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LGBTQ+ community in the high country's seeing support like never before
In the years Mitchell Ringquist has lived in Summit County, he's now witnessing support from the local community unlike anything he's seen before. The 10 Mile Pride celebration held its second annual event earlier in June as a Pride Month event, featuring fireside chats on supporting the LGBTQ+ community, drag concerts and art displays.That kind of openness and celebration stirred deep emotions for Ringquist, who noted the mountains have always been inclusive but not always publicly so."Joyful. Celebrated. Beautiful," Ringquist listed. "Included. Uplifted. Supported. Magnificent. Important. Needed."This support was exactly what GoBreck aimed to inspire with the event, fostering greater public...
Breckenridge nears its housing capacity. Officials weigh if an exception for workforce housing is helping or hurting.
Breckenridge is up against its limits for building residential development while also balancing its decades-long need to create workforce housing. The town must now consider which issue is more pressing to fix: the need to construct more workforce housing options or the need to ensure the Upper Blue Basin isn’t built past its capacity.
What’s the best Asian restaurant and best new business in Summit County? Readers picked this eatery in Frisco.
When Summit Thai co-owner Lance Traylor and his wife visited Summit County while searching for a community to share their passion for Thai cuisine, they had a feeling it was a perfect fit. They were on a journey to find the perfect brick-and-mortar storefront to showcase the skills their team...
Resignation of Dillon’s town attorney could bring town to a halt, impacting construction and other projects
The Dillon Town Council could come to a grinding halt — unable to act on many facets of town business — if it does not hire a new town attorney in the coming weeks. Dillon Town Manager Nathan Johnson told the Town Council at its meeting Tuesday, June 25, that future meetings could be canceled if a new attorney is not hired before the resignation of Kathleen Kelly, of Kelly P.C., takes effect next month.
County Commons: Miracle garden
Breckenridge nears its housing capacity. Officials weigh if an exception for workforce housing is helping or hurting. As a Summit Daily News reader, you make our work possible. Summit Daily is embarking on a multiyear project to digitize its archives going back to 1989 and make them available to the...
Get Wild: Building a bridge in the wilderness
A mile up Willowbrook Road from Colorado Highway 9 in Silverthorne, the Willowbrook trailhead offers thousands of people each year access to the Eagles Nest Wilderness. From here, visitors can access the South Willow Creek Trail and enjoy excellent hiking, including to beautiful South Willow Creek Falls or the popular loop using the Gore Range Trail and North Willow Creek Trail.
Visitors pay $785.50 per day for short-term rental in 'most expensive' Colorado spot
USA Today's Homefront brand recently published a report on the 2024 short-term rental market, looking at where the best places for investment in a rental property were, as well as where the most expensive and cheapest rentals can be found, among other things. According to the report, short-term vacation rentals make up a $64 billion market, with more than 2.4 million properties spread around the country and around 785,000 hosts. ...
Vail is blossoming as its flower crew rolls out pops of color for summer
In the lead-up to the Fourth of July, a brigade of Vail staff members work to bring splashes of color to the Vail and Lionshead villages. It takes around six weeks for the town to plant the nearly 20,000 flowers and greenery in nearly 200 different flowerbeds throughout town. For...
2 Silverthorne brewers are bringing a new drink culture to Summit County
A bad collision on the slope’s led to changes in Nikki Johnson’s resume, taking her from a hair salon owner to a kombucha brewer. Now the owner of her own kombucha wholesale joint, Summit Cultures, Johnson fell victim to being on the wrong spot of the mountain at the wrong time, just as a skier was testing their speed while riding backwards back in 2019. The skier hit Johnson with such force it gave her a traumatic brain injury.
Vail Valley legend Rod Slifer remembered
It’s hard to fully capture the impact Rod Slifer had on the Vail Valley during his lifetime. “Some may call him a legend, others a visionary, but here at Alpine Bank we were lucky enough to call him our friend,” the Glenwood Springs-based bank said in a press release on Friday. “As a founding board member, Rod Slifer’s guiding leadership and drive to put community first will forever be part of Alpine Bank’s culture.”
Hundreds gather in Vail to laugh, cry and cheer at big celebration for Rod Slifer
Rod Slifer loved to tell stories, and on Thursday, hundreds gathered at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail to hear his story in a celebration of life for the town’s first real estate agent and former mayor. It’s a life story that would have been more predictable had...
New Gallery Opening in Vail Celebrates the Power of Words Through Art
This summer, Vail will become home to a unique art experience with the opening of the AIM Gallery Vail, founded by former orthopedic surgeon turned visionary creator, Dr. Mike Mycoskie. VAIL, CO / ACCESSWIRE / June 28, 2024 / Located in the heart of Vail, the gallery is dedicated to...
Learn about Eagle County’s dinosaurs at Betty Ford Alpine Gardens this summer
From May 2024 through April 2025, Betty Ford Alpine Gardens is hosting the Dinosaurs Among Us exhibit which highlights some of the birds who are modern day ancestors of the dinosaurs that went extinct millions of years ago. Organized by the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, the exhibit showcases the evolutionary legacy that lives on today.
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