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6 days ago | 
aspendailynews.com | Andre Salvail
Aspen Fire Department personnel roll up hoses next to one of three engines responding to the scene of a small blaze in the Aspen Airport Business Center at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The kitchen fire was contained to one room of an apartment unit in the 400 block of AABC. Aspen Ambulance also responded to the incident. No other details were immediately available. Updates will be posted to aspendailynews.com.
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1 week ago | 
aspendailynews.com | Andre Salvail
Steve Crown, executive chair of Chicago-based Henry Crown & Co., which owns Aspen One, the parent company of Aspen Skiing Co. and related entities, sat down for a brief interview with the Aspen Daily News at the Limelight Hotel on Tuesday morning. Aspen One CEO David Tanner also participated in the discussion. Crown and Tanner addressed rumors that the company is positioning itself for a future sale.
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1 month ago | 
aspendailynews.com | Andre Salvail
Protesters of the Trump administration's policies and recent actions wave signs at motorists passing Paepcke Park on Saturday afternoon. The planned protest at the park drew about 80 people for an afternoon of speeches and expressions of discontent with President Trump and his closest adviser, Elon Musk, as well as Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Grand Junction.
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1 month ago | 
aspendailynews.com | Andre Salvail
The late-1960s and early ’70s were said to be the “Age of Aquarius.” If I were to label our current time in history, I’d call it the “Age of Anxiety.”And there are solid reasons to be anxious. The biggest: We have a new presidential administration that seems hellbent on upheaval for upheaval’s sake — there doesn’t seem to be a lot of logic or reason behind most of the orders being handed down from above. Unless you are a firm believer in the MAGA movement, you are worried.
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2 months ago | 
aspendailynews.com | Andre Salvail
Demand for services is up, philanthropic donations are down and a team of temporary leaders is in place to help Glenwood Springs-based nonprofit Lift-Up continue its mission to feed people in need from Aspen to Parachute.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
aspendailynews.com | Andre Salvail
Mother Nature blessed the Aspen area with mild temperatures and sunny skies on Thursday, but the respite from snowfall and bitter cold isn’t expected to last. The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction is predicting the return of cloudiness this afternoon to be followed by overnight snowstorms. Meanwhile, the bitter cold experienced earlier this week will return on Saturday afternoon, lingering through Tuesday, before a slight warming during the day on Wednesday.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
aspendailynews.com | Andre Salvail
With a substantial wind beneath their wings that blew in on Nov. 5, Pitkin County commissioners on Wednesday took two big leaps toward turning their dreams of a transformed airport into reality. The first was the second-reading, final approval of a new Airport Layout Plan, or ALP, that includes a host of projects designed to make the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport a full Airport Design Group III facility.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
aspendailynews.com | Andre Salvail
Color Guard members stand at attention as Aspen Fire Chief Rick Balentine, top right, salutes during Monday’s Veterans Day ceremony next to the Pitkin County administration building. Local veteran Charlie Hopton presided over the event with assistance from Balentine and Aspen Fire Department Chaplain Roy Holloway. About 140 people attended the event.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
aspendailynews.com | Andre Salvail
Here’s a look at a few of the questions surrounding Pitkin County’s great airport debate, and an attempt to clear up some of the confusion associated with answers that have been put forth by members of groups on each side of the issue. (See the accompanying column for background information on the overall debate.)● If both ballot question 1C and question 200 pass, what happens?
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
aspendailynews.com | Andre Salvail
There’s much to decide in the Tuesday, Nov. 5, election. Early voting is underway and highly encouraged to avoid the long lines expected for in-person voting on Election Day. There’s an early voting event today (Vote-A-Rama, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) at the Pitkin County administration building that gives you that opportunity. Bring an ID and some other proof of residency just to be on the safe side.
