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 also 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 Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | 27.0° Fair CITY COUNCIL HOLDS FIRM TO AMEND BUDGET Special Session Called to Override Mayoral Veto   Denver City Council held firm to its position Friday and voted to override Mayor Hickenlooper’s veto of an amendment to the 2008 City Budget on employee pay. At their Monday night November 3 meeting, City Council voted changes to a complex and somewhat controversial method of how the city pays its workers.  The Mayor objected to the changes and vetoed the amendment mid-week.  Council responded by holding a special meeting the afternoon of Friday, November 9 to challenge the Mayor’s veto and emerged with a 9-3 vote to keep the amendment in the proposed budget. 2007 MAYOR'S DESIGN AWARDS Awards celebrate innovation, creativity, beauty   Artists and city leaders turned out recently for the 3rd annual Mayor’s Design Awards, celebrating and recognizing noteworthy buildings found throughout Denver.   “I think great cities are as enriched by many discreet and beautifully designed smaller projects as they are by the bold and grand civic gestures,”  says Mayor John Hickenlooper.  “Every time we do it, I come away with a sense of awe that a city like Denver that seems so, sometimes, on the surface, so placid, so almost normal, can generate and incubate such wonderful subtleties and such intense creativity.”   The awards are designed to recognize the small, but great things done by business owners, home owners, and individuals who are adding beauty to Denver’s neighborhoods.        News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Announcements DENVER 2 for 1 TIX A free program that provides weekly 2 for 1 ticket and admission discounts for metro Denver arts and entertainment. It means great savings for you on last-minute tickets to music, theater, museums and much more. LEAP Program Helps with Heating Need help with your heating bills? LEAP could help. LEAP in Denver is designed to pay a portion of your heat bill, one-time during the winter season and also provides emergency assistance with shut-off notices. Building a "Better Denver" The Better Denver Program is a comprehensive effort to invest in the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of city facilities as well as new construction. Residents can follow progress on neighborhood bond projects at the Better Denver website How the Federal Economic Stimulus Will Help Denver The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides the city a great opportunity.  Denver will receive stimulus dollars for critical city projects and programs and report what's received and how it's being spent! View online updates. More Announcements      1