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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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Update, 9 a.m. Wednesday: The Dry Creek Fire south of Rifle has grown to an estimated 315 acres as of Wednesday morning, according to an update from Colorado River Fire Rescue on Facebook. Management of the fire transitioned at 7 a.m. Wednesday to the Upper Colorado River Inte...
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All lands managed by the White River National Forest will be under Stage 2 Fire Restrictions beginning Friday, June 26, the agency announced Wednesday. Under Stage 2 restrictions, campfires and charcoal are prohibited everywhere on the White River National Forest, including in...
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Grammy-nominated and five times Blues Music Award winner Sue Foley will perform at 6:45 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. June 27 at the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Festival at 39 Degrees at W Aspen, 550 S. Spring St. The Canadian blues guitarist and singer-songwriter is known for her fiery Texas b...
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A glass of milk hits the floor. For a second, everyone freezes. The child looks at the puddle. You look at the child. And in that tiny pause, the adult brain starts loading its usual script. “Why did you do that?” “You need to be more careful.” “Look at this mess.” But w...
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The Dry Creek fire was estimated at 315 acres as of Wednesday morning after starting Tuesday in Garfield County
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“We do these things … not because they are easy, but because they are hard.” That’s President Kennedy in September 1962, at Rice University in Houston, making the case for putting an American on the Moon. I have always found inspiration and motivation in that quote since I fir...
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Community advisory group evaluating suite of options from surrounding airports
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New space in Glenwood Springs welcoming customers
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Aspen Valley Health physician Megan Hiles, anti-aging researcher Jamie Justice, and NPR Health and Science Reporter Allison Aubrey discuss longevity at altitude during a community Aspen Ideas: Health event on Tuesday at the Wheeler Opera House....
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Rental cars are parked at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport on Tuesday. The airport is planning for temporary rental car parking off-site from the airport as part of several transportation planning arrangements during the eight-month airport closure next summer....
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At the 2018 Aspen Ideas Festival, Katie Couric interviewed former FBI Director James Comey about his book “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership,” his controversial decisions leading up to the 2016 election, and his legacy at the FBI....
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Paolo Benanti is one of the leading theologians on AI in the world. He advises the Vatican on emerging technologies and the rise of generative AI and will be featured in two discussions at the 2026 Aspen Ideas Festival....
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Bonfire Coffee Founder Charlie Chacos, right, stands with head roaster Clay Gailey in front of equipment at their new roasting facility in Glenwood Springs on June 11....
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Eric Mamula — My name is Eric Mamula and I am a Summit County commissioner and former Breckenridge mayor. If I lived in Pitkin...
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Colin Laird — As a local elected official working on solutions to affordable housing, climate, transportation and the economy...
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Overconfidence can ruin a good hike. When I surf through outdoor sites on social media, here’s the essence of what I usually find...
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With peak wildflower season around the corner in Snowmass, residents and visitors have the chance to see many colorful blooms this summer, despite the drought. Snowmass boasts a wide array of local wildflowers that thrive at high elevation. They play an important role in loca...
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Pitkin County, Holy Cross Energy and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority announced Tuesday the successful commissioning of the Aspen Airport Business Center Integrated Clean Energy Microgrid, a first-of-its-kind regional project designed to keep essential public services op...
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The Wheeler Opera House has announced a new lineup of free summer programming. The upcoming summer season will showcase a special edition of the Changemaker Speaker Series, outdoor July 4 performances and Commedia dell’arte by Camille Henrot, as well as an early-evening music...
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Colorado’s rivers and streams are expected to flow at only a quarter of normal levels during June and July, following what the Natural Resources Conservation Service referred to as an “unusual volatile winter” in its June water supply outlook. On the Western Slope, the outloo...
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Colorado voters next week will decide which Democratic and Republican candidates will face off in November to be the state’s next governor. Two Democrats, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, are running for their party’s nomination. In the Repu...
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Aspen City Council and the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners met on Monday to discuss community impacts they expect from the 2027 airport closure and redesign, including workforce housing, local employment opportunities and ground transportation. Kara Silbernagel, th...
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Crews are responding to a structure fire and wildfire south of Rifle on Gage Road, where additional structures and gas wells are threatened, according to Colorado River Fire Rescue. Evacuations are in progress for Gage Road and are moving into the Grass Mesa area, according to...
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Update, 5:15 p.m. Tuesday: The Dry Creek Fire south of Rifle on Gage Road is estimated at 189 acres, Colorado River Fire Rescue spokesperson Maria Nechkash said Tuesday evening. Evacuations are in progress for Gage Road and part of the Grass Mesa area, Nechkash said. No struct...
