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ARTLINE WANDERLUST: An Insider’s Guide to Three Memorable Excursions

ARTLINE WANDERLUST: An Insider’s …

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Mar 3, 2026

The 40 West ArtLine was a dream long before it became a reality. As the newly emerging arts district was gaining momentum—fostered by its cadre of champions and the local business improvement district—the City of Lakewood’s Comprehensive Planning Division leveraged an EPA grant into a community plan named the 40 West Urban Design & Mobility Plan. That plan made the first public reference to an outdoor arts experience in the built environment in and around the West Arts District. That was...

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A Safer West Colfax: How Lakewood Is Transforming One of Its Most Iconic Streets

A Safer West Colfax: How Lakewood Is Tra …

Mar 18, 2026

For more than a century, West Colfax has been one of the most iconic streets in Colorado. It’s where art galleries sit beside family-owned restaurants and neighborhood shops. Where buses stop just...

ARTLINE WANDERLUST: An Insider’s Guide to Three Memorable Excursions

ARTLINE WANDERLUST: An Insider’s Guide …

Mar 3, 2026

The 40 West ArtLine was a dream long before it became a reality. As the newly emerging arts district was gaining momentum—fostered by its cadre of champions and the local business improvement...

Arts & Altruism: How 40 West creatives are making a positive impact in their community and beyond

Arts & Altruism: How 40 West creatives a …

Mar 3, 2026

To many who have lived there for a long time, West Colfax conjures images of old neon signs, dive motels, live bars, diners, and cowboys. The longest commercial street in the United States boasts an...

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Dare to Dream: West Colfax Charts a Course for 2040

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Dare to Dream: West Colfax Charts a …

What do you want your world to look like in 2040? Think about it. How would you forge a path for the next generation? What about the unknowns? Talking about unknowns five years ago, “novel coronavirus” or “COVID-19” were not household words. Clearly, this global pandemic has and will impact our path forward. More on that later. In 2014, when a collection of engaged citizens convened to chart a course for the next 25 years for Lakewood’s storied West Colfax corridor, they faced many unknowns....

PROFILES AND PERSPECTIVES

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PROFILES AND PERSPECTIVES

From the pioneering days to its agrarian roots to its mid-century car culture to the ever-changing eclectic commercial thoroughfare it’s become, Lakewood’s West Colfax corridor is constantly evolving — that’s been true for more than 100 years, and it’s certainly true today. Every year in these pages, we do a round-up of what’s on the horizon for Lakewood’s West Colfax corridor. This year, a bit of a different approach. We interviewed two deeply involved, strong advocates for West Colfax who...

ART FOR CHANGE: Building Community Connection through Creative Projects

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ART FOR CHANGE: Building Community …

Since its inception nearly 15 years ago, 40 West Arts District was conceived as an agent for change—and not just for art’s sake. The aesthetic benefits of art are clear through the ways it activates our human visual, auditory, and sensory pathways. But art plays a critical role in the health and vitality of communities as well. It increases social and civic engagement, encourages local neighborhood exploration, drives visitors to local businesses, and is part of an overall formula to catalyze...

The Loveland House: The Man, the Legend, and a Vision that Still Endures

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The Loveland House: The Man, the Le …

William A. H. Loveland had a vision. His vision was to bring people together to enjoy the idyllic rolling countryside near the foothills and lounge in its cooler temperatures along West Colfax in what now is Lakewood—a frontier landscape in the late 1880s, decades before Lakewood would incorporate as a city. Loveland was no stranger to bold ideas. He and his wife Miranda had journeyed westward during the daring days of the Colorado Gold Rush in the late 1850s. In the decades that followed,...

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Programs & Initiatives

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A Decade-Plus of Momentum: The …

Sep 7, 2026

There’s a moment that happens in August that’s hard to describe if you haven’t experienced it. The...

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REIMAGINING THE DISTRICT: A NE …

Feb 25, 2026

Where were you June 3rd, 2022? Were you a part of this community soiree? On this date, a dream...

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Why Engage with WCCA?

Mar 3, 2026

Now more than ever—community matters. As social beings, we know we are better humans when we are...

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A Hidden Gem Always in Full Bloom: Veldkamp’s Flowers and Six Decades of West Colfax Roots

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Sep 7, 2026

A Hidden Gem Always in Full Bloom: Veldkamp’s Fl …

On the corner of West Colfax and Hoyt, where the city softens into greenhouse glass and the air smells faintly of cut stems and warm soil, a Lakewood staple has been quietly thriving for more than...

A Place to Slow Down: Inside Mile High Holistics on West Colfax

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Mar 17, 2026

A Place to Slow Down: Inside Mile High Holistics o …

In the middle of the movement and vibrancy of West Colfax, there’s a quiet space where the pace of the outside world seems to soften. Step inside Mile High Holistics, and the atmosphere shifts...

Change Nothing, Improve Everything: Inside Casa Bonita’s Joyful Reawakening

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Mar 3, 2026

Change Nothing, Improve Everything: Inside Casa Bo …

Full disclosure: This isn’t a traditionally objective article. It’s part feature, part love letter (with the adjoining open letter). Why? Because I’m a longtime fan of the Casa Bonita experience and...

Growing Free: How Sprout City Farms Is Feeding West Colfax One Harvest at a Time

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Jul 16, 2026

Growing Free: How Sprout City Farms Is Feeding Wes …

Tucked into the southeast corner of Mountair Park at 13th and Depew — right alongside the W Line tracks, the bike path, and the 40West Arts District ArtLine — sits a 1.5-acre patch of ground that...

