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Volunteers to refurbish Hanging Lake Trail
GLENWOOD SPRINGS – For a second year in a row, crews of volunteer trail builders from across Colorado will convene in Glenwood Canyon for some heavy lifting to improve the Hanging Lake Trail. The Basalt-based...
Published: September 10, 2011
Giving Thought: A haven for teens after school
When children are released from school, many of them find their way into trouble. Educators and counselors often wonder how to steer wayward children in a positive direction during those late-afternoon hours, and Stepping Stones...
Published: March 14, 2017
Sollett uses short-film success as stepping stone
Among the filmmakers gathering in Aspen as guests at Aspen Filmfest’s Shortsfest, Peter Sollett figures to draw a large share of the attention. For Sollett, a 27-year-old Brooklyn native, has accomplished the feat that many...
Published: April 2, 2003
‘Street Symphony’: subdudes at their best
Soul seems to be the flavor of the moment. From the other side of the Atlantic, young British singers Joss Stone and Amy Winehouse are battling it out over whose soul is superior. (In the...
Published: September 6, 2007
If you’ve ever wanted to become a character on “South Park,” now’s your chance
Who among us hasn’t wanted to mercilessly mock Cartman, pull a prank on Mr. Garrison or kill Kenny? And for charity’s sake? Trey Parker and Matt Stone, everyone’s favorite Boulder-bred rabble rousers and the creators...
Published: November 30, 2017
From kitchens to bathrooms, European Stone has it covered
Gina O’Shaughnessy didn’t make a sale with one of her customers Friday – but the woman left European Stone and Bath with an armload of countertop and flooring samples to audition in her home. That’s...
Published: February 11, 2004
Andy Stone leaving news group
ASPEN ” One of the most recognizable faces of The Aspen Times is stepping down. Andy Stone, who has worked on and off at the newspaper since 1974, is exiting his job as editorial consultant...
Published: July 8, 2008
John Marvin Lorton
John Lorton is off on a new adventure, leaving us unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 21 to explore what lies on the other side. Born in Poplar Bluff, MO, his family moved west finally landing in...
Published: June 23, 2016
Stone’s ‘World Trade Center’ plays it safe
Everything changed on 9/11/01, from the way we line up at airports to the way we see ourselves as a nation. But perhaps nothing changed so much as Oliver Stone’s filmmaking.Stone’s signature work – including...
Published: August 11, 2006
Edward Durell Stone, Jr.
Edward Durell Stone, Jr., died peacefully in Vero Beach, Fla., on Friday, July 10, 2009. Ed was born in Norwalk, Conn., on August 30, 1932 to Orlean Vandiver and Architect Edward Durell Stone. He attended...
Published: July 14, 2009
Giving Thought: Beneficial guidance at the right time in life
Since 2014, Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley has been providing community-focused mentoring services for teens at their drop-in center in Carbondale. Recently, the growing organization added services for middle-schoolers. Executive Director Kyle Crawley...
Published: March 12, 2018
Joss Stone: They’re listening to her now
SNOWMASS VILLAGE Speaking about her years as a teenage soul-music star, Joss Stone reflects calmly and wisely about what was often a difficult experience. Back then, a relatively compliant artist sat back and watched as...
Published: August 29, 2007
The Inca Trail
I plod up the mountain. Every few yards, I lean on my hiking stick, wheezing. “Pass of the Dead Woman,” at 13,776 feet, looms above me on the Inca Trail. My temples and lungs ache...
Published: May 7, 2004
Gimme the Stones
In “Almost Famous,” the new movie that explores the rock ‘n’ roll world, vintage 1973, a character makes the claim that the music is for the young: “Do you think Mick Jagger is gonna be...
Published: May 8, 2003
Mayan mysteries
Walking through a river in Belize, carrying a Styrofoam takeout container that holds chicken, rice and vegetables and wearing a helmet, I feel ridiculous. It’s hard to believe that the greatest adventure on a trip...
Published: January 8, 2007
Care and concern
Dear Editor: I’d like to thank the two wonderful women (one an EMT) who came to my aid when I took a nasty spill at a local restaurant last Sunday. I missed a small step...
