shot in the dark?

Hunter S. Thompson Lives on in a New Exhibit

The Aspen Historical Society's new exhibit surveys the gonzo journalist's wild campaign for local sheriff.

06/04/2018 By Cindy Hirschfeld

Gonzo Ganja

Hunter S. Thompson's Widow Announces Plans to Clone and Sell His Pot

An Owl Farm museum aside, Anita Thompson also has a Gonzo brand of cannabis in the works to launch in recreational marijuana shops.

12/01/2016 By Katie Shapiro

Excerpt

Growing Up Thompson

This excerpt is from the just-published Stories I Tell Myself, the highly subjective memoir of Hunter S. Thompson's only son.

02/01/2016 By Juan Thompson

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

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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

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