Several Crested Butte Town Council representatives, especially long-serving councilman Jim Schmidt, keep lamenting about how the short-term rental (STR) issue is …
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Don’t let Trump’s lying turn you into a zombie
Based on the logic of the new Trump administration, I would say Saturday’s Crested Butte Women’s March was Big League. Bigger …
Read More »Why I Marched
The day after the election, I did something I’ve never done following a U.S. election: I cried. I don’t cry easily, …
Read More »Things to think about between storms
It’s not easy being on a sunny beach when literally feet of fluffy powder are falling on the High Lift for …
Read More »Snowpocalypse
One of the last times I went trick-or-treating, a blizzard slammed St. Paul, Minnesota. One of my friends dropped her candy, …
Read More »Shades of grey and a salute to Igor
As I get a little older, the life shades of grey are not just showing up in my mustache—most everything is …
Read More »Long-term community over unlimited commodity
(Editor’s Note: Alex Fenlon was the chairperson of the Crested Butte citizen’s committee appointed by the town council to make recommendations …
Read More »Stop with the BS and get real with the ADU threat
I am happy to report there has been no movement toward a lawsuit over a couple of Crested Butte accessory dwelling …
Read More »A few things to think about before filing an ADU lawsuit
I tried to reach out this week to Mr. Kiltz and Mr. Mize, the owners of houses in Crested Butte with …
Read More »Kumbaya and Thanksgiving optimism
Attending the annual Crested Butte-Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce Winter Economic and Tourism Forecast meeting last Thursday, I hung out …
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