A piece in the L.A. Times last weekend reminded me of one of the many good elements about this valley—and one …
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Crested Butte council needs to think of Billy Bob’s big picture
So a guy is walking down the street. Let’s call him Billy Bob. Billy Bob works in the trades. He can …
Read More »This is the time
It may feel like the winter season has been over for weeks, if not months, but in reality, the season officially …
Read More »Life Lessons
To live in Crested Butte is to be exposed to death by adventure. Too often, those who live in this high …
Read More »Affordable housing direction proves the council is ninja
The Crested Butte Town Council is ninja. They can see into the future and anticipate the coming tsunami of Crested Butte …
Read More »Things to like in the middle of March
We are in the middle of March Madness. Not only the basketball tournament but also the boom before the end of …
Read More »Looking for a smart, weird solution
It’s not just the weird weather that’s been “interesting” this season. In fact, if it isn’t going to dump 8 to …
Read More »One Village
“One life With each otherSisters, Brothers One life, But we’re not the sameWe get to, Carry each otherCarry each other…”—U2 Under …
Read More »Crestitude perspective
I had a page 2 opinion piece written about the Irwin kerfuffle for this week. It mentioned two local lightening rods—Bernholtz …
Read More »Joint council meeting actually worked
Looking at the glazed eyes of the Mt. Crested Butte Town Council members last Wednesday evening just after 9 o’clock, it …
Read More »Pigs, zip lines and Irwin. Resort area expansion thoughts…
The funniest moment at the meeting between Irwin Backcountry Guides and the county Planning Commission concerned the potential noise from proposed …
Read More »Things to keep an eye on:
We are half way through the winter season. Days are longer. Temperatures warmer. January (as mellow as it was) is behind …
Read More »The good, the bad and the ugly…
The Good:* More than three feet of snow fell on the resort over seven days last week. More than that accumulated …
Read More »Keeping our friends in the valley
“I have to leave to live here…” —Long-time local preparing to leave for the summer for a decent paying job. Like …
Read More »What if?
What if it never snows? What will draw people here then? Just kidding. But in that vein, what can we do …
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