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It’s any-bunny’s game Four retail marijuana shops opening in Golden
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BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Local park district’s Easter egg hunt a hopping good time
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Saturday before Easter always comes with great egg-pectations, and April 8 was no di erent as thousands of families across the Golden and Lakewood areas attended local Easter egg hunts.
e Applewood area’s Maple Grove Park was packed with 400-500 attendees, as families counted down the seconds until 10 a.m. on the dot.
When opening Golden to retail marijuana last summer, o cials decided to limit it to four licensees in city limits. Now, all four licenses are in the nal stages of approval. e city’s rst retail dispensar y opened this week, and the other three plan to open by summer. If so, Golden’s estimating $250,000 in marijuana excise tax revenues for 2023.
At a recent City Council meeting, city sta said the four licensees are:
Golden Alternative Medicine, also known as Verts Neighborhood Dispensary, at 511 Orchard St.; Outcrop Dispensary at 18475 West Colfax Ave.; IgadI Dispensary at 791 Pine Ridge Road; and e Fireplace at 17120 W. Colfax Ave.
In November 2021, city voters gave a green light to the limited retail sales of marijuana to adults (2A), as well as a 6% excise tax (2B) on its commercial sale.
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Bunny Game
When the hour arrived, children tore under the boundary tape to nab all the colorful eggs littering the ground.
e Prospect Recreation & Park District set out more than 3,000 eggs, including 150 golden eggs that allowed children to pick out toys at the prize booth. e Easter bunny also attended, creating the perfect photo op for the youngsters.
Organizers noted that this year’s attendance was back to pre-pandemic levels, and were happy to see how many families had walked to the event.
District Manager Kyle Parker, who joined the PRPD about two weeks ago, said this is the district’s big springtime event. Its biggest one of the year is Pumpkin Fest, which will be Oct. 7 at Fairmount Park.
PRPD’s boundaries are in unincorporated Je erson County between Golden, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Arvada. It operates eight parks with two more under construction, and also runs the Applewood Golf Course. For more information on the district, its amenities and programs, visit prospectdistrict.org.
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