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Update, 5:15 p.m. Tuesday: The Dry Creek Fire south of Rifle on Gage Road is estimated at 288 acres, Colorado River Fire Rescue spokesperson Maria Nechkash said Tuesday evening. Evacuations are in progress for Gage Road and part of the Grass Mesa area, Nechkash said. No struct...
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Update, 5:15 p.m. Wednesday: The Dry Creek Fire south of Rifle is now 35% contained, according to watchduty.org. Firefighters have made progress constructing direct handline and installing hose lays along the western perimeter of the fire, according to a Wednesday evening Face...
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Update, 5:45 p.m. Thursday: The Dry Creek Fire south of Rifle reached 90% containment Thursday evening, Colorado River Fire Rescue Chief Leif Sackett said. Sackett said conditions are looking good around most of the fire, though crews are still working along the west and north...
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Snowmass residents and visitors are invited to attend the 10th annual Snowmass Rendezvous, an event featuring a variety of craft adult beverages and other activities 4-8 p.m. June 27 at the Snowmass Base Village. The event, which is open to the public, is hosting 20 beverage ...
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Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass is hosting its annual Ranch Picnic and Auction from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 18. In light of Anderson Ranch’s 60th anniversary this year, the free public event will honor six decades of artwork, arts education and community impact. It will...
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With summer tourism kicking off in Snowmass, disposing of waste properly is critical to avoid harming the natural landscape. Waste generation in Snowmass is highest during peak visitation periods, including the summer recreation season and the ski season, according to Snowmas...
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The former free camping area along Homestake Road in Eagle County is now the Homestake Valley Campground, managed by the White River National Forest’s campground concessionaire. The campsites cost $20 per night. The area used to be open to what the Forest Service calls “di...
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It’s a big year for travel in terms of destinations highlighting a number of milestones: America’s 250th, Colorado’s 150th and Route 66’s 100th. Maybe it started with visions of driving my dad’s 1969 GTO down at least a portion of Route 66, or maybe it’s my general obsession...
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The Collective Snowmass will be hosting Two-Step Tuesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday evening this summer from June 30 to Aug. 25, with free live music and line dancing creating country nights at Base Village. Live music will run from 5 to 6 p.m., with line dancing instruct...
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Community members are invited to a public information event from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on July 14 at the Limelight Aspen to learn how local and regional partners are preparing for the 2027 closure of Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, with the opportunity to submit questions for panel...
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Some Colorado River experts are floating a concept to address the basin’s water woes that is both radical and mundane: permanently reducing the amount of water used by agriculture. Many cities have already reduced their water use in recent decades while adding residents, provi...
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Three of the design world’s most influential voices will convene in Aspen 10 a.m. to noon June 30 at Anderson Ranch Arts Center for a rare public conversation on culture, identity and the objects we live with. The new Critical Dialogue entitled “Contemporary Design: Object an...
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On Wednesday, June 24, Eagle County residents are invited to trade traffic for trail time and celebrate Bike to Work Day, Colorado’s annual event promoting healthy, sustainable and fun ways to get around. Whether you’re commuting to work, grabbing coffee, running errands, or s...
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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...
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Aspen Ideas: Health opened June 22 with remarks from experts, including two-minute big-idea summaries from seven health industry professionals. Since artificial intelligence is such an all-encompassing and rapidly expanding force, at least half of the big ideas revolved around AI...
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Galena Street between Hopkins Ave and Cooper Ave will be closed from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on June 27 for Mall Fest 50. Mall Fest 50 is an art parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Aspen Pedestrian Mall. The free event will feature art from local artists, costumes and perf...
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“B.B. King Leads Off First Weekend Of Summer” headlined the Aspen Daily News June 24, 1995. “The Jazz Aspen Snowmass musical festival, which runs through Sunday, continues tonight with Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson and featuring 1995 Grammy-winner Herbie Hancock...
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Read in English | Traducido por Rossana Longo Better Dos demócratas compiten entre sí en las elecciones primarias demócratas para el 3er Distrito Congresional de Colorado el próximo 30 de junio: el empresario Alex Kelloff y Dwayne Romero, exintegrante del Concejo Municipal de Asp...
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Following the city of Aspen’s launch of its biennial community survey earlier this month with mailed participation invitations to randomly selected households, all community members are now invited to answer a variety of questions surrounding quality of life in Aspen and their le...
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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...
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Aspen Historical Society hosts exhibit on ’80s
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Anna Battista and Karen Thacker of Aspen’s Melville family seek to raise awareness about the impact of organ donation as Anna awaits a kidney transplant....
