A hoppin’ good time
By David Josselyn
On Saturday, August 22, 2015, Central City hosted the 4th Annual Great Central City Beer Festival. Even with same day competition from the Boulder Craft Beer Festival, the (more…)
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Spirits seen telling their stories
At the Bald Mountain Cemeteryby Heather Worrell
The 27th Annual Cemetery Crawl took place at Bald Mountain Cemetery between Central City and Nevadaville last Saturday, August 22, 2015. This much-loved event is presented (more…)
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A Tailing Tale of Mining Books and Elmore
At the Great Central City Beer FestBy Maggie Magoffin
This past Saturday, I spent the day in Central City at the annual Beer Fest and was blessed to meet and converse with many of the attendees interested in Peter McFarland’s (more…)
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Black Hawk and Central City Councils discuss reestablishment of shuttle service
A Cooperative Spirit is the Tale of Two Cities These DaysBy David Josselyn
On Tuesday, August 18, 2015, the Central City Council met for a joint work session with the City of Black Hawk Council to discuss establishing a transportation agreement (more…)
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Gilpin County Fair dishes up true rural fun
Favorite traditions and fresh attractions aboundedby Patty Unruh
The 2015 Gilpin County Fair, held August 15-16 at the fairgrounds, boasted a full schedule of old favorites and new attractions enjoyed by a huge and happy crowd. (more…)
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A tailing tale of beer
And the Colorado gold rush
By Maggie Magoffin
With Central City’s Annual Beer Fest fast approaching, I thought it might be interesting to research when the sweet golden brew first quenched the thirst of Coloradoans, (more…)
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First Fridays in Central City
Turning Main Street into a pedestrian block partyBy David Josselyn
Central City hosted its second First Friday event August 7, 2015. First Fridays are a trending event in cities around the world, but especially in the United States. These events (more…)
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Jerry Magno remembered…
July 8, 1946 – August 6, 2015
Jerry L. Magno was born in Denver, Colorado and passed away on August 6, 2015. His parents moved to Colorado Springs, CO where he grew up in the Broadmoor Hotel area. (more…)
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Welder Up – who are they?
Bringing Junk Back To Life One Car At A TimeBy Aaron Storms
Being an automotive enthusiast who appreciates all different types of vehicles, I’ve been fascinated by the low, mean, and fast “rat rod” builds seen locally, in Hot Rod Magazine, (more…)
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Gilpin ballot boxes a good idea for multiple locations
But County Attorney says process was flawed and should have been planned better
by Heather Worrell
The regular Board of County Commissioners meeting began at 9 am on July 28, 2015 at the Gilpin County Courthouse in Central City. (more…)
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Is Pixels worth your time and price of admission?
An arcade game nostalgic trip movie reviewBy David Josselyn
Happy Madison Productions, along with Columbia Pictures and 1492 Pictures, produced an 80s nostalgic movie, Pixels; casting several big name stars like Adam Sandler, Kevin James, (more…)
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Man of La Mancha – Sir Don Quixote and fighting windmills
At Central City Opera through August 9th
By Aaron Storms
Central City Opera continues its 2015 Summer Festival with the opening of the Tony award-winning musical Man of La Mancha in the intimate and historic 550-seat Central City Opera House. (more…)
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“God has given me a second chance”
Local resident struck by lightning; wife saves his life
by Patty Unruh
Few of us go from living our quiet, ordinary lives one day to being the subjects of national media attention the next. Yet that is just what happened to Jerry and Cora Jean Leenheer (more…)
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Racing on the Central City Parkway with PIT Rally
The Fastest Mountain in the Rockies!
By Aaron Storms
Being an automotive race fan, I was looking forward to the second annual PIT Rally on Saturday, July 18th to be held on the beautiful 8.25 mile winding mountain Central City (more…)
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Proposed Gilpin County Senior Living Facility
Potential Locations on County Property Near Community Center
by Heather Worrell
On June 25th the Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz and Gail Watson engaged in an informal conversation at a well-attended Coffee with the Commissioners meeting at (more…)
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Crosley Hotshot band entertains community with high-octane country tunes
Fourth of July festivities at Christ the King Community Church
by Patty Unruh
Folks at Christ the King Community Church welcomed members of the community last Saturday for a jubilant celebration of the Fourth of July holiday. Nearly one hundred (more…)
