🌱 Patch AM: What Denver’s new scooter rules could mean for Arvada riders

Coffee in hand, Arvada? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What Denver’s new scooter rules could mean for Arvada riders

Also on today's calendar: Live @ The Rose - Ten Years Gone & Invincible and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 69, low: 42.
• Friday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 66 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Denver picks new shared scooter and bike operator: Here's what's changing (kdvr.com) — Denver is replacing Lime and Bird with Veo as its sole shared scooter and bike operator in 2026, adding stricter safety and parking rules. For Arvada residents who ride in Denver, that means new technology like sidewalk detection, rider quizzes, and helmet incentives, while Lime continues operating separately in Arvada and other Colorado cities for now.
   

📸 Around Arvada

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Arvada

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Friday December 26

• Toddler Time
  Arvada Library , 8555 West 57th Avenue , Arvada
  10:15 am
• Family Time
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  10:15 am
• Let's Dance
  Arvada Library , 8555 West 57th Avenue , Arvada
  11:15 am

Saturday December 27

• Family Time
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  9:15 am
• Live @ The Rose - Ten Years Gone & Invincible
  Buffalo Rose , 1119 Washington Ave , Golden
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• LEGO® Build and Play
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  2:30 pm

Monday December 29

• Preschool Time
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  9:15 am
• Toddler Time
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  10:15 am
• Family Time
  Standley Lake Library , 8485 Kipling Street , Arvada
  11:15 am

Wednesday December 31

• New Years Eve w/ Dog Log (Phish Tribute)
  New Terrain Brewing Company , 16401 Table Mountain Pkwy , Golden
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 25

• CLOSED for Christmas
  Community Table , 8555 W 57th Ave , Arvada
• City Hall Closed - Christmas Day Holiday
  Wheat Ridge, CO Calendar Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
  8:00 am

Monday December 29

• CLOSED on Mondays
  Community Table , 8555 W 57th Ave , Arvada

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have seen this sweet thing hanging around my house for "what I will assume" is a few days now.
  I found him @ my back door a couple weeks ago looking in at my cats. I tried to check him out as I saw he had a collar with tags, but he ran under… (Nextdoor Allendale)
• I took a Christmas tree yesterday ( a small one ) to my son's grave trying to be cautious of the rules and regulations of Mt Olivet and this morning it was gone.
  I just wanted to cry I understand they say flowers only but I literally paid 10k for this plot it isn't fair I can't even have a little tree for him… (Nextdoor Allendale)

• Lowe's posted a job opening for Part Time - Receiver/Stocker - Flexible in Arvada. Apply here.
• Crusoe posted a job opening for Structural Welder in Arvada. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Arvada here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wheat Ridge

• FirstBank Company Culture: How FirstBank Builds Belonging for All Employees (builtin.com)
• Ex-Brighton coach moves to Ravens' softball program (northglenn-thorntonsentinel.com)

Golden

• Fire Hazard (goldentoday.com)
• News About Golden - December 23, 2025 (goldentoday.com)
• End of School Party at the Gem (goldentoday.com)

Ok Arvada! 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: I got tired of the hole business.
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