Kaya Williams
Edlis Neeson Arts & Culture ReporterKaya Williams is the Edlis Neeson Arts and Culture Reporter at Aspen Public Radio, covering the vibrant creative and cultural scene in Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley.
Williams joins the team after a stint at The Aspen Times, where she reported on Snowmass Village, education, mental health, food, the ski industry, arts and culture and other general assignment stories. She fell in love with this valley for its community and can’t wait to tell more stories of this place through the voices of the people who make it so colorful.
Before moving to Aspen in October 2020, Kaya was a freelance researcher for the podcast team at America’s Test Kitchen, where she helped produce “Proof,” “The Walk-In” and “Mystery Recipe” while working from her mountain hometown of Tahoe City, California.
She studied journalism and history at Boston University, where she also worked for WBUR, WGBH, The Boston Globe and her beloved college newspaper, The Daily Free Press.
When she’s not working, you can find Kaya chatting up strangers on the gondola, pounding the trails on a long run or baking a loaf of her favorite banana bread.
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The show includes paintings, photographs and textile works by artists who have spent decades honing their talents. It’s a preview of an upcoming Aspen Art Fair, which will take place at the hotel this summer.
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Buttermilk Mountain is first to close on March 31, with their annual “Bacon Appreciation Day” to end the season; other resorts will host their own events throughout April.
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McBride’s newest book details a nearly two-decade project to document environmental change and natural beauty in the Colorado River basin.
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A ski area expansion at Aspen Mountain has given many inbounds skiers and riders the chance to experience new terrain, but a closed boundary limits access points to the backcountry. Aspen Public Radio reporter Kaya Williams spoke about the matter with Aspen Journalism contributor Elizabeth Stewart-Severy, who looked into the closure for a story this winter.
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The high-end liquor company with national distribution originated in a barn in Woody Creek, where “hobby distiller” Jess Graber experimented with whiskey made from the leftovers of George Stranahan’s Flying Dog beer.
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The $35,000 award recognizes a work of fiction with a social impact. This year’s shortlist includes two short story collections and three novels, selected by a jury of celebrated authors.
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The Colorado-based group will perform a free-flowing set of “jamgrass” music at The Arts Campus at Willits on Saturday.
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The leader of a nonprofit called Women of Winter says it takes collaboration to make sure everyone feels welcome in an industry long dominated by men.
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An international project combines art with community dinners in an effort to address hunger and food insecurity. The Aspen iteration features bowls painted by local students.
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Hancock is retiring from his role as chief of race, a position he has held since 1998. But he’s been involved with World Cup skiing in Aspen since 1981 — when members of the ski school bootpacked a run to ensure it was slick and fast enough for the racers.