Published: April 14, 2010
Aspen Thrift Shop announces December grants
Each month, the volunteers of the Thrift Shop of Aspen meet to distribute grants to local non-profits. The recipients for December are: Aspen Valley Ski Club, Aspen Words, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklorico, Aspen Middle...
Published: December 21, 2016
A king without a throne
Dear Editor:May the Saints preserve us … Mick Ireland now wants to be His Lordship the Mayor of Aspen.Now Mick is man of old Ireland. His speech a kiss from the Blarney Stone and his...
Published: March 22, 2007
More than a victory
Dear Editor:As a founder of the Junior Hockey Program, I want to add one more voice of congratulations to the Aspen High School boys hockey team and their coaches, Al Butler and Chris Lochrem. Who...
Published: March 5, 2007
Letter: Congrats to grant recipients
Every month, volunteers of the Thrift Shop of Aspen meet to continue to accomplish our mission: to make grants to other nonprofit organizations in the Roaring Fork Valley. We are grateful to all the community...
Published: October 17, 2015
A good mayor for Aspen
Dear Editor: I could not be happier in hearing that Marilyn Marks has thrown her (figurative) hat in the mayor’s race ring. In the April 8 Aspen Times, there is a column by Andy Stone...
Published: April 19, 2009
Willoughby: A building is only as good as its foundation
I found more old houses in Leadville than in Aspen when I shopped for one, decades ago. Most of Leadville’s old houses predated Aspen’s oldest homes. Searching the Leadville listings, you’ll frequently see “date built...
Published: March 31, 2018
Angus and Julia Stone kick off ski season with ‘Snow’ at Belly Up Aspen
“Snow” is in the forecast for Belly Up Aspen on Saturday as the music club brings Australian brother-sister duo Angus and Julia Stone to town for the Thanksgiving weekend kickoff to ski season. The pair...
Published: November 23, 2017
Chance encounter
Men have destroyed themselves chasing women. Why not just let it remain company ” and let it be at that? But pick the right one, the one you want. Limited time with her is better...
Published: March 4, 2004
The book bank
When I was young, Pitkin County Library was housed in the Wheeler Opera House. Because my mother volunteered as a librarian, I spent many winter hours exploring its stacks and storage spaces, and even perused...
Published: October 15, 2010
‘Spillers and weavers’ knit garden together
From the street, your eye moves up my south slope garden from ground- to eye-level, and then on up to the house. You see the two stone walls and winding steps framed and defined by...
Published: June 1, 2007
Challengers peg growth as top concern in Eagle County race
When Tom Stone ran for Eagle County commissioner in 1998, many observers felt he skated into office when his two liberal-leaning challengers split the opposition vote. Four years later, some observers fear it may happen...
Published: October 29, 2002
Jammed-in and jamming
Assuming no desperate need for a beer, or a bathroom, the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival last week marked a high point for music festivals in the upper Roaring Fork Valley.The lineup was packed...
Published: September 7, 2007
Bonspiels, hacks and hog lines: Curling slides into town
Grab your brooms: Curling may be coming to Aspen. In the wake of a highly successful “Learn To Curl” class recently at the Aspen Ice Garden, there is a move afoot to form a curling...
Published: April 17, 2006
Letter: Thanks for supporting mental health
On Aug.22, Hike Hope Heal, hosted by the Aspen Strong Foundation, took place to connect the mental health resources, promote mental hygiene and support the Mental Health Fund. Last year, this event set the groundwork,...
Published: September 25, 2015
Recycled TP for everybutty
Dear Editor: Andy Stone and I have been in Aspen for a long time, and if he could remember, he would remember me. I usually agree with him on his ramblings in his column, but...
Published: March 6, 2009
Eagle Co. jeopardizing its support in midvalley?
The Eagle County commissioners are risking their credibility in the midvalley just when it appears they need to be on their best political behavior.The commissioners hope to convince midvalley residents in June to support their...
Published: May 8, 2003
Food Matters: Last-minute gadgets for the cool home cook
1. CRUNCH TIME Though it’s a tall order to expect a newfangled air fryer—which circulates hot air at a rapid rate to mimic the effect of a traditional fryer, minus a messy oil bath—to turn...
