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Theatre Aspen has announced its call for regional actors to audition for its summer performances. The program is set to open the summer with its biggest production yet, the Tony Award-winning musical "Hairspray." “There are a lot of talented people in Aspen and the valley and we love for them to audition," said Paige Price, Theatre Aspen's executive artistic director. "It’s really swell when we can hire people that are from town.” Talent is not the only qualifier Price said she’ll be considering

Welcome to a Valley Roundup. The Aspen community lost a veteran newspaper columnist this week. Su Lum embodied watchdog journalism and never held back. Her co-workers and loyal readers remember her as a no-nonsense Aspen icon. Longtime Aspen Times columnist Su Lum, known for acerbic wit, dies at age 80 And that veteran columnist who writes for two newspapers in the valley sees Aspen and Snowmass as completely different worlds and wonders why. Marolt: Fierce independence could still save our

Aspen Skiing Company wants to make some changes to the Sam’s Knob area on Snowmass. The U.S. Forest Service is now taking public comment on the plans.

Aspen lost one of its most notable and recognizable newspaper columnists this week.

David Myler is an attorney in Basalt; he and his partner, Bill Lamont, are currently looking into creating a regional housing authority for the Roaring Fork Valley.

Mountain lion activity on the Rio Grande Trail near the Aspen Airport Business Center has Pitkin County officials on alert.

At a special meeting on Tuesday night, Basalt’s town council hired its second interim town manager in four months.

Less than a year after freezing all land use applications in downtown Aspen, the city’s Community Development team has accomplished nearly all it set out to do.

One of the largest gatherings of local musicians will take place at the Wheeler Opera House on Saturday.

The Aspen Music Festival and School has announced its lineup for the summer season.