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Aspen Snowmass was the first resort operator in Colorado to deploy Snow Secure insulating blankets to protect snow over the summer. The company estimates the insulated tarps saved snow that would take about 3.5 million gallons of water to manufacture. (Jeremy Swanson, Special to ...
This year has been one of the tightest financially for Silt-based Colorado Mountain Honey, in large part due to monthslong delays in payment for pollinating work done in March. Beekeepers across the country are facing similar delays, waiting to be paid hundreds of thousands of do...
Aspen One, the parent company of Aspen Skiing Company, held a community town hall Tuesday. Attendees asked top executives about changes to company policy, on-mountain infrastructure and ski pass prices....
Before there were vintage consignment stores on every corner, before there was The RealReal and high-end boutiques had luxury re-sale arms of their business, there was What Goes Around Comes Around — the original innovator in the space. What Goes Around Comes Around has been the ...
Aspen Institute Community Programs, in collaboration with the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, will host a panel, “The American Economy in a New Era,” at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 5 at Paepcke Auditorium, 1000 N. Third St. The panel will feature experts discussing AI-driven disruptions and ge...
Less than a year after Stacey Bruck opened Snow Bunny Boutique in Lionshead, the store owner and designer already has another location in Beaver Creek, has done pop-ups in Aspen during the winter and will open a Breckenridge location in the coming months. She also started the Sno...
Quite simply, Dan Blankenship is the finest human being I have ever met. I feel incredibly fortunate to have spent the lion’s share of my working life in his company. Dan spent so much time at work that it’s hard to say whether RFTA’s tremendous growth was due more to his work et...
For 20 years, Los Angeles–based BODYTRAFFIC has brought bold artistry, technical mastery and innovative contemporary dance to stages nationwide. Now, after 20 years, BODYTRAFFIC is closing as a company. Its performance on July 22 at Aspen District Theater will be its second-to-la...
Prom dresses, tiaras and plenty of opening-night energy filled Thunder River Theatre Company on Thursday as SoL Theatre Company kicked off its run of “The Prom.” Some audience members dressed for the occasion, arriving in prom gowns and tiaras before posing for photos on the set ...
Founded in 2007, Bodytraffic is known for its stunning performers, diverse technical mastery and dynamic repertoire. The Los Angeles-based dance company will perform on Wednesday at the Aspen District Theatre as part of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s summer season....
Katie Garcia and Joan Rodriguez, of the Los Angeles-based dance company Bodytraffic, will perform on Wednesday at the Aspen District Theater as part of the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s summer season....
Aspen’s iconic brand Kemo Sabe is returning to the town of its original store with a new pop-up partnership at the Viceroy Snowmass this week. From noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, and 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, guests of the hotel and community members can experien...
There’s something sentimental about running into an old friend in an unexpected place — and that’s exactly how it feels watching two beloved Nantucket institutions set up shop in Aspen this summer. Both brands are marking major milestones this year, and both chose our mountain to...
David Weekley, a Texan and part-time resident of Crested Butte, was a multimillionaire by age 30 after founding his homebuilding company David Weekley Homes in 1976. But when he almost lost everything in his mid-30s, he said one of his biggest regrets was not the overnight disapp...
The SoL Theatre Company has been working on their Summer Stock Theatre show, and is launching with a production of “Spring Awakening”. The production, which has won eight Tony awards, will be presented at the Thunder River Theatre Company, with showings scheduled throughout t...
We are proud to say that the Aspen Thrift Shop’s annual Art Sale at the Red Brick has become a favorite summer event for locals and visitors alike. On Saturday, Aug. 8, we will offer up for sale an extraordinary cornucopia of artworks, objects, jewelry and more that has come ...
Kurt Perry appears in Sol Theatre Company’s production of “The Prom,” which opens today at Thunder River Theatre Company in Carbondale. The curtain goes up at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. A 2 p.m. matinee is planned for Sunday.…...
Katherine Sand — We are proud to say that the Aspen Thrift Shop’s annual art sale at the Red Brick has become a favorite...
Marble Distilling Co. has spent more than a decade making spirits. Its latest award proves the company can bottle that same spirit without the liquor. The Carbondale distillery’s Peach Jalapeño Shrub recently earned a silver medal at the inaugural North American Nonalcoholic C...
Shoppers line up to buy fresh fruit from Forte Fruits at the Aspen Saturday Market.
Brothers Danny and Mark Patterson built bakeries across the country around the idea that people were the most important component of a company. And after 50 years in business together, they ended up where they had long wanted to be: with one store in Aspen built around community....
When Carbondale resident Tiffany Quillan started her marketing company as a side business, its name reflected her goal of operating with “no overhead.” Less than two years later, Nover Marketing has more than 10 employees, serves dozens of clients across the United States and ...
On behalf of the Red Brick Center for the Arts and the city of Aspen, I wish to share our collective thanks for the partnership of the Carbondale-based Project Shop on the Mall Fest 50 Art Parade. Among two dozen amazing collaborators, The Project Shop, led by artist Reina Ka...
Company acquired property in series of transactions with developer Mark Hunt
Clouds gather on the peaks around Twin Lakes on Aug. 26, 2024. After a major water rights acquisition earlier this year, Pitkin County is looking to buy another 4.68 shares — currently diverted from the Western Slope and stored in…...
Gypsum Hotel Partners is building a dual-brand Hilton Hotel near the Eagle County Regional Airport, with construction on the 140-room property, to be operated by Crestline Hotels and Resorts, expected to be completed in early 2028. Located in the Airport Gateway Business Cente...
Despite its relatively small size, Snowmass would need to increase affordable housing by 508 units to meet the need for living space in Pitkin County. This is according to Rachel Schindman with Economic and Planning Systems, who presented to Snowmass Town Council Monday on the...
