By David Gies
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Vol. 160 No. 45 April 20, 2023
Black Hawk to spend millions for outdoor elevator at
Gregory Point, police station renovation and other projects
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet was the name of a hit song recorded by the
Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1974.
The words also could apply to the City
of Black Hawk, which could spend more than $4 million this year to further
expand its non-casino attractions as part of its ongoing renaissance effort.
During last week’s meeting, City aldermen set the groundwork for several
projects it hopes to begin this year, including improvements to the Gregory
Point historic area (formerly called Mountain City), Gregory Plaza and renova-
tions to the first floor of the Black Hawk Police Department.
Gregory Point is a collection of small, historic houses above Gregory and
Cooper streets, close to the Red Dolly Casino. Some buildings have been homes
for artists’ galleries, a tattoo shop and the Basin and Bend outdoor sporting
goods store, which expanded and relocated to Gregory Plaza in December 2021.
Part of the problem for visitors reaching the hillside development was climbing
lengthy ramps and stairs to reach buildings on the top levels of Gregory Point.
Black Hawk has budgeted approximately $1.5 million for upgrades to Grego-
ry Point. The work will include adding “a new, embellished structure containing
a traction elevator,” new decorative steel railings throughout the area, rebuilding
sidewalks, paving asphalt area and repairing existing, grouted stone retaining
walls. Roche Constructors Inc. was authorized to begin pre-construction ser-
vices for Gregory Point by the aldermen.
Opera fight rages on, summer season just nine weeks awayOpera fight rages on, summer season just nine weeks away
By Don Ireland
The clock is ticking as the summer season ap-
proaches for the Central City Opera and the Ameri-
can Guild of Musical Artists. A dispute between the
opera and the AGMA, representing the performers,
began last fall.
The bad news: nothing much has been resolved
since then, although several negotiating sessions
have occurred. The curtain is scheduled to rise for
the first of three operas a little more than nine weeks
from now, on Saturday, June 24. The scheduled
three-show summer season will conclude on Aug. 6.
“Here’s an update regarding the Central City Op-
era: it isn’t great,” AGMA announced on April 4.
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