By Melanie Wong VAIL — When it comes to running a business, owners usually aren’t too concerned with analyzing their water bill. After all, unless you are a ski resort, the cost of your water utilities is probably dwarfed by other costs. It’s a commodity that can often be taken for granted. “I think that’s […]
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By Melanie Wong EAGLE — Timberline Tours, the valley’s oldest whitewater outfitter, has begun offering the area’s only still-water, stand-up paddleboard tours at Sylvan Lake State Park, south of Eagle. “This is the perfect location to introduce people to this fantastic sport,” said Timberline Tours owner Greg Kelchner. “The pris
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By Randy Wyrick MORRISON — Olympic gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin may have fame and adoration, but she likely hasn’t had more fun being interviewed than she did this week on “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me,” the NPR weekly news quiz. “Wait Wait” brought its show to the Red Rocks Amphitheater this week where the […]
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By Randy Wyrick AVON — Colorado’s recreational marijuana industry has taken off with a bang, in some cases literally. Fiery explosions often ensue as pot users try to extract the drug’s intoxicating oil using crude home-based laboratories. The explosions can result in painful burns, felonies, or both. Take Joshua Rosenbaum, for exampl
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Do you think you have what it takes to be on the show “Survivor”? If so, then register for the Vail “Survivor” open call on Aug. 16. Camera crews will capture each potential contestant’s best 60 seconds on video. Guarantee a spot for the casting call by registering at http://denver.cbslocal.com/sign-up-for-th
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By scott miller GLENWOOD SPRINGS — ColoradoBiz magazine recognized Alpine Bank as one of Colorado’s Top 50 Greenest Companies at the inaugural Green Colorado Awards on June 26 at the RedLine Gallery in downtown Denver. Alpine Bank was the only bank recognized in a group of six organizations whose sustainable initiatives are setting new indu
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By Edward Stoner Dear Joan, We are looking for property in the Vail area and have a real estate broker helping me that is very nice, but what I would consider very pushy. My husband says that every real estate agent is pushy, because it is their job to sell you a property as quickly […]
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By Edward Stoner When traveling cyberspace it is impossible not to leave a trail of bread crumbs along the way, and if you are not careful you might just leave your PIN codes, Social Security number and passwords out there as well. Identity thieves used to be content with getting their jollies off of ordering […]
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By scott miller EAGLE COUNTY — A new magazine is a tasty appetizer for the 2015 Alpine Ski Championships before the main course arrives in February of next year. That magazine is 2015, a big, glossy magazine produced by the Vail Daily Magazine Division, along with the Vail Valley Foundation, which is producing the two-week […]
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By caramie schnell Etsy and eBay have proved to be an electronic toy box for Arizona artist Richard Hall. The painter has discovered most of the vintage novelties in his most recent still-life paintings online, he said. “Those sites have opened up so many possibilities for me, because you can find anything,” he said. “It’s […]
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