Colorado’s housing market wrapped up the spring season with more inventory than in previous years, setting up an active summer for buyers — even as economic and political uncertainty continues to drive up prices. Colorado continued its momentum toward a “balanced and sustainab...
Libertine is returning to Aspen with an exclusive residency at The Little Nell from July 29 through Aug. 4, coinciding with Aspen Art Week and offering an intimate and elevated shopping experience for visitors and locals alike. Libertine will be located inside the property’s b...
Vertical dance company Bandaloop performs dangling from the Wheeler Opera House on Saturday.
Downtown Aspen was packed with thousands of residents and visitors on Saturday during Aspen’s annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade, which featured local nonprofits, businesses, community organizations and patriotic displays showcasing the creativity and hometown pride of As...
MOMIX, a company of dancer-illusionists, presents Botanica at Aspen District Theater. The exceptionally innovative company explores the human body “to investigate non-human worlds,” artistic director Moses Pendleton said. Its latest performance, Botanica, emerges from the...
Action in Africa hosted their third annual Taste of Africa fundraising dinner at Mawa’s Kitchen at the Aspen Airport Business Center on June 13. The evening brought the flavors, culture and spirit of Uganda to Colorado, pairing world-class dining with a powerful global mission. ...
If you are visiting Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley this week, excellent fishing opportunities await. Even if you left all your gear at home or have never fished before, don’t despair — many fly shops up and down the valley are itching to help you out. Most shops offer ren...
July 4 should not only be a celebration of our independence but also a celebration of our country’s unprecedented success in establishing freedom, opportunity, safety and economic effectiveness. It should also remind us that such success is not guaranteed or automatically sustain...
Chairman David Hoffmann held a roundtable discussion with business and community leaders in June from Buffalo, New York. He believes businesses and newspapers need to support each other to thrive....
A new culinary chapter begins as Lola 41 opens at White Elephant Aspen, with a menu inspired by the eclectic, global flavors stemming from the 41st parallel. “We’ve really enjoyed the opening. It’s taken off even more than we expected it to, which is amazing. The word has gott...
Vertical dance company BANDALOOP debuts in Aspen to perform at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. July 4 at the Wheeler Opera House, 320 E. Hyman Ave., for a special event celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. The internationally-known dance company, based in West Oakland, Calif., w...
Here’s a true story about the West: An oil company leases some public land, drills a well, pumps the oil and posts a $10,000 bond...
Cuts to federal science agencies don’t save money, says one good government group. These cuts lower economic growth and push costs onto communities and families, while making Americans less secure and less healthy....
Aspen Snowmass and Daybreaker are bringing the renowned sober morning dance party and community gathering to new heights — 11,212 feet to be exact — on Aspen Mountain Friday, July 3, for the highest elevation Daybreaker ever experienced. For Geoff Buchheister, CEO of Aspen Ski...
Katie Couric, former co-host of NBC’s “Today” and anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” has moved into new media with her company Katie Couric Media.
Two western tiger swallowtails fly between milkweed plants near Catherine's Store Road outside of Carbondale on Thursday afternoon.
The Aspen Skiing Co.’s Shop employee housing in Snowmass is planning an expansion.
The Aspen Skiing Co. is spending $43 million on a new Ullrhof restaurant at Snowmass, scheduled to open next ski season.
Lissa Ballinger creates a costume during a workshop at the Red Brick Arts Center for Saturday’s Mall Fest 50 Art Parade. The final free costume-making workshop takes place today from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Red Brick. Mall Fest celebrates the…...
Colorado will implement new rules July 1 for retail electric vehicle charging stations meant to increase transparency and ensure consistency for consumers and business owners. While the requirements will be enacted this year, the Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety wil...
Colorado will implement new rules July 1 for retail electric vehicle charging stations meant to increase transparency and ensure consistency for consumers and business owners. While the requirements will be enacted this year, the Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety wil...
In 1995, Tom Sherlock and his wife packed up a car and a U-Haul, left the East Coast and headed west for what they thought would be a single ski season. What followed was years of hands-on work, a reputation built project by project and eventually a construction company shape...
Mountain Valley thankful for community support We are very thankful these days at Mountain Valley Developmental Services. First, we received a generous grant from the Defiance Thrift Store — a partner in many ways for many years. Secondly, we have started a new program w...
‘Total baller’ in full control of restaurant empire
Aspen’s Best E-Bikes, one of Aspen’s only e-bike exclusive rentals and sales businesses, has officially moved to its new location — 409 South Hunter Street. The business, which began as a small operation in 2022, has now grown to a fleet of about 60 e-bikes. The fleet’s expans...
Nancy Silverton was a Best New Chef for Food & Wine in 1990. She is an iconic figure in the restaurant business as a TV personality, restaurateur and recent James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award winner....
John Herrigel, owner and founder of The Maine Oyster Company, shucks oysters with one hand during one of Friday’s Grand Tastings at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen....
An Xcel Energy outage is affecting Glenwood Springs and New Castle Wednesday evening. As of 7:41 p.m. Wednesday, 3,440 of 40,057 customers tracked in the area are without power, according to poweroutage.us. Xcel Energy crews are working to safely restore service, with estim...
While the weeklong, juried workshops for Summer Words are closed at this point, there are still plenty of craft talks and panels that are open to the public June 22-25, and a pass for all six of the discussions is just $40. As one of the top literary gatherings in the nation, ...
Aspen One CEO Dave Tanner, Aspen Skiing Company CEO Geoff Buchheister and Aspen One Senior Vice President of Sustainability Chris Miller joined Snowmass Town Council Monday in an effort to increase transparency and strengthen community partnership, in addition to receiving feedba...
