Aspen Public Radio Podcasts

This summer, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) made a ruling that will result in longer delays at the Aspen Pitkin County Airport.

After five months and over 3,000 miles, Roaring Fork Valley native Rickey Gates completed his run across the United States. Elizabeth Stewart-Severy caught up with him by phone just after he ended the trip in San Francisco.

On this week's Mountain Edition, hosts Carolyn Sackariason and Elizabeth Stewart-Severy bring you a compilation of the week's news.

Artist Lawrence Weiner is known as a central figure in the origin of conceptual art in the 1960s. He is this year’s recipient of the Aspen Award for Art through the Aspen Art Museum. Claire Woodcock caught up with him at the museum before Friday’s ArtCrush gala.

The Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers meet in downtown Glenwood Springs, and the city wants to revitalize the area.

Interested citizens can hear updates on policy and management practices during a time of flux in the oil and gas industry on Thursday in Rifle.

The Quality of Life Fund has just celebrated its 10th year. In that time, the local nonprofit has doled out more than $1 million in grants for valley residents battling cancer.

The City of Aspen has conditional water rights to build reservoirs on Maroon and Castle Creeks. They have not budged on their position that keeping those rights is necessary, even in the face of intense criticism from environmental groups and concerned citizens.

The Arts Campus at Willits’ interim space opens this weekend kicking off with a concert Sunday.

Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke last night at the McCloskey Speakers series at the Aspen Institute.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States spoke with Aspen Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson.

Last month the City of Aspen announced plans to buy about 60 acres of land in Woody Creek that would be used for a reservoir in the future. It’s part of the city’s work to explore options other than using water rights to build reservoirs on Castle and Maroon Creeks. Environment reporter Elizabeth Stewart-Severy has been reporting on the issue and talked with producer Christin Kay about the latest developments.

Welcome to Valley Roundup. I’m Carolyn Sackariason. Joining me in the studio this week are Jason Auslander, a reporter for the Aspen Times and Curtis Wackerle, editor of the Aspen Daily News. And later, Randy Essex, editor and publisher of the Glenwood Post Independent will join me via Skype. Police are getting closer to identifying the suspect who slashed a $3 million painting in an Aspen gallery. Aspen cops zero in on suspect in $3 million painting slashing And, Mountain Rescue Aspen crews

The community of New Castle was spared earlier this week when firefighters were able to contain a wildfire before it spread to nearby homes but other Colorado towns are facing more serious threats .

Glenwood Springs has owned the Rosebud Cemetery since 1929, and its end could be near. The City Council discussed the issue Thursday during a work session.