By Melanie Wong EAGLE COUNTY — In many stores across the country, some of the busiest shopping days of the holiday season have come and gone. In the Vail Valley, many local retailers are just entering into the busiest time of the year. While national trends show that the busiest shopping days are Black Friday […]
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By Edward Stoner EAGLE COUNTY — ECO Transit will once again offer free late night bus service outbound from Vail between midnight and 2 a.m. on Jan. 1 to accommodate New Year’s Eve celebrations. The regular winter schedule has the last bus departing Vail at 1 a.m. As in years past, inbound bus service to […]
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By Edward Stoner DENVER — Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush, who represents Eagle and Routt counties in the Colorado House, has been appointed vice-chairwoman of the House Transportation & Energy Committee by Speaker-Designate Dickey Lee Hullinghorst. Mitsch Bush will also serve as a member of the Agriculture, Livestock & Natural Resources Committee
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Season pass restrictions will be in effect at Vail and Beaver Creek during the Christmas and New Year’s Eve holiday period. The following passes are restricted Friday, Dec. 26, through Wednesday, Dec. 31: • Epic Local Pass. • Merchant Pass. • Other Passes (Guest Fee and Community Relations). All premium [&helli
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — A tanker truck carrying jet fuel to the airport didn’t make it when it caught fire early this morning. The driver of the Kicker Energy Truck was hauling 7,000 gallons of jet fuel when the right front wheel came off, according to a report from the Greater Eagle Fire Protection […]
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By Edward Stoner VAIL — Fire officials say the improper disposal of fireplace ashes appears to be the cause of a structure fire which was reported at 11:14 p.m. Monday at 162 W. Meadow Drive in Vail. Upon arrival, crews discovered flames coming from a trash enclosure on the west side of the residence. Interim […]
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — A tanker truck carrying jet fuel to the airport didn’t make it when it caught fire early this morning. The driver of the Kicker Energy Truck was hauling 7,000 gallons of jet fuel when the right front wheel came off, according to a report from the Greater Eagle Fire Protection […]
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By Randy Wyrick VAIL — If Vail Mountain could smile, it would be grinning ear to ear during the Buddy Mentor Christmas party. More than 150 kids and their Buddy Mentors converged on Adventure Ridge Tuesday night for the annual event. The Bright Future Foundation is celebrating another successful year. For their Christmas Party they […]
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By caramie schnell When NBC created its Symphony Orchestra in 1937, they hired world-famous maestro Arturo Toscanini. Vail Resorts, seeking to re-launch its struggling high-profile Beaver Creek restaurant bearing the immortal maestro’s name, brought culinary maestro and turnaround artist, Chef Paul Wade, back into the corporate family. With 3
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By caramie schnell AVON — Snoopy fans, and their children and grandchildren, have gathered in the lobby of the Westin in Avon before Christmas for four out of the last five years for a showing of the classic Charles M. Schulz film “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” The jazz duo BLT performs the music live while […]
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