Thursday, Nov. 26 - City and County of Denver offices will be closed for the day in observance of Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, November 27, most City and County offices will aslo be closed as Employees are taking a furlough day to help the City create budget savings during these challenging economic times. Please see details here for specific information on how the closures may or may not affect City functions.

Top Headlines Monday, November 23, 2009 | 32.0° A Few Clouds Denver Update: Weekly News Summary November 13 - 19, 2009 (Review by Denver 8 TV) Review current events in the City and County of Denver. Visit the Denver Update webpage, or click the icon to watch the program. 2009 Mayor’s Design Awards Announced Mayor John Hickenlooper celebrated the growing number of Denver’s homeowners, small business owners and developers who have made design excellence a priority in their community at the fifth annual Mayor's Design Awards. The program honored 15 diverse projects that enhance the city.        News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2 3

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Announcements Elections Division Invites Public to Test, Open House The Denver Elections Division invites the public to a test of its voting system on Tuesday, July 29 and to its new headquarters on Friday, August 1. Visit the website www.DenverVotes.org   Web Site for Creative Community Denver's Office of Cultural Affairs is launching the Creative Space Agent web site. It's a site that will allow businesses with available creative space to promote it to the creative community. Kick-Off Event for Living Streets Initiative The former Mayor of Bogota, Columbia, will be in town Wednesday, July 30 as Denver embarks on its year long living streets initiative. City leaders want to work with residents to change the way we plan and build travel corridors. Cinemocracy: Democracy on Film Capture your definition of democracy in a five minute production and submit it.  The deadline is August 1.  The top 10 videos will be shown during the DNC. http://www.cinemocracy.org/ for details  Red Rocks History on the Block Original redwood benches from Red Rocks Ampitheatre are on the auction block- through Saturday, 7/19 at 5 p.m. Denver's Road Home Presents Free Film Preview Friday, July 25th at 8:30 p.m. , at  Denver's City Park watch a sneak preview of Where God left his Shoes.   More Announcements      1