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Aspen, Colorado is located in Pitkin County. Zip codes in Aspen, CO include 81611, and 81612. The median home price in Aspen is $2,950,000 which is roughly $886/per square foot. More Aspen information.

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Capture The Mountain W ...

A few very talented photographers cashed in their pictures for tons of Helly Hansen gear and a free trip to Aspen.

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Fri May 24, 2013

The Aspen Times

Editorial: Graduation advice from our crusty newsroom

It's graduation season, that time of year when our valley's seniors embark on a new life, whether it's by attending college, getting a job, traveling, you name it.

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The Aspen Times

Photo: All things must pass

Leigh Vogel/The Aspen Times Sunny skies greeted motorists clamoring to get a first crack at the opening of Highway 82's Independence Pass for the summer season.

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The Aspen Times

More cars for Maroon Creek?

Leigh Vogel/The Aspen Times Cyclists take advantage of warm weather with a ride on Maroon Creek Road Thursday.

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The Aspen Times

Gunfire claims Aspen radar sign

The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office uses its radar signs to deter motorists from speeding along rural roads.

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The Aspen Times

Lots to do in Aspen this holiday weekend

Courtesy of nolacuisine.com Steaming, spicy crawfish will be served Saturday at Riverside Grill in Basalt and Monday at Jimmy's in Aspen.

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The Aspen Times

Marolt: The sun will set in the east, if you ride like crazy

We probably have differing opinions about what is incredible. I was driving to work the other day and came around the bend in Owl Creek Road at the bottom of the hill on the quiet side of the airport.

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Examiner.com

Aspen Summer Preview

Headed to Aspen this summer? Well, after seeing this line-up of cultural events and outdoor activities you will want to head West to the Roaring Fork Valley! Talk about a unique theater experience- Theatre Aspen's shows are staged at beautiful Rio Grande Park, just steps off Main Street.

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The Aspen Times

Limelight Hotel plans moonlight cruise

Participants are invited to get on their bikes and ride after gathering at 9 p.m. at the Limelight Hotel.

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The Aspen Times

Pitkin County woman faces felony credit card charge

Aspen police arrested a woman on suspicion of credit-card fraud Tuesday, alleging that she used several customers' account information to run up clothing charges at a downtown boutique where she had worked.

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The Aspen Times

Aspen landmark Rubey Park ready for an overhaul?

Rubey Park Transit Center, the downtown Aspen bus station, is ready for an overhaul, according to city officials.

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The Aspen Times

Aspen Times Weekly: The future of funky

"funky" is part of the mountain-town aesthetic, from mining-era buildings to pot-bellied stoves to our favorite old pairs of skis.

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The Aspen Times

Group files appeal over Burnt Mountain

Aspen Skiing Co. opened about 230 acres of additional terrain on Burnt Mountain for skiing and riding last winter.

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Thu May 23, 2013

Denver Post

Dinosaurs galore at Roaring Fork bus stops

The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority is laying giant eggs at its bus stations.

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Transworld

National Geographic Premieres X Games Episode of Mountain Movers on 5/23

For Snow Park Technologies , the most anticipated event of each year is ESPN's X Games Aspen in Colorado.

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Denver Post

Pitkin County ponders new way to calculate housing fee

A new method of calculating the impact fee levied on development in Pitkin County to pay for worker housing is advancing, albeit tentatively, with a nod from county commissioners Tuesday.

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The Summit Daily News

From newsroom to classroom

Summit Daily/Ben Trollinger Employees of the Summit Daily News, with mementos from the paper's current headquarters, file in for a tour of their new building on Main Street in Frisco.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

Gov. Hickenlooper to pick new Ninth Judicial District judge

The 9th Judicial District is likely to have a fifth judge appointed to the local bench some time in early June, as part of a nominating process involving a panel of local attorneys and others.

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Denver Post

Maroon Bells visitors will see different fee structure

The U.S. Forest Service is making a simple, seemingly insignificant change to its fee-collection system at the Maroon Bells this summer, but the move is tied to a national fight that will end up in the lap of Congress next year.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Cybergrass

Aspen, Colorado Bluegrass Sundays Concert Series with James Reams June 16

Aspen, CO -- James Reams & The Barnstormers, with special guest Blaine Sprouse on fiddle, will be appearing on Sunday, June 16th as part of the Aspen Bluegrass Sundays Concert Series.

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