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The Confluence Early Childhood Development Service District Board of Directors unanimously approved the contract for Samantha Markovitz to be the organization’s first executive director on Thursday....
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Copper Mountain selected to host two World Cup ski and snowboard events
Last week, U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced that, for the second year in a row, Summit County was chosen to host two World Cup events during the 2026-2027 winter season. Copper Mountain Resort will be hosting the Stifel Copper Cup on Thanksgiving weekend. This year, the Alpin...
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High Points: Living with Stage 2 fire restrictions
The High Point? Well, as of this writing, it is that, thus far in this very dry June, there has yet to be a fire of severe consequence in the Roaring Fork Valley. I use the word “severe” because, although we have had fires, they have been stymied by the outstanding work of our...
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Blumenthal: Gearing up for summer in the valley
I’ve been packing the car this week for our return to the Roaring Fork Valley in time for all the Fourth of July...
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Kelloff: What the Roaring Fork Valley told me
When I stopped in the Roaring Fork Valley as part of my By The People Tour, I came to hear directly from the people...
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McCready: The billion-dollar problem in youth sports
Nearly every day, we see another story about the absurdity of what youth sports have become and the staggering amount of money spent...
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PHOTOS: Ridin’ dirty with Snowmass Rodeo now in its 52nd season
The 52nd season of the popular Snowmass Rodeo is well underway with weekly events each Wednesday evening at Snowmass Town Park. Organized by the Snowmass Western Heritage Association, the 7 p.m. rodeo is always preceded by a 5 p.m. barbecue along with many activities for the k...
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Letter to the editor: White River National Forest needs to live within its means
When families face financial strain, they cut non‑essentials and sell assets. The White River National Forest now admits it’s in the same position. Forest officials recently told Pitkin County that the Maroon Bells Scenic Area runs a yearly deficit of nearly $300,000 and has b...
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Nike Outdoor Nationals track meet features pair of Garfield athletes
Eugene, Oregon, has long been one of the country’s landmark running destinations, from the evolution of the modern running shoe to hosting the Olympic track and field qualifiers. In June, two Garfield County athletes got their chance to compete on that same stage. Recent Ri...
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Lo-Fidelity: Aging into the Paul JAS Center
As I careen haphazardly through the four-way stop of my midlife-crisis, the newborn Paul JAS Center on the Cooper Street Mall is a venue I feel like I’ve very effectively “aged-into.” After willingly enduring countless late nights seeing, hearing and dancing-to live music at ...
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County commissioners approve Rifle airport taxiway, apron work
Garfield County commissioners approved nearly $10 million in construction and engineering contracts for Rifle Garfield County Airport projects meant to improve safety, ease congestion and prepare the airport for continued growth. The unanimously approved contracts include new ...
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How a network of 12 mountain communities across the West is ‘moving the needle’ on mental health
As Colorado mountain communities grapple with mental and behavioral health issues, many are getting involved with a project to share data between resort areas across the Rocky Mountain West. Despite picturesque surroundings and abundant recreation, mountain resort communities ...
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Bob Moses returns to ‘home away from home’ at Belly Up Aspen
After almost a decade of playing Aspen, Bob Moses will be returning to Belly Up for a club set on Friday, July 3, bringing with them their signature sound, new versions of songs and a love of the Colorado mountains. The Vancouver-bred duo, made up of Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallan...
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Aspen’s Main Street improvements project moves from design to construction
Aspen City Council approved on Tuesday two resolutions that move the Main Street Inlets and Pedestrian Improvements project into the construction phase. Phase two — construction — is set to take place between July and October, with crews mobilizing in mid-July, according to A...
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Peak 10 Classic canceled due to low snowpack, plans to return for free in 2027
For the first time since its inception as an official event in 2017, Breckenridge’s Peak 10 Classic will not be happening this Independence Day. Typically, the classic draws hundreds of attendees to ski the Fourth of July Bowl — a high-Alpine basin near Peak 10 where snow usu...
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Aspen Ideas: Health fellows
Every year, the Aspen Ideas: Health and Aspen Ideas festivals collectively sponsor more than a hundred professionals under 40 years old from various fields — including nonprofit leaders, scientists, artists, educators and more — to further innovative solutions and insights into ...
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A&E Lineup for June 27 – July 5
Note: for a complete list of calendar events from around Garfield County and the Roaring Fork Valley, go to http://www.postindependent.com/entertainment/community-calendar/. Touch-A-Truck with Glenwood Springs Parks and Rec What: Let your kids climb into the driver’s seat o...
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Pitkin County behavioral health responders release annual report
The Pitkin Area Co-Responder Teams program, or PACT program, served 249 individuals in 2025 with a total of 1,294 visits. This is according to Raleigh Bacharach-Hope, the PACT administrator for Pitkin County Public Health. PACT serves Pitkin County residents who struggle with ...
