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Jane Withers, Denver’s famed ‘Hub Cap Annie,’ dies in Littleton
“Hub Cap Annie” was once a fixture on Denver’s East Colfax Avenue. It was the alter ego of Jane Withers, known for donning a Viking-style costume — a headdress, horns and long gold braids. “Who would wear that costume if they didn’t have…
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El Centro Cultural Mexicano está emocionado de celebrar el Día del Niño
El Día del Niño es celebrado el 30 de abril en México. Mientras se…
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Arvada West baseball edges Bear Creek in extra innings
Sometimes preparation in baseball is overrated. Arvada West senior Mateo Rowzee came off the bench to deliver the game-winning RBI single for the Wildcats in an extra-inning pitchers’ duel Tuesday. A-West took a 1-0 road win against Bear Creek in the Class 5A Jeffco League game. “It was really a surprise,” Rowzee said when coaches…
Arts & Culture
Green Mountain High School celebrates 50 years of theater with alum benefit concert
Current students and graduates of Green Mountain High School’s theater, choir and orchestra programs took to the stage earlier this month to celebrate 50 years of performances at the Lakewood school, which opened in 1973, and to raise money for a new projector. The concert included 20 performances featuring songs and compositions from a sample…
Avenue Flashes: Going the full monte
Golden is about to go The Full Monte. Yes, you read that right and if you know what that expression means, then it goes to show how one movie can change the vocabulary of people all over the world in a single swoop. Before 1997, most people wouldn’t have had a clue what “full monte”…
Review: Flamenco dance elevates the COVID experience into modern folklore in ‘Fronteras’ show at Lakewood Cultural Center
Dance company Flamenco Vivo performed “Fronteras” for a packed opening matinee on April 17 at the Lakewood Cultural Center. The show’s theme was boundaries, but the illusions to the COVID-19 pandemic experience were undeniable. According to the Flamenco Vivo company’s founder Carlota Santana, the connections to the pandemic are not a coincidence. “The choreographers started…
Love your Madre (Earth), and más noticias para Commerce City and beyond
LA CIUDAD, edited by Rossana Longo Better, is a bilingual digital newsletter in Commerce City and beyond aiming to empower underserved communities by transcending language barriers and emphasizing Latino voices.
LOCAL LIFE
Columns & Opinion
Paige McFarland: Water conservation is priority for Centennial Water
After last month’s near-record snowstorm, I know I am not alone when I say that I am ready to get…
Michael Norton: From fear to confidence in sales
In last week’s column I shared how to navigate the sales spectrum. Encouraged by someone I look up to and…
Patricia Kummer: Making the most of tax time
Springtime should be all flowers and bunnies and sunshine … and taxes. Hopefully yours have been filed and you did…
Michael Norton: Professionalism, assertiveness and aggression in sales
In the dynamic world of sales, assertiveness reigns supreme as a defining trait that separates the good from the great.…
Letters
Letter: Shaw for mayor
I’ve known Wynne Shaw since 2001, when we both moved into new homes in Carriage Club. Only a year later,…
Letter: Support Calvarese and women
This year’s CD4 election is an opportunity to move forward. A big reason why it may not make sense to…
Letter: Voters, choose Shaw
During the past eight years, Wynne Shaw has actively represented Lone Tree by serving as: · Lone Tree City Council…
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