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During a regular meeting of the Town Council on Monday, March 20, members of the Snowmass Village Town Council voted unanimously to approve the 2023 Town Council Goals. Town Council works collaboratively with one another to develop their goals after each new council is seated following an election. The goals are used to inform policy, appropriate funds, and provide direction to staff.

Real town Basalt. What a wonderful commentary by Andrew Scott. I recommend this read to anyone in the upper valley. In short he nailed it. I’m sure the powers that be in Basalt will condemn this line by line. Everyone has gotten on the money train. Including Ace Lane.

Below is the highest- and lowest-priced closing on a free-market, private, whole-ownership sale from the most recent Pitkin County Clerk & Recorder’s Office report. This 4,416-square-foot townhouse has 3 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms in central Aspen. $15,470,000. Low. Snowmass. This 1,997-square-foot apartment features 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. $315,000.

What a travesty to see Lauren Boebert visiting convicted felons in prison as political prisoners. This is in addition to the myriad of other faux pas she does on an almost daily basis. I cannot believe that she actually won reelection. This has to be so very embarrassing to all...

Originally addressed to Basalt mayor and town manager: I was able to attend this week’s streetscape meeting. As I have told Ryan, your staff and entire team on this project are doing a great job!. As a business and property owner in downtown Basalt, I strongly support the streetscape...

The two survivors of an avalanche southwest of Marble are recovering from the trauma of enduring a large slide that not only left them with serious injuries, but also took the life of a good friend.

Once a month the Aspen Thrift Shop volunteers meet to distribute our hard earned funds. This month the local non-profit recipients are:. Harvest for Hunger. Aspen Cycling Club, Way Out Inc., Basalt Elementary School Appreciation, Basalt High School & Roaring Fork High School Drama Club School Musical, Basalt High School Tennis Team, Basalt High School Track & Field Team, Basalt Middle School Garden, Roaring Fork School Pre-Collegiate.

The owners of Aspen’s wildly popular Clark’s Oyster Bar recently opened their second restaurant, proving there is still ample room in the town’s dining scene for a newcomer. Enter Las Montañas, located past a teal-green door on the second floor of the South River Plaza, in the space formerly occupied by longtime establishment Jimmy’s. Serving traditional Tex-Mex cuisine—but with a high-end twist, such as snapper-and-shrimp ceviche, warm crab tostadas and grilled Spanish octopus—the rustic space is decorated with authentic Mexican art and tile, weathered wood and leather-wrapped chairs.

To walk into a store in Aspen and be able to look in the eye of the person who owns the business is pretty cool, said Travis McLain, owner of Radio Boardshop. And these days, it’s also pretty rare — to come by a locally owned, independent business where the owner is on the ground is becoming less and less of a reality in Aspen. McLain, an Aspen native who has been operating Radio Boardshop since he opened it in 2005, can attest.

It's definitely not terribly uncommon to hear about a deer or an elk falling through ice and needing rescuing in Colorado; it is, however, rare for so many perish at one scene. Now that spring has arrived, many golf fans in Colorado are starting to get back to the links...

This is not a column about the demise of Aspen or the Roaring Fork Valley. Been there done that, as have Roger Marolt and other columnists. Enough said for now. It is about how state-level intervention and a neo-Libertarian model housing bill could finish off what’s left. The 100-page-plus...

It is absolutely wild to me that this valley makes so much money, but every employee still needs three jobs to stay afloat. Something needs to be done! Even if that means going on strike or unionizing. These restaurants, clothing stores and rental shops shouldn’t be breaking records while their...

City of Aspen staff will provide updates on various pieces of the Burlingame Ranch Phase 3 project during a council work session today. Council members will hear an update on the project’s development, sales and lotteries, and a right-sizing proposal. They also will discuss affordable housing options for the city’s emergency and public service workforce.

Aspen Daily News columnist Roger Marolt has eloquently written about the need to support our full-time residents. “When no locals are left, we will be a full-fledged resort like Beaver Creek, a spectacularly lovely and fun place to visit — and nothing else.” He continues, “In a real town, people primarily make their livings taking care of each other.”

Five elk were killed and three others were rescued after a small herd crossed a frozen pond near Carbondale on Tuesday, according to officials from Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District. According to a report from the Summit Daily, the elk fell through the ice at a lake at a...

The Colorado Court of Appeals last week vacated a felony conviction of a man found guilty of second-degree assault for spitting on a Basalt police officer, citing a recent ruling with reverberations statewide. In a 21-page order delivered Thursday, the three-judge panel concluded that a Pitkin County jury’s August 2019...

As The Lumberyard subsidized-housing project barrels toward its development entitlements this spring, the “major public project” process consists of just two steps: City of Aspen Planning and Zoning Commission sign-off, followed by City Council approval. The details are in place: 500,000 square feet of construction on nearly 11...

OK, hear me out. What if we put an electric tram down Main Street, so people can just hop on? It just goes back and forth and runs on clean energy. Honestly, I don’t think straightening the road is going to help. I mean, not like I care, because Aspen has become one massive bed and breakfast for the ultra rich, but I think people should think creatively. Plus, it would cut down on traffic so much.

ASPEN, CO (3TV/CBS 5) -- Investigators say the Arizona Coyotes minority owner and alternate governor Andrew Barroway was arrested on assault and domestic violence charges in Aspen, Colorado, on Thursday. According to Aspen Police, officers were called out to the Limelight Hotel around 8:40 a.m. after witnesses reported a disturbance in a hotel room. Officers arrived and took Barroway into custody. He was booked on charges of third-degree assault, second-degree assault and domestic violence.

The Aspen Flight Academy, in partnership with Atlantic Aviation, will award a total of $100,000 in scholarships to 11 Roaring Fork Valley high school students to learn to fly and obtain their private pilot’s licenses. Atlantic Aviation, the fixed-based operator at the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport, has been a supporter...