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Lo-Fidelity: Doing a double-take on Herbert Bayer
To know Herbert Bayer’s artwork is to know, and better understand, Aspen. I was reminded of this self-born concept once again while touring the latest exhibit at the Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies — “Double Take: Recurrent Dialogues in the Art of Herbert Bayer.” The ...
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WineInk: A historic wine celebration at Hotel Jerome
Well, that came and went quickly. It has only been a week since the 43rd Food & Wine Classic in Aspen weekend, and already it seems to be a bit of a blur. I guess that is how these things play out, sips and snippets and bits run together to become a collection of hazy memories...
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Holloway: Protect Woody Creek’s character
My family has been part of the Woody Creek community for generations, and I am writing to oppose the proposed commercial rezoning and expansion of the Woody Creek racetrack. The racetrack has existed in Woody Creek for more than 50 years, and many residents have accepted its c...
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Compass for Lifelong Discovery Board of Directors: Thank you for the support
On behalf of the Compass for Lifelong Discovery Board of Directors, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Aspen School District Board of Education for its partnership and support of Aspen Community School. We are deeply appreciative of the district’s allocation...
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Brough: Defender of the working class
I am writing to express my strong support for former Aspen Mayor Torre in his campaign for Pitkin County commissioner. Throughout his years of public service, Torre has consistently demonstrated that he understands and advocates for the people who make this community work ever...
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Crews fighting Dry Creek fire in Garfield County get reprieve after overnight rains
The size of the fire that started Tuesday south of Rifle did not grow and remains around 315 acres as of Thursday morning
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Business Briefs: Business news from up and down the Eagle Valley … and beyond
Rocky Mountain Taco now serving at Home Depot in Avon Eagle County’s original taco truck is parked in a new location. The truck that has served guests for more than a decade in Eagle County has been moved to Home Depot in Avon, where it is operating every day starting at 7 ...
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Colorado wolves are traveling east and south as summer begins
For the first time since beginning the reintroduction of gray wolves, Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed a wolf traveled east across Interstate 25. The collared wolf’s trip was captured in the latest wolf activity map, which illustrates the watersheds where Colorado’s coll...
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Town of Vail cancels fireworks as stage 2 fire restrictions set to begin Friday
Stage 2 fire restrictions will go into effect across Eagle County on Friday, banning campfires, personal fireworks and other spark-producing activities. The notice prompted the town of Vail to cancel its regularly scheduled Independence Day fireworks event, citing conditions a...
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Eagle County government gets fired up during the celebration of the new geothermal system
On June 25, Eagle County flipped the switch of the new geothermal heating and cooling system that lies just below the Eagle County building in Eagle. The new $14 million system, which replaced the building’s dying boiler, will aid Eagle County’s greenhouse gas reduction goal of 5...
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Where to find information on Colorado’s candidates for the June 30 primary
Colorado’s primary election — with consequential party races for local, state and federal offices — is rapidly approaching. The Vail Daily election page has coverage as well as candidate columns and responses to questions about key issues on Colorado’s Western Slope for voter...
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West Nile virus detected in Garfield County mosquitoes
West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Battlement Mesa, an early-season sign that the virus is circulating in western Garfield County. Garfield County Public Health officials said there have been no reported human cases of West Nile virus in Garfield County this se...
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Foster: Just figure it out
I am crying, I am laughing, I am crying and now I am rolling on the floor laughing. The absurdity of it all. The airport terminal is going to be 130,000 square feet, no, wait, it’s going to be 30,000 square feet, the same size of at least three houses on Willoughby Way, not i...
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Aspen Ideas: Health last full day
Wednesday, Aspen Ideas: Health presented its last day of full programming. The festival ended on Thursday. One of the tracks included Grey Matters, highlighting topics that fall into areas with no cut-and-dried, right-or-wrong answers. Wednesday morning offered a Grey Matters...
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Armory Hall price tag reaches $60.6M
Final cost includes $6.9M for ‘contingency,’ nearly $1M in other fees
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New Orleans Suspects bring the 504 to the 970
Crescent City rockers kick off JAS June today with two shows
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JAS June Experience transforms the Aspen core today
Karl Denson, Robert Cray, Cory Henry and more
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armory hall
A trailer sits outside of Armory Hall on Wednesday ready to be loaded with furniture and other belongings to move the existing city offices to the Old Powerhouse building. Construction will start in July on the Armory once the building…...
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jake eckert
Jake Eckert is the co-founder, lead guitarist and lead vocalist of the New Orleans Suspects. The four-piece band kicks off the JAS June Experience with two shows on Thursday, one at 6:30 and the other at 8 p.m....
