News
susan and craig
Susan Gomes’ deceased husband, Pepper Gomes, received the gift of life in the form of a kidney donation from Craig Melville in 2014. Melville wants to encourage others to consider paying it forward through a kidney donation....
Aspen News
All News
Local
anna battista
Anna Battista, 34, is on dialysis awaiting a kidney donation. She is the granddaughter of legendary Aspen innkeepers Marian and Ralph Melville.
Local
museum 1
The grand opening for the exhibit “Aspen in Excess: The 1980s… Small Town, Global Hotspot!” happens Wednesday from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wheeler/Stallard Museum....
Local
museum 2
Visitors checked out the exhibit “Aspen in Excess: The 1980s… Small Town, Global Hotspot!” at the Wheeler/Stallard Museum. The show, put on by the Aspen Historical Society, opened June 16 and the grand opening is Wednesday from 4 to 7:30…...
safety
Pitkin County to enter Stage 2 Fire Restrictions on Friday
Pitkin County Sheriff Michael Buglione will enter Stage 2 Fire Restrictions at 12:01 a.m. Friday, June 26, which was announced at a joint Aspen City Council and Board of County Commissioners meeting on Monday. This follows Pitkin County’s move into Stage 1 on June 10. Accor...
government
Glenwood Springs advances South Bridge land acquisition
Glenwood Springs City Council voted 4-3 Thursday to authorize the city to acquire property interests needed for the South Bridge project, including through eminent domain if negotiations fail. Mayor Marco Dehm, Mayor Pro Tem Erin Zalinski and Councilors Mitchell Weimer and Sum...
government
Aspen receives update on Cozy Point Ranch expenses
Following Aspen City Council’s work session June 1 that featured an update on Cozy Point Ranch projects, staff were asked to provide more information on the current Cozy Point expenses and a summary of all the Open Space parcels beyond city limits that the city owns or has played...
schools
Vail Mountain School named ‘2025 Volunteer Group of the Year’
Eagle Valley Community Foundation, an Eagle County nonprofit, recognized Vail Mountain School as its 2025 Volunteer Group of the Year. The award recognized the school’s outstanding commitment to service, experiential learning and the meaningful connections it built across the...
safety
Colorado could see more haze this week from wildfires burning elsewhere in the West
Colorado could continue to see hazy skies this week as wildfire activity in the West picks up. Smoke from three large wildfires burning in Utah and Nevada pushed across the Western Slope over the weekend, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environmen...
News
Trump’s tax cut law will cut into Colorado’s budget next year, but not as much as previously expected
Colorado lawmakers could be looking at a smaller budget gap in 2027 when they return for their annual legislative session, according to a recent update from state economists. The forecast, presented on June 18 to lawmakers on the Joint Budget Committee, is welcome news for le...
Local
Aspen participates in ‘Here & Now Tour’ to address climate cost
Community members, elected officials and local conservation leaders joined together Thursday at Aspen One’s Buttermilk Lodge for a local “Here & Now Tour: Building Local Resilience to Climate Disasters,” part of a statewide listening engagement initiative aimed at strengthening C...
News
Ehlers returns home, sweeps women’s Strawberry Shortcut races
Nearly 600 runners and walkers gathered Sunday morning at Bethel Plaza in Glenwood Springs for the 50th running of the Strawberry Shortcut races, a milestone year for one of Strawberry Days’ longtime traditions. The anniversary race brought familiar faces back to Glenwood Spri...
library
Despite naysayers, books are alive and well
The first in a series of six panel and craft talks open to the public at Summer Words took place on June 22. While writers walked away with technical information about pitching books, the overall takeaway was: Despite societal changes — ranging from the popularity of video games ...
Local
Garfield Clean Energy column: What if we BikeThere?
Colorado’s Bike Month is here, and Bike to Work Day is rapidly approaching. In celebration, BikeThere! Returns on Wednesday, June 24. BikeThere! is an annual celebration of biking across, between, and within our communities in the Colorado River and Roaring Fork valleys. Why “...
government
Short-term funding solution proposed for Hogback Route
The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) presented to Rifle City Council on Wednesday, June 17 to keep the Hogback bus route running from New Castle to Silt and Rifle. RFTA CEO Kurt Ravenschlag spoke during Wednesday’s work session about the proposal, which would prov...
