By Melanie Wong Long before blissed-out residents called Eagle County “Happy Valley,” an East African Happy Valley raised the bar for wild-and-crazy escapism in the name of “civilization.” British and Anglo-Irish immigrants arrived in what is now Kenya with boatloads of cash, planning to cultivate vast holdings (and locals), usually recreat
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By Melanie Wong Watching Andrea Selby with a paintbrush is like watching a dancer move across an easel as her wrists flick, and her shapes come to life on the page. The Vail International Dance Festival artist-in-residence has taken her passion for dance, and translated it into her artwork, visually representing the development of a […]
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By Randy Wyrick It really is a “big bright beautiful world,” especially if you’re Shrek.Alec Mauro is Shrek in the Vail Performing Arts Academy’s summer production of “Shrek The Musical Jr.” It’s also might be Mauro’s swan song with the VPAA. He’s headed to Interlochen Arts Academy in northern Michigan to study
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By John LaConte VAIL — Friends and family said goodbye Thursday to Will Olson, a local and former U.S. Marine described as one of the best mountain bikers in Colorado.Olson died Saturday after crashing during the third stage of the Crested Butte Enduro World Series. He was 40.“He often said he had a great life,” […]
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By John LaConte On the Hill is brought to you by The Steadman Clinic and the Steadman Philippon Research Institute. VIDEO: In a throwback episode to 2013, Vail Daily On the Hill reporter John LaConte explores the old WWII training ground at Camp Hale with Nova Guides, who run Jeep tours through the historic area. […]
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