The past few weeks have felt like prime-time off-season in downtown Aspen than I can recall in spring’s past. Empty sidewalks, signs on store doors noting they’ll be back in late May, restaurants closed to.
“Call it nostalgia, a desire for simpler times, or a way to manage my mental health, but I wanted to return to the restaurant industry. So, I spent the winter 2021-22 season working part time at Ellina on the Hyman Ave. pedestrian mall.”