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Mar 28, 2023 - Tue
Aurora, United States
clear sky
21°F clear sky
Wind 5 mph, SSE
Humidity 66%
Pressure 771.82 mmHg
Day Cond. Temp. Wind Humidity PressurePres.
tue mar 28
broken clouds
44/35°F 8 mph, SSW 18% 765.07 mmHg
wed mar 29
few clouds
49/37°F 9 mph, WNW 29% 759.06 mmHg
thu mar 30
sky is clear
62/51°F 26 mph, SW 14% 745.56 mmHg
fri mar 31
snow
47/43°F 24 mph, WNW 27% 749.31 mmHg
sat apr 1
scattered clouds
52/47°F 9 mph, NNE 18% 758.31 mmHg

 

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MacKinnon propels Avalanche to 5-1 victory over Ducks
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist in his 700th NHL game and the Colorado Avalanche won their third straight game with a 5-1 road victory over the Anaheim Ducks Monday night.
Author: JOE REEDY, Associated Press
Posted: March 28, 2023, 5:08 am
Embiid sits out, Jokic leads Nuggets past 76ers 116-111
Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to a 116-111 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night in a game that was set to be a matchup of MVP front-runners until the Sixers decided to sit big man Joel Embiid due to a sore right calf.
Author: ARNIE STAPLETON, Associated Press
Posted: March 28, 2023, 4:59 am
REPORT: 1 in 4 Colorado teens has fast access to loaded gun
“That’s a lot of access and those are short periods of time,” said Virginia McCarthy, a doctoral candidate at the Colorado School of Public Health and the lead author of the research letter describing the findings in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics.
Author: Markian Hawryluk | KHN
Posted: March 28, 2023, 3:39 am
Mass school shootings kill 175 from Columbine to Nashville
175 people have died in 15 such events connected to U.S. schools and colleges — from 1999's Columbine High School massacre to Monday's shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: March 28, 2023, 1:54 am
APS, Cherry Creek schools mum on student pat-downs, ‘safety plans’
“Officers can’t just pat down students every day just because,” said APD spokesperson Sydney Edwards.
Author: CARINA JULIG, Sentinel Colorado Staff Writer
Posted: March 27, 2023, 11:45 pm
‘I have no interest’ — APS board members question value of team building
“I just, I have no interest,” he said. “That’s where I’m at personally.”
Author: CARINA JULIG, Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted: March 27, 2023, 9:36 pm
Whitney Houston’s family wants to highlight her gospel roots
"Gospel was in her heart," said Gary Houston, who recalled his sister around the age of 5 wearing their mother Cissy Houston's wig and high heels while using a broom as a microphone. "We woke up to and went to sleep to gospel. She would sing exactly what she heard my mother and her siblings. No secular music. It was all gospel."
Author: JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer
Posted: March 27, 2023, 8:39 pm
Rhodes ready to take his place in WrestleMania spotlight
"It's satisfying and vindicating. But it's hard for me to look at it and say, 'Hey, I told you so. I knew I had it,' unless I beat Roman Reigns," said Rhodes about his comeback.
Author: JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
Posted: March 27, 2023, 8:39 pm
Renée Fleming stars as `Nixon in China’ arrives in Paris
"You really have to be in your mid-60s to even remember this other than as it's something that you learn about in school," said Fleming, a 64-year-old soprano who bid farewell to the standard repertory six years ago. "I'm sorry, but in the context of what's going on now, Watergate doesn't seem quite as horrific as it did at the time."
Author: RONALD BLUM Associated Press
Posted: March 27, 2023, 8:39 pm
Adele extends Las Vegas residency, plans concert film
"Playing to 4,000 people for 34 dates is not enough, and I know that," Adele said. "So I am coming back for a few weeks in June, and I'm going to release it to make sure anyone who wants to see this show can see it."
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted: March 27, 2023, 8:39 pm
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History of Aurora, Colorado

Aurora was incorporated as the town of Fletcher on April 30, 1891. The new town, one of the new crop of suburbs sprouting up around Denver, was four square miles of prairie reaching from Yosemite Street to Peoria and 6th Avenue north to 26th Avenue. In 1907 the town was renamed Aurora. Aurora history is one of change, growth, diversity, and community.

Aurora’s Military Heritage

Since the very early years of this city, the military has been a big part of Aurora’s history. For almost 100 years, Aurora has been home to countless service men and women and their families. They are part of a rich heritage that makes up our community. Let’s take time to honor those who have served and are serving our country in the armed forces.

In 1918 during the beginning of Aurora’s first building boom, Army General Hospital #21 (re-named Fitzsimons Army Hospital) was built east of town. Twenty years later, in 1938, Lowry Air Force Base was opened to the southwest of town. Rather than closing Fitzsimons, the U.S. government expanded and upgraded the hospital facilities in 1941 just in time to care for the wounded servicemen of World War II. Lowry expanded to a site 15 miles to the east in 1942 that eventually became Buckley Air National Guard Base and later Buckley Air Force Base.

