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By Edward Stoner Beaver Creek, Minturn mark Independence Day with celebrations … Source: Vail Daily Feed     

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By scott miller VAIL — The finish stadium at Vail’s Golden Peak race course will only hold so many people. And “so many” isn’t nearly enough for world championship events. That’s why the Vail Valley Foundation, the local organizing group for the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships, has moved a lot of off-mountain activities

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By scott miller VAIL — While resort towns elsewhere were quick to jump into retail marijuana sales, Vail continues its wait-and-see approach. The Vail Town Council Tuesday unanimously passed on first reading an ordinance that will extend the town’s current moratorium on retail marijuana sales in town. The town had been working through the s

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By Edward Stoner 1. Challenge yourself at the annual Vail HillClimb – The 38th running of the La Sportiva Vail HillClimb tests local, regional and national runners with a 7.5 mile climb from Vail Village to Vail Mountain’s summit, a gain of 2,500 vertical feet today. The race begins at 8 a.m. in Vail Village […]

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By Edward Stoner VAIL — The star-spangled banner waived o’er the land of the free parking for Vail America Days Friday, where thousands gathered to celebrate Independence Day. While the crowds were probably not as large as 2013 — 942 cars spilled over to the South Frontage Road this year, as opposed to nearly 1,300 […]

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By Edward Stoner VAIL — The star-spangled banner waived o’er the land of the free parking for Vail America Days Friday, where thousands gathered to celebrate Independence Day. While the crowds were probably not as large as 2013 — 942 cars spilled over to the South Frontage Road this year, as opposed to nearly 1,300 […]

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By Edward Stoner … Source: Vail Daily Feed     

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By Edward Stoner VAIL — The Vail America Days Parade once again brought a fantastic crowd to Vail Village and Lionshead Village this year. The parade began at Golden Peak and winded its way through the villages, ending in Lionshead. This year’s parade theme was “Vail Welcomes the World.” The Gallegos Corporation continued its support [&

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By Randy Wyrick One of Vail’s strongest heartbeats, Jo Brown, a 45-year resident of the Vail Valley, died surrounded by her family on June 26 of lymphoma, which she battled for 10 years. Jo was born Feb. 7, 1929, in Hugoton, Kan., to Carl Edward Jones and Catherine (Kascak) Jones. She was born in the […]

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By caramie schnell The night sky hardly has a corner on jaw-dropping visuals come Fourth of July. In a tradition on par with rockets and mortars, more than a dozen local and national artists leave their studios to take up residency at art galleries across the Vail Valley. The range of work is staggering — […]

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