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Wade H. King, M.D and Wally Obermeyer. (Photo courtesy of Obermeyer Asset Management)

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I try to hit the movies every Sunday afternoon. Usually alone, occasionally with company. Going to the movies by myself is something I’ve loved ...

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AVSC J3 Racers Sky Kelsey (center), Tristan Lane (right) on the slalom podium at Vail. (Photo by Pat Callahan)

AVSC sends five women, four men to Junior Championships

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The DJIA hit that magic 13,000 today and there’s excitement in the air after attaining such a milestone.  People love round numbers. ...

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In this publicity image released by Fox Searchlight films, Brad Pitt, left, and Laramie Eppler are shown in a scene from "The Tree of Life." The film was nominated for an Oscar for best film. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Billy Crystal and broadcast live on ABC. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Merie Wallace)

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Huckle the Dog appears in a print by Andrea Wallace (right).  She is helped by printmaking studio coordinator and Monothon master printer Elizabeth Ferrill who assisted 21 artists in making one-of-a-kind prints for sale at Anderson Ranch’s annual Monothon dinner and auction on Tuesday, March 6.

5th Annual Monothon at Anderson Ranch

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Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, celebrates on the podium her third place after completing a women's World Cup downhill on the Sochi Olympics course, in Krasnaya Polyana, near Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb.18, 2012. Vonn clinched her fifth consecutive World Cup downhill title Saturday, although German rival and friend Maria Hoefl-Riesch won the race on the 2014 Sochi Olympics course. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Vonn clinches super-combi title with race canceled

United States's Lindsey Vonn starts a women's World Cup downhill training session in Rosa Khuntor near Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday, Feb.15, 2012. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Vonn clinches title, Hoefl-Riesch wins downhill

Skies should get a little quieter for the Aspen Airport neighbors

February 22, 2012, 12:39 pm

ASPEN, Colo.—The Aspen/Pitkin County Airport was one of dozens of airports across the nation to rally in support of the Modernization and Reform ...

Restaurants reborn at Hyman & Mill

February 21, 2012, 6:49 am

Hanging displays above the bar at Justice Snow. (Photo by Karen Connington)
ASPEN, Colo.—Restaurants at Hyman Avenue and Mill Street may boom and bust in classic Aspen style, but they never lose the buzz of Aspen's historic ...
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ACES taps Chris Lane for CEO

February 19, 2012, 10:01 pm

ASPEN, Colo.—The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies has named Chris Lane as Chief Executive Officer. Lane will take over from Tom Cardamone ...

First Lady Michelle Obama in Aspen on ski vacation

February 18, 2012, 11:54 am

ASPEN, Colo.—First lady Michelle Obama is enjoining a family ski vacation in Aspen according a story published in the Aspen Daily News today.
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Aspen hospitality veterans launch technology startup

February 16, 2012, 8:00 am

Alan Lane, left, and Matt Neal, right, founded DepositGuard in September 2011. The tech company developed an online secure platform for vacation rental transactions. Neal and Georgia Kopelousos (center) worked in the real estate and hospitality industry in Aspen for years, and have found there's a niche for DepositGuard in resort markets.
A legal tussle over a high-end rental highlights the relevance of an innovative company led by two veterans of the Aspen hospitality industry.

Next generation of World Cup racers battle tough Aspen Mountain course

February 15, 2012, 8:28 am

The competitive NorAm men's field included winners from the Feb. 14 downhill: Ryan Cochran-Siegle (center) and Canadians Dustin Cook and Conrad Pridy. Photo by Madeleine Osberger.
ASPEN, Colo.—The road to the World Cup is paved with hard work, some serious bucks and more ups and downs than an elevator in Las Vegas.

Ski legend Dean Cummings unveils new skis at A-Basin

February 15, 2012, 8:08 am

Big mountain skiing pioneer Dean Cummings has partnered with H2O Outdoor Gear to create a new line of skiis including the Karen ‘cito’ , the Kodiak, and the Tazlina.
ASPEN, Colo.—He may have been born in New Mexico, but over the course of one of the most storied careers in big-mountain skiing, Dean Cummings ...

Real Estate: Agent attrition stabilizes

February 15, 2012, 7:23 am

Members of the Board of Directors of the Aspen Board of Realtors at the 2011 installation party. From left to right: Tory Thomas, Jen Engel, Andrew Ernemann, Cally Shadowshot, Bennett Bramson, Karen Toth, Mark Ronay.
ASPEN, Colo.—About 300 real estate agents left the business in Colorado’s high-end resort communities of Aspen and Vail since the height ...

Dancing Bear closing expected by end of February

February 13, 2012, 8:13 pm

The Dancing Bear is being purchased by Sunrise Company and is expected to close by late February. (Photo by Jonathan Boxer)
ASPEN, Colo—It starts on the east end of town, at the Aspen Club, and continues along the base of Aspen Mountain to the Little Nell, the St. Regis ...

Business up in 2011, but still climbing from low point

February 12, 2012, 9:37 pm

Skiers and boarders prepare to descend Aspen Mountain. The Aspen Skiing Co. reported that skier visits across its four mountains was down about 5 percent through the end of December 2011 compared to the prior season. Destination business was strong but local pass usage dropped considerably. (Photo by Jonathan Boxer)
ASPEN/SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo.—With the exception of skier visits, all economic indicators in both Aspen and Snowmass ended 2011 in positive territory ...

