Denver was 95 degrees by noon this past weekend and for a guy from the mountains, that is brutal. Luckily I …
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Green house gassing in traffic, CO2 ice rinks and borscht
It was somewhat amazing waiting in the Mt. Crested Butte traffic line Tuesday afternoon while some resurfacing of Gothic Road was …
Read More »The razor’s edge of mid-summer
It is the middle of July and that normally means the middle of the active summer tourist season. Feeling the hot …
Read More »Fire and a county request to lower some density
The thing to write about this week is the fire restriction. And I will. But… I just can’t not mention a …
Read More »Winning
“We’re going to win. We’re going to win so much. We’re going to win at trade, we’re going to win at …
Read More »Musings…
Being on the East Coast during the longest day of the year is a bit anticlimactic compared with being in the …
Read More »Thoughts before the tsunami hits
On almost every level it feels like we are facing a growing and oncoming tsunami. The summer tourist season is getting …
Read More »This is (still) not Vail and you still get to be CB real
So much for the plan to write all summer about the change this place is seeing. That went away with the …
Read More »Keep it simple. Oom pah pah with Brush Creek
As a long-timer said to me over a beer Monday afternoon while polka music Oom pah pahed in the background, “Life …
Read More »What it was like before things changed: Memorial Day in Crested Butte
Someone sent me a message through my wife to remind me that things in Crested Butte aren’t “changing,” they are “changed.” …
Read More »Community forum on suicide scheduled for Wednesday, May 23
It is not easy coordinating times and locations in a busy place—and we live in a busy place. But through some …
Read More »Time to talk about suicide
For the third time in about six weeks one of ours took their own life. That is too many anywhere but …
Read More »A nod to the educators who continue to help shape the future
The value of great education and great educators in our valley was emphasized to me twice this week, once at the …
Read More »Housing thoughts: A possible tax, a slick campaign, and an opportunity
The development team for the Corner at Brush Creek seems to be making a push for public support before the next …
Read More »Commissioner’s action indicates a change in process might help move project forward
As might be expected in a controversial issue, another kerfuffle has emerged with the Corner at Brush Creek proposal. This one …
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