Published: December 20, 2018
Eagle Co. looks to Basalt for tips on affordable housing
Though they may loath to admit it, the county commissioners in Eagle County are starting to sound an awful lot like their colleagues in Pitkin County, especially when they’re talking about affordable housing. As different...
Published: May 14, 2003
A three-headed commissioner
Dear Editor: I would like to congratulate Rob Ittner, Elizabeth Milias and Marilyn Marks on their victorious election to the Pitkin County commission. It’s not quite a prestigious mayoral seat, but it’s a good stepping...
Published: November 5, 2010
Glenwood Hot Springs Pool
Hit the Hot Springs on a cold day: Until you dunk your first foot into the 104-degree pool, then your second foot and then the rest of you, you won’t know what you’re missing if...
Published: February 3, 2004
City Council blew it
Dear Editor: I’m responding to the ridiculous article written by Andy Stone dealing with the new (approved) Aspen Art Museum. Here is the real background story, which he somehow failed to divulge. A local group...
Published: October 7, 2010
Current Events
Belly Up is in one of those stretches that can trick a music lover into believing he’s not missing a thing in the big city. Start with Thievery Corporation (Saturday, July 18), whose last Aspen...
Published: July 10, 2009
Preservation by bulldozer?
Yes, folks, it’s another historic battle – a Historic Preservation battle to be exact. A steel cage match: throw ’em in, lock the cage and wait for a victor to emerge – bloody, but still...
Published: November 14, 2007
In the garden: My mother’s garden
At the heart of my mother’s life is her passion for gardening. She has been working this particular piece of ground in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada for almost two-thirds of her 90 years. I saw it last...
Published: August 3, 2009
Tribute bands cover Aspen
ASPEN Jerry, Johnny and Freddy are gone. Axls promise to get the band back together has entered its second decade, with no actual reunion in sight. Mick and Keith and the boys are certain to...
Published: March 6, 2008
Oliver Stone’s ‘W.’ earns endorsement
Oliver Stones W., a biography of President Bush, is fascinating. No other word for it. I became absorbed in its story of a poor little rich kids alcoholic youth and torturous adulthood. This is the...
Published: October 16, 2008
Redstone couple’s adoptions, foster care reunite five siblings
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas” is a song that should resonate for the Wofford family, of Redstone, this week. Mary Ann and Bob Wofford have gone to extraordinary lengths to reunite five children who were...
Published: December 17, 2014
Traffic study to focus on Emma site
ASPEN – A traffic study will be the first step as Pitkin County considers what it should do with the historic Emma Store property it acquired in 2008. The Pitkin County Open Space and Trails...
Published: April 17, 2012
On the Trail: In the moment
Running has always been a punishment for me.Late for high school soccer practice and it’s “Agar, five laps!” I’d circle the field and curse the coach with every step.In my 20s I’d periodically buy myself...
Published: September 19, 2006
Aspen’s jihad and throwing stones
Aspen once hoped to become the “Athens of the West,” a town of educated, civilized citizens exchanging ideas and reaching decisions on the day’s issues with reason and fairness. Unfortunately, our local political discourse too...
Published: March 22, 2006
Giving Thought: There are many faces of homelessness in Roaring Fork Valley
When you hear the word “homeless,” what comes to mind? I’ll guess it’s a disheveled man who sleeps by the road in a makeshift shelter or asks for handouts on a street corner. “Homeless” is...
Published: October 21, 2019
Eagle County will decide the fate of open space program
A new citizens’ group contends that Eagle County needs a publicly funded open space program to help offset the explosive growth in the area. Eagle Valley Citizens for Open Space convinced the county commissioners recently...
Published: August 29, 2002
The great wall of Aspen
The politicians, artists and thinkers who meet at the Aspen Institute are going to be brought together in a most unique way next year. The Institute’s new Doerr/Hosier Center, set for completion in January, has...
Published: September 18, 2006
Mountain Mayhem: Falling for Fall
As we ease into offseason, Aspen’s social calendar doesn’t let up with a stream of special events set through October. From film festivals to cooking competitions to charitable benefits, there’s something in store practically every...
Published: September 14, 2017
Letter: Ganging up on the art museum
So I thought I just wanted to play devil’s advocate with this letter, until I saw that our former mayor was punched in the park for his support of the new Aspen Art Museum. It...
