Top Headlines Saturday, September 06, 2008 | 56 ° Scattered Clouds   First Ever Urban Ski and Snowboard Rail Yard Opens in Denver Denver Parks and Recreation Teams with Winter Park Resort to Bring Thrills to Ruby Hill Park   January 20, 2007 - Winter Park Resort in partnership with Denver Parks and Recreation has opened the first-ever skier and rider urban rail yard, Ruby Hill Rail Yard, Saturday, January 20. Demonstrations by Winter Park athletes helped kick off the event with free snowboard equipment made available for local youth interested in trying a new sport or fine tuning already learned techniques. Welcome to the new DenverGov.org      You’re looking at the City and County of Denver’s new Web site. We’ve recently overhauled our site to provide you with better access to city information like neighborhood zoning, legislative issues, and community initiatives.   Our new site features simple language left-hand navigation to direct you to topics of interest. Note the featured tabs with Resident, Business and Visitor sections. Other enhancements to the site include a powerful new search engine, as well as real-time news feeds for multiple electronic devices to keep you abreast of current events, community meetings and announcements.        News Archives         Current Headlines      1 2 3 4 5

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Announcements 7th Annual Four Mile Fling Four Mile Historic Park’s annual fund-raiser is Sunday, September 14th from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  The event includes dinner, a silent auction and games.  First Time Homebuyer Information Get information about buying your first home and find out details about available homes in the Stapleton area under the HomeStart program. The conference is September 20. Free Day at Denver Museum of Nature and Science Learn about and celebrate the nature, science and culture of Latin America September 7 at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Community Emergency Response Training Be prepared to help professional responders in case a disaster hits close to home. This 16 hour training course is free. Parks & Rec Wants Public Input on Rec Centers Denver residents are being asked to help decide the future of the City's rec centers. The Parks & Recs Department is hosting a series of public meetings to gather public comment.   I Get Around Get healthy while you explore Denver's premier attractions, during Convention week and beyond—all at zero carbon impact on our environment! View map (7.3MB PDF)     Deadline Extended to Nominate 150 of City's Extraordinary This November on the city''s 150th anniversary,  Mayor Hickenlooper will honor Denver's 150 .  Nominate people who are doing something extraordinary that is making the City a better place.   Build a Better Denver Citizens can follow progress on neighborhood bond projects. Visit the Better Denver website focusing to learn about capital maintenance, health and safety, transportation, libraries and cultural facilities and parks and recreation infrastructure. More Announcements      1 2