By Edward Stoner During the summer months in the Vail area, our hillsides and valleys burst into familiar color with a range of native plants. Many of these plants are not only beautiful, they are often edible and have medicinal uses. One plant in particular, the serviceberry, is a favorite among our local human and […]
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By Edward Stoner Living in the Vail Valley, we quickly learn that most people come here to consume our beautiful and pristine mountain playground, and as quickly as they come, they’re gone. But, how can we blame them for taking advantage of the mountains when most of us came here for the same thing? As […]
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — It’s fitting and proper that Habitat for Humanity’s biggest resort donation is from the biggest resort. Vail Resorts cleared everything out of 50 Lodge at Vail hotel rooms and donated everything to the local Habitat affiliate. There was one anxious moment when no one was quite sure if Habitat could […]
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Tapping more than 30 years of combined international banking, finance, marketing and luxury residential expertise, Ascent Sotheby’s International Realty recently added to new broker associates, Kent Petersmeyer and Mary Pope. With more than 20 years of luxury residential real estate experience including serving as ch
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By Edward Stoner EAGLE COUNTY — In 2006, Colorado philanthropist Alison Knapp metaphorically threw a stone into a pond. The stone was Knapp’s vision to build a camp for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses, a camp that would be part of Paul Newman’s legacy, The Serious Fun Children’s Network. The pond was Eagle C
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By Melanie Wong EDWARDS — Edwards’ newest community space has opened its gates, and through the rest of the summer and into the fall, it will be hosting everything from concerts to brunches to wizard birthday parties. On Friday, the venue hosted its concert debut, a midday performance by Gipsy Moon. The five-piece group from […]
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By Randy Wyrick AVON — Brent Schoen holed up all night in an apartment during an armed standoff with the local SWAT team. Among the problems: It wasn’t his apartment. Schoen said in court Wednesday that he didn’t hear the sirens or SWAT team, saying he was on medication for jaw surgery. The April 22 […]
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By Melanie Wong VAIL — After two major gas leaks caused by construction drilling this month, the town of Vail will require the company that caused the line breaks to follow strict guidelines for the remainder of the project. The town ordered Slick Underground Inc., of Elbert, to halt work Tuesday after crews caused two […]
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