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September 5, 2023
When this column was started many years ago, its name, Avenue Flashes, was coined because that’s what it literally was…Flashes of tidbits about what was happening that day on Washington Avenue.
September 1, 2023
Well, another terrific summer is rapidly coming to an end here in Golden. Labor Day weekend is on the horizon, and things will be kicking into autumn mode from that point on until the Christmas season begins.
August 9, 2023
During the summer, folks in the good old U.S.A. tend to fire up the grill and cook up their favorite barbecue recipes. OK, well here in Colorado that’s more of a summer activity.
July 26, 2023
Did you know that this coming Tuesday, The City of Golden is going to be a part of a huge national event involving millions of people? Probably not, but I’m going to fill you in on the details here, so read on. Don’t worry, we aren’t going to have a human avalanche of all those people heading to Golden, they will all be participating from their own hometowns.
July 19, 2023
As most of you who regularly read this column know, I grew up here in Golden. As a kid, I experienced and enjoyed a lot of the things that this town had to offer and one of those was our biggest town festival, Buffalo Bill Days.
July 11, 2023
There are a lot of events around that try to entice people to attend by billing themselves as the biggest, the most exciting, the wildest or craziest event in the history of…Well, the history of events, I guess. Ones that draw more people than the gladiators at the Roman Coliseum ever did.
June 28, 2023
July is almost here and as everyone knows, that month usually starts out with a bang…literally. Yes, once again, it’s time to plan on what you and your family are going to do on the Fourth of July this year.
June 22, 2023
I live in a neighborhood close to the Colorado School of Mines, so most of my neighbors are either going to school there or work at the school. Across the street from me are two houses that are rentals for students and every year I get a new set of temporary residents I always get to know.
June 7, 2023
I’ve mentioned this before but I’ll mention it again, when we think of seasons, we don’t really think in terms of the “official” designations, do we?
May 17, 2023
I want to open this week’s column with a hearty congratulations to all of our Golden High School and Colorado School of Mines 2023 graduates.