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Aspen council talks water storage

As the City of Aspen is poised to purchase land that could be used as a reservoir, city council heard about the need for such water storage.

Homeland security hones in on cyber attacks

What has APR done for you lately? We won two Colorado Broadcasters Association awards

Nation & World

Six apply to become Carbondale’s seventh trustee

By Wyatt Orme • 11 hours ago

Carbondale needs a new trustee; six applied before last Friday’s deadline.

Audio Canvas: Sisters on Top

By Elise Fitzsimmons • 16 hours ago

This week on Audio Canvas, Sarah Thornton discusses a panel she will lead called Sisters on Top: Art-world professionals talk about Islam, Immigration and Ingenuity. The panel features Diana Al-Hadid, Hume Bhabha, and Leila Heller.

Festival Showcase with Renee Fleming!

By Chris Mohr • 18 hours ago

Opera superstar Renee Fleming will be in Aspen to host a Master Class Thursday, July 27 at 10:00 am and then to sing in a concert Sunday, July 30 at 4:00 pm at the Tent.

APR Classical Host Chris Mohr had a phone chat with Renee, touching on her student days in Aspen, her upcoming Broadway performances in Carousel through much of 2018, and more.

Curated - July 24, 2017

By Claire Woodcock • 18 hours ago

This week on Curated, the school’s female composition students share their insights into the current landscape for women composers. The music festival’s piano technicians find the right key. Also, the president and CEO of AMFS has written a new concerto that’s getting its world premiere in Aspen this weekend.

Week in the Arts - July 24, 2017

By Claire Woodcock • 19 hours ago

Welcome to the beginning of another week in the Roaring Fork Valley!

Monday, The Aspen Institute and Aspen Film presents the documentary “Step,” at 7:00 p.m. in the Paepcke Auditorium, as part of the New Views Documentaries and Dialogue series.

Jared Kushner on Russia, annotated

By Barbara Platts • 19 hours ago

Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, told lawmakers in a statement on Monday that he "did not collude... with any foreign government."

First Draft - Claire Dederer

By mitzi@aspenpublicradio.org • 22 hours ago

Claire Dederer is the author of two critically acclaimed memoirs: Love and Trouble: A Midlife Reckoning and Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses, which was a New York Times bestseller.

Dederer is a long-time contributor to The New York Times. Her essays, criticism, and reviews have also appeared in The Atlantic, Harper’s, The Nation, Vogue, Chicago Tribune, Real Simple, Entertainment Weekly, New York magazine, Yoga Journal, Newsday, Slate, Salon, and many other publications.

Non-Profit in the Spotlight: Habitat for Humanity RFV, Week 4

By Laura Crow • Jul 24, 2017

Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley has always been aware of the evolving affordable housing issues in our valley. The look forward to the proposed 27 condominium project on the hillside behind Basalt High School.

What has APR done for you lately? We brought you NPR journalists and hosts to local schools

By Barbara Platts • Jul 24, 2017

We brought NPR journalists and hosts to you and local schools. Ira Flatow, the host of Science Friday, visited and talked with students at Roaring Fork High School. NPR’s Jackie Northam visited with the journalism class at Aspen High School.

Aspen takes on ‘smart’ landscaping

By Elizabeth Stewart-Severy • Jul 23, 2017

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The City of Aspen has long encouraged residents to cut back on water consumption: Buy an efficient showerhead, turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. But now, officials are taking that message outside.

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State News

Pot Taxes Can Patch Colorado's Education Budget -- But Not Fix

By Jackie Fortier • Jul 7, 2017

The state of Colorado collected $180 million in taxes from legal marijuana sales in the 2016 fiscal year.

But could the well run dry?

As of July 1, 2017, Nevada is the eighth state to sell recreational marijuana -- and it won’t be the last. California, the sixth largest economy in the world, will start selling pot Jan. 1, 2018.

Colorado’s State Parks Need Funding, But Lawmakers Struggle With How

By Bente Birkeland • Jun 27, 2017

With summer here, people are flocking to the outdoors, including the trails, campsites and reservoirs of the Colorado State Parks system. Last year, the parks hit a record number of visitors – 13.5 million. But Colorado is struggling to keep up with the demand.

Golden Gate Canyon State Park is rolling and green, nestled deep in the Rocky Mountain foothills. Just 45 minutes from Denver, this is the state’s fourth most popular state park. It stays that way for most of the year.

Colorado Energy Office loses state funding

By Bente Birkeland • Jun 21, 2017

The state office that focuses on energy efficiency will no longer be funded starting in July. A special last minute request from Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office to save state funding for the Colorado Energy Office failed along party lines Tuesday.

Energy office funding still in limbo

By Bente Birkeland • Jun 19, 2017

A last-ditch effort to save Colorado’s Energy Office takes place Tuesday. During the legislative session, state lawmakers cut state funding for the office that oversees weatherization and other energy saving programs for residents.