Turning the page to our next chapter

Dear readers and supporters: Today begins a new chapter for this newspaper and Colorado Community Media, and we’re excited to share updates on our move to a new printing facility, why that matters and news of the upcoming launch of a revamped website.

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ere’s now an easy and free way to get around Golden.

Colorado School of Mines and the City of Golden have launched all routes for the free Ore Cart shuttle service. e partners hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 9 to celebrate the full launch ahead of Mines’ 2023-24 academic year.

e Ore Cart has four routes:

• e Gold route, which is currently a city pilot program, circulates around downtown Golden. It’s operating seven days a week through Labor Day, after which service on Sundays will end. For the full schedule, visit GuidingGolden.com.

• e Silver route will circulate around the Mines campus. Starting Aug. 21, it’ll run shuttles every 15

Linda Shapley

In June, we learned that the facility that prints our portfolio of two dozen weekly newspapers and magazines would be closing this month. At the time, we pledged to nd a solution that would ensure little to no disruption to our printing and distribution schedule. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of options, aiming to keep costs down and changes as minimal as possible while understanding that