WEEK OF JULY 25, 2024
VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 4
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Arvada on Tap returns for 9th year to fanfare despite sweltering heat 11 local beermakers share their ales with the community
BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Arvada’s City Council approved the $6.3 million purchase of the former Early College of Arvada building and is discussing using the building to provide homeless services. The sale was approved by a 5-1 vote — with Councilmember John Marriott as the lone dissenting vote — at the July 15 Arvada City Council meeting. Arvada Mayor Lauren Simpson was an excused absence from the meeting, as she is in New York for a Harvard City Leadership program this week. Early College of Arvada is located at 4905 W 60th Ave. and closed its doors for good after holding its last day of school on May 23; the property went up for sale shortly thereafter. The future of the building is still to be determined, but the city stated that it is evaluating the possibility of providing homeless services from the site.
Hundreds of Arvadans braved near triple-digit heat to taste some of the city’s best beer at Arvada on Tap this year. Eleven local beermakers participated in this year’s iteration of the event, which included a barbeque competition as well. While this year’s attendance didn’t quite surpass previous years, over 520 people still came out to the Ralston Park Addition on July 13, which was dotted with various cooling stations — some which were put together shortly before the festivities got underway. “Our biggest thing is just prioritizing the health and safety of the community,” Arvada Festival Commission Chair Rachel Lovisone said. “We have lots of shade, and actually one of our members jerry-rigged this wonderful, little mister station.” SEE ON TAP, P9
Arvada purchases former Early College building for possible homeless service center
Folks sampled beer despite the sweltering heat at Arvada on Tap.
VOICES: 14 | LIFE: 16 | CALENDAR: 19 | SPORTS: 22
SOLD “AS IS” DEFINED
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1.Yes, it needs maintenance, carpet, paint and maybe a new furnace etc. This is not a fix up. You should not take a discount. So many seniors and elders say: “I only paid $200,000 so If I could get $300,000, I’m happy. They lose hundreds of thousands of dollars every day. 2.“As is” minus safety issues. Natural gas leak, bad furnace are about the only things. 3.“As is” where it is often a fix and flip. Do not fix up your house if you are going to sell it.
Call me to learn why you don’t need to do it.
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