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Programs & Initiatives

Get Inspired – Explore RMCAD’s Art Markets, Captivating Competitions & Insightful Artist Talks

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Mar 3, 2026

Get Inspired – Explore RMCAD’s Art Markets, Ca …

Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) welcomes you to explore artistic masterpieces, inspiring presentations, and the next generation of artists and designers. RMCAD, located off Pierce...

REIMAGINING THE DISTRICT: A NEW “HUB” ENERGIZES WEST COLFAX

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Feb 25, 2026

REIMAGINING THE DISTRICT: A NEW “HUB” ENERGIZE …

Where were you June 3rd, 2022? Were you a part of this community soiree? On this date, a dream comes true on West Colfax, as a newly renovated arts building opens to the public along West Colfax in...

Dream Bigger, Build Together: West Colfax Vision 2040

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Jul 6, 2026

Dream Bigger, Build Together: West Colfax Vision 2 …

Picture West Colfax in the year 2040. Maybe you see a town square where a parking lot sits today. Maybe you see kids riding bikes on safe sidewalks between Sheridan and Wadsworth, families gathered...

A Decade-Plus of Momentum: The West Colfax Lately Luncheon Delivers Again

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Sep 7, 2026

A Decade-Plus of Momentum: The West Colfax Lately …

There’s a moment that happens in August that’s hard to describe if you haven’t experienced it. The ballroom at Lakewood Country Club fills up, and it always fills up, with the people who have spent...

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Bloom Media: The Marketing Engine Behind the New West Colfax Lately

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Mar 3, 2026

Bloom Media: The Marketing Engine Behind the New W …

When West Colfax Lately set out to elevate its digital presence, it partnered with a team that understands both strategy and storytelling: Bloom Media. Bloom Media is a full-service digital...

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Why Engage with WCCA?

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Mar 3, 2026

Why Engage with WCCA?

Now more than ever—community matters. As social beings, we know we are better humans when we are connected to our community. After the COVID years disrupted community functions of all kinds,...

A Corridor Finds Its Voice: Introducing the West Colfax Lately Podcast

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Aug 12, 2026

A Corridor Finds Its Voice: Introducing the West C …

In 2015, West Colfax Lately began with a promise: that this corridor — its neighborhoods, its business owners, its civic life — deserved coverage as serious and as steady as any part of the metro....

New Navigation Center Opens in Lakewood to Support Neighbors in Need

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Mar 18, 2026

New Navigation Center Opens in Lakewood to Support …

On any given night in Jefferson County, many fellow residents are sleeping outside. Some are in tents along creek paths. Others move between parking lots, bus stops, and storefronts. For many, the...

REIMAGINING THE DISTRICT: A NEW “HUB” ENERGIZES WEST COLFAX

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Feb 25, 2026

REIMAGINING THE DISTRICT: A NEW “HUB” ENERGIZE …

Where were you June 3rd, 2022? Were you a part of this community soiree? On this date, a dream comes true on West Colfax, as a newly renovated arts building opens to the public along West Colfax in...

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News & Policy

ARTLINE WANDERLUST: An Insider’s Guide to Three Memorable Excursions

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Mar 3, 2026

ARTLINE WANDERLUST: An Insider’s Guide to Three …

The 40 West ArtLine was a dream long before it became a reality. As the newly emerging arts district was gaining momentum—fostered by its cadre of champions and the local business improvement...

A Safer West Colfax: How Lakewood Is Transforming One of Its Most Iconic Streets

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Mar 18, 2026

A Safer West Colfax: How Lakewood Is Transforming …

For more than a century, West Colfax has been one of the most iconic streets in Colorado. It’s where art galleries sit beside family-owned restaurants and neighborhood shops. Where buses stop just...

Arts & Altruism: How 40 West creatives are making a positive impact in their community and beyond

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Mar 3, 2026

Arts & Altruism: How 40 West creatives are making …

To many who have lived there for a long time, West Colfax conjures images of old neon signs, dive motels, live bars, diners, and cowboys. The longest commercial street in the United States boasts an...

West Metro Fire Rescue Has Your Back. Now They Need Yours.

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Sep 7, 2026

West Metro Fire Rescue Has Your Back. Now They Nee …

One of the best fire departments in the country serves West Colfax. This November, our community has a chance to make sure it stays that way. Here's something worth knowing about the people who show...

Community & Culture

A Home for Storytelling: How The Three Leaches Theatre Is Building Community in 40 West

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Mar 28, 2026

A Home for Storytelling: How The Three Leaches The …

For some people, theater begins with a script. For others, it begins with a stage. For Melissa Leach, it began much earlier — with family, imagination, and the feeling that art could make people...

Bridging the Gap: 40 West Poet Laureate Marissa Forbes on Healing, Community, and Writing Out of the Bubble

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Oct 19, 2026

Bridging the Gap: 40 West Poet Laureate Marissa Fo …

Poetry has a reputation as a solitary art: one person, one page, one quiet room. Marissa Forbes has spent the last several years proving otherwise. She has written her way through grief and...

Growing Free: How Sprout City Farms Is Feeding West Colfax One Harvest at a Time

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Jul 16, 2026

Growing Free: How Sprout City Farms Is Feeding Wes …

Tucked into the southeast corner of Mountair Park at 13th and Depew — right alongside the W Line tracks, the bike path, and the 40West Arts District ArtLine — sits a 1.5-acre patch of ground that...

A Place to Slow Down: Inside Mile High Holistics on West Colfax

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Mar 17, 2026

A Place to Slow Down: Inside Mile High Holistics o …

In the middle of the movement and vibrancy of West Colfax, there’s a quiet space where the pace of the outside world seems to soften. Step inside Mile High Holistics, and the atmosphere shifts...

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