Lucy Peterson
ReporterLucy Peterson is a staff writer for the Aspen Daily News, where she covers the city of Aspen, the Aspen School District, and more. Peterson joined the Aspen Public Radio newsroom in December as part of a collaboration the station launched in 2024 with the Aspen Daily News to bring more local government coverage to Aspen Public Radio’s listening audience.
Peterson was born and raised in Denver. She moved to Lawrence, Kansas, where she studied journalism, political science, and French at the University of Kansas. While in college, she worked for her school newspaper, the University Daily Kansan, interned at BusinessDen as a Dow Jones News Fund business reporting intern, and covered the Kansas Statehouse as a reporting intern for the Kansas City Star. She moved to Aspen to work for The Aspen Times before joining the team at the Aspen Daily News.
She’s come to Aspen every summer for as long as she can remember to camp, but fell in love with skiing during her first winter in the Roaring Fork Valley.
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Pitkin County Manager Jon Peacock is a finalist for Winter Park’s town manager role, citing family reasons and alignment of personal and professional goals. -
The Aspen-Pitkin County Housing Authority gained 15 units back through compliance checks since 2024, officials said. The unit turnovers were due to owners not residing in the unit, not working in Pitkin County or not meeting the qualifications of specific units, APCHA Compliance Analyst Jackie Marinaro told the APCHA board on Wednesday. -
The Aspen School District will ask voters to approve a $95 million bond measure in November, in part to cover projects that a 2020 voter-approved bond couldn’t pay for. -
Mi Chola will close its doors on Friday after almost 10 years, citing rising costs, a changing town and a difficult business climate. Owner Darren Chapple reflects on the challenges and celebrates with a final party. -
Still on track for project start in spring 2027. -
The city of Aspen and the APCHA have reached a settlement with the Centennial Homeowners Association after nearly a decade of litigation over building defects. The city will purchase two parcels of land for $7.5 million to fund necessary repairs, with any surplus allocated for future work. The settlement also includes land-use provisions and an intent to develop affordable housing. -
Truancy and chronic absenteeism at the Aspen and Roaring Fork school districts trended downward in the 2024-2025 academic year, according to attendance data released by the Colorado Department of Education last week. -
The Aspen City Council on Monday agreed to maintain existing caps on short-term rental classic permits. -
A major milestone for redevelopment years in the making. -
Aspen voters will decide in November whether to extend and double a 0.3% sales tax for schools to 0.6%, funding staff raises and operations as the district faces state funding shortfalls.
