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3 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Rylee Dunn
For the fourth time in its history, Arvada has recognized June as Pride Month, as the city council presented a proclamation to members of the Apex Park and Recreation District to mark the occasion. Councilmember Brad Rupert read the proclamation, which recognized Apex’s role in fostering community for LGBT+ residents of Arvada — including its monthly Pride Night events for LGBTQ+ teens and their allies.
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Rylee Dunn
Colorado Music Hall of Famer Hazel Miller is no stranger to a spectacle, and her birthday celebration this year — dubbed “Hazelpalooza” — will be no exception. Set for 6:30 p.m. on June 30 at the Arvada Elks Lodge, 5700 Yukon St., Miller will take the stage with her backing band, The Collective, and a host of local music luminaries including Josh Blackburn, Chris Daniels, Jack Hadley and Alice and Dave of Soda Blue.
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Rylee Dunn
A recent auto theft was foiled when members of the Arvada Police Department’s Auto Theft Reduction and Recovery Program traced a recently installed Apple AirTag tracking device to a residential garage where the car was allegedly slated to be disassembled and sold for parts, according to APD Detective Breann Bellio.
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Rylee Dunn
The city of Arvada has joined five other home rule municipalities — Greenwood Village, Aurora, Glendale, Lafayette and Westminster — in suing the State of Colorado, Governor Jared Polis and other stakeholders over the state’s housing policies.
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Rylee Dunn
Arvada has been hosting Memorial Day parades since about 1925, and the tradition is still going strong in its 100th year, as the local chapters of the American Legion (Post 161) and Veterans of Foreign Wars 4331 held their annual spectacle on May 26.
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Rylee Dunn
Colorado is home to a number of long-running powwows — this year’s Denver March Powwow marked the 49th edition of that event — and Arvada is poised to get in on the festivities. The Arvada Center will host the first annual Arvada Powwow from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 7 in the Arvada Center Sculpture Garden. The free event, which is put on in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce and Tatanka Ska Ventures, will feature native music, art, food and storytelling.
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3 weeks ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Rylee Dunn
Joseph Koenig, who, in April, was found guilty of murdering 20-year-old Alexa Bartell, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus 60 years by First Judicial District Court Judge Christopher Zenisek on June 3. Koenig’s conviction on a first-degree murder charge carried an automatic life sentence without possibility for parole.
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1 month ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Rylee Dunn
The first rabies case in Jefferson County of 2025 has been detected, as a bat in the Westlake neighborhood of Arvada tested positive for the disease, according to a release from Jefferson County Public Health on May 29. While the bat is the first case of rabies reported in Jeffco so far this year, there were five animals that tested positive for the disease last year.
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1 month ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Rylee Dunn
To say that Bonfire Burritos is filling the void across from Olde Town Arvada left by Arby’s closing might be understating things. The Golden-based burrito company has seen lines out the door for days since opening on May 16, indicating a fervent reception from locals to the area’s newest restaurant. The Arvada location — 5800 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. — is the second Bonfire Burritos brick-and-mortar to take shape, with another location planned for Wheat Ridge set to be following close behind.
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1 month ago | 
coloradocommunitymedia.com | Rylee Dunn
Mother’s Day is usually an opportunity to celebrate maternal figures, often with food and refreshments. One family dining out in Arvada this year says things didn’t go according to plan.
