On the Fly: A can’t-miss hatch
The anticipation is killing me. Fortunately, the long wait is over and truly epic dry-fly-fishing is right on our door step. Green drakes are the most famous hatch we experience in this valley, and for good reasons. These huge mayflies already are h …
Read More »Women’s cycling shifts gears in Aspen
Women’s cycling in Aspen is shifting into the big chain ring. That means momentum. Big-time momentum. A pair of traveling professional cyclists, racing on the summer criterium circuit across the United States, are living and training in Aspen right n …
Read More »Pitkin County OK with Windstar sale
The sale of the Windstar property in April didn’t violate any conditions of a conservation easement held by Pitkin County, according to the County Attorney’s Office. At least five critics of the transaction received a letter from the County Attorney’ …
Read More »Carroll: There’s nothing wrong with a little sunshine
When The Aspen Times published the salary packages of the most handsomely compensated local nonprofit executives in September, a few readers wondered what the point was. Some asked if we’d like our reporters’ and editors’ salaries to be published for …
Read More »Riding Denver’s light rail
My brother and I rode the Denver light-rail system last weekend, traveling from Golden to Union Station. It was pretty fast, making the trip in 40 minutes. The train whisked us through neighborhoods we otherwise wouldn’t see. The cost was only $4 one …
Read More »Aspen native makes the grade in Moscow ballet
It’s a long way from Aspen to Moscow, but Remy Lamping has adjusted to the distance and the culture changes just fine. Lamping, a 17-year-old Aspen native and former student and dancer with the School of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, is enrolled in a profes …
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