Eleanor Bennett
Social Justice ReporterEleanor is an award-winning journalist reporting on regional social justice issues in collaboration with Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism. A life-long Roaring Fork Valley local, she previously was a reporter, podcast producer and Morning Edition host at Aspen Public Radio. Her stories have ranged from local protests against federal immigration crackdowns to creative efforts to solve the valley’s affordable housing challenge.
Her reporting has been featured on NPR and The World, and she has received several statewide, regional and national awards including a 2023 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for her feature on an immigrant family who cut down their first Christmas tree together. She earned “Best News Feature” four years in a row from the Colorado Broadcasters Association, including for her stories about an innovative job-training program for students with disabilities and an education initiative to bring more Ute history and cross-cultural conversations to local schools. She also contributed to several award-winning series, including Raîces (Roots), Adaptation, and In The Woods.
In her previous role as Morning Edition host, Eleanor pioneered the station’s award-winning Outdoor Report, which highlights local flora and fauna, recreation opportunities, and environmental causes in the valley. Eleanor also previously served as producer of Aspen Public Radio’s teen-focused podcast, Gen Z Tea.
Eleanor is delighted to be home in the Rocky Mountains working to shine a light on the critical issues and community voices that shape our valley. Connecting with people from all walks of life and creating empathic spaces for them to tell their stories fuels her work.
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Dozens of people showed up last week in Glenwood Springs to celebrate the $23 million Benedict Apartments for adults older than 55. Catholic Charities is behind the new building named for late Aspen philanthropists Fritz and Fabi Benedict, who donated about $2.1 million in affordable housing funds to the nonprofit in the 1990s. -
Con dos parques de casas móviles en Roaring Fork Valley bajo contrato, los socios están pasando por un periodo de diligencia debida de 45 días para las inspecciones. Los parques de casas móviles Aspen-Basalt y Mountain Valley han recaudado aproximadamente $14 millones de su objetivo de $20 millones para el precio de venta total de $42 millones. -
With two Roaring Fork Valley mobile home parks under contract, partners are moving through a 45-day due diligence period for inspections. Aspen-Basalt and Mountain Valley mobile home parks have raised approximately $14 million toward their $20 million goal for the collective $42 million asking price.
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La administración Trump y el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) han reclamado que las medidas federales contra la inmigración se centran en los delincuentes peligrosos, pero los datos de detenciones del ICE de este año en la región de las Montañas Rocosas indican lo contrario. Los periodistas de The Colorado Sun compartieron sus conclusiones el miércoles tras publicar un análisis de los datos regionales en julio. -
The Trump administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have claimed federal immigration crackdowns are targeting dangerous criminals, but this year’s ICE arrest data for the Rocky Mountain region indicates otherwise. Reporters from The Colorado Sun shared their findings Wednesday after publishing an analysis of regional data in July.
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Un grupo de jóvenes indígenas se convirtió el 11 de julio en uno de los primeros en más de un siglo en recorrer en kayak todo el río Klamath, a lo largo de la frontera entre California y Oregón, tras completarse el otoño pasado el mayor proyecto de eliminación de presas del país. Los jóvenes miembros de la tribu pasaron años preparándose para el descenso de un mes de duración con la ayuda de la organización sin ánimo de lucro Ríos to Rivers, fundada por Weston Boyles, residente en Aspen. -
A group of Indigenous youths became some of the first in over a century to kayak the full length of the Klamath River along the California-Oregon border on July 11 after the nation’s largest dam-removal project was completed last fall. The young tribal members spent years preparing for the monthlong descent with the help of nonprofit Ríos to Rivers, which was founded by Aspen resident Weston Boyles.
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A medida que un número cada vez mayor de inversores compra parques de casas móviles, los residentes pueden enfrentarse a acciones de desalojo debido a la reurbanización y al aumento de los alquileres. En respuesta a ello, los gobiernos estatales y locales han aprobado en los últimos años leyes y políticas destinadas a proteger a los residentes del desalojo o del aumento de los precios, y algunos defensores quieren que los legisladores y otras partes interesadas hagan más para preservar una de las mayores fuentes de vivienda asequible en Colorado. -
As a growing number of investors buy up mobile home parks, residents can face displacement due to redevelopment and rising rents. In response, state and local governments have passed legislation and policies in recent years aimed at protecting residents from being evicted or priced out, and some advocates want lawmakers and other stakeholders to do more to preserve one of the largest sources of affordable housing in Colorado. -
Mountain Action Indivisible, a volunteer-run advocacy group, organized a protest Saturday against a range of Trump administration policies and actions in coordination with similar demonstrations across the United States.
