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Better trail signs wantedCrested Butte Mayor Aaron Huckstep has consistently brought up one of his pet issues at recent town council …
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Town Center parking garage buttoned up for winterCrested Butte Mountain Resort is taking a winter hiatus from the parking garage being …
Read More »Bandit trail near Signal Peak keeping BLM on its toes
Plans for recreation area in the works Bandit trail makers near Signal Peak are giving the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) …
Read More »Council corralling night lights
Avoiding an arms race of lights in CB After a second hour-long work session by the Crested Butte Town Council discussing …
Read More »Parents angry after extended school breaks
“It’s not conducive for working parents” The changes made to this year’s school calendar are getting some attention from parents who …
Read More »Local arts community likes idea of expanding Big Mine Ice Arena use
Add some sprinklers and you can have a big concert Call it a case of having too much success too soon. …
Read More »Paradise lift set to open this weekend
December flat but January is up Üllr himself made a feisty appearance at Crested Butte Mountain Resort’s opening day, but so …
Read More »Six Points ready to grow after buying old candy store building
Halfway to $1.6 million funding goal For 16 adults living with developmental disabilities in the Gunnison Valley, Six Points Evaluation and …
Read More »Tourism Association adding more staff
Seeking to identify new tourist markets The new director of the Gunnison Crested Butte Tourism Association (TA), Pamela Houghton, and the …
Read More »Elevation Hotel under contract
Some improvements could be evident this winter After falling into foreclosure in May, 260 units in the Elevation Hotel are now …
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Budget ready to be passedThe town’s 2013 budget is ready for adoption. The council set the necessary resolutions and ordinances for …
Read More »Wilcox election donations raise Planning Commission concern
Planning Commission addresses conflict of interest Donations to former County Commissioner candidate Warren Wilcox raised a few eyebrows on the Planning …
Read More »Shooting incident at Crested Butte bar deemed accidental
Shooter charged with two felonies Not much good can come when guns and alcohol mix, and that maxim proved true early …
Read More »Crested Butte locals grateful after seeing Sandy devastation firsthand
The fellowship of the storm “Only God can park a boat like that,” Kevin Freeman says, describing a large boat forcibly …
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