LeeAnn Kaufman wields sabering sword at St. Regis Aspen

February 10, 2012, 10:07 am

Sommelier LeeAnn Kaufman with 512 bottles of wine at the St. Regis. (Photo by Karen Connington)
ASPEN, Colo.—Stroll through the lobby of the St. Regis hotel in late afternoon and you’re likely to encounter a blonde woman wielding a sword.

Colorado House Dems blast oversight of oil and gas drilling

February 9, 2012, 10:26 am

A spiderweb of drill pads lace the countryside around the Roan Plateau.(Photo Courtesy of Skytruth)
DENVER, Colo.—A new report compiled by the Democratic minority membership of the House Natural Resources Committee suggests that the oil and gas ...

Skico responds to rapidly changing media landscape

February 8, 2012, 1:35 pm

A screen shot of the current Skico website, www.aspensnowmass.com. As part of their new digital media strategy, Skico plans to launch a new, more integrated website by the end of the month.
SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo.—While not forgetting their traditional customer base, nor completely eschewing print outlets as a way of getting messages ...

Skiing's great, but snowpack remains below average

February 7, 2012, 5:14 pm

(Photo courtesy of Aspen/Snowmass)
DENVER, Colo.—January saw the Pacific jet stream finally begin to shift southward; by mid January it had positioned itself over southern Wyoming ...

ABJ Monthly Real Estate Report: Improvements with caveats in 2011

February 5, 2012, 1:35 pm

Aspen and Snowmass condo sales saw a big jump in sales in 2011; dollar volume was up 40 percent and unit sales up 39 percent. This 4 bedroom 2,176 sq ft condo on East Hyman--only two blocks from Aspen commercial core--sold in the spring of 2011 for $2.143MM. (Photo courtesy of Mason Morse Coldwell Banker.)
PITKIN COUNTY, Colo.—Looking at the 2011 year-end report from Land Title Guarantee company, one sees little growth in the Pitkin County real estate ...
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Romney and Santorum seek edge in 20th debate

February 22, 2012, 3:47 pm

MESA, Ariz. - Struggling for an edge, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum campaigned Wednesday into the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster ...

Stocks slide to the close

February 22, 2012, 3:13 pm

U.S. markets failed to find traction Wednesday after research firm Markit said business activity in the eurozone contracted in February. The region's ...
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Poll: Obama benefitting from improving economy

February 22, 2012, 2:58 pm

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is reaping political benefits from the country's brighter economic mood. A new poll shows that Republicans and Democrats ...
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Shelling kills 2 Western journalists in Syria

February 22, 2012, 1:58 pm

BEIRUT - Syrian gunners pounded an opposition stronghold where the last dispatches from a veteran American-born war correspondent chronicled the suffering ...

Newark mayor: NYPD misled us on Muslim spying

February 22, 2012, 1:50 pm

NEWARK, N.J. - The mayor and police director of New Jersey's largest city said Wednesday the New York Police Department misled their city and never told ...
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Stocks lower day after Dow's blip above 13,000

February 22, 2012, 1:33 pm

NEW YORK - A day after Dow 13,000, investors took a break. The Dow Jones industrial average edged down 20 points to 12,945 as of 3:20 p.m.

Santorum mocks Romney ahead of Arizona GOP debate

February 22, 2012, 1:25 pm

TUCSON, Ariz. - Rick Santorum is mocking Mitt Romney as a "Johnny come lately to the conservative cause." Ahead of Wednesday night's GOP presidential ...

U.S. stocks slip Wednesday

February 22, 2012, 1:13 pm

U.S. markets failed to find traction Wednesday, after research firm Markit said business activity in the eurozone contracted in February. The region's ...

Newark mayor: NYPD misled city on Muslim spying

February 22, 2012, 12:37 pm

Newark, N.J. - Newark Mayor Cory Booker and his top police official say the city was misled by the New York Police Department and never would have authorized ...

Obama seeks corporate tax rate cut, loophole limit

February 22, 2012, 11:57 am

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed a lower corporate tax rate and an end to dozens of loopholes he said helps companies move jobs ...

Dow throws investors a tease party

February 22, 2012, 10:48 am

A frustrated Wall Street was left on the verge of hitting its best blue-chip high in nearly four years after the Dow Jones industrial average peeked through ...

Rising sales point to better year for housing

February 22, 2012, 10:47 am

WASHINGTON - The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season. Sales of previously occupied homes are at their highest ...

Argentine train slams into station, killing 49

February 22, 2012, 10:45 am

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring ...

Roemer leaving GOP, but not presidential campaign

February 22, 2012, 9:53 am

BATON ROUGE, La. - Former Louisiana Gov. Charles "Buddy" Roemer is abandoning his bid to win the Republican presidential nomination and will instead try ...

Stocks open flat

February 22, 2012, 9:13 am

U.S. markets opened flat Wednesday, after research firm Markit said business activity in the eurozone contracted in February. The region's Purchasing ...

2 Western journalists killed as Syria shells Homs

February 22, 2012, 9:05 am

BEIRUT - A French photojournalist and a prominent American war correspondent working for a British newspaper were killed Wednesday as Syrian forces intensely ...