Josie Taris

Would you rather rent from a landlord or from your employer? A proposed change to a Basalt development asks the Town Council to consider that question. Developers want to change a 65-unit housing mix from all rental to all ownership — and to sell 17 income-based, deed-restricted units to local employers.

Earlier this year, OST purchased the storied 650-acre Snowmass Falls Ranch for $34 million. The acquisition was widely celebrated, but left OST with little money in the bank for future land purchases.

The state-sponsored Wildfire Resiliency Code Board met in Snowmass Village on Friday, discussing everything from home ignition zone standards to defining the wildland-urban interface, or WUI, in the state.

City and county officials toured a stretch of the Rio Grande Trail from Harvey Stein Park to the Brush Creek Park and Ride on Monday, weighing the potential for bridge construction over the Roaring Fork River to connect the trial to the Aspen Airport Business Center and Brush Creek. Supporters say it’ll help get cars off Highway 82, while detractors say it’s too expensive and impactful for a minimal benefit.

Pitkin County commissioners are weighing their desire to more meaningfully contribute solutions to the affordable housing crisis with a tax base shocked by record-breaking tax bills. With the ballot language deadline about six weeks away, the board must consider how to present voters with a clear question and transparent intent for the money — $8.5 million annually.

Bird flu, or highly pathogenic avian influenza, is on the rise in Colorado. Pitkin County, with its small-scale poultry farms and backyard chicken keepers, is relatively insulated from the outbreak, but Pitkin County Public Health is paying a close eye on the virus.

An after-action report details a number of miscommunications and mistakes among Aspen-Pitkin County Airport staff, the Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center and the airport’s fire department when a piece of electrical equipment caught fire on the runway on June 4.

A proposed equestrian operation for this area at 623 Fender Lane in Missouri Heights, pictured, was rejected by Eagle County commissioners at their Tuesday meeting.

Citizens Against Bigger Planes founding member Chuck Butler handed off multiple charter amendment petition packages to the Pitkin County Clerk and Recorder's Office on Wednesday afternoon.

Aviation fuel accounts for about 9% of Pitkin County's greenhouse gas emissions. In an effort to cut back, the county is exploring the potential