Startup events around the country are turning entrepreneurs with ideas into successful business owners. Next on that map is the Roaring Fork Valley, with the inaugural Aspen Startup Weekend taking place Oct. 11-13 at the Aspen Music School Campus. The Seattle-based nonprofit Startup Weekend has hosted more than 400 events in 100 countries. All of […]

More than 450 people gathered for a memorial service to honor former mayor Helen Klanderud at St. Mary Catholic Church on Wednesday morning in Aspen. In addition to her service on city council from 2001 to 2007, she was remembered as a mother, mentor, friend, philanthropist and leader. She died Thursday at age 76 due to […]

Aspen continues to make its mark on the national real estate market, and a new report issued by Coldwell Banker shows that its maintaining its place among the most expensive zip codes in America. Keeping company with New York, Los Angeles and Miami, Aspen consistently ranks on the report’s top markets for listings and closed […]

After a decade and a half, there’s no longer a John Denver Week in Aspen. But, that won’t stop fans from honoring the singer-songwriter, when tribute band Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon present the music of John Denver at Theatre Aspen this Friday, Oct. 11. This one-time event won’t replace the annual pilgrimage to Aspen […]

Because of a wet September, the leaves are changing colors late this fall. But, this week is the chance to see them at their peak. With the Maroon Bells closed because of the government shutdown, there are still plenty of options when it comes to leaf-peeping. Drive 11 miles up the Castle Creek Valley to […]

Local Aspen artists, it’s your time to shine: the Roaring Fork Open at the Aspen Art Museum returns for its 33rd year of showcasing valley residents in a month-long exhibit. This year there are 125 artists in the museum-wide exhibition, whose work has been individually selected and curated by Carbondale-based artist James Surls.  The exhibit runs […]

With the government shutdown closing down access to the picturesque Maroon Bells during peak leaf-peeping, Aspen Skiing Co. is offering free rides on the Silver Queen Gondola this weekend so that people can still enjoy the fall foliage. “The Bells may be closed but the bucket’s open,” says Rich Burkley, vice president of mountain operations […]

No one knows what’s behind the curtain, but The Crystal Palace is back in the spotlight. A beloved dinner-theater company for 51 years, before being shuttered in 2008, the historic Crystal Palace building in downtown Aspen sold for $12.5 million last week, according to The Aspen Times. The Times reported that sources close to the deal […]