News
PHOTOS: Strawberry Days celebrates 129 years
For 129 years, Strawberry Days has brought Glenwood Springs together for a weekend of art, music, food and summer tradition. This year’s festival featured artists from across Colorado and around the country, offering visitors the chance to support independent makers while finding...
safety
Sylvan Lake among state parks experiencing water shortages, reduced boating access
Impacts from Colorado’s extreme drought conditions are hitting several state parks in the state’s northwest corner. Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced emergency water conservation measures and boating restrictions at both Sylvan Lake State Park in Eagle County and Rifle Ga...
parks
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers:
Join RFOV, the U.S. Forest Service and Wilderness Workshop for a day of trail improvements and targeted weed removal in the iconic Maroon Bells Scenic Area on Saturday, June 27! We had such a great time at our 30th Anniversary project here that we’re bringing it back for 2026. ...
News
Hodge Pottery opens in New Castle for creative fun, relaxation
The cup sits on the table, blank, pale and serene, able to become anything. With a few strokes of color, it’s become a meadow, green dotted with multihues of flora, or a fish with an open mouth, teeth lining the rim. Aaron Frakes and Shelly Haddon started Hodge Pottery in Janu...
safety
June 10 Rifle fire ruled human-caused, investigators seek tips
Investigators have determined the June 10 structure and wildland fire near Willow Creek Circle and Government Creek in Rifle was human-caused, though the specific ignition source has not been identified. Colorado River Fire Rescue and the Rifle Police Department are asking for...
safety
Northwest Colorado state parks experiencing water shortages, reduced boating access
Impacts from Colorado’s extreme drought conditions are hitting several state parks in the state’s northwest corner. Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced emergency water conservation measures and boating restrictions at both Sylvan Lake State Park in Eagle County and Rifle Ga...
safety
Rifle hires former police chief to return to department
Thomas Klein Jr. was confirmed Wednesday evening during Rifle City Council’s meeting as the city’s next chief of police. Klein will return to the role he previously held from 2017 to 2021, bringing more than 30 years of law enforcement and municipal leadership experience bac...
government
Kronberg: More of a mohawk cut
A “haircut” on the new airport terminal square footage by the BOCC? Seems like it might be more of a mohawk cut. Sardine seating. Views of big houses. Can’t get off the plane — not enough gates. Isn’t that how we describe our current airport? Voters and the community spec...
Local
Voss: Heat stroke in dogs
The long days and pleasantly warm evenings are a reminder that summer is officially here. We are all excited to get outside and enjoy everything summer in Aspen has to offer, but rising temperatures are also a good reminder that our pets have different tolerances for heat than we...
Local
How many gates does Aspen’s airport need?
Weather issues, safety regs and earlier flights prompt talk of 8 gates at new terminal
News
Questions surround plans for proposed Basalt hotel
Theater building would be demolished for 94-room facility
Local
Walking through the stargate of non-alcoholic brands
NAs have come into their own at F&W Classic in Aspen
parks
airport crowd
Passengers crowd the terminal of the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport on Saturday, when gusty winds were a culprit in some flight delays. Airlines are leaning toward more early-bird departures to take advantage of the morning’s calmer skies, and generally park planes…...
government
airport gate
For the new design of the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport terminal, adding gates above the recommended total of six must be approved by county resolution or ordinance following public hearings and input. Last week at a Board of County Commissioners meeting,…...
News
movieland
The former Movieland 7 theater lot in Basalt, which closed in January after decades of operation, is the subject of an application to be developed into a Residence Inn by Marriott franchise....
government
basalt screenshot
In this screenshot, Ben Moss, left, presents to the Basalt Planning and Zoning Commission regarding a proposed hotel on the property of the former Movieland 7 theater during the body’s meeting on Tuesday....
Local
stephanie honig
Stephanie Honig is founder of the non-alcoholic wine brand Missing Thorn, born from the expertise of Napa Valley’s finest winemakers. The wine was poured at the Grand Tasting tent at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen....
Local
PHOTOS: The 43rd Food & Wine Classic comes to a close in Aspen
The Food & Wine Classic wrapped up its 43rd showing in Aspen on Sunday with a last round of seminars and one final grand tasting. Despite next summer’s closure of the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport for a major modernization project, organizers have confirmed the event will return...
Local
Moon Mondays: Drift or decide
“Summertime and the livin’ is easy.” Or … is it? Summer in Aspen totally overwhelms me. It’s the best and the worst. As my great-grandmother used to say, “Damnit to hell,” there’s just too much going on. Forced choices in a river of “I want to do it all.” These are acutely f...
library
Reporters’ Notebook: Day 3 of the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen
If there’s a diner in Heaven … Mere minutes into the “Short Orders, Big Flavor: Recipes from Max & Helen’s, LA’s Hottest Diner” seminar in the bowels of the St. Regis, it became blatantly obvious Nancy Silverton was the real star of the show. Chef Nancy Silverton, right, l...
government
Little Red Schoolhouse expansion provides essential childcare solutions for Snowmass
Everyone from town officials to toddlers joined together on Wednesday to break ground on the new Little Red Schoolhouse expansion project in Snowmass Village. Snowmass Mayor Alyssa Shenk said that she hopes this will provide more childcare opportunities to Snowmass residents, ...
safety
Colorado’s mountains summers are getting warmer, exacerbating drought and wildfire risk
Summer is off to a hot start in the Colorado mountains as soaring temperatures, a lack of precipitation and wind are worsening already severe drought conditions and exacerbating wildfire concerns. Across most of the mountain region, June has featured near-record temperatures a...
