r/GoldenCO

Someone should open one. Lots of tourists + bustling downtown = prime indie bookstore territory.

Hello!

I’m a freshman in mines and I’m looking for a car to buy, max 10k budget. Thanks!

Hey guys. I was just looking for some help picking out the right next vehicle. I've been in CO for a year and love living in Golden so plan on staying a while and currently have a Honda Civic. I love it but will need to replace it in the near future. I was looking at Tacomas since they are so highly recommended but am open to some other options.

How recommended is a truck vs something else and how much "All Weather" capability do I really need? I know last winter was weak so I don't have a good gauge.

I enjoy going into the mountains and would like to open up more than my Civic can do but I don't need hardcore overlander capabilities or anything. Just something suitable for some of the rougher passes and roads. I'm also a private chef so I need to be able to reliably reach wealthy estates in the mountains during ski season.

Also what vehicle clearance height would open up the majority of passes/roads?

Thanks in advance!

Edit: I do want offroading capabilities and reliability is important to me. I keep my cars forever.

Just a heads up there’s a bear in the west pleasant view neighborhood. Our neighbor just spotted him after he got into our trash.

I always see a lot of posts on here asking about good restaurants and places to go around Golden, but none of the answers really fulfill what I’m looking for, so I’m gonna post my question with an apology in advance to the mods for taking up bandwidth to ask such a granular question. I’ll take it down as soon as I get some good answers.

I’m going to be staying in town next month with my parents to attend the Rockies series against the Cards. We like to take the train downtown for the games and stay out of the city during the day. This leaves me with the conundrum of wanting to find places to hang out during the day.

Mostly just looking for relaxing places to have coffee or a beer for a couple of hours and we love live music, so if there’s any website or other resource that shows where live music is playing in town at any given time, I would be happy to hear about it.

Thanks in advance for any help!

anyone else experiencing this? I'm near Mines and last night I woke up to my fan's alarm sound indicating a loss of power. I walked in the kitchen to see the oven's clock blinking, indicating there was a loss of power for at least a moment and the clock needed to be reset. My air purifiers were turned off due to the loss of power. I didn't have the window AC on nor any heavy appliances in use. My in-house neighbor hasn't gotten back to me whether they experienced similar last night. I'm not at Mines, I'm a few blocks away and very close to Mines.

Anyone else experience blips of power loss for a moment over the last couple of weeks? Not sure if it's apartment related or utility /grid related.

My landlord has been non-responsive on other recent move-in items so I'm not sure how timely she'd be for this. I'm traveling for a week in 2 weeks and am concerned about leaving a cat pal alone if this is an apartment electrical related safety hazard.

The new apartments on Colfax across from Dirty Dogs. I talked to someone who had a bad experience and moved out already but what are others thinking?

Me (29M) and some friends are staying in Golden this weekend and planning on hitting Red Rocks for Mt. Joy on the 14th

What is the Friday / Sat nightlife scene like in Golden? Any good recs or better to go to a different part of Greater Denver?

Thanks!

I have lived in Golden for nearly ten years. This week was the first time a bear has ventured into my neighborhood on the east side of town (which I do not mind, we share a habitat). However, in conjunction with the state increasing the penalties for luring bears, I believe it is reasonable to expect our municipalities to do their part in preventing conflict as well. I am retrofitting my waste containers to be bear resistant now that I know there is bear activity in the area; however, that alone will not do much when a bear can have its pick of any can on the curb the morning of trash day. Sadly, the current policy on nuisance bears is two strikes, the second offense results in a death sentence. If that doesn’t persuade you, the increased penalty (as of Wednesday) for attracting bears is a misdemeanor and $5,000 fine for repeat offenses - which includes leaving unsecured trash cans out (even on trash day).

HB 26-1342 - Signed: https://leg.colorado.gov/bill\_files/116747/download

Change.org petition here: https://c.org/8pxHyjxd98

Debating on whether to take the free shuttle downtown, or park a few blocks away in a garage or lot. Has anybody been to the festival this weekend and scoped out the parking situation?

Has anyone else been experiencing sporadic internet drops in golden? It started yesterday after it dropped. I didn’t some troubleshooting and the comcast app let me know it might be coxial cable but replaced it and it’s so random.

howdy folks~ I moved into an apartment last week and it's been ... interesting

My initial impressions included how barely cleaned the apartment was (dust on each surface & fixture, food stains in the fridge). After seeing a slow draining shower drain, missing fire extinguisher in the unit & shared level hallway (I ended up purchasing one but would like to be reimbursed), older windows with significant gaps between the screens and frames to allow critters in / loose screens altogether, a patio door that doesn't stay close unless locked, a good amount of flies & moths (that I ended up getting traps for)... I'm wondering what my options are here/ if this is the norm for older apartments in this city

I already sent an email to the property management detailing these concerns earlier this week (no response) and sent maintenance requests this morning - but is this normal for older apartments in this city? I would prefer to maintain a friendly relationship with the property mgmt company but these issues concern me

Update 8/14: it's been a few days since these issues were originally reported, a follow-up contact today & no response. Perhaps the previous tenants were the suffer-in-silence type and these items were missed during inspection, but the lack of response is disappointing and does little to establish trust in the business relationship moving forward.

I would appreciate even a "we're really busy right now, we can get to this in a couple weeks when things slow" but the complete radio-silence is concerning.

Given the response and feedback to my previous post (don't schedule, just post when it's happening), I am hearby doing just that and announcing a happy hour meet-up at:

GOLDEN MILL

WED AUG 12 @ 5:30 PM

I'll reply to this post where I'm sitting.

Hoping for good vibes and a welcoming, inclusive environment for all.

Thanks to everyone who weighed in on the last post. It was genuinely helpful to hear what people wanted. Let’s see how this first one goes and have some fun with it.

Hope to see some of you tonight! 🍺

Comment 👋 if you plan on attending!