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cr gruver
C.R. Gruver plays piano and keyboards for the New Orleans Suspects. He has been with the band since it formed in 2008. Before moving to New Orleans, he lived in Colorado and played with the band Polytoxic....
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samantha fish
Samantha Fish rips a guitar lead at Belly Up Aspen during last year’s JAS June Experience. This year’s festival starts today and runs through Sunday.
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Parade preparation
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…...
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‘Mr. Unlimited’ speaks in Aspen
Former NFL quarterback Russell Wilson talks about mental wellness during an Ideas: Health panel session on Monday called “Reimagining Youth Mental Health.” Wilson, who recently retired from pro football to join CBS Sports as a studio analyst, is the co-founder…...
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Brandon: Training for the Olympics of middle age
Remember the good ol’ days of eating and drinking whatever you wanted without recourse? How about filling in for someone on a coed...
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Green: A weekend of alcoholic abundance
Food & Wine just wrapped in Aspen. Three days of pouring. Tasting. Toasting. Streets full of people who flew in from everywhere...
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Lives can be saved with organ donation
Mary Ryerson — (Re: “Aspen family urges everyone to consider kidney donation,” June 23, Aspen Daily News) Thank you for spotlighting...
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Torre will keep environment front and center
Alex Mueller — I support Torre for Pitkin County commissioner, District 1. He has introduced and supported environmental action...
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A bored Sen. Bennet wants to be governor
David Bentley — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has disgraced his office by primarying state Attorney General Phil Weiser in the Colorado...
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Torre defends Pitkin County’s working class
Alex Brough — I am writing to express my strong support for Torre in his campaign for Pitkin County commissioner.
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Smoky skies prompt health advisories in Colorado’s mountains as wildfires balloon across the West
A haze from out-of-state wildfires is choking the Colorado mountains as widespread drought and persistent hot, dry weather continue to elevate the fire danger. The smoke wafting across the Western Slope is primarily from three major wildfires burning out of control in Utah and...
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Stage 2 fire restrictions begin Friday in Garfield County, White River National Forest
Stage 2 fire restrictions will take effect across Garfield County and the White River National Forest at 1 a.m. on Friday, June 26, as hot, dry and windy conditions continue to increase fire danger across the region, according to press releases from both the county and the forest...
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Ballot measure to force more money to roads will face Colorado voters in November
An initiative that could force Colorado’s legislature to redirect hundreds of millions of dollars annually to road projects is headed to voters’ ballots this fall. Supporters of the Restore Our Roads campaign have gathered the required number of signatures to place an amendme...
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Aspen Snowmass announces Community and Discount Pass programs for 2026/27 season
Aspen Snowmass announced the launch of the 2026/27 Community and Discount Pass programs Wednesday, offering discounted season passes to Roaring Fork Valley Chamber member businesses, local teachers, eligible active-duty military members and area students and youth organizations i...
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Colorado to roll out new rules for retail electric vehicle chargers July 1
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...
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Aspen moves ‘extraordinarily expensive’ Armory Hall project to construction phase
Aspen City Council unanimously approved four resolutions required to move the Armory Hall Adaptive Reuse Project from pre-construction into construction Tuesday, authorizing the construction-phase contracts and contingency approval authority needed. Mayor Rachael Richards was ...
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Pitkin County approves Aspen Airport schematic design
The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the schematic design for the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport terminal redesign Wednesday, with plans to continue finalizing more employee amenities, parking availability and passenger comfort. Carter Strothman, ...
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Yacoub: Torre has earned this position
If you haven’t voted yet, be sure to vote for Torre for commissioner, District 1. The other candidates are nice guys, but they haven’t earned this position like Torre. He has been serving this community for 25 years in and out of public office. He has always worked for the enviro...
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Highlights of Aspen Ideas: Health, day two
On Tuesday, Aspen Ideas: Health ushered in the actual first full day — and evening — of programming. Here are some highlights from different tracks, or themes. NextGen Health Track: On the Frontiers of Brain Health “As belly size gets larger, the memory center in the brai...
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Air quality advisory issued today due to wildfire smoke
Stage 2 fire restrictions begin Friday; fire weather watch in effect Saturday
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Aspen to host public safety event
Aspen community members are invited to a drop-in public safety event, “Community Safety Conversations: Pedals, Paws and Preparedness,” from 1-3 p.m. July 2 on Galena Plaza and in the Dunaway Room at the Pitkin County Library. The event will feature a variety of educational bo...
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Fire on the Mountain
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an air quality health advisory today for Aspen, the Roaring Fork Valley and many Western Slope counties due to smoke from out-of-state wildfires....