News
El Nino has officially arrived in Colorado, and stronger moisture could be next
El Nino has officially arrived, bringing what could be one of the strongest El Nino summers the Northern Hemisphere has seen in decades. El Nino conditions — characterized by above-average sea surface temperatures across the central to eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean — have ...
News
Singlespeed successes: Eagle County riders sweep Little Bighorn titles at Bighorn Gravel
A month ago, Erinn Hoban was in the ICU. On Saturday, the Eagle cyclist conquered the grueling 50-mile Little Bighorn route in a time of 4 hours, 44 minutes and 12 seconds — using a singlespeed bike. “It was hard,” the 46-year-old said after navigating Bighorn Gravel’s second...
Local
Local golf results: Aspen men’s and women’s associations from June 17-18
Aspen Women’s Golf Association from June 17LOW GROSS1st: Karin Hathaway 842nd: Virginia Newton 863rd: Heather Kroeger 884th: Amy Thompson 91LOW NET1st: Heidi Burkemper 742nd: Lucy Morgan 743rd: Irene Greiser 754th: Kathryn Henderson 78 Aspen Men’s Golf Association from June 18...
Local
Shannon: ‘Usually safe’ is not good enough
The Aspen Times recently reported that the Bureau of Land Management has once again opened the door to the use of M-44 sodium cyanide devices on public lands (“Federal cyanide traps return to BLM lands, including Pitkin County,” June 14). I believe these devices should be bann...
News
Hopkins: Make a difference on the local level
I’m sure many of us can attest to hearing our own conscience more than ever in recent times with what has felt like a hostile takeover of our governing bodies and human morals, that voice of ours feeling overwhelmed by the ability to have an individual impact. Here to remind ...
Local
Aspen Public Radio to broadcast Aspen Ideas Festival live talks
Aspen Public Radio is continuing its longstanding tradition of airing select live sessions from Aspen Ideas: Health and Aspen Ideas beginning June 23. Community members and visitors are invited to tune in on 91.5 FM in Aspen and 88.9 FM throughout the rest of the Roaring For...
parks
PHOTOS: Food & Wine Classic hits its full stride on Saturday in Aspen
The Food & Wine Classic continued Saturday with its biggest day in Aspen. The annual event concludes Sunday afternoon. A patron goes in for the big bite while visiting the Verlasso Salmon table during the grand tasting at the Food & Wine Classic on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at ...
business
Derry shares her love of crawfish and tomatoes
‘Total baller’ in full control of restaurant empire
News
At the World Cup of Wines, New Zealand takes the trophy
8 offerings face off in Food & Wine seminar
Local
hunter and kaya
Hunter Lewis speaks on the air with Aspen Public Radio’s Kaya Williams during Friday afternoon’s Grand Tasting at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.
News
tiffany derry
Tiffany Derry delighted her audience at a Saturday morning Food & Wine seminar with a demonstration of how to make crawfish and shrimp toast.
Local
f&w volunteers a
Patty McKinney fills glasses for The World Cup of Wine seminar on Saturday morning at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. She is one of about 490 volunteers who power the event annually....
parks
f&w volunteers b
The Paepcke Park volunteer team takes a photo with wine aficionados Gary Obligacion and Sabato Sagaria following a Saturday morning seminar. Volunteers can choose to work at seminars or the Grand Tastings....
Local
world cup of wine
Sabato Sagaria and Gary Obligacion toast to the World Cup of Wines seminar during the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen on Saturday.
Local
Season liberally and don’t fuss with the meat
Bobby Flay on display in Aspen, cooking steak dishes from around the world
News
Doyle will effect real, tangible change
Chris Hopkins — I’m sure many of us can attest to hearing our own conscience more than ever in recent times with what has felt...
News
All are welcome at meeting on Woody Creek racetrack
Anita Rayburn — Calling all Woody creatures! A very terrible thing is coming our way if we don’t use our voices for the good of all.
parks
GarCo should chip in on Cavern Springs
Ron Kokish — The residents at Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park are competing with a group of outside investors from Texas...
News
Atkinson: America at 250: Solving problems in a politically-heated climate
As America approaches its 250th birthday, the question is not whether we are patriotic. Nearly everyone claims patriotism.