City of Aspen

Four Galena Street intersections will receive a new paint job. It is a part of an effort to beautify an area of town undergoing construction, while making pedestrian walkways more visible.

The fledgling initiative is a series meant to showcase locals’ talent in the Roaring Fork Valley — especially during Aspen’s off season.

The Aspen Institute awarded Maria Reva with its Aspen Words Literary Prize on Thursday. She won the prize for her novel, “Endling,” which focuses on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War.

The school district’s teachers union declared an impasse in negotiations on April 10 after the AEA and district leaders could not agree on proposed salary increases in the upcoming academic year.

After several marathon meetings over the last three months to review the controversial project, the city of Aspen plans to work with Aspen Meadows to address ongoing traffic concerns in the neighborhood.

The project will redevelop the property’s existing 25 units into 60, mostly one-bedroom units to house full-time hospital staff. It’s part of AVH’s plan to build 256 housing units in the next 10 years.

Data-privacy concerns raised about Glenwood Springs' Automatic License Plate Recognition cameras are widespread across the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, an Aspen Journalism analysis found.

The Aspen Education Association requested a 12% base salary increase for teachers. The Aspen School District offered an 8.5% increase.

For the last year and a half, the city has been exploring a new project aimed at maintaining affordable commercial rents in hopes of revitalizing the town’s local spaces.

Since October 2023, Aspen has required restaurants to compost, keeping thousands of tons of organic material out of the landfill and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.