Cold smoke: Busting out of Colorado’s ski-town booze rut on EagleVail’s Green Mile
In Colorado, alpine skiing and alcohol seem to go together like Saint Bernards and brandy barrels. In t-shirt shops from Aspen to A-Basin, snow riders can buy boozy souvenirs from…
In rare show of unity, all 9 Colorado lawmakers united behind H-2B visas
Editor’s note: A version of this story first ran in the Vail Daily: There are very few issues that unite all nine members of Colorado’s congressional delegation (see CORE Act,…
Conservation groups rejoice as CORE Act passes out of House 227-182
The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act passed a full floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, 227-182, with five Republicans voting yes and one Democrat…
Donovan blasts Trump, Tipton for CORE Act opposition
Editor’s note: The CORE Act passed a full floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, 227-182, with five Republicans voting yes and one Democrat voting no. The…
Yard-sign troll invokes Trump in Vail Town Council election
Vail’s campaign yard-sign-gate just took a Trumpian turn as someone trolled the trolls. Earlier this month, Denver attorney and Vail resident Karen Perez was the subject of “vote no” signs…
Individual market health insurance plans should drop by 20% for 2020
Coloradans who don’t get their health insurance through their employers and must rely on plans sold on the individual market should see statewide savings of more than 20% in 2020,…
Trump Colorado campaign co-chair Tipton: ‘Impeachment calls … premature’
President Donald Trump on Thursday called for China to investigate a possible political rival in the 2020 campaign — former Vice President Joe Biden. “China should start an investigation into…
Vonn selling East Vail home, moving to New Jersey
Lindsey Vonn is leaving Vail, selling her East Vail home and moving to New Jersey, as first speculated on RealVail.com and confirmed early Tuesday on People Magazine’s website. Vonn –…
Sandy Treat Jr. honored in Congressional Record
Vail’s Sandy Treat Jr. was honored by U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse in the Congressional Record this week. Treat, a 10th Mountain Division veteran and member of the Colorado Snowsports Hall…
Growing outcry for greater regulation of short-term rentals
Last month as I was reporting out a story for Colorado Politics on how Colorado’s affordable housing crunch is impacting the state’s dysfunctional health care system (and vice versa), I…