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Classical Pianist Highlights Unsung Female Composers

A classical pianist plays the works of Schumann in Aspen on Tuesday night. No, not Robert Schumann: his wife, Clara. Pianist Karolina Syrovatkova will perform Clara’s work as Clara herself.

Colorado Senate Approves Oil And Gas Regulation Bill, But Be Ready For More Protests And Amendments

Mini-Storage Facilities And Critics Appeal To Garfield Commissioners

Nation & World

Mountain Waste Will Take Out Carbondale's Trash (And Recycling)

By Wyatt Orme • 6 minutes ago

Carbondale wants one waste hauler to take out the trash and recycling. At its meeting last night, the board of trustees awarded a five-year contract to Mountain Waste, which most people in town already use.

Mini-Storage Facilities And Critics Appeal To Garfield Commissioners

By Wyatt Orme • 15 hours ago

Two mini-storage facilities want to open near Carbondale, one near Catherine’s Store Road, the other, closer to town. On Tuesday, the Garfield County Commissioners heard from the applicants and from dozens of community members opposed to the projects.

Classical Pianist Highlights Unsung Female Composers

By Christin Kay • Mar 18, 2019

A classical pianist plays the works of Schumann in Aspen on Tuesday night. No, not Robert Schumann: his wife, Clara. Pianist Karolina Syrovatkova will perform Clara’s work as Clara herself.

First Draft: Sophie Mackintosh

By mitzi@aspenpublicradio.org • Mar 18, 2019

Sophie Mackintosh was born in South Wales in 1988, and is currently based in London. Her fiction, essays and poetry have been published by Granta, The White Review, The New York Times and The Stinging Fly, among others. Her novel, The Water Cure was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize.

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First Draft : Eva Hagberg Fisher

By mitzi@aspenpublicradio.org • Mar 18, 2019

Eva Hagberg Fisher’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, Tin House, Wallpaper*, Wired, and Dwell, among other places. She is the author of How to be Loved: A Memoir of Lifesaving Friendship and holds degrees in architecture from UC Berkeley and Princeton as well as a PhD in Visual and Narrative Culture from UC Berkeley.

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Glenwood Students Join Others Around Globe In Demanding Climate Action

By Christin Kay • Mar 15, 2019

On Friday, a group of Glenwood Springs High School students joined teens all around the globe, demanding government action on climate change.

Week In The Arts: March 18 - 24, 2019

By Christin Kay • Mar 15, 2019

Welcome to the beginning of another week in the Roaring Fork Valley! This is Week in the Arts.

Colorado Senate Approves Oil And Gas Regulation Bill, But Be Ready For More Protests And Amendments

By Scott Franz • Mar 15, 2019

After days of fierce partisanship at the state Capitol, Democrats in the Colorado Senate advanced a bill Wednesday that will give local governments more control over oil and gas drilling operations.

But as the bill heads over to the House for more debate, there are signs it will undergo some more changes in the coming days.

Transportation Advocates Concerned About Lack Of State Funding Proposals

By Scott Franz • Mar 15, 2019

Colorado lawmakers are now more than halfway through the legislative session, and they’ve debated at length over oil and gas regulations and how the state votes for presidents.

But one issue has been notably absent so far from the agenda: Transportation funding.

It’s been four months since voters rejected two tax measures that would have provided billions of dollars worth of funding for the state’s roads and bridges.

CPW Confronts Chronic Wasting Disease

By Zoë Rom • Mar 15, 2019

Colorado Parks And Wildlife (CPW) announced big changes in game management this week.

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Classical Pianist Highlights Unsung Female Composers

By Christin Kay • Mar 18, 2019

A classical pianist plays the works of Schumann in Aspen on Tuesday night. No, not Robert Schumann: his wife, Clara. Pianist Karolina Syrovatkova will perform Clara’s work as Clara herself.

First Draft: Sophie Mackintosh

By mitzi@aspenpublicradio.org • Mar 18, 2019

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First Draft : Eva Hagberg Fisher

By mitzi@aspenpublicradio.org • Mar 18, 2019

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State News

Colorado Senate Approves Oil And Gas Regulation Bill, But Be Ready For More Protests And Amendments

By Scott Franz • Mar 15, 2019

After days of fierce partisanship at the state Capitol, Democrats in the Colorado Senate advanced a bill Wednesday that will give local governments more control over oil and gas drilling operations.

But as the bill heads over to the House for more debate, there are signs it will undergo some more changes in the coming days.

Transportation Advocates Concerned About Lack Of State Funding Proposals

By Scott Franz • Mar 15, 2019

Colorado lawmakers are now more than halfway through the legislative session, and they’ve debated at length over oil and gas regulations and how the state votes for presidents.

But one issue has been notably absent so far from the agenda: Transportation funding.

It’s been four months since voters rejected two tax measures that would have provided billions of dollars worth of funding for the state’s roads and bridges.

Hickenlooper Decries Divisive Politics As He Outlines Presidential Campaign Strategy

By Scott Franz • Mar 8, 2019

On the eve of what could be one of the most important speeches of his political career, former Gov. John Hickenlooper stopped by the Wynkoop Brewing Co. talk to reporters about craft beer, politics and why he thinks he’s the best democrat to take on Donald Trump.