Snowmass
LATEST NEWS
How one Basalt police officer bridges the gap between law enforcement and the community
Basalt’s River Park was full of tents, the smell of burgers and the sound of live music for National Night Out on Tuesday afternoon. National Night Out, an event meant to foster police and resident partnerships, as well as community relationships, happens the first Thursday every August in the Roaring Fork Valley.
Teachers union, special districts argue against potential compromise on property tax ballot measures
Critics of two ballot measures aimed at reducing Coloradans' property obligations further than what lawmakers enacted this year have begun to pressure policymakers against negotiating with the initiatives' proponents and reaching a compromise. Colorado's biggest teachers union and an association representing special taxing districts are pushing back against a potential...
WATCH LIVE: Aspen Conducting Academy Orchestra
Join the Aspen Music Festival and School for a special recital you can watch LIVE at CPRClassical.org. Aspen livestreams are BACK for their 75th anniversary season. Throughout the summer, experience all the fun and excitement of a free summer music festival concert from the comfort of your own home. Next...
Reflections on Aspen Summer of Birds
On a sunny morning in late July, Carbondale community members arrived for a bird walk at Coffman Ranch, a 141-acre gem in Colorado with lush mountain views and teeming with birds. The property was saved and preserved by the Aspen Valley Land Trust and now serves as an example of how ranches can also be sanctuaries for wildlife. Local chapter Roaring Fork Audubon led the free guided experience in nature that celebrated birds and their songs. The group saw charismatic American Dippers on the Roaring Fork River, as well as flocks of Lesser Goldfinches flitting between the treetops. After that, a string quartet of local alumni from the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) performed live music inspired by birdsong.
Big cat hunting ban measure to appear on Colorado ballot
(The Center Square) - Voters will decide in November whether the hunting of mountain lions and bobcats should be banned in Colorado after proponents of a measure turned in enough signatures for it to appear on the ballot. The secretary of state’s office said last week that the backers of Initiative #91 submitted 187,147 petition signatures. The state requires at least 124,238 valid signatures to get a measure on the ballot. ...
Colorado AG weighs formal role as Supreme Court reviews oil-train case
Colorado’s attorney general recently left open the possibility he will take a formal role in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court to help block a proposal that would send a massive surge of oil trains along the Colorado River. Attorney General Phil Weiser last week expressed disappointment that the court in June agreed to […]
On Never Forgetting Who We’re Fighting For
“We can never get too focused on who we’re fighting against and forget who we’re fighting for”. -Ashley Bell, Civil Society Fellow, Founder and CEO, Ready Finance. At the 2024 Resnick Aspen Action Forum, Ashley Bell, Founder and CEO, Ready Finance and Civil Society Fellow, shared an early life lesson from his father: people are more than the files and labels in front of you. Ashley carried this notion with him throughout his life as a public defender, an entrepreneur, and a federal government appointee, bringing people together across political and cultural divides to address big problems. How? By focusing not on who we’re fighting against, but who we’re fighting for.
An Americana-folk super trio
The sleeper concert of the summer might happen on Friday night when Bonny Light Horseman plays at Paepcke Auditorium as part of the Roaring Fork Sessions music series. The Faux Paws are scheduled to open the show at 8 p.m. BLH is a folk rock/Americana trio of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric...
Conservative radio host seeks dismissal of election fraud defamation case before Colorado Court of Appeals
DENVER (CN) — A conservative attorney and the network that hosts his talk radio show asked the Colorado Court of Appeals on Tuesday to reverse a lower court’s denial of anti-SLAPP motions to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by a target of 2020 election fraud disinformation. “The plaintiff’s...
ArtCrush Gala Auction Breaks Records, Brings in $4.5M for the Aspen Art Museum
Aspen ArtWeek wrapped on Friday with the 19th annual ArtCrush Gala at the foot of Aspen’s Buttermilk Mountain during which 600 guests gathered for music, dancing, an expansive wine tasting, dinner, and of course the ArtCrush Gala auction.Aspen ArtWeek Is the Anti-Art Basel Miami Beach This year’s auction, which took place both live and online, brought in $4.5 million for the Aspen Art Museum’s year-round curatorial and educational programs, easily surpassing last year’s total of $3.8 million. It was the highest earning ArtCrush Gala auction to date. This year’s auction featured works by Jacqueline Humphries, Allison Katz, Emma McIntyre, Jason Moran, Naudline Pierre, Marina Pérez...
Eagle County locals connect with law enforcement, first responders during National Night Out
The Freedom Park parking lot in Edwards had a party atmosphere Tuesday evening — complete with live music, a bounce house, free food and more — as locals mingled with Eagle County’s first responders. This was the Edwards station for National Night Out, an annual nationwide evening...
BBB warns of apparent scam that hit Aspen
Small business owners across the U.S. are losing their marketing budgets to a “fraudulent” ad company that has targeted two known businesses in the Roaring Fork Valley, according to a July press release from the Virginia-based Better Business Bureau. In its release, the BBB warned local businesses that...