The term “legacy project” is being used around here a lot lately. The proposed new fire station campus, the Sixth and …
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Numbers and rumors
20—That will be the minimum wage for employees starting at Vail Resorts next season. The ski company felt a ton of …
Read More »Early March reflections
While it would be easy to touch on skyrocketing gas prices and what that might mean for our end-of-the-road resort this …
Read More »Local housing — think quality community not just serf cities
One problem with talking about affordable housing is that it too often separates that housing issue from the broader community. It …
Read More »Don’t ban books that provide hope for members of our community. Actually, just don’t ban books…
Words are powerful. So are members of our community. Both were on display last week at the Gunnison County Library District …
Read More »Surprise!
It is not really that surprising that surprises pop up everywhere. A Russian figure skater is allowed to compete at the …
Read More »Homestead deserves a new name
All I really want to write about is the idea of the new affordable housing project in Crested Butte being named …
Read More »And now the hard work begins…
Will Crested Butte’s Community Compass long-term planning project actually guide the future of this community or will it be just another …
Read More »Dealing with the start of a quiet revolution
A story on the World Wide Webs this week tells of Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s richest people, telling Jon …
Read More »Be where you are…
“Walk like a penguin.” That was the advice offered to me last week by Christine through a chuckle in a French …
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