One thing that caught my ear during the county’s public hearing on the proposed Whetstone project on Tuesday was the suggestion …
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Be careful walking the gentrification line…
It is a seven-hour drive to Park City from Crested Butte and if you want to see the definition of mountain …
Read More »The golden vibe of autumn
It is what it is and it’s one of the sweet times of the year in a place with a lot …
Read More »Lord knows Whetstone isn’t perfect…
A common axiom is to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. The proposed Whetstone affordable housing project …
Read More »Parade of roundabouts next step in the transition…
Well, that didn’t take long… After news of the paperwork being filed that essentially ended the Red Lady molybdenum mining fight, …
Read More »A good fight won…a good purpose fulfilled
The threat of a molybdenum mine that literally hung over Crested Butte’s Elk Avenue is officially gone. Thanks to 47 years …
Read More »Making the turn
Take a breath. Don’t turn on the heat yet. We’re not touching on the individual yellow leaves starting to be seen …
Read More »Emails, proclamations and hippies
Came into the office Monday and saw Donnie Cook had sent his normal mid-August email. Sunday is the last day to …
Read More »Shoulder season thoughts on the highway view, local teen choices and Mark Walter
We are approaching the end of one season — hot summer madness full of seven figure fundraisers‚ and approaching another — …
Read More »The blessing of cattle over condos keeps us unique
Like most of us here now, I came here in part for the recreation opportunities. There were fewer recreational prospects back …
Read More »Perspective: on the Arts Fest, parking, tourism numbers…and grandkids
First, welcome back to Elk Avenue, Crested Butte Arts Festival. It sure feels like that is where it belongs. The school …
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Energy: a fundamental entity of nature that is transferred between parts of a system in the production of physical change within …
Read More »Whetstone’s financial crunch… who might be able to bridge the gap?
The Whetstone workforce housing proposal doesn’t really have a roundabout or tap fee issue — it has a financial shortfall issue. …
Read More »It sure looks like we’re in the last round….
We are soooooo close. Sometimes a fight is fast and ends with a quick knockout punch. Not so the community fight …
Read More »July is here… take that extra breath
The month of high mountain sacrifice has started. The switch was flipped this week and suddenly the North Valley is dealing …
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