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The Aspen Thrift Shop’s annual art sale makes rare and high-end art more accessible to the community. This story is part of our “On the Ground” radio series that highlights solutions to local and global issues from Roaring Fork and Colorado River valley organizations.
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Hannah Weaver/Aspen Public RadioA mountain biking group in the Roaring Fork Valley could be the perfect strategy for aging well, with both physical and social benefits. -
Courtesy Ashley StahlTwo anti-trans initiatives will be on the Colorado ballot this November. But local nonprofit PFLAG Roaring Fork Valley argues they could create unfair restrictions for transgender youth. -
Eleanor Bennett/Aspen Journalism & Aspen Public RadioA short-term ICE detention facility in west Glenwood Springs could be one step closer to shutting down after the City Council on Thursday voted to sue the property's Florida-based landlord for allegedly violating municipal code by allowing immigration detentions in a commercial zone without a city permit. ICE and its landlord did not respond to previous violation notices or appeal the city’s April decision to revoke its special use permit. -
Jamie Wall/Courtesy PhotoSnowmass Village’s fifth annual Plein Air Festival and Art Sale takes place this weekend. Ahead of the event, artists go outdoors to paint what inspires them.
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On today's podcast: The Town of Basalt is one step closer to putting a half-percent sales tax increase on the ballot this November. The water level in Lake Mead is now the lowest it’s been since the nation’s largest reservoir was filled about 90 years ago. And two new state laws that took effect yesterday in Colorado aim to improve youth well-being, on the playing field and online.
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New technology and traditional practices could help Indigenous people address anxiety, substance useStudy demonstrates reduced use of alcohol and marijuana among Indigenous people -
Daniel Spaulding/Daniel SpauldingMore than 1,000 Native artists representing over 200 tribal nations will gather in Santa Fe, including acclaimed designer Jamie Okuma, whose work bridges the worlds of Native and contemporary fashion. -
Bureau of Land Management/FlickrSenate Democrats say the examination undermines Congress' role in identifying wilderness areas for protection. -
Four died in Capitan Mountains after pilots radioed that their GPS appeared not to be working
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Igor Ivanko/AFP via Getty ImagesRussia maintained an iron grip on Crimea since seizing it from Ukraine in 2014. Many Russian civilians go there to enjoy the beaches. But now Ukraine is hitting Crimea hard, upending daily life. -
Chiang Ying-ying/APThe drills come amid rising tensions with China, which frequently sends military planes and ships towards Taiwan. -
stockcam/Getty Images/iStock UnreleasedSpotify, one of the largest streaming companies in the world, says it will soon start labeling AI profiles posing as human artists. -
Osodi Emmanuel/ReutersIt's a twice-a-year injection that is remarkably effective in preventing an HIV infection. Distribution is starting. But questions are being raised about getting it to the areas that need it most.
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The U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned the actions of Jewish settlers who are besieging the home of an American Palestinian family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. -
Sailors and family members who were evacuated from U.S. bases in the Middle East months ago are waiting for the military to figure out what will happen to the lives they left behind. -
In online focus groups, 10 of 12 Biden-to-Trump voters said they wouldn't automatically think negatively of a politician who identifies with socialism. -
Bridgers' third solo album is her account of a time in which she retreated from the public eye, reeling from the effects of fame, a complicated love life and the sudden death of her father. -
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mike Vorkunov of the Athletic about the record-breaking sale of the Los Angeles Lakers to investor Josh Kushner and former Disney CEO Bob Iger. -
A grand jury has indicted Nick Reiner on murder charges in the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, and adds the allegation that he was lying in wait before attacking them.
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