Even with myriad solutions on the table, and many people eager and able to make change, closing the affordability gap is proving to be a monumental task.
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A tiny Colorado town’s fundraising whirlwind makes a $535,000 football field a reality
On the parched southern Colorado range, Branson’s “worst field in America” will be transformed into a showcase facility in time for next season.
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A historic San Luis Valley locomotive will tug passengers again thanks to a coal lot of love
ANTONITO – When Engine 168 chugs away from the station here in late June with about 60 passengers ensconced in four refurbished 19th century train cars, it will be the culmination of years of dreams, historic preservation work and an investment of nearly $4 million. And perhaps less visible but surely onboard will be the […]
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Drive-in theaters in Colorado and beyond are seeing increased traffic with big-name concerts, events
Outdoor theaters are feeing the pinch of the slow rollout of new movies, but Garth Brooks and Metallica are keeping rural drive-ins afloat.
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Old mining shacks are becoming backcountry ski huts in Colorado’s high country
ALMA — As the skiers approached a century-old mining shack in a clearing, views of the wind-ravaged slopes below London Mountain and Mosquito Peak emerged through the trees. “Anyone see anything that concerns them?” asked ski guide and avalanche educator Abe Pacharz, waiting for someone to point out recent avalanches on the flanks of the […]
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How tiny Branson, through crowdfunding and new water tech, saved itself from drying up
Faced with an inadequate filtration system and a $1.2 million estimate to fix it, the community of 55 people got creative. And it paid off.
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How the Breck Epic, one of the world’s toughest mountain bike races, found its future by staying true to its past
Ironman has come calling again, and this time offers a tie up that will give Breck Epic the structure to be free.
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This Colorado ranch-made-lab is turning beetle-kill trees into lumber in the name of forest health
Trinchera Blanca Ranch has three 14ers, large elk herds and thousands of acres of dying trees that are fueling a thriving business and new experiments in forest health management.
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Aspen stakes claim as the premier human-powered playground as skiers ditch lifts and traffic to walk uphill
“Alpine skiers are getting bored,” said Erik Lambert, a businessman searching for a mountain to anchor an all-uphill resort. “They are sick of crowds. They are sick of traffic. I think people are ready for a cultural shift.”
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For one man in a Colorado foothills town, watching the Black Forest wildfire explode was almost like looking in the mirror.
In Bailey, John Van Doren invited Black Forest residents to speak there in the hope that he and his neighbors might benefit from lessons learned. That led to a plan.