 01/31/10 VAIL, Colorado - Saturday's parking situation at Vail, with both garages full and cars parked along the frontage road as far as the eye could see, is exactly what guests see as a hassle and a downfall in terms of Vail's customer service. The subject of guest services has come up a lot recently - Vail Town Council members keep brainstorming ways to improve and Vail Resorts' Chief Executive ...
 01/31/10 Trevor Douglas tried to explain to the Colorado state trooper that it was OK for him to have a little marijuana and a pipe in the car with him because he is a card-carrying member of a church devoted to cannabis-centered spirituality.
 01/31/10 DENVER - With the winter-sports industry's Snow Show being held for the first time in Denver, local companies have turned out in force to display their wares. A record number of Colorado-based firms - 78 - have set up exhibits at this year's show at the Colorado Convention Center. Here's a sampling of the companies, their products and the business strategies that bring them to the Snow Show ...
 01/30/10 With the winter-sports industry's Snow Show being held for the first time in Denver, local companies have turned out in force to display their wares.
 01/30/10 VAIL, Colorado - Unity of the Mountains in Colorado's Vail Valley will sponsor a free talk by New York Times bestselling author Sandra Anne Taylor called "The Truth About Attraction" on from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Sunday, in the Avon library's community room. Taylor is the author of "Quantum Success," which takes a practical look at personal attraction and achievement. Her first book, "Secrets ...
 01/30/10 Shane Doan scored in his third straight game and the Phoenix Coyotes withstood a late rally to beat the reeling New York Rangers 3-2 Saturday night.
 01/30/10 It's an extensive list of topics (but don't worry, quarterbacks and Braylon Edwards make their appearance) in this week's Browns mailbag.
01/29/10 VAIL, Colo. - Vail Gay Ski Week promoters and volunteers are predicting Vail's event will become Colorado's gay ski week It's the first year for Vail Gay Ski Week, while ski towns Aspen and Telluride have held successful gay ski weeks for years. Vail's proximity to Denver, though, gives it that extra local's touch, said volunteer Sean Ragsdale, who works for Rocky Mountain Vacation Rentals ...
 01/29/10 VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - When Trevor Andrew, who performs Saturday in the Vail Valley first stepped on a Burton board when he was 9 he knew that his future was pretty much set in stone, or so he thought. It seems that Trevor Andrew (a.k.a. Trouble Andrew) has hit the jackpot of life. His snowboarding career in the 1998 and 2000 Winter Olympic Games, and the 2000 X Games gave him a chance to ...
 01/21/10 Police were advised on Jan. 13 that a tall man, in his 40s, came into Hope Church asking for money. The man was turned away but continued walking down the hall and asked women in Bible study for money.
 01/21/10 The sisters from Ben Avon who brought 54 Haitian orphans to Pittsburgh spoke about their journey for the first time on Thursday night.
 01/21/10 VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - Jason Field is slow to talk at first. He slips off his shoes and starts walking around on the mat inside the unfinished dojo - Inyodo Martial Art's new branch in Eagle. Only then do the words start to come. His bare feet begin springing, sliding, kicking around on the blue floor. His brown eyes go somewhere else and his stories begin to unfurl like roundhouse kicks ...
01/21/10 Trouble Andrew returns to his snowboarding roots with a historic concert at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games
 01/20/10 VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - The 2009 holiday season's "Bell Ringing Challenge" encouraged elected officials and government employees to ring bells for 136 hours during the month of December for the Vail Valley Salvation Army. Employees joined forces from Eagle County and the towns of Avon, Gypsum, Red Cliff and Vail in a friendly competition to volunteer the most hours "bell-ringing" at various ...
01/20/10 Jimmy Lepp is barely 11, but everyone knew him as the mayor of the BRESMA orphanage in Haiti.
 01/20/10 VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - The Vail Valley's terrain parks are fun. Whether you're a pro looking to soar over a 50-foot table-top or a beginner trying to conquer a 5-foot rail, the sensation of gliding through the park can be exhilarating. But they can be resource-hungry, too. The big parks require huge amounts of water and power for man-made snow. It can take 100 million gallons of water to make ...
 01/20/10 Jennifer Turner-Reiger was the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Outback, alleging gender discrimination. ( Kathryn Scott Osler )
 01/15/10 Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd announced today that Allied World's Todd Germano, President, U.S. Property & Casualty, will be speaking at the 2010 Peak Performance Ski Insurance Conference which takes place in Beaver Creek, Avon, Colorado from January 20-23, 2010.
 01/15/10 Business name: Crazy Mountain Beer Company. Location: Avon. Date opened: Jan. 9, 2010. Owners: Kevin Selvy and Marisa Aguilar. Contact info: brewkev@gmail.com. What goods or services do you provide? We brew hand-crafted ales and lagers. What's new or exciting at your place? We will be the Vail Valley's newest craft brewery offering small batches of hand-crafted beer ...
 01/15/10 VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - A course in miracle - that's what Vail Valley, Colorado resident Mindy Feldman is calling her time in Costa Rica. Feldman, co-owner of the Radio Shack in Avon, has been down in Costa Rica since 2004 working on her farm, building a house and now teaching English to local children. "One after the other, I began collecting people in my life to play in this new movie of mine ... |