Walls can talk - #lakewoodnews

When Denver muralist Austin Zucchini-Fowler came up with the idea to create a mural depicting an angel-winged nurse in a fighter's stance wearing boxing gloves last April, he did not imagine the

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Lakewood to vote on retail marijuana this November - #lakewoodnews

For the second time in six years, Lakewood voters will determine the fate of retail marijuana in the city. Lakewood City Council voted in favor of sending a citizen-initiated ordinance to adopt ...

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Foster kicks off first year as dual language option school - #lakewoodnews

At Foster Dual Language PK-8 in Arvada, the new school year means more than navigating remote learning and COVID-19 procedures. 2020-2021 is the first academic year that the school will run as a dual ...

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Jeffco launches testing site, response office as COVID-19 numbers improve - #lakewoodnews

Jeffco Public Health's Executive Director has announced two new steps the agency is taking to improve its long term COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. The first is the creation of a new Office ...

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Wheat Ridge RidgeFest carries on despite pandemic - #lakewoodnews

In a regular year, Wheat Ridge's RidgeFest takes place over the course of one night where residents gather for live music, a classic car show, chalk art, children activities and more. The event, ...

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Jeffco Family Leadership Training Institute graduates 13 in Wheat Ridge - #lakewoodnews

When the pandemic started in March, Wheat Ridge resident Holly Storm was in the middle of participating in the Jefferson County Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) -- a program coordinated ...

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Residents call for Lakewood's inclusivity signs to be put back up - #lakewoodnews

It has been more than four months since George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis Police -- a moment that sparked Black Lives Matter protests throughout the country, including in Lakewood. And even ...

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Spin a mystery in six words - #lakewoodnews

One of the most famous things Ernest Hemingway ever wrote is only six words long: "For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn." Packed into those few words is a whole story of life and heartbreak, and that ...

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Finding the Common Ground at Walker Fine Art - #lakewoodnews

People are coping with the loss of the summer of 2020 in many ways, but there's a reason that so many are finding their solace in the natural world - there's often a comfort and peace in nature ...

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Jefferson County 4-H fair winners - #lakewoodnews

Here are the results of the 2020 Jefferson County 4-H Fair, held Aug. 1-9. Poultry -- sponsored by A&L Sheet Metal Small market poultry, Christi Cochran Large market poultry, Hannah Lane Bird of ...

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Ryan Chrys and the Rough Cuts bring live music to Belmar - #lakewoodnews

Last Friday, Belmar Plaza looked somewhat like a normal Friday night in August, thanks to Ryan Chrys and the Rough Cuts and Alameda Connects. Ryan Chrys and the Rough Cuts, a country band, visited ...

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Arrests made in Lakewood Walmart shooting - #lakewoodnews

Two minors have been arrested in connection to a shooting outside a Walmart at Colfax and Wadsworth in Lakewood that left two teenage brothers dead. The suspects are a 17-year-old from Denver and a ...

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Letter to the editor: Craig Marshall Smith column was a keeper - #lakewoodnews

Column was keeper I frequently want to write to thank Craig Marshall Smith for saying, so much better, what I think. Today is the day. When I read his column about driving in our current world I ...

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Arapahoe Community College president stepping down - #lakewoodnews

Arapahoe Community College will bid farewell to a devoted leader next spring, after President Diana Doyle announced her retirement. Doyle announced she will step down in June 2021, ending an 11-year ...

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Commentary: A student's view of in-person school - #lakewoodnews

After a summer filled with ever-changing reopening plans, I finally returned to Heritage High School in Littleton to begin my senior year on Aug. 24.

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Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear Neville's challenge to Polis' mask order - #lakewoodnews

The Colorado Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit filed by House Minority Leader Patrick Neville of Castle Rock challenging the authority of Gov. Jared Polis to require mask use.

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Man sentenced to 18-year prison term for striking, killing Parker cyclist, then fleeing - #lakewoodnews

A driver who struck and killed a Parker resident who was riding his bicycle last year was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison.

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'Victoria Longwood' water lilies at Hudson Gardens in Littleton are a pretty big deal - #lakewoodnews

The Water Gardens and surrounding ponds at Hudson Gardens in Littleton display more than 140 varieties of aquatic plants, which serve as a cover for a variety of minnows, tadpoles and other small ...

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It's time for all of us to go off on a limb - #lakewoodnews

This is an emotional plea directed to anyone within the sound of my written voice who talks with their hands. Please: Stop, quit, desist, cease. Enter rehab. Borrow a pair of handcuffs from me. I ...

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Take a stand against PPP taxation - #lakewoodnews

As if things weren't hard enough for Colorado's small businesses, news comes that the Trump administration plans to claw back a chunk of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds that ...

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