Published: August 6, 2014
Paula Stepp perfect for Garfield county commissioner
As a retired educator, I’m supporting Paula Stepp for Garfield Board of County Commissioners this fall because of her proven management skills and her years of community volunteer service. Paula has lived in Garfield County...
Published: October 2, 2018
Veltus Park restoration underway
The Glenwood Springs Parks and Recreation Department began shoreline restoration work Friday morning at Veltus Park. “The goal of the project is to construct riparian design elements to protect the shoreline that is receding from...
Published: August 17, 2018
Eagle County officials ask: Can we be any more dense?
Eagle County Commissioner Arn Menconi has been called a lot of things during his five years in office, and Oct. 4 he expects to be labeled a communist by some critics.But Menconi and Commissioner Peter...
Published: September 26, 2005
Restoration work at Glenwood’s Veltus Park starts on Roaring Fork River
The Glenwood Springs Parks and Recreation Department began shoreline restoration work Friday morning at Veltus Park on the Roaring Fork River. “The goal of the project is to construct riparian design elements to protect the...
Published: August 18, 2018
Jenkins steps down at NPR
Loren Jenkins, senior foreign editor at National Public Radio and former editor/publisher of The Aspen Times, is stepping down after 15 years leading the foreign desk at NPR. His last day at the post is...
Published: October 14, 2011
Disgust fills the air in El Jebel
Patrons and employees at the Short Stop bar in El Jebel aren’t shy about their disgust with Eagle County’s new smoking ban.”I think it’s ridiculous,” bartender Paula Romero said Wednesday night. Romero said she is...
Published: January 12, 2006
Hartley: When eggs, apples and corncobs attack
There’s an old saying that goes: “People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” You’d think this would be obvious, wouldn’t you? I mean, I’ve never lived in a glass house, but I’d like to think...
Published: September 9, 2016
Anna Naeser: Anna’s garden
Several weeks ago, looking over the railing of my deck at the garden bed below, I had a very special garden moment. While admiring my pair of bridal wreath spiraeas, their cascading branches clustered with...
Published: June 27, 2008
USASA revamps Rev Tour pipeline to boost freestyle competition
This winter could be a breakthrough season for the three top freeskiers with Team Summit Colorado. Well before the first competition, the trio of high-level locals — Ethan Swadburg, Levi Ascher, Greg Spaulding — is...
Published: November 13, 2015
Opinions differ on moratorium
Ann Wycoff isn’t a fan of the construction going on behind her home in Hunter Creek Condominiums. The noise could wake the dead, she said, as workers begin their days around 7 a.m. The fumes...
Published: May 22, 2006
Volunteers sought for Hunter Creek project
ASPEN ” The Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers is seeking help to clean up one of Aspen’s most popular trails. The organization will hold the Hunter Creek Trail cleanup on Saturday, July 26. Volunteers are needed...
Published: July 22, 2008
Outdoor volunteers tackle trail projects
ASPEN – The extension of Aspen’s popular Hunter Creek Trail will be among Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers’ slate of projects in and around the Roaring Fork Valley this summer. The Hunter Creek project will connect...
Published: March 25, 2011
Aspen Times Weekly: Belly Up branches out into fashion
The Goldberg brothers unfolded and laid an assortment of T-shirts and hoodies onto a couch in the office above Belly Up Aspen on a recent afternoon. “This is the Belly Up Collection,” David Goldberg said...
Published: October 5, 2017
Tribble: We need to listen
The tempo in the studio of GrassRoots Television heated up to a level three weeks ago that probably hasn’t been seen since the early 1980s – or maybe ever. It was a few minutes before...
Published: May 8, 2003
One sour note in three rockin’ days
SNOWMASS VILLAGE Jazz Aspen Snowmass’ Labor Day Festival kicked off on a near-perfect note Friday night. After a short, mild rainfall that delayed the start of the music by a few minutes, the precipitation ended...
Published: September 3, 2007
A question of age
“Islamic terrorists.”Two words linked so often that they’ve become welded into a single phrase that rolls easily off the tongue and into the mind. And the ease with which we speak that phrase makes it...
