Aspen Daily News

The Aspen Daily News is a weekly newspaper published every day, with a circulation of 14,500 (not audited) in the ski town of Aspen, Colorado. It has been serving the community since 1978 and is owned by Ute City Tea Party Ltd, a corporation based in Colorado.

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Going to reunions when things aren’t going well

1 week ago | aspendailynews.com | Alison Osius

Some years back, my sister Meg asked an old friend if he was going to their college reunion. No, he said. He was in the middle of a divorce. “What am I going to say when people ask what I’m doing?” he said. “Oh, getting divorced.”My college reunion — the first in 10 years, since the one five years ago fell to COVID — looms, four months after I lost my job.
Judge suppresses email evidence, calls out FBI in oligarch probe

1 week ago | aspendailynews.com | Rick Carroll

A federal judge ruled this week that prosecutors cannot use email evidence seized from the accounts of two codefendants when they stand trial for allegedly hiding a sanctioned Russian oligarch’s ownership of an Aspen home. In a 67-page ruling delivered Tuesday, Judge Gregory H. Woods of the Southern District of New York said an FBI agent recklessly omitted key facts when applying for a October 2022 search warrant used to obtain the emails of co-conspirators Vadim Wolfson and Gannon Bond.
City stands down on Aspen sign debacle

1 week ago | aspendailynews.com | Rick Carroll

An Aspen resident’s front-yard signs can remain intact — for now. The five-member Aspen City Council voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday night to pause enforcement of its municipal sign ordinance against Mark Tye, whose front yard on East Cooper Avenue is adorned with Aspen nostalgia, sculptures, prayer and peace flags. Some signs containing messages are upsetting to an Aspen resident who complained about them to the city earlier in February. The city’s sign enforcement is complaint-driven.
Rock the pass

1 week ago | aspendailynews.com | Jason Charme

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Memorial Day hits close to home

1 week ago | aspendailynews.com | Rick Carroll

Not even six months after his son died in combat in Ukraine, the father came to Aspen’s Memorial Day observance with a heavy heart and a plea to those attending to help veterans however they can. “I’ve attended many Memorial Day events here over the years,” he told the crowd gathered at Veterans Memorial Park in Aspen.
Marolt: Aspen thrives as its entrepreneurial spirit dies

1 week ago | aspendailynews.com | Roger Marolt

I don’t know how we lost control of this town’s destiny. I don’t believe a panel of economists and sociologists could explain it. As with long COVID, doctors can run tests and tell you what’s going wrong, but not why it is. They try to make you comfortable. There’s no sense wasting time thinking about it. That’s just the way it is. Few who ever lived in Aspen wanted the downtown retail scene to be dominated by exclusive brand-name boutiques and high-priced restaurants instead of locally owned shops.
Caps away: Roaring Fork School District sends off seniors

1 week ago | aspendailynews.com | Rich Allen

The Roaring Fork School District sent off hundreds of seniors in commencement ceremonies over the weekend. Basalt, Bridges, Glenwood Springs and Roaring Fork high schools saw speeches given, tassels turned and caps tossed to send the class of 2025 off into adulthood. Basalt recognized 103 seniors, according to an RFSD press release.
A big day for Basalt's seniors

1 week ago | aspendailynews.com | Rich Allen

Basalt High School senior head students Elias Schendler, left, and Zealand Lane give their remarks during Saturday's graduation commencement. Look for full coverage of the Roaring Fork School District graduation weekend in Monday's edition of the Aspen Daily News.
Basalt’s Mejia Garcia goes DIII in wrestling

1 week ago | aspendailynews.com | Rich Allen

Emely Mejia Garcia and her Basalt High School wrestling coach will share two shades of purple. After rising to become one of the best wrestlers on the Western Slope, Mejia Garcia announced at the team’s end-of-season banquet that she would continue her athletic career at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa — the same small, Catholic, Division III school where her coach Keegan Gilligan competed for four years.
Local schools, nonprofit partner to teach consent, prevent sexual violence

2 weeks ago | aspendailynews.com | Eleanor Bennett

Millions of people in the U.S. experience domestic and sexual violence each year, including children and teens, and this abuse often . To try to prevent people from becoming victims and perpetrators, Basalt-based nonprofit Response is partnering with local schools to teach students about consent and healthy relationships in the age of smartphones and social media.