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By Krista Driscoll EAGLE-VAIL — This spring, the Eagle-Vail Community Garden will bring the community together to learn about sustainable organic gardening and how to grow fruits and vegetables.Every third Wednesday of the month, beginning this week and extending through the growing season, the community garden in Eagle-Vail will host a Wednesday

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By scott miller Despite a surge for stocks on Tuesday and the best retail sales report in a year on Friday, the major indexes were down yet again, with the S&P 500 now only narrowly up for 2016. With investors looking to other options, the yields on treasuries fell. Much of the drop came on […]

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By scott miller BACHELOR GULCH — The Vail Valley Partnership keeps a pretty tight lid on the winners of its annual Success Awards, so Gary Woodworth was genuinely surprised when the Gallegos Corp. was named the Partnership’s Business of the Year for 2015.Speaking to a full ballroom during Friday’s awards luncheon at the Ritz Carlton [

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By Ross Leonhart EAGLE — There were Broncos jerseys abound, lots of No. 18s, pigskins flying and a sea of orange at Brush Creek Pavilion on a sunny Friday afternoon as the Denver Broncos Salute to Fans Tour stopped in town.Children and adults alike flocked to Eagle to meet a few of the Broncos players, […]

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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — It’s Graduation Day in Eagle County’s problem-solving court.One man had shown almost no emotion through the entire process. Stoic, reserved.Judge Katharine Sullivan was giving her graduation speech, wishing her graduates well and reminding them that recovery is a never-ending road.She turned, grinning from ear

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By Krista Driscoll When the new Vail Skatepark in the base of the Lionshead Village parking structure is officially opened to the public in early June, every inch of the space will be designed to maximize the user experience — including the walls. Through a request for proposals issued last spring, the town of Vail […]

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By Krista Driscoll AVON — Each year, spring brings the promise of positive change and new beginnings. The melting snow reveals a landscape of new growth and renewed possibilities. The earth wakes up from a deep hibernation, and with it, we notice wildlife returning, tree buds bursting and the sun on our recently exposed skin.The […]

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By Randy Wyrick Zeiri CortesVail Christian High SchoolFavorite school moment from any year: Going to retreat and being able to have fun and meet students from my school, as well as learning more about my faith.Give a shout out: I’d like to give a shoutout to all my teachers, no matter if you were an […]

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By scott miller CLEAR CREEK COUNTY — The idea was simple, yet ambitious for a 13-mile toll lane on eastbound Interstate 70 between Empire and the east end of Idaho Springs: help traffic flow more easily on busy days. It looks like exactly that has happened.The Colorado Department of Transportation recently released a host of […]

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By scott miller VAIL — Officers from the Vail Police Department will soon be recording interactions on a new body worn camera system, joining Avon and Eagle along with other departments across the country. Officers are currently undergoing training on how and when to use the system, with a scheduled rollout Monday.Following the recommendation fro

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