Not to be mean but the draft Crested Butte Climate Action Plan (CAP) isn’t very good, and despite town council calls …
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Small things matter: trivia boards, easy parking and an aspen grove…
The big things get all the attention, but the small things matter as well. Sometimes the small things are indicative of …
Read More »The emotion, and the money of community housing
Here we go! As the saying goes—there is nothing affordable about affordable housing. The 252-unit Whetstone community housing development is slated …
Read More »A loss and five things I did for work last week
The community lost another good one last week. It is unfortunately part of living in this active high mountain valley. Crested …
Read More »Blizzards, developments, lizard people and more…
The theme for early 2025 is apparently more. More snow! More development in the corridor! More people fired by a couple …
Read More »Making a difference…
My 97-year-old father-in-law crossed to the other side Tuesday morning. A good man who lived a complete life, it was time. …
Read More »In these weird times, appreciate our connection to nature
“After you have exhausted what there is in business, politics, conviviality, and so on — have found that none of these …
Read More »A time of uncertainty…
It feels like the only thing that is certain right now is that everything is uncertain. From a horribly botched workforce …
Read More »Gas and TDS
As the overnight temperatures plummeted, I upped the temperature in the house and started a trickle of water as I left …
Read More »Old School January…
January 2025 is going old school on us. Right now, it’s focused on old school negative – as in negative temperatures. …
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