In Photos: The Rink at Belmar

King Soopers Remodel and Expansion in the Works

The vacant Office Max location in the Lakewood City Commons won't be staying vacant for long. King Soopers has announced that an expansion and remodel is in the works for their location at 7984 W. Alameda Ave.

King Soopers has been expanding and remodeling stores throughout Colorado over the past 2 years, using the additional space to add more baked goods, prepared foods, coffee, and organic products.

The remodel here in downtown Lakewood comes as King Soopers prepares to compete with  the new Sprouts Farmers Market opening at 98 N. Wadsworth Blvd. in the Fairfield Commons strip mall.

ChargePoint at Lakewood City Center

Although it's apparently been there since 2013, I just noticed the ChargePoint station for electric vehicles at 480 S. Allison Parkway, behind the Lakewood Cultural Center.

Along with the charging station in the parking garage the under Whole Foods in Belmar, this means downtown Lakewood has two EV charging stations.

In Photos: Snow Day in Lakewood

In Photos: Cityscape at Belmar

Belmar Sustainable Neighborhood to Screen "Bag It: Is Your Life too Plastic?"

The good folks at the Belmar Sustainable Neighborhood group are offering a free screening of "Bag It: Is Your Life too Plastic" on Nov. 16th at 6:30 PM. at the Colorado Media School, located at 404 S Upham St. in Belmar.

Pop up screenings of socially conscious movies at becoming more and more common (screenings of Education Inc. featured prominently in the recent, successful recall effort here in Jefferson County).  Next week's screening of "Bag It" could be your chance to learn about sustainability (both nationwide and here in Lakewood), meet your downtown Lakewood neighbors, and be at one with the spirit of the times.

Plus, I've heard there will be free popcorn.

Lakewood Police Respond to Man Carrying Rifle in Belmar

Access to Belmar was shut down this afternoon around 3 pm for about an hour as over 30 police officers responded to reports of a man with a rifle.

It's legal to open carry weapons in Colorado, so I want to praise the Lakewood police department for taking this threat seriously and responding quickly and in force.

Just two weeks ago, a similar report of a man with a rifle in Colorado Springs was disregarded by local police. The man went on to kill four people, and the incident has raised questions about whether Colorado's lax gun laws make it more difficult for police to protect citizens.

When found, the man in Belmar this afternoon claimed he was just back from a hunting trip.