Published: October 6, 2004
Artist claims deal with Breckenridge to rebuild beloved trail troll
The Town of Breckenridge has confirmed that it is in discussions with Dambo to rebuild the troll. “We are in communication with the artist about rebuilding Isak at one of some locations we had talked...
Published: November 16, 2018
MotherLode Volleyball Classic returns
ASPEN – Brace yourselves. Aspen has hit the MotherLode. The 37th annual MotherLode Volleyball Classic, the country’s largest pro-am beach volleyball tournament, returns to Aspen this weekend. The Labor Day tradition kicks off Thursday on...
Published: September 3, 2009
Peeking into ‘a private Aspen’
Jennifer Stockman is pictured wearing a $17,800 jacket and Sanela Diana Jenkins is standing on the steps of a private jet wearing a $12,000 mink poncho. These are a few of the images from “The...
Published: December 23, 2005
Letter: Kudos on water-stingy toilets
We have enjoyed Aspen Music Festival vacations for more than 30 years. They also provide an opportunity to look around to see changes. Learning that the library had temporarily relocated due to its major remodeling,...
Published: July 14, 2015
Stop the digging?
Consider these projects that currently are in progress, upcoming or on the drawing board, and imagine what it would be like – in terms of traffic, discombobulation and noise – if we could wave a...
Published: November 8, 2005
Carbondale rodeo events will raise funds for proposed El Jebel youth house
The Carbondale Rodeo Arena will host events Saturday and Sunday to promote awareness about suicide and raise funds for a proposed midvalley youth house. The event is being organized by Temple Glassier, whose son Patrick...
Published: June 21, 2018
Agave to present The Main Squeeze, soulful funk band
The Main Squeeze, with deep musical roots sprouted in the Midwest, started out as a party band at Indiana University. Its forthcoming April 28 release “Without a Sound” illustrates the band’s increasing musical maturity and...
Published: March 11, 2019
Sustainability Center alters plan
CARBONDALE ” An organization in Carbondale is working on a plan to provide office space for environmentally-friendly nonprofits and businesses by the end of this decade. The Sustainability Center of the Rockies will help the...
Published: November 8, 2007
Local feels burned
Dear Editor: I have grown up in this valley and have been skiing my whole life. I would like to thank the Aspen Skiing Co. for the slap in the face, and the death of...
Published: December 23, 2008
Snowmass becomes bike central
It takes just a few hundred mountain bikers to prove that snow isn’t necessary for a good downhill course. Blast the ‘Mass, the seventh event in the nine-part Mountain States Cup, took control of the...
Published: July 21, 2002
Basalt mom who lost son to suicide pursues vision for youth, counseling center
Six months after losing her son to suicide, a midvalley woman’s pain is still raw, the unanswered questions are still haunting and the loss borders on unbearable. Temple Glassier thinks of her son Patrick Palardy...
Published: April 25, 2018
Conundrum a hot spot for wilderness rangers
ASPEN – The crowds at the popular Conundrum Hot Springs, south of Aspen, continued to prove the biggest wilderness challenge for local U.S. Forest Service rangers this summer, but compliance with the recently imposed no-dogs...
Published: October 27, 2011
On the Trail: Monumental seduction
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. ” It’s easy to think of the Colorado National Monument as one of those drive-by, stop-and-gawk experiences. It’s canyon country on the edge of Grand Junction in far western Colorado, delivering a...
Published: April 21, 2008
Aspen City Market to be gutted and remodeled
ASPEN – City Market is planning a major remodel in its Aspen grocery store, and when it’s completed next year, expect it to be a bit more upscale.Picture gold and brown hues in its interior,...
Published: November 9, 2009
Antero’s drilling applications alarm Battlement group
BATTLEMENT MESA, Colo. – The expectation that Antero Resources plans to drill three new well pads just outside the boundary lines of this community has alarmed some residents. A request was submitted to Garfield County...
Published: November 29, 2010
Another door
My new friend Kuichy whom I met in Los Angeles two weeks ago met me at the Royal Inti (Sun) Hosta where I am staying in Cusco the Puma City, they call it the heart...
Published: May 31, 2002
Church starts roof-repair project
Though the Aspen Community Church is well short of the overall $4.95 million fund-raising goal to shore up the 123-year-old building, work on the roof and the exterior brick walls is about to begin, according...