Explore Aurora’s Historic Sites

Historic landmarks tell the story of Aurora, from a small 19th century “trolley town” on the fringes of an emerging metropolis, to a growing suburb of the 1950s. Historic homes, businesses and other sites and structures are the physical memories of Aurora’s rich history. They are valuable resources that need to be protected and shared with the community for today and for the future. Aurora has 27 individual landmarks, 2 historic districts, and 2 cultural heritage sites.

DELANEY FARM REGION
John Gully Homestead House

DeLaney Farm Historic District
200 S. Chambers Road
Built: 1870-1871
Aurora Historic Landmark #3
Landmarked: 1986
National Register of Historic Places

DeLaney Round Barn 

170 S. Chambers Road
Built: 1902
Aurora Historic Landmark #9
Landmarked: 1989
National Register of Historic Places

Coal Creek Schoolhouse

Near intersection of 1st Avenue & Chambers Road
Built: 1928
Aurora Historic Landmark #18
Landmarked: 2001

DeLaney Farm Historic District 

Chambers Road & Alameda Parkway
Aurora Historic District
Landmarked: 1997

ORIGINAL AURORA REGION
William Smith House

412 Oswego Court
Built: 1910
Aurora Historic Landmark #2
Landmarked: 1986
National Register of Historic Places

Historic William Smith School

10000 E. 13th Ave.
Built: 1931
Aurora Historic Landmark #4
Landmarked: 1986

Aurora Fox Arts Center

9900 E. Colfax Ave.
Built: 1946
Aurora Historic Landmark #5
Landmarked: 1987

Milliken House

H.M. Milliken House
1638 Galena St.
Built: 1891
Aurora Historic Landmark #6
Landmarked: 1987

Italian Villa

1785 Hanover St.
Built: 1925
Aurora Historic Landmark #8
Landmarked: 1988

Thomas F. Gilligan House

1455 Beeler St.
Built: 1925
Aurora Historic Landmark #10
Landmarked: 1990

Centennial House

1671 Galena St.
Built: 1890
Aurora Historic Landmark #11
Landmarked: 1993
National Register of Historic Places

Fuller House

2027 Galena St.
Built: 1892
Aurora Historic Landmark #17
Landmarked: 2001

Marshall Cowing House

1580 Dallas St.
Built: 1892
Aurora Historic Landmark #19
Landmarked: 2004

Hornbein Building

9901 E. 16th Ave.
Built: 1953
Aurora Historic Landmark #20
Landmarked: 2005

Robidoux House

1615 Galena St.
Built: 1913
Aurora Historic Landmark #25
Landmarked: 2011
National Register of Historic Places

St. Therese School 

1200 Kenton St.
Built: 1956
Aurora Historic Landmark #23
Landmarked: 2007

St. Therese Parish Historic District

12th & Kenton Streets
Built: 1956
Aurora Historic District
Designated: 2012

Stanley Aviation – Stanley Marketplace

2501 Dallas St.
Built: 1954
Aurora Historic Landmark #27
Landmarked: 2015

MILITARY LANDMARKS
Red Cross Building and Memorial 525

12862 E. Montview Blvd.
Built: 1918
Aurora Historic Landmark #15
Landmarked: 1999
Building Demolished in 2015; Memorial still stands

Lowry Building 880

1016 Boston St.
Built: 1942
Aurora Historic Landmark #12
Landmarked: 1995
National Register of Historic Places

Guardhouses at Fitzsimons General’s Park

Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street
Built: 1919
Aurora Historic Landmark 13
Landmarked: 1999

Fitzsimons General’s Pond – Water Fowl Preserve

1561 Quentin St.
Built: 1901
Aurora Historic Landmark #14
Landmarked: 1999

American War Mothers National Memorial Home

1601 Peoria St.
Built: 1924-1926
Aurora Historic Landmark #7
Landmarked: 1988

Bicentennial Art Center

13655 E. Alameda Ave.
Built: 1938
Aurora Historic Landmark #26
Landmarked: 2012

SMOKY HILL REGION
Melvin School

4950 S. Laredo St.
Built: 1922
Aurora Historic Landmark #1
Landmarked: 1986
National Register of Historic Places

Toll Gate Creek Archaeological Site

2141 S. Kittredge Way
Aurora Historic Landmark #21
Landmarked 2003

Smoky Hill Trail Historic Marker

24000 Smoky Hill Road
Aurora Historic Landmark #22
Landmarked: 2006

EASTERN AURORA
KOA Building

18500 E. Colfax Ave.
Built: 1934
Aurora Historic Landmark #16
Landmarked: 2001

Trolley Trailer No. 610 

Restored and Installed in Growing Home exhibit at Aurora History Museum
Built: 1913
Aurora Historic Landmark #24
Landmarked: 2008

List of Aurora Cultural Heritage Sites
Victory Grange

2025 Tower Road
Built: 1951
Aurora Cultural Heritage Site #1
Named: 2011

Friend Furniture

9605 Colfax Street
Built: 1917; Renovated: 1951, 1968
Aurora Cultural Heritage Site #2
Named: 2014