By scott miller VAIL — Chris Jarnot’s remarks were succinct: “You got our attention.” Jarnot’s comments Tuesday helped derail — for now— a proposal to ask town voters to double the town’s lift ticket tax.Council member Dick Cleveland a few weeks ago asked the rest of the board to consider doubling the lift ticket tax [&h
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By scott miller VAIL — Chris Jarnot’s remarks were succinct: “You got our attention.” Jarnot’s comments Tuesday helped derail — for now— a proposal to ask town voters to double the town’s lift ticket tax.Council member Dick Cleveland a few weeks ago asked the rest of the board to consider doubling the lift ticket tax [&h
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By Ross Leonhart EAGLE — The deadline for placing items on November’s ballot is Sept. 7, and Eagle County commissioners are working on ballot language for three issues.The three topics include asking voters for a sales tax increase to create funding for affordable housing; a sales tax increase to create funding for early childhood programs;
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By Ross Leonhart Did you see her? There was a celebrity spotting a few weeks ago! Samantha Harris was in town speaking about her experience as a breast cancer survivor. This popular television host, wife and mother of two was diagnosed just a few years ago at the age of 40, and through her journey […]
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By John LaConte EAGLE COUNTY — Local mountain biker Cristhian Ravelo found his way into the top 10 Saturday in one of the toughest fields in the Leadville Trail 100’s history.For a rider with a stack of impressive results in his young career, Ravelo, 23, said the eighth-place finish was better, and more rewarding, than […]
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By Krista Driscoll AVON — The town of Avon welcomes the community to the Avon Performance Pavilion at Harry A. Nottingham Park for the Avon Live! Summer Concerts in the Park. The Wednesday evening music series continues today with San Diego reggae, Latin and world music acoustic group Todo Mundo.Santiago Orozco founded Todo Mundo with […]
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By Krista Driscoll On Saturday, Aug. 20, the sixth-annual Ed Fest returns to the Vail Valley, bringing more than 40 national, regional and local breweries, local whiskey and spirits companies and music from nationally lauded Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. Like any self-respecting 6-year-old, Ed Fest continues to grow. From its infancy and to
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By Kevin Fixler A new housing plan to conjure up more long-term rentals has launched in Summit County, and, already, organizers are seeing results.The Housing Works Initiative — created through a partnership between the Family & Intercultural Resource Center (FIRC) and the Summit Combined Housing Authority and made possible by a principal don
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