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What’s in Your Bag, Kaitlin Windle?

When pitching the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet to potential donors, development director Kaitlin Windle knows of what she speaks.

02/01/2014 By MIchael Miracle

Aspen Art

Jolly Ranchers

The common ski-town story: came to ski for two months, and never left. The uncommon Aspen-area twist: came for two months to throw pots, and stayed forever.

02/01/2014 By Stewart Oksenhorn

Golden Years

Aspen Goes Gray

The demographics don’t lie: Aspen is aging. How can town keep ahead of the geriatric curve?

02/01/2014 By Barry Smith

Rocky Mountain High

Legalized it

Pot shops for the general public have arrived in the Roaring Fork Valley.

02/01/2014 By Amanda Rae

Sanctuary for All

Community Cornerstone

Aspen’s oldest church has weathered a boom, a bust, the birth of an international ski resort, and 120 winters. Its recent restoration was well earned.

02/01/2014 By Jodi Buchan

Rich and Famous

Star Struck

From Wyatt Earp and Lucille Ball to Jack Nicholson and Mariah Carey, for 130 years Aspen has been struck by enough stars to make it seem like the sky is falling.

02/01/2014 By Jay Cowan Photography by Mary Eshbaugh Hayes

Local Wordsmith Makes Good

A Life in Letters

Perseverance paid off for Aspen novelist Linda Lafferty.

11/01/2013 By Stewart Oksenhorn

Safety Tips for Kids

Mastodons Talk. Kids Listen.

Jeff Teaford, a local illustrator and Aspen Skiing Company employee, has pitched kid-appropriate ways to teach skier safety for fifteen years.

11/01/2013 By Michael Miracle

The Skiing Dead

Zombie Apocalypse

The Aspen Zombie Apocalypse is upon us. Staying alive depends on divining the particulars of the valley’s undead.

07/01/2013 By Barry Smith

Fast Facts

Running Man

Aspen recently swore in a kinder, gentler mayor. Steve Skadron answers questions on politics, bar menus, and running in the backcountry.

07/01/2013 By Michael Miracle

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Aspen Whimsey

Sachs Appeal

Here’s a fun trick to play on your contemporary-art-loving friends: Invite them to go see some bronze animal statues in Snowmass.

05/01/2013 By MIchael Miracle

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Aspen Fairy Tales

Want to glimpse Aspen’s past through the fractured lens of popular media?

05/01/2013 By Amanda Rae

Fun for the Kids

Playground Love

Mountains and rivers make for delightful diversions. But every school kid needs slides and swing sets, too.

05/01/2013 By Sarah Chase Shaw

Wonder Powers

It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s…

Summertime is superhero time, and Aspen deserves some crusaders of its own.

05/01/2013 By Barry Smith

They are a Changin'

Times to Go

A Prominent Piece of Aspen Quirk Gives Way to Progress

02/01/2013 By Stewart Oksenhorn

Puppy Power

Pooch-Propelled

Don’t underestimate the power of your Pomeranian.

02/01/2013 By Christine Benedetti

Digital Imagery

Lens to the Future

If the traditional ski film is on its last breath, Matt Hobbs might be fingered for the death.

02/01/2013 By Stewart Oksenhorn

Man in the Know

Political Animal

For twenty years, Mick Ireland has been Aspen’s most divisive—and bankable—electoral brand.

02/01/2013 By Stewart Oksenhorn

Giving Hope

Bridge to a Life

An upstart nonprofit helps valley residents move from disability to independence.

11/01/2012 By Tim Cooney

Local Heros

Sojourner Salutes Award Honorees

For nearly two decades, this magazine’s Sojourner Salutes awards have paid tribute to the givers, doers, and fighters who make the Roaring Fork Valley exceptional.

11/01/2012 By Jay Cowen

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