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New Planet Zebulon! BTS from X Games Aspen
A new Planet Zebulon just dropped and it's sixteen minutes of compelling content from X Games. Zeb and crew are hanging in Aspen as the East Coast rider competes in Knuckle Huck and the rail jam—but it's the narration, parking lot DJ sets, stoked fans, and awesome cameos that really bring the X ...
The Last Days of High School: Sentiments and Teachings
Walking through the halls of Aspen High School, they seem to have shrunken from their once intimidating and vast facade. The classrooms, which once held remote material and people, are now navigable. The cafe is a regular stop on the way to class, and you have successfully filled the shoes of the scary upperclassman. Freshmen orientation turned into a senior week itinerary, and all of a sudden, you find yourself finished with the final assignment. In the coming weeks, you’ll have attended your last pep assembly and high school sporting event. Soon every shuffle across the gymnasium bleachers hollering, “red, red, red, red, black, black, black, black,” will turn into a shuffle across the graduation stage. In looking back upon these experiences, here are a few lessons to take away.
Monday, May 13
On today's newscast: The Aspen School District has reached a tentative settlement agreement with the district’s teachers union, schools in Carbondale have cut their music education offerings, “The Aspen Collective” will open its first art show this week in a city-owned retail space at the Wheeler Opera House, and more.
Aspen moves to keep waste out of landfill
The city of Aspen will create a program to keep more construction and demolition waste out of Pitkin County’s swelling landfill, an effort officials hope will ease pressure on the solid waste facility and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions. Members of Aspen City Council told city staff on...
Ride for the Pass turns 30
For the last 30 years, the Independence Pass Foundation’s Ride for the Pass event has drawn hundreds of cyclists from across the state to welcome the upcoming summer season and revel in a car-less, snow-less Independence Pass. “It's a great way to kick off the busy summer and fall...
Brett: Old Town Basalt needs a little tender loving care
Hear, hear, Tracy Bennett … I also have a business on Midland Avenue in Basalt. The proposed changes are so completely in line with the needs of Basalt commerce and visitor needs of today. I can’t help but wonder how many of these opposers are business owners, delivery drivers, or garbage servicemen in Basalt.
Miners close Windsor’s window
During a 16-8 victory over Glenwood Springs in the CHSAA Class 4A Boys’ Lacrosse State Tournament’s opening round-of-24, Windsor’s Cooper Tindle gave the 21st-seeded Demons hell. Credited with 16 shots taken, the senior attacker put 13 on target and racked up a devastating 11 goals. Telluride’s coaches...
Pitkin BOCC lacking direction, gets an ‘F’
Has the Pitkin Board of County Commissioners lost direction? Our small town is so divided on so many issues I can’t help but ask the question: Who is actually leading the decision-making? In the 2023 Pitkin County survey, the voters gave the Pitkin Board of County Commissioners a 39.3% approval rating.
Morning Edition Host and Reporter Eleanor Bennett reflects on her four years at Aspen Public Radio
Eleanor Bennett has been the morning edition host and a reporter at Aspen Public Radio for over four years. From 7-9 a.m. every weekday morning, she delivered local, state, and regional news alongside NPR’s national reporting. During her tenure, Bennett also received several awards from the Radio Television Digital...
Let’s do what we must to make the airport safe
I want to thank Roger Marolt for clearly stating how the majority of longtime locals feel about the airport expansion plan (“The sky doesn’t have to be the limit, our airport can be,” May 7, Aspen Daily News). He always speaks for me and many others, and he does it much better than I can! If the runway is unsafe, then yes, we have to make it safe. And the terminal is not exactly luxurious but it works.
College Outreach and Planning Your Summer
Aspen High School students are being welcomed into the Aspen community through a multitude of summer opportunities that will keep this summer exciting. Aspen High School hosted the Summer Jobs Fair on Thursday, April 18th during SET which many upper and some underclassmen attended. At the fair students were able to connect with representatives from 25 businesses throughout the valley and apply for jobs. Some of the positions students applied for were at RedFox, The W, the Snowmass Club, and the Maroon Creek Club. Sophomore, Eleanor Carroll, believes the jobs fair was an easier and more enjoyable way to find a summer job in Aspen and its surrounding areas.
Chemical World | National Fentanyl Awareness Day
In honor of National Fentanyl Awareness Day on May 7th, Kenna and Maggie discuss local risks and resources for fentanyl, as well as new legislation being pushed forward this spring and May events. Mugsy Fay. Mugsy Fay was raised in Carbondale since the age of 1 and grew up on...
Airport plan just a federal money grab
I went through my flight logbooks (I have three) back to 1988 and found that I have, as pilot in command, landed nine different aircraft (including two gliders flying for Dieter Bibbig) 987 times at the Aspen airport. I applied to the Airport Advisory Board but was denied a seat because I stated that I was opposed to the plan as proposed, I guess. Perhaps it was a lack of experience.
Prep sports: Aspen girls’ golf off to state
The Aspen High girls’ golf program continues to impress. Junior Lenna Persson earned another solo win on Tuesday. The Skiers will be dancing at the 3A girls golf state championship next week. Persson was the only golfer in Tuesday’s regional tournament to shoot under par, scoring a 71 on...
Martin: The day that Aspen died
In 1893, in the halcyon and bucolic days before Swifties, inconsiderate people loudly blabbing on cellphones in restaurants, AI-driven automated customer service, and $1,500 cocktails, Aspen, in the space of a day, made the dismal, rapid transition from booming mining community to a town with a few bewildered stragglers, a priest, flocks of vacant sheep, and a random gaggle of confused cows. “Change is constant,” trumpets the overpaid and over-hyped branding consultant. But what happened in 1893 wasn’t change, it was something quite different.
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