Welcome to Valley Roundup. I’m Carolyn Sackariason.

An expansion has been approved for St. Mary’s Church in Aspen, spurring debate about how new architecture blends in with historic buildings in town.

St. Mary’s can build social hall as Main Street addition

A new planning director for the city of Aspen’s community development department has been chosen. She’s been with municipal government for years.

Garrow hired to lead city’s planning office

And a foul odor is wafting up from the storm drains in downtown Aspen, causing concern for businesses who can stand the stench no more.

Officials trying to find odor source

Foul odors plague Aspen downtown core

A high court has finally ended the years-long legal battle over access in the Burnt Mountain terrain at Snowmass Ski Area.  

Court upholds fed's decision on Snowmass' Burnt Mtn

Aspen City Council is grappling on how to hold a development group responsible for building out a space for an affordable restaurant under an expensive Italian clothier.

Aspen government grapples with the basement to nowhere

And a tragic accident that left an Aspen teenager paralyzed and the driver of the car vilified has no happy endings at this point.

Rollover lawsuit settled, though wounds remain

Meredith Carroll: The ostriches of Aspen

The NorAm races on Aspen Mountain next week will test the capacity of the lift 1a chairlift, which is due to be replaced.

2015 Year In Review: Lift 1A: From ‘Third World’ to World Cup Finals?

Joining me this week are Roger Marolt and Andy Stone, columnists for the Aspen Times and Madeleine Osberger, contributing editor of the Aspen Daily News.