Aspen Institute hosts FOCAS 2009

I'm sorry to be missing this event.  Plenty of good conversation going on. "he Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program, with Senior Sponsorship from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, present FOCAS 2009 August 16-19 on the theme Of the Press: Models...

Rapper Pitbull Attacks Money-Throwing Fan in Aspen

Rapper Pitbull attacked a fan who was throwing money in his face during a concert in Aspen, Colorado, all without stopping the show. Pitbull pulled the man onstage and then proceeded to punch and kick him to the...

Lance Armstrong cleared to ride in the Tour de France by AFLD

Lance Armstrong has been cleared to ride in the Tour de France after his drug tests came back negative for the 24th time in the last 6 months.  The AFLD should have had a witness there instead of the lone drug tester. Watch the video for Lance Armstrongs version of what...

Aspen Residents in Fear on New Year's

Aspen, Colorado -- "A one-time resident of this city who had been bitter over its transformation into a playground for the rich left four gift-wrapped bombs downtown in a bank-robbery attempt, turning New Year's Eve celebrations into a mass evacuation, Aspen...

Tragedy sparks sales of carbon monoxide detectors

" KUSA - Since a family was found dead in a multi-million dollar Aspen home, carbon monoxide detectors have been flying off the shelves in some stores. "We're selling twice as many units per day as we did before at least," said David Michaud, a supervisor...

Ziggy Marley, Bob Dylan For Aspen Jazz Festival

Ziggy Marley, son of the legendary Bob Marley and a reggae star in his own right, is opening for Bob Dylan and his band on Saturday during the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival.Marley will perform at 5 p.m. prior to Dylan’s closing set at 7 p.m. on Aug. 30.Marley, a...

When in Aspen 'Just don't think about the food miles' suggests Belinda Archer

Belinda Archer takes us on a tour of Aspen grand eateries in Just don’t think about the food miles (FT, March 22)... She turns on its head the argument I made in my recent piece on locavores and food miles and calls the Aspen restaurant scene one to satisfy the most...

Alpine skiing roundup 12/8-9

Alpine skiing roundup for 12/8 and 12/9 2007. Mens skiing:Saturdays giant slalom"Italian giant slalom specialist Massimiliano Blardone won the fourth World Cup race of his career after  narrowly...

Tax Cheats Using Your Money to Fund Republicans

"He and brother Charles used some of the tax-evading profits for loans, homes and ranches (two ranches worth $54 million near Aspen, Colo.; condominiums worth $13 million in downtown Aspen; a 95-acre ranch worth $12 million near Dallas; and an oceanfront property worth $8...

Saved By The Bra

"Victoria's Secret owner will stop buying paper from suppliers, including West Fraser Timber, that log in caribou habitat in the Rocky Mountain Foothills near Hinton, Alberta"

$100M Aspen Place Breaking Ground in Q1 2007

"FLAGSTAFF, AZ-A 40-acre former sawmill site will be redeveloped into a $100-million retail and high-density residential project, beginning first quarter Q1 2007. Aspen Place at the Sawmill, featuring 155,000 sf of retail, has an estimated two-year build-out period. Donald L....

Aspen Mystery

"So why are Colorado's Aspen stands dying off? No one seems to know. A combination of factors seems to be at play here. Ranching, urban development, and finally local drought. Add to that opportunistic insects and disease and you have the perfect mix for a wipe out of Aspen...

New group to try to solve aspen mystery (AP)

" POCATELLO, Idaho - A working group has been formed in southeastern Idaho to find out why aspen trees are disappearing. "The trees are dying like they're supposed to do, but then something happens that is killing the root system out completely," Dale Bartos, an ecologist...

Aspen, Colorado House Bigger than White House

Daily News "It is not a modest ski lodge. Fresh on the market on the slopes above Aspen, Colorado, is a house that is bigger and arguably more lavish than the White House."

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