Billionaire John Paulson has listed one of his Aspen area homes for $29.9 million, the Aspen Business Journal reported. The hedge fund manager purchased the 13,000-square-foot home in 2010 for $24.5 million, and is selling it because he reportedly plans to move into another Aspen property he owns: Star Ranch, the 56,000-square foot compound formerly […]

First Bank is set to open a location in Aspen this fall, the Aspen Times reported. The Lakewood, Colo.-based bank firm will take over the first floor of a three-story building on the corner of Hopkins and Hunter streets in downtown. Currently, three small businesses–Boden’s Butter, The Autograph Source and The Cheese Shop–occupy the 2,600-square […]

The 957-acre property in Old Snowmass, which John Denver purchased in the 1970s to headquarter his Windstar Foundation, is for sale and under contract, the Aspen Times reported. The property, located 15 miles from Aspen, is reportedly set to be purchased by an undisclosed buyer. It was originally listed for $13.5 million in September. The […]

When the morning calls for something heartier than coffee and granola, these Aspen breakfast spots have it dialed in. For the best pancakes in town, you don’t even have to venture far from Main Street.

More than 80 films showed on two screens over five days, and the winners have been announced after the 22nd Aspen Shortsfest wrapped up Sunday. Representing more than 30 countries, the films ranged from two to 40 minutes in length and covered drama, comedy, animation and documentary. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION JURY AWARDS *Academy Award® qualifying category […]

Aspen Highlands will reopen April 27 and 28 for continued spring skiing after recent storms dumped more than three feet of snow in the area this past week. The mountain was set to shut down operations April 21, but officials decided to keep it open in appreciation skiers and riders “for a great season.” “We […]

Television screenwriters arguably understand the art of writing a short film or show best–they do it every week with the intention of getting an audience to keep coming back. A group of award-winning writers will talk about this challenge and more at a panel called “Seriously: Writing Drama for Television” on Saturday during Aspen Film’s […]

Five panelists, with a combined Olympic medal count of 16, gave Aspen children and residents a pep-talk Thursday evening at The Aspen Institute. The “Project Play: Reimagining Youth Sports in America” multi-day summit featured a panel which included Michelle Kwan, Gary Hall Jr., Sarah Reinerstein, Nancy Hogshead-Makar and Jon Lujan. Moderated by ESPN analyst Jemele […]