It is so easy to be One Valley blissed out when it is easy. It’s not so easy to be all …
Read More »Editorial
Deflect the weird. Spread some love.
Well I know what’s right, I got just one life In a world that keeps on pushin’ me around But I’ll …
Read More »We’ll meet you there (for Lee Ervin)
This week people will travel to Crested Butte from across the country to celebrate the life of legendary Crested Butte Chronicle …
Read More »Bringing a taste of Denver to Brush Creek
Last week, one of the big reasons for what seems to be a general visceral negative reaction to the proposed housing …
Read More »Tension?
Maybe it’s the moon or Mercury in retrograde. Maybe it’s Trump and the national political clash or perhaps the feeling that …
Read More »Political blunder on Brush Creek
It is probably too late now but looking back, I believe the Brush Creek affordable housing controversy could have been the …
Read More »A squirl, a tattoo artist and ten other characters walk into an election…
The number and variety of people who filed to run for Crested Butte Town Council and mayor is a good sign. …
Read More »We need to do more than see if the pasta sticks to the ceiling
When I lived in the old Disneyland and Sylvanite condos, my roommate and I ate a lot of spaghetti. That’s what …
Read More »Eclipse, growth angst and Emma
The “Path of Totality” sounds like something looming in a Game of Thrones episode. It sounds scary and full of chaos …
Read More »Sessions needs to stop pushing a marijuana policy from 1957
Maybe the one bipartisan common denominator between social liberals and social conservatives is: Weed. Hippies smoke it. Rednecks smoke it. Hipsters …
Read More »Don’t give up on the love…
Being in the nation’s capital for a wedding, I missed the 40-Year Crested Butte Reunion that took place last weekend. I …
Read More »Turquoise rocks, the reunion, the sea-change, a comedy festival and….
Let’s start with the positive. I love it when I happen upon a painted turquoise stone anywhere in town. It has …
Read More »This is our community
Last week, likely on either Wednesday evening or early Thursday, someone chose to graffiti the new bike park with spray-painted swastikas …
Read More »Surprises…and not so surprises
Part of my job is to raise an eyebrow at things. I try not to get surprised by much and I …
Read More »A little help please…
It’s reminder time…especially for first time visitors to the area. Larger numbers and a little (entitlement) attitude make a big impact. …
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