Founded in 2005, the Aspen Indigenous Foundation promotes Indigenous culture and tradition in the Roaring Fork Valley, which is ancestral Ute land. Founder and Executive Director Deanne Vitrac-Kessler spoke with Aspen Public Radio’s Regan Mertz about the organization ahead of the seventh annual Shining Mountains Film Festival, which showcases indigenous films and storytellers.

Taxpayers have paid the tax since 2006, but will they grant the funding in perpetuity?

During SkiCo and ACRA’s Annual Blend last week, Aspen’s Interim City Manager Pete Strecker talked about the city’s expected decrease in sales tax revenue, but the construction industry may be exempt.

Kitty Boone, who previously worked at the Aspen Ideas Festival and Aspen Skiing Company, will be the next executive director at Aspen Film. Her first day was Oct. 1.

Harvest for Hunter began in the town of Snowmass Village during the COVID-19 pandemic and has since expanded to Aspen and Basalt. The organization expects more clients this winter as seasonal employees arrive in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Historicorps, a national nonprofit, brought employees and volunteers to Aspen in August and September to work on an old roadhouse and miner’s cabin. While at the site, the crew found old artifacts, including a coin dating back to the 1890s.

Increased Immigration crackdowns are having an impact on Spanish-language live performances as performer visas are being revoked. This is having a significant economic impact on local communities.

On Monday, Carbondale’s Mountain Action Indivisible team organized a rally as part of a national movement called “Workers Over Billionaires.” The movement comes as unions push back against immigration raids, Medicaid cuts and the weakening of the National Labor Relations Board.

If sold at the asking price, the home on Stillwater Road will be the most expensive single-family home ever sold in America. The property comes with a pre-approved permit for the construction of another 20,000 square foot home.

Organizers cancelled the festival’s free community day Sunday after hearing concerns from community members. Other panels, screenings and celebrations will continue.