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The town of Silverthorne nestled in the valley looking north Tuesday, March 27.

Silverthorne sets aside money to help businesses provide employee housing

March 28, 2018 at 10:35 a.m.

Silverthorne has a new arrow in its quiver to promote local business with the unveiling of a program designed to help those businesses hire and retain qualified workers.

Aero Snow Removal Corp. puts on a live demonstration featuring one of its snow melters Thursday at the Stilson Lot, off Wellington Road, in Breckenridge.

Could Breckenridge better manage its excess snow with high-powered melters?

March 9, 2018 at 9:12 a.m.

Breckenridge welcomes snow, even prays for it every winter, but town officials saw in action Thursday morning one proven way to get rid of excess piles of it when the...

Cannabis company eyes massive expansion, adding 50 Colorado locations within the next 3 years

March 7, 2018 at 10:22 a.m.

The founder expects to have 50 locations across Colorado within the next three years, including possible locations in Aspen, Vail and Steamboat Springs.

Facing the ongoing problem of people failing to clean up after their dogs, Breckenridge town staff are considering DNA testing dog feces at town-owned apartment complexes to identify the irresponsible pet-owners.

Breckenridge weighs DNA testing dog poop after complaints pile up

March 6, 2018 at 10:59 a.m.

Call it CSI for canines. Call it a new low in personal responsibility. However you look at it, DNA tests aren't just for cracking high-profile crimes anymore.

It’s boom time in Summit County, but where are all the building contractors?

February 12, 2018 at 4:38 p.m.

The days when Summit County's contractors had to plow snow to make ends meet might be a memory, but as business rebounds from the Great Recession, at least one lingering...

Benjamin Goff poses for a photo on the back deck of his house in Montezuma where he lives with his mom and stepfather, Jeni and Paul Hinkley. Goff has filed to run for mayor in April鈥檚 election.

Teen runs for mayor of tiny Colorado mountain town

February 6, 2018 at 8:33 a.m.

Fixed to the fridge at 18-year-old Benjamin Goff's home where he lives with his mom and stepfather is a hand-drawn campaign poster with block letters reading: "Vote Goff Mayor --...

A pedestrian crosses Main Street in Breckenridge last spring. With the arrival of ski season, the annual scramble for housing in Breckenridge and other resort areas is ramping up.

98 percent of Breckenridge’s short-term rentals in compliance with town tax rules

January 2, 2018 at 7:08 p.m.

Breckenridge has more than 3,500 properties on the short-term rental market. A new survey says almost all of them are complying with town rules and collecting a 3.4 percent lodger's...

This artist抖阴ap rendering shows how The Pad, a proposed boutique hotel with hostel-style rentals, might look once built. The old Robinson Dairy building would be destroyed to make room for the new hotel, which would be constructed, in part, out of 16 prefabricated shipping containers hidden from sight by more traditional metal and steel construction.

Developers propose $6.5 million hostel built with shipping containers for Silverthorne

December 14, 2017 at 7:20 p.m.

Developers hope to build $6.5 million hostel made of storage containers in Summit County.

People who played critical roles in a resolution stating Breckenridge's commitment to a town-wide 100 percent renewable energy goal stand to be recognized at Tuesday鈥檚 town council meeting. Beth Groundwater, who headed a local citizens鈥� campaign, and the town鈥檚 Assistant Director of Community Development Mark Truckey, who served on the town-created task force that crafted the resolution, were both singled out by name for their efforts.

Breckenridge commits to being completely powered by renewable energy by 2035

November 16, 2017 at 8:02 a.m.

Breckenridge affirms goal to have all town buildings -- public and private 鈥� powered by renewable resources by 2035.

Vail is planning a fourth base village about a half mile west of Lionshead. Vail Resorts isn't saying when the new village might open. (Denver Post file)

Vail cleared to convert offices into worker housing in Silverthorne

September 8, 2017 at 1:03 p.m.

Ground-floor office space will be converted to apartments

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