New School Year, New Housing 🎒

8/4 - The Village at Mines Park, Fine Arts Festival, & North Ford Survey

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The Golden Goose
August 04, 2025

Good Morning, Golden! If the coffee lines seem longer and your street suddenly has six more Subarus parked on it—don’t worry, it’s not a glitch in the Matrix. Mines students are beginning to move back in, and some lucky ones are unpacking in the brand-new Village at Mines Park. (Yes, it’s fancy. Yes, it has a café. No, you can’t live there. I already asked.)

This week’s issue is bursting with local goodness: art festivals, baby goats, Yappy Hours, pelvic floor health, and a full moon hike. Let’s get into it!

In today’s issue:

  • 🎒New School Year, New Housing

  • 🎨 Golden Fine Arts Festival

  •  📌 Bulletin Board

  • 📆 Events This Week & Upcoming

🎒New School Year, New Housing

Students started moving into the new Mines Park apartment buildings on August 1. The five four-story buildings located West of U.S. 6 off 19th street have been under construction for two years. In total, The Village at Mines Park has 1,058 beds and includes Ore Cart stops, a café, a fitness center, shared laundry facilities, gathering areas and study nooks.

If you’re also thinking “only two years to build?!”, don’t worry…I did a little (ore)digging…

The construction company Milender White (MW) used prefabricated CLT construction on this project. “The CLT building system uses large-scale, prefabricated, solid-engineered wood panels that offer superior acoustic, fire, seismic and thermal performance. It has a strength-to-weight ratio comparable to concrete despite being 5X lighter.” MW claims this approach “supports an acceleration of schedule.” To learn more, check out the company’s article, The Power of Prefabricated CLT Construction: Mines Park Village. 

Also important to note, Scully’s Coffee ☕️ will be opening at The Village at Mines Park. It’s the coffee camper’s first brick-and-mortar shop! Opening date is TBD.

As for when school starts, here are the start dates for a few schools:

  • August 19 - Mitchell Elementary; Bell Middle School

  • August 20 - Golden High School

  • August 25 - Colorado School of Mines

📸: Milender White

🎨 Fine Arts Festival This Weekend

When: This Saturday & Sunday (8/9 & 8/10)

What: Enjoy two days of art, live entertainment, beer and wine gardens, and food vendors. This event is FREE and will feature over 100 artist booths.

“Artists are selected through a competitive jury process selected by art professionals. Traditionally, over half of participating artists travel to Golden from outside of the state of Colorado.“ See more here on their website.

To note: Please no dogs.

Where: See location in green on the map below.

11th Street from Arapahoe to Maple Streets in Golden

📌 Bulletin Board

Coworking Membership Trade - Connects Workspace is looking for a new host a few hours a week at the front desk (either opening or closing). In return, you’ll get a coworking membership. Send them a message if interested.

Free State Park access for veterans August 1-31 - “As a thank you, military members and veterans enjoy FREE entry to all Colorado state parks throughout August.”

North Ford Community Survey - The North Ford Complete Street Design Project aims to “increase accessibility, connectivity, and safety along the North Ford Street corridor between SH93 in north Golden to 10th Street downtown as determined by the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. “ Help provide initial on feedback!

Reminders:  

Get your Day Out with Thomas Tickets - Tickets will be going on sale as of Tues, 7/29 at 9am. This event sells out each year, and advanced tickets are required. This family friendly event will take place on three weekends: Sept 6-7, 13-14, and 20-21.

TRIVIA QUESTION:

Mines is able to house what percentage of its student body on campus across all its housing facilities, including its new building?

A. 45%
B. 65%
C. 85%

Answer at the end

📆 Events This Week & Upcoming

Highlighted in green = Kid Friendly

MONDAY (8/4)

TUESDAY (8/5)

  • 👮 National Night Out (8/5 @ 5-8pm) - The Golden Police Department’s national community-building event for all ages at Parfet Park. “Will feature a variety of fun activities, food, treats, face painting, and live music.”

  • 🚲️ Summer Sports Injury Prevention + Recovery Workshop (8/5 @ 6-8pm) - “Join us for an engaging [women-specific] summer workshop focused on injury prevention and recovery for biking —hosted at the Yeti Cycles Showroom in Golden.” Be sure to register ➡️ here.

WEDNESDAY (8/6)

THURSDAY (8/7)

FRIDAY (8/8)

SATURDAY (8/9)

SUNDAY (8/10)

  • 🧑‍🌾 Country Market at Golden Outpost (8/10 @ 10am-3pm) - “Offers locally grown produce, cottage law food products, and handmade crafts from local artisans.”

  • 💃 Sunday Swing at The Rose (8/10 @ 5pm) - Free dance lesson 4-5pm, then the Flatiorn Jazz Orchestra play from 5:00 to 7:30. Tickets are $20 online and $25 at the door.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

AUGUST

☕️ Golden Startup Coffee (8/13 @ 9-11am) - “A simple morning meetup for entrepreneurs, innovators, creatives, professionals, investors, and everyone to elevate the entrepreneurial community in Golden, Colorado.”

🧘 Kid and Parent Yoga with Parent Run Club (8/14 @ 5pm) - Located at Lions Park and led by @rabbithikes and @prenatalandbeyond.

🥣 Soundbath with Pranatonic (8/16 @ 6:30-7:30pm) - “This is a beautiful opportunity to slow down, allowing ourselves some space to rest. The vibrations from the different instruments have a way of penetrating into our cells and retuning our bodies, bringing us back into equilibrium.”

🎵 Jefferson Symphony Outdoor Concert (8/17 @ 6pm) - “Music of the 1980s. Featuring movie soundtracks, Olympic themes, Broadway songs and rock & roll!”

🍺 Golden Beer Talks (8/19 @ 6pm) - Free talk on The Role of the Intestinal Microbiome in Health at Buffalo Rose.

👟 On Trail Shoe Demo at New Terrain Brewing (8/20 @ 4-8pm) - “We're teaming up with On Running to host a FREE shoe demo, where you’ll have the chance to test out some of On’s latest and greatest trail running shoes on the scenic trails just steps from the brewery.”

🧑‍🌾 Golden Community Garden Happy Hour & Fundraiser (8/21 @ 6-10pm) - “Come build community, support local musicians, and raise money for the local Golden charity Golden Pantry & Thrift!” Bring a dish or drink to share. Preferred donation of your choosing, which will be considered your RSVP.

🏃Parent Run Club at Alyth Active (8/23 @ 8:30am) - A run with childcare!

SEPTEMBER

🎥 Mountain Bike Film Festival at Colorado Mountain Club (9/4) - “We are stoked to host our first annual mountain bike film!!! This is more than just a film, it is celebrate our local community and the incredible biking the Golden area has to offer.” Get your tickets ➡️ here.

🐶 Foothills Animal Shelter Fall Market (9/13 @ 10am-1pm) - “Kick off the autumn season wandering aisles of unique craft vendors, enjoying tasty bites from food trucks, and exploring booths from local businesses. Family-friendly activities and kids’ entertainment make this a perfect fall day out for everyone, including your pup!” Small entry donation fee, but kids are free!

THANKS!

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Until next week, stay curious and connected. 💛

Answer: A. 45% - Mines is able to house 45% of its student body. Source