Four buildings would be included in the deal to expand a magnet school in South Park Hill Wildcat Center, Academic Center, Aspen Hall and Whatley Chapel.
It’s a good time for a timeless book. Especially one that rhymes.
Longtime Aspenite and Emmy-winning broadcaster Greg Lewis had been working on a project for nearly seven years that fits that description. At the end of 2020, he self-published “Chasing Wonder,” an aquatic life lesson written in six-line rhyming stanzas that follows the journey of a lovable oyster named Wonder who has been thrown out of his bed (his oyster bed, that is).
“Chasing Wonder” defies categorization as it mixes elements of a children’s book with messages that resonate in an almost spiritual sense. Think Dr. Seuss meets the Dalai Lama. Taking place under the sea in a land called “Curiosity” (forgive me, for it is hard not to fall into the rhyming mode and mood of the tale) the book follows our little oyster friend as he meets and confronts the kinds of existential challenges that afflict us all.
The Tyrolean Lodge is celebrating its 50th anniversary in Aspen on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
You don’t have to be a skier to stay at Aspen’s Tyrolean Lodge but if you are, you’re in for a treat.
The Tyrolean is celebrating its 50th anniversary this winter. It’s a holdover from when small ski lodges rather than mammoth luxury properties dominated the Aspen scene.
The late Lou and Lynne Wille opened the Tyrolean in 1970. It’s still in the family, now operated by one of their sons, Pierre Wille. Pierre and his two siblings don’t have any plans to sell out, even though Aspen real estate prices continue to break new barriers nearly every year.
Cherie Oates stands in the doorway of her home in Aspen on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Editor’s note: This feature is one in a series we call “Experienced Aspen,” a special section recognizing the life and experiences of Aspen’s most well-rounded citizens.
Cherie Gerbaz Oates was there for arguably the most important moment in Aspen’s history.
It was the winter of 1946-47 and the mining town had just started operating its newest crown jewel Lift 1 a milestone that forever changed the trajectory of the community and made it into one of the world’s most prized skiing destinations.
David E. Stapleton stands atop Aspen Mountain in 2019. (Courtesy photo)
As a native of Aspen and from a family whose ancestors were some of the first miners to come over Independence Pass, David E. Stapleton had a legacy to follow. He had no trouble doing that, and even elevated it for generations to come.
Stapleton died Thursday afternoon from complications due to COVID-19, his sons said. He was 86.
After decades of service to the Aspen community, the country with his time in the Army and for local and World Cup ski racers, Stapleton was honored through the years with inductions to halls of fame for his tireless work and the ways he helped shape Aspen and the international ski scene.