Fire Chief Gary Allen Honored
By David Josselyn
Work Session
Central City Council met with Staff for a Work Session at 5:35 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2019. Topics of discussion were the 2020 Preliminary Budget, bear awareness, and a joint meeting with CCBID Board of Directors. (more…)
With the Gregory Street Plaza Project and Maryland Mountain Park Trail Project
By Randy Beaudette
Black Hawk City Aldermen tackled an unusually long and complex agenda Wednesday in which decisions were made on historical and transformational issues. Newly hired Firefighter David Young rang the bell promptly at 3:00 p.m. to announce the Black Hawk City Council regular meeting August 28, 2019 edition. (more…)
Demolition of non-historical structures delayed
By Randy Beaudette
The most recent Black Hawk City Council regular meeting focused on the demolition of non-historic buildings in the historical district, and a revision to the municipal code to license and allow marijuana hospitality establishments. (more…)
Senator’s Visit Highlights Development of Black Hawk’s 600-Acre Maryland Mountain Recreational Park
PRESS RELEASE – The City of Black Hawk was pleased to host Colorado Senator Cory Gardner on August 28th for a tour of the City’s Maryland Mountain Recreational Park, a new mountain trail development situated in the beautiful hills and valleys above the City. Mayor David D. Spellman and members of the City’s staff highlighted the development of what will be one of most unique trail systems in the State of Colorado. (more…)
Council Appoints Ellis to Main Street Commission
By David Josselyn
Work Session
Council met with Staff for a Work Session immediately prior to the regular meeting on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. The topics covered were a report from the Walker Study Downtown Parking County, a proposed Central City Railroad and Mining Museum; and discussion regarding a statewide Family Leave Program. (more…)
Brewers and patrons weigh in on favorite festival and brews
By David Josselyn
The Great Central City Beer Fest transpired on Saturday, August 24 where twenty local brewers erected tents along Main Street and tapped their chosen varieties for guests to (more…)
September 13-15
Bring the entire family to relive the 1950s fun – hot rods, live music, excellent food, 24 hour gaming, all to the sound of uncapped vintage motors set in beautiful mountain scenery in a historic gold mining town. (more…)
2019 Gilpin Arts Members Show
By David Josselyn
Tucked away in the upper room of the oldest, continuously used public building in Colorado, usually referred to as Washington Hall, is a spectacular art gallery produced by the Gilpin County Arts Association and lovingly managed by Michele Roussel. Inside you will find masterpieces painstakingly created by local artists displayed in each unique room of the gallery creating a cultural experience like none other in the county. (more…)
Council approves demolition of two non-historic structures
By Randy Beaudette
Newly hired Black Hawk Communications Officer Kylie Vigil and New Police Officer Kevin Sagar rang the bell promptly at 3:00 p.m. to announce the Black Hawk City Council regular meeting August 14, 2019 edition. Mayor Spellman called the Black Hawk City Council to order followed by Roll Call, then led in the Pledge of Allegiance. (more…)
Regular Council Meeting
By David Josselyn
Work Session
Council met with Staff for a Work Session immediately prior to the regular meeting on Tuesday, August 20, 2019. The topics covered were Belvidere Theatre cost estimates and Spruce Street vehicle access. Representatives from FormWorks Design Group LLC, Jessica and Natalie, reviewed the final projected costs from the chosen design for the Belvidere Theatre. The total cost for complete renovation is $6.5 million; almost $4 million of that would go toward the (more…)
Nevadaville Notes in the early 1900’s
By Mary Peery
News from the Gilpin County Miner, December 7, 1939 by William C. Russell, Jr.: “The Methodist Church in Nevadaville was recently been purchased by Mrs. Mildred Zook of Hinsdale, Illinois, and she plans to make an Art Studio of it. Wm. C. Russell, Jr., is boarding it up for the winter. Gordon Starbuck has purchased the old Meyhew residence and has started fixing it up. Someone has purchased the brick Odd Fellows building and is tearing it down and hauling the brick away. It is said this is one of the oldest brick buildings in Colorado and that the brick were hauled here with ox teams. (more…)
Sole inhabitant upholds civic pride of once booming mining center
By Mary Peery
Rocky Mountain News, June 3, 1930: “Nevadaville, one-time boom mining camp of the Central City district, is not dead—not by a long shot and the civic pride of its one inhabitant. Merely suggest that it is a ghost city, and Leonard Nichols, aged hermit, will resent the imputation. New distinction has come to Nichols, distinction given to few men in the United States. He is the sole inhabitant of the entire settlement. Uncle Sam sent a census enumerator to Nevadaville the other day. The enumerator looked high and low, then recorded “One Resident.” (more…)
Council to hatch new businesses in the Visitor’s Center
By David Josselyn
Regular Council Meeting
Mayor Fey convened the regular meeting of the Central City Council at 7:10 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. Council members; Mayor Jeremy Fey, Mayor pro-Tempore Judy Laratta, Jeff Aiken, and Jack Hidahl were present. Alderwoman Jackie Johnson was not in attendance. (more…)
Council approves trailhead bridge project for October installation
By Randy Beaudette
Last Wednesday, July 24, 2019, Black Hawk City Council regular meeting highlights include a Special Election Agreement and a Change Order for the Hidden Treasure Trailhead. Isle of Capri General Manager Rodney Turlan rang the bell to kick off the session that was called to order promptly at 3:00 p.m. Mayor Spellman called the Black Hawk City Council to order followed by Roll Call, then led in the Pledge of Allegiance. (more…)
One of Benjamin Britten’s Grandest Operas
By Kelly Dean Hansen, Ph.D.
The operas of Benjamin Britten are strange. They are powerful, emotional, musically sophisticated, profound, and culturally relevant, but they are also strange. The characters in Britten operas tend to be almost allegorical, only coming into their own as real humans as the plot develops. (more…)
Masonic Lodge Open House, Pancake Breakfast, and Antique Gun Demo
By Jaclyn Schrock
Nevadaville may be considered a ghost town, but those are not ghosts who live there and keep its recollections alive. Real people have brought back to us, with much restoration work, the Nevadaville Masonic Lodge No. 4 completed in 1879 on Main Street, across from the original City Hall. With improvements to the building in the last few years, the continuing members have had an annual fund raising pancake breakfast. (more…)