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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As high-altitude first responders, ski patrollers have technical skiing skills, level-headed composure, and the ability to pivot from snow science to emergency medical care at a moment’s notice. To process the stressors of the job, they often lean on one another — and turn to skiing to unwind.
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The program is a chance for kids to just be kids — and connect with new friends who understand what they’ve been through. This year’s event ran March 22-29 at Buttermilk Mountain.
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Robison, Montemayor and Kribbs earn seats on Carbondale Board of Town Trustees; Berman, Dupré-Butchart and Stevens land on Basalt Town Council; Knight runs as sole candidate for Basalt mayor.
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A Vietnam veteran from Boulder finds healing and a sense of purpose as an adaptive ski instructor and ski guide for the blind.
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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.