GOLDEN, Colo. — This week, Denver7 | Your Voice is heading west to a place where you are always greeted with a hearty, “Howdy, folks!” when visiting the main drag.
Originally constructed in 1949, the Welcome Arch in Golden spans Washington Avenue and is one of the most recognizable features in Golden’s historic downtown commercial area. Another world-famous business sits just two blocks east of the avenue: the Coors Brewing Company. And just a few blocks south of that is the Colorado School of Mines.
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Golden is a hotbed of activity, buzzing with students, tourists, and those who call the small town at the base of the Colorado Rockies home. Denver7 popped into the iconic Windy Saddle Café to hear directly from the people who live there, listen to their concerns, and learn how they view the community and where they hope the future takes them.
For DeAnn Wieber, who founded Windy Saddle Café with her husband, the past 18 years running the café have flown by.
“Everything’s from scratch,” Wieber explained. “It’s fresh. We have a great breakfast menu. We have burritos. There’s one thing we’ve never taken off the menu — it’s our most popular and it’s been on there for 18 years — it’s called the Thunderbird. It’s shaved turkey with chipotle mayo and avocado.”
She knew Golden would become home as soon as she arrived…