive early.
Dirty Dogs Roadhouse has Karaoke tonight from 7-11PM, and the Ace Hi hosts Trivia Night beginning at 7PM.
Wednesday Preview
NREL will hold their monthly Power Lunch Lecture tomorrow at noon. The topic is Biomethanation: Unique, Sustainable Approach to Renewable Natural Gas. Registration is required. Call 303-384-6565 or e-mail education.center@nrel.gov to make a reservation for this free public program. Participants are welcome to bring a lunch to enjoy during the presentation. For information about upcoming events, visit http://www.nrel.gov/about/community.html.
Tomorrow night, there will be a public meeting with RTD in City Council Chambers. RTD is proposing to cut light rail service to Golden on Saturdays from every 15 minutes to every 30 minutes. City Council is opposed to this proposed change because Golden has been working to encourage the use of public transportation. Reducing the frequency makes the public option less convenient, and thus less likely to be used.
We (Golden) also want to discuss the fact that our fares are significantly higher than they would be if we were one mile closer to Denver. We pay $5.25 to ride the light rail; whereas the next station, Red Rocks, only pays $3. This is because Golden is considered a different “zone” from the rest of the line. This works both ways. Anyone coming from Lakewood or Denver to Golden also has to pay $5.25. This means that people needing to visit the county buildings for services and benefits pay a premium price for the trip. Golden hopes to persuade RTD of two things: first, to keep our weekend service at a train every 15 minutes, and second, to include us within the same zone as Denver and Lakewood, so our fares would drop from $5.25 to $3. Please plan to attend this meeting and provide feedback to RTD.
