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Local nonprofit Wilderness Workshop is seeking volunteers for a restoration project on Sunday to remove barbed wire on Buttermilk.

A record number of tourists stopped through Aspen this summer.

The Aspen City Council voted 3-2 this week to keep City Hall in the armory building instead of turning it over to community use.

Aspen Ruggerfest kicked off its 49th year yesterday. There’s a hidden challenge aside from the two teams on the field though. Aaron Britt is a veteran rugby player. He played wide receiver on his college football team. His nickname is “AB Love”. He plays on a team called the Misfits, based in Denver. But even though he plays at altitude, coming to Aspen is a big step, he said.

Genna Moe has been a mainstay in the Roaring Fork Valley arts community for almost ten years. She ran children’s programs at the Aspen Art Museum. She worked at the Wheeler Opera House.

It’s been nearly three years since Pitkin County implemented the 9-1-1 text messaging system. Aspen Public Radio’s Barbara Platts visited the county’s dispatch center to learn more about this emergency communication option.

A section of the Roaring Fork River is closed to boaters and anglers as crews start building two recreational waves above the Town of Basalt. Pitkin County attorney John Ely said the project is intended as a safeguard against drought.

Corbett and Grace Lunsford have been on the road for six months, without ever leaving their home. Their mobile living space serves as a model for efficient and sustainable buildings. This week, they parked their home in Carbondale to give tours.

Just months after completing a $14 million renovation, the Pitkin County Library will spend another half-million dollars on a new roof.

This election cycle has been anything but typical and now Colorado voters will have their say in how the next election is handled.