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Good morning Lakewood! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Lakewood-based legal team is challenging Colorado's new gun permits
Also on today's calendar: DIY: Custom Laundry Soap & Personalized Container and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 63.
- Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Colorado State Shooting Association asks court to block SB25-003 permit scheme (kimmonson.com) — Lakewood figures into a major gun-policy fight as Mountain States Legal Foundation, headquartered in the city, helps represent plaintiffs challenging Colorado's new SB25-003 firearm permit-to-purchase system. The suit argues the multi-step process, fees, and limited training availability unconstitutionally burden buyers and sheriffs. A federal judge will weigh a request to pause the law while the case proceeds later this year.
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📸 Around Lakewood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lakewood
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- DIY: Custom Laundry Soap & Personalized Container →
Painting with a Twist, 7134 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood
2:00 pm - Spay Today | Painting with a Purpose | August 23 →
Painting with a Twist, 7134 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood
3:00 pm - Paint Your Pet! Create Your Custom Pet Portait →
Painting with a Twist, 7134 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood
3:00 pm - First Day with 9th Grade Students
John F. Kennedy Denver, CO 80227 - Open for Visitors →
Jefferson County, CO Calendar
8:00 am - Atomic Explorations: Virtual B Reactor Tour [Tri-Cities, WA]
Manhattan Project National Park Join us in the Visitor Center located at 2000 Logston Blvd. Richland, WA
2:00 pm - First Day With All Students
John F. Kennedy Denver, CO 80227 - Full Moon Choose Your Painting | TAROT READING & Paint Night →
Painting with a Twist, 7134 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood
6:30 pm - Frightful Forest Friends | Paint & Sip →
Painting with a Twist, 7134 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood
8:00 pm - Choose Your Fave! | All Ages Paint Party! | Axolotl Boba →
Painting with a Twist, 7134 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood
11:00 am - $20 Bottomless Mimosas | Hot Ghost (end of) Summer →
Painting with a Twist, 7134 W Alaska Dr, Lakewood
11:00 am - Lakewood Business Association Monthly Meeting - Timely Updates & Networking →
7700 West Woodard Drive, Lakewood, Colorado - at the Westwoods Community Church
9:00 am
Sunday August 23
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Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- if you were the honorable person who returned a cell phone to costco [quincy and wads], please message us.
We would like to thank you. I took my dear brother who i watch over, age 83, and myself, age 81, to costco to get eye exams and glasses. They… (Nextdoor Lochmoor) - I'm sitting and reading in my Belmar backyard.
Based on the posts I've seen in the past couple of weeks, I'm fully expecting a bear, a porch pirate, rowdy teens on ebikes, or at least seven lost… (Nextdoor Kendrick Lake)
🗞 Nearby News
Wheat Ridge
- Principal Financial Analyst jobs hiring near Wheat Ridge, CO at EchoStar (echostar.com)
- With a new head coach, Summit High football hopes 2026 will turn around previous years' losing record (summitdaily.com)
Morrison
- '80s Metal Band From Chicago Makes Announcement About Final Album (parade.com)
- Sunday Funday Prizes and Contesting (audacy.com)
- Grace Potter Releases Seventh Studio Album Trespasser (gratefulweb.com)
Golden
- The WPA in Golden (goldentoday.com)
Ok Lakewood! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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