How do we honor our roots and look to the future at the same time? The chefs and sommeliers of the 2026 Food and Wine Classic in Aspen have some ideas — and shared them on Aspen Public Radio during our June 19 live broadcast from the Grand Tasting Tent in Wagner Park. Aspen Public Radio alum and freelance journalist Kaya Williams interviews the tastemakers, leaders and innovators of the culinary world, covering everything from the flavors of childhood to the future of the industry.
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Regan Mertz/Aspen Public RadioSome vendors dropped out of the festival last year, in part due to the financial pressure of tariffs. While some can return for 2026, economic uncertainty remains as refunds stall and potential new tariffs loom. -
Courtesy Holy Cross EnergyThe Western Slope electric utility sourced enough renewable power in March to match total member demand, but it still occasionally leaned on fossil fuels. By 2030, it hopes to eliminate those climate-warming sources entirely. -
Caroline Llanes/Aspen Public RadioThe county claims the city filed an incomplete land use application, but Glenwood says it doesn’t need to file one at all. -
Courtesy Photo/Aspen Historical SocietyA new museum exhibition, titled “Aspen in Excess: The 1980s,” pays homage to the women of Aspen who shaped the town's shifting culture in the '80s. It opens at the Wheeler/Stallard Museum on June 16.
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On today's newscast: A local farm is finding new ways to engage with the community; the Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado office announced this week that it has leased over 134-thousand acres of land for oil and gas drilling — generating over 35 million dollars in revenue; and the latest economic forecasts for the state of Colorado are a mix of good news and not so good news. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Hanna Merzbach/Wyoming Public MediaThe land agencies are taking steps to protect establishing climbing routes and their “fixed anchors,” which have been a subject for debate in recent years. Public comment is open throughout the summer. -
Photo courtesy of Backstage Flash PhotographyThe Juneteenth holiday gives Coloradans a chance to celebrate and honor the history of enslaved people in the United States. -
David Reinhold/Adobe StockA new study is challenging one of the most persistent arguments against removing aging dams: that nearby communities will suffer economically if the structures come down. -
thierry Falise/FlickrArizona, Colorado and Utah got C grades in a new maternal mental health report card. Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada and Wyoming got Ds.
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Andriy Andriyenko/Ukrainian 65 Mechanized brigade/APOfficials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula. -
Mark Schiefelbein/APThe president posted on Truth Social claiming vandals slashed the pool's lining and poured chemicals into the water, saying arrests have been made. He provided no evidence for his claims. -
Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP via Getty ImagesVoters head to a runoff in Colombia Sunday between candidates offering sharply different approaches to armed groups, with the frontrunner calling for intensified military action over peace talks -
NeonHomophobia lives, and stalks, in Adrian Chiarella's debut feature.
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Men are traditionally thought of as providers for their children. But a report that interviewed thousands of fathers found them embracing another role. -
Cambodia's crackdown on scam centers has created a secondary crisis: thousands of stranded foreign workers are now roaming the streets of Phnom Penh. -
These simple movements combine speed and strength to train your body's ability to rapidly generate force. They can also help prevent injury and boost agility. -
The Justice Department's opinion challenges civil rights protections that have long treated the institutionalization of disabled Americans as a last resort. -
President Trump's beautification project of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become plagued with a robust algae bloom, despite a $14 million investment and a coating of "American flag blue." -
Judy Blume wrote her last book more than a decade ago. At the Santa Fe International Literary Festival, NPR's Scott Simon talked to Blume about her long career and why she doesn't miss writing.
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