Inside Arvada
Inside Arvada is the City of Arvada’s official podcast where we bring you conversations with the people who make Arvada a thriving community. Hear stories about the past, present and future of Arvada through the lens of the City team members who help make it all happen. Explore the complex topics impacting our community and dig in to conversations about parks and sustainability, development, transportation, water resources and more.
Inside Arvada
Latest Episodes
How Shared Meals Are Building Community
We talk with Tim Jones, founder of Longer Tables, about how shared meals build trust, reduce isolation, and help neighbors connect. We also trace Tim’s family connection to Arvada founder Benjamin Wadsworth and how that legacy of community buil...
Arvada's Playground Replacement Program
We talk with senior landscape architect Chad Hollingsworth about how Arvada renovates playgrounds each year, from construction timing to the behind-the-scenes safety and planning that decides what gets replaced first. We also dig into inclusive...
Why Arvada Parks Will Keep Watering After Oct. 1
Parks Manager Steve Gustafson joins the show to discuss how the Parks Department has limited its use of water to follow drought restrictions throughout the summer. Steve also explains why some City parks, athletic fields and golf courses will c...