Aspen Art Museum to honor Gary Simmons at ArtCrush

Dr. Richard Steadman’s passing reminds us not only of his lasting impact on. orthopedics, but also on the many who called him “friend.”. As a native of Tahoe, my family befriended the Steadmans as soon as Dick opened his practice in South Shore in 1970. My parents, David...

Let’s face it: Aspen is a full-grown city. It is not limited to its residents. Every day, hoards of residents, visitors, tourists, and workers come into and out of the city. Every day, there is unacceptable traffic congestion. Every day, there is lots of talk about the entrance to Aspen. And, every day, nothing is done about it.

Holy Cross Energy aims to distribute 100% emission-free electricity to its 55,000 members in the Aspen, Rifle, and Vail areas by 2030. How will it do that?. Tri-State Generation and Transmission, Colorado’s second-largest utility, has a different but related problem. It wants to best use infrastructure associated with its coal-burning operations at Craig after the last unit closes before 2030.

When thinking about the global climate crisis, it can feel daunting to take on at an individual level and lead some to wonder if they can make an impact at all. The Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE), a local non-profit, believes that effectively taking on a problem the size of the climate crisis requires innovation and collaboration at a local level to overcome.

On Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 3 p.m. at the Eagle County building in El Jebel, the public will finally get a chance to voice their opinion before the Eagle County commissioners on the proposed Fields development. The Eagle County Planning Department has given its nod of approval to this development...

Eric Simon (“Let’s be practical about the entrance”) lays out the alternatives with the Castle Creek Bridge but makes the wrong choice. The city freely admits that its straight-shot proposal would not improve traffic flow. It should also be conceded that the p.m. rush hour would be worse due to shifting the traffic light from Cemetery Lane to 7th and Main. Indeed, it is billed as an infrastructure improvement and not a traffic-management solution.