WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
VOLUME 20 | ISSUE 12
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Arvada Harvest Festival brings fall festivities Arvada City
Council approves Texas Roadhouse building proposal Council approves the second of two major modifications required for proposed building BY LILLIAN FUGLEI SPECIAL TO THE ARVADA PRESS
in a Bottle, Shelvis & the Roustabouts and Band Thunder Roads took the stage. The festival also hosted the annual Grand Parade — located on 58th Ave between Tabor St and Miller St. This year, the theme was “Honoring Our Heroes . . Red, White and Blue,” with floats touting patriotic colors and celebrating community heroes. This was the festival’s 99th year, with next year marking 100 years of the Harvest Festival in Arvada.
Arvada’s Texas Roadhouse will soon have a new look after the restaurant’s building proposal was approved by city council. In a council meeting on Sept. 9, Arvada City Council once again considered a major modification for Texas Roadhouse’s building proposal, passing the modification 5-2, with council members Lisa Feret and Randy Moorman dissenting. The restaurant — located near the intersection of 55th Avenue and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard — plans to tear down the existing building and construct a new one on the northeast corner of the parcel where the restaurant is currently located. According to a representative for the development firm working with Texas Roadhouse on the project the new building is set to be 2,000 square feet larger than the existing restaurant facility, which was built in 2001. The new building’s design is more aligned with Texas Roadhouse’s more recently built locations nationally. The building’s relocation puts it in a Pedestrian Priority Zone — which means that the building must meet certain requirements. However, the building proposal included two major
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The parade’s theme — “Honoring Our Heroes...Red, White and Blue” —made for many patriotic floats.
Annual fall festival one year away from its centennial celebration BY LILLIAN FUGLEI SPECIAL TO THE ARVADA PRESS
Although the sun is still shining and the air is still warm, Arvadans seized the opportunity to celebrate fall during the annual Harvest Festival. From Sept. 6 through 8, Clear
Creek Valley Park was overtaken by autumnal festivities as the Arvada Harvest Festival — hosted by the Arvada Junior Chamber Foundation, or Jaycees — was underway. Local artisans, food vendors and municipal organizations filled the park with booths, giving attendees the chance to shop, eat and connect. For kids, there were bounce houses aplenty, as well as a kids zone filled with activities. The park’s amphitheater was filled with music throughout the weekend, as bands like Message
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