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Each year, the Aspen Ideas Festival tackles some of the most pressing issues facing our nation and the world. Many of this year’s conversations were dominated by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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The 73rd Aspen Music Festival kicked off Thursday. As has been the case every summer since 1949, the festival will offer classical favorites — but, this year, it will also feature an array of diverse musical styles you don’t normally associate with the classics.
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According to longtime attendees, Aspen's premier culinary event has changed — for the better — over the years.
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Festivarians start camping days before the festival kicks off.
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The incoming editor of The Aspen Times was fired last week, a month after the previous editor resigned. According to Times publisher Allison Pattillo, “Morale is not great right now.”
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Ride the Rockies came back to the Roaring Fork Valley this week for the first time since 2019. And now the cycling event is under new ownership.
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Businessman and philanthropist Walter Paepcke is remembered as the creator of Aspen’s cultural institutions — the Aspen Skiing Co., the Aspen Institute, and the Aspen Music Festival and School — but some major contributors have been forgotten by history, barely seven decades later. A set of recently rediscovered documents sheds light on a key figure in the formation of the music festival.
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In Aspen’s West End, two art exhibitions are open for the next month — one features expressive wildlife, the other focuses on patterns. Tap the audio below to hear more.
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For Aspen visitors and locals, the Holden-Marolt Hoedown at the Mining and Ranching Museum is a classic start to the summer. Hosted by the Aspen Historical Society, last Friday’s event showcased renovations to the museum and family-friendly activities.
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Bob Braudis passed away of natural causes at his home Friday. He was 77. Braudis helped reshape the way law enforcement operates in Pitkin County. For many, he was a larger-than-life symbol of Aspen itself.
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Even though we're well into spring, snow fell over the weekend. Whatever the weather, Dominic Anthony Walsh wanted to learn more about how to raise a seed into a flower. Tap the audio below.
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El conglomerado de revistas y medios de comunicación Outside eliminará tres publicaciones y despedirá a 66 empleados de tiempo completo.