By Randy Wyrick GYPSUM —A local aviation entrepreneur is launching the region’s first air taxi service.Loren French, president of Alpine Flight, started transporting passengers this week, after receiving his Federal Aviation Administration approval Friday afternoon.“There’s no shortage of charters, but it’s luxury aviation, no
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — A $25 million Eagle County Regional Airport project will not directly cost local taxpayers a dime.The three-year project will replace the entire concrete apron — the place where jets are parked.“Concrete and asphalt have a finite life, and the aprons are at the end of that lifespan,” said Greg Phillips, […]
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By scott miller VAIL — Interstate 70 traffic this week will return to its normal alignment in both directions between the main Vail and West Vail interchanges. Work will shift to major frontage road construction. The work is part of the Colorado Department of Transportation and town of Vail’s I-70 Vail Underpass project, which aims [&hellip
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By Ross Leonhart AVON — Walking Mountains Science Center celebrates another year of major accomplishments with its annual fundraising event, A Taste of Nature, on Wednesday.This year’s theme is “La Dolce Vita: The Sweet Life,” and the organization will welcome more than 400 guests to its campus in Avon to support its mission and honor [
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By Randy Wyrick EAGLE — A $25 million Eagle County Regional Airport project will not directly cost local taxpayers a dime.The three-year project will replace the entire concrete apron — the place where jets are parked.“Concrete and asphalt have a finite life, and the aprons are at the end of that lifespan,” said Greg Phillips, […]
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By John LaConte AVON — The favorite park of a thousand locals becomes the favorite park of about 18,000 more people Sunday as the Salute to the USA returns to Nottingham Lake. Town manager Virginia Egger said 19,000 people attended last year’s festivities, and the town is expecting just as many folks to come out […]
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By Chris Freud The Cubs (last title in 1908) have the best record in baseball. The Indians (1948) are on fire. The Rangers (never won) lead the Junior Circuit in wins.Yes, the All-Star Game is a week or so away, but we’re pretty much at the halfway point of the baseball season with most teams […]
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By Randy Wyrick Minturn is now home to the country’s highest drive-in movie theater, at 7,861 feet above sea level in Minturn’s Little Beach Park.“I am quite proud of that. If you can’t be the first at something, why bother?” reasoned Josh Frank, the movie-loving entrepreneur who launched the beloved Blue Starlite Drive-In The
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By Krista Driscoll WOLCOTT — Local rafting outfitter Timberline Tours has teamed up with Fossil Posse to create a new outdoor adventure, with a prehistoric journey back through time. Timberline Tours’ Dinosaur Discovery Rafting Adventure combines a river trip with the hands-on discovery of a dinosaur dig. Together, the two provide an opport
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By scott miller VAIL — Beginning Tuesday, Vail Transit routes serving West Vail will be modified this summer and fall to accommodate construction of the Interstate 70 Vail underpass project as the major work shifts to the north and south frontage roads. This work will create one-way traffic through the project site. The routes for […]
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