It’s summertime, and the living is easy. This is the time of year when casual dining and outdoor BBQs with friends are weekly happenings. And the question that always comes up is, “What should I bring?” Your host, almost invariably, answers “Just bring a bottle of wine!” leavi...
The Fishhook Fire, located 1.5 miles north of U.S. Highway 40 just southeast of Steamboat Ski Resort, has spread to 347 acres and is 0% contained as of 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, according to Routt National Forest Service Public Affairs Specialist Aaron Voos. Voos told newspaper s...
Our local growers work tirelessly, braving unpredictable weather and grueling seasons to keep our community’s kitchens stocked with thoughtfully-produced food. They spend their lives feeding us — and now, we have a unique opportunity to return the favor. As vice president of t...
The Woody Creek Racetrack developer points to amenities, like water for a bottle-filling station, solar panels, trail improvements and e-bikes, as evidence of sustainability. But these token gestures cannot erase the toxic pollutants generated by race cars. No amount of greenwash...
The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is on the road to a Master Plan, seeking feedback at the Board of Directors’ July 9 meeting as the process begins to unfold. Liz Scanlon, project manager of the endeavor from Kimley-Horn, outlined the Master Plan as a way to help provi...
The proposed expansion of the Woody Creek racetrack into a 10-car racetrack and shooting range poses a direct threat to Woody Creek’s way of life. While the project is located on one property, its impacts, including increased noise, fire danger, water usage, traffic, light pollut...
John Phelan, a part-time Aspenite, spent 13 months as the 79th secretary of the Navy under President Donald Trump, from March 2025 to April 2026. On Wednesday, at the Aspen Security Forum, Phelan sat down for a 20-minute one-on-one interview in the Doerr-Hosier Center on the A...
Marea’s Mahj Squad and Marea Aspen Mahjong Social Saturdays, July 18 Marea.Altamarea Group/Courtesy photo Marea at The Snow Lodge will host Mahj Squad alongside Marea Aspen Mahjong Social Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m., followed by a social hour beginning at 5 p.m. July 18 and ...
The fire, the largest currently burning in the state, was estimated at 99,820 acres. Plus: updates on the Gold Mountain, Willow, Ferris, Fishhook, Green Ridge and Elk fires....
Well, we are finally down to the end of what has been an intense 39 days of football — or soccer — action in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, which has been referred to during the tournament as the New York New Jersey Stadium,...
The North American monsoon season is ramping up across the West, with the potential to bring much-needed rain as Colorado faces a historic drought and major wildfires, according to forecasters. National Weather Service forecaster Kris Sanders said that widespread, scattered sh...
BOCC hearing on application scheduled for July 22
Hogback View Estates is planned about 8 miles west of Glenwood Springs
Collective Snowmass celebrates inaugural Sausage Sprint, eating contest
RFSD announces new chief academic officer
City council was poised to deny application
Pitkin County officials stand next to ceremonial dirt at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport to celebrate the groundbreaking for the upcoming airport modernization project. Pictured, from left, are: Airport Advisory Board chair Jacquelyn Francis; Pitkin County commissioners Ted Mahon...
Todd Jacobs, one of the Woody Creek racetrack’s new owners, takes a lap around the track in his Porsche to demonstrate noise levels.
Bret Richheimer, Wayne Ducote and Todd Jacobs host an open house on Wednesday at the racetrack at Woody Creek. Richheimer and Jacobs bought the property from a group of eight owners that includes Ducote....
A sign hangs outside the entrance of the site planned for Hogback View Estates east of New Castle on Wednesday.
A dachshund dashes down the course in the inaugural Snowmass Sausage Sprint by The Collective Snowmass at Base Village on Wednesday, trouncing its competition as fans line the course....
Contestants put their stomachs to the test in the hot dog eating contest.
Dogs sprint down the course in the inaugural Snowmass Sausage Sprint by The Collective Snowmass at Base Village on Wednesday in celebration of National Hot Dog Day. The festivities also included a costume contest and hot dog eating contest....
Pitkin County officials stand next to ceremonial dirt at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport to celebrate the groundbreaking upcoming airport modernization project. Pictured, from left, are: Airport Advisory Board chair Jacquelyn Francis; Pitkin County commissioners Ted Mahon, Greg P...
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.…...
Bill “Winks” Mason — Mmmm … what, another recreation opportunity for the uber-rich, a mini auto racetrack in Woody Creek...
Fred Malo Jr. — Back in 2007, the Bureau of Land Management proposed 19 oil and gas leases on 73,600 acres of public land...
Katherine Sand — We are proud to say that the Aspen Thrift Shop’s annual art sale at the Red Brick has become a favorite...
Denise and Mark Handrich — We want to thank the Pitkin Board of County Commissioners for buying back our water!
Amy D. Ronner — (Re: “Authorities respond to restaurant on Saturday night,” July 14, Aspen Daily News) As a separate public safety...
Greg Lewis — It’s not often I talk to bricks, or that bricks will talk to me, but yesterday we did talk and the bricks spoke unhappily...
When Karla Robledo met Steve and Amy Coyer, she was a senior in high school, uncertain about the future ahead of her. She was a first-generation student and immigrant, with many unanswered questions, so she applied for a local scholarship that might pave a way, and stood in front...
The Airport Modernization Project — a voter-approved effort to overhaul the largely outdated Aspen/Pitkin County Airport — officially broke ground on Wednesday with a special ceremony both inside and outside the Airport Operations Center building. Central to the modernization ...
Aspen City Council decided to proceed Tuesday with the construction of pedestrian improvements at the bus stop at the intersection of Cemetery Lane, Silver King Drive and Snowbunny Lane by approving a resolution for the Cemetery Lane Multimodal Intersection Improvements Project. ...
Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners considered ways to increase the safety of Prince Creek Road Tuesday. Prince Creek Road is a narrow county road that begins at State Highway 133 and continues to the top of the saddle adjacent to the Crown, where it intersects with We...
The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority Board of Directors on Thursday backed a proposed three-year framework to keep the Hogback bus route running while RFTA and western Garfield County communities work toward a long-term transportation funding solution. The resolution dire...
Aspen Dance Connection’s show, “Emergence,” will feature seven different dances from five well-established Colorado choreographers at 7:30 p.m. July 17 at TACAW. “There’s so much talent in Colorado; they’re exceptional,” ADC director Fran Page said. The choreographers — C...
A group seeking to establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish in Colorado has cleared a major hurdle on its way to the November 2026 ballot. On July 8, supporters of what’s currently known as Initiative 302 submitted over 180,000 signatures to Colorado’s Secretary of S...
Tribal and congressional leaders in Colorado are joining conservationists across the West in denouncing President Donald Trump’s executive orders reducing the size of two national monuments in southern Utah. Trump signed the two orders Tuesday, July 14, shrinking the combined...
There is a word for the great ache of witnessing environmental change to a place you love. Solastalgia. Solace, derived from the Latin sōlācium, meaning comfort, and -algia, from the Greek algos, meaning pain. Lately, when I stand at the edge of the Roaring Fork River looking in,...
Aspen Women’s Golf Association from July 8LOW GROSS1st: Katie “POP” Korn 852nd: Hallie McQueeny 863rd: Mar Mar Cunningham 874th: Peggy Sontag 90LOW NET1st: Sara Fioretti 692nd: Karen Kribs 693rd: Heidi Burkemper 72 Laurie Danks 72 Aspen Men’s Golf Association from July 9LOW GR...
Aspen Grove Fine Arts is showcasing contemporary artist Ashley Collins’ latest solo exhibition, “Horsepower.” Her new mixed-media works expand upon her exploration of human strength through equine imagery. The exhibition opens on Friday, July 17, with a reception at 5 p.m. and...
On behalf of the Aspen Cycling Club Board of Directors, we are pleased to express our support for the proposed redevelopment of Aspen Motorsports Park. For nearly four decades, the Aspen Cycling Club has worked to make cycling safer, more accessible and more enjoyable for resi...
The future of the Woody Creek Racetrack deserves careful consideration. What kind of Pitkin County are we building? I am not opposed to the historic racetrack continuing to operate. I am opposed to using that history as justification for turning the property into a much larger...
Un juez rechazó la moción del Distrito Escolar Garfield Re-2 de desestimar una demanda presentada por Two Rivers Community School y varios padres, permitiendo que continúe el caso sobre las prácticas de transporte de la escuela autónoma. La demanda se centra en si Two Rivers, ...
Victor Marx, líder de una organización sin fines de lucro de inspiración religiosa, cuya campaña poco convencional y cuyas controvertidas afirmaciones sobre su vida han captado la atención nacional, será el candidato Republicano a la gobernatura de Colorado en las elecciones de n...
Los miembros del Concejo Municipal de Glenwood Springs pospusieron el jueves la decisión sobre un aumento propuesto en la tarifa de Ride Glenwood On-Demand, argumentando que necesitaban más datos antes de determinar cuánto deberían pagar los usuarios y cómo encaja el servicio en ...
Brent Baker lleva una amplia ventaja sobre Dan Loya en las primarias republicanas para el puesto de sheriff del condado de Garfield, según los resultados electorales no oficiales de la Oficina del Secretario y Registrador del Condado de Garfield. Hasta las 3:40 p.m. del miérco...
Tras un debut exitoso el verano pasado, el torneo de voleibol juvenil Carbondale Open regresa en su segunda edición con canchas renovadas y nuevos premios destinados a celebrar el deporte juvenil. La segunda edición anual del Carbondale Open, organizada por el municipio de Car...
La U.S. Bureau of Land Management (Oficina de Administración de Tierras, o BLM, por sus siglas en inglés) ha declarado completo el plan más reciente de Rocky Mountain Industrials (RMI) para su cantera de piedra caliza al norte de Glenwood Springs, lo que permite que la propuesta ...
Coal Ridge High School is getting a taste of professional soccer this week as FC Juárez Femenil holds its preseason training camp in New Castle. The Liga MX Femenil club, known as Las Bravas, is using the school’s facilities for a weeklong stay before opening its 2026-27 seaso...
“So, there sure is a lot to talk about,” said Nicholas Burns, the former U.S. ambassador to China as he opened the 2026 Aspen Security Forum on Tuesday at the Aspen Institute. “We are facing a set of challenges that are as daunting as any I remember in my own career over 40-plus ...
When people hear the phrase “land use regulations,” eyes often glaze over. We get it. It sounds technical, bureaucratic and far removed from everyday life. But the truth is just the opposite. Land use decisions shape nearly every aspect of how we and our visitors experience...
The fire is 36% contained and remains a serious threat to the town of Rye. Plus: Updates on the Gold Mountain, Willow and Ferris fires.
The Town of Carbondale, its Environmental Board, Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER) and Garfield Clean Energy will host a community conversation about Carbondale’s progress toward its clean energy goals. The discussion will highlight the town’s climate efforts, reflec...
The County Road 108 bridge near Carbondale has reopened to all traffic after crews completed repairs to the main deck 10 days ahead of schedule. The bridge, also known as the Thompson Creek Road bridge, was paved Monday, marking the completion of the repair work. Garfield C...
Aspen Arts Club gives local artists a place to create
Commissioners talk ideas to address parking supply and demand
A story in Saturday’s Aspen Daily News incorrectly described the Aspen School District’s geothermal system. The system will not...
5 RFV students awarded Art Tank grants
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