Published: May 7, 2013
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet winter season includes premiere by choreographer Jorma Elo and pianist Joyce Yang
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet will host the world premiere of a collaboration between noted choreographer Jorma Elo and superstar pianist Joyce Yang in March, the company announced Friday. The new piece by Elo and Yang...
Published: October 6, 2017
Come out for community bike event
This Sunday, June 10, from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m., everyone in the Roaring Fork Valley is invited to join us for the second annual Community Pedaleando at North Face Park in Carbondale. The Aspen...
Published: June 7, 2018
Giving Thought: Healthy Kids survey provides a window into teens’ minds
Adolescence is a complex time of life. This transitional stage from childhood to adulthood can be a time of both disorientation and discovery; as adolescents cultivate their sense of self, they may face difficult choices...
Published: September 24, 2019
Robo-calls duel in home rule race
EAGLE COUNTY ” With just one week left until the election for Eagle County home rule, both sides of the issue are stepping up efforts to get voters on their side. Campaign signs for and...
Published: April 24, 2007
The Ute Indian Curse
Almost 150 years ago, the Ute Indians are said to have placed a curse on the Crystal River Valley because of a broken promise, forever dooming to failure “the white man’s” pursuits in the area....
Published: October 30, 2003
Starting to make my garden
How did I make my garden? First off, I have to tell you that my garden is not mine alone but collaboration between my partner and myself. Without his ideas and energy, his skill in...
Published: June 28, 2007
Diesel spill halts operations at Marble quarry
MARBLE — An October spill of 5,500 gallons of diesel fuel that has shut down Marble’s famed Yule quarry for nearly two months took more than four days to report to state authorities and more...
Published: December 12, 2019
Freeskiing Open offers showcase for skiers
Aspen skier Alex Ferreira, who just missed a berth on the U.S. Olympic Team, put the exclamation point on the 2014 Aspen/Snowmass Freesking Open last weekend. The men’s and women’s ski superpipe finals wrapped up...
Published: February 26, 2014
Aspen Swim Club finishes a strong fifth in recent Las Vegas meet
Facing teams that had nearly 100 swimmers, the Aspen Swim Club’s small contingent of 13 athletes more than held their own at the 2018 Las Vegas Super Finals, held Nov. 29 to Dec. 2 at...
Published: December 11, 2018
Aspen Times Weekly cover story: Will Aspen’s Freak Power survive without Hunter?
ASPEN – Very late one Saturday night in 1969, a booze-filled Hunter S. Thompson called a man he hardly knew, attorney Joe Edwards, and informed him that he, Edwards, was going to run for mayor...
Published: November 17, 2011
Bling city
Aspen, CO Colorado So how much money do you need? Are you jonesing for an extra $20 so you can get a couple of slices and a Redhook (or three) after skiing? Does baby need...
Published: January 5, 2007
Pitkin County buying Emma structures
EMMA The decade-long saga of the historic Emma Store buildings has come to a close, at least as far as its impending demolition is concerned. The Pitkin County commissioners agreed Wednesday to spend $2.65 million...
Published: July 10, 2008
Labor Day hot picks Who to see, who to skip (nobody)
So, you didn’t know that Galactic, the New Orleans funk-jazz band, had re-emerged as a hip-hop outfit? You didn’t know that Nickel Creek, one of the best and most popular groups in acoustic music, had...
Published: August 21, 2007
Here to hell in two easy steps
Last week I wrote – in my usual cranky fashion – about a rich kid named Jonathan Lewis who demolished the Elizabeth Paepcke House a few years ago and now is trying to build a...
Published: March 15, 2006
Andy Stone: In amazed appreciation: Wow! What great people
When I was editor of The Aspen Times, I used to have a somewhat jaundiced view of all those gushing letters of thanks that people would send to the paper. We’d get letters that would...
Published: August 14, 2003
Basalt council votes 4-2 to approve Aspen Skiing Co. affordable housing at Willits
The third time was a charm for Aspen Skiing. In its third hearing before the Basalt Town Council, Skico received approval for a 46-unit, 150-bedroom affordable housing project in Willits.
Published: June 25, 2019
