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Articles for Friday, November 21, 2008Homeby Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, November 21, 2008
October saw the lowest monthly volume of real-estate sales in Aspen since December 2004 and sales this year through October are down 47 percent compared to 2007.
“It is slow,” said Ryan Anslyn, a broker with Land + Shelter Real Estate and a director at the Aspen Board of Realtors. “People are just really skittish about doing anything, even people not necessarily affected by the stock market.”
by David Frey, Aspen Daily News Correspondent Friday, November 21, 2008
As Garfield County marks its weakest real estate month in years, since March 2004, sellers appear to be more willing than ever to drop their prices to move houses that aren’t selling.
“Definitely people who have had property on the market for a while, and are seeing traditional slow months coming, are willing to negotiate more,” said Chris Patrick, a broker associate with Mason and Morse in Glenwood Springs.
by Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, November 21, 2008 Penny Pritzker has taken herself out of consideration for a cabinet post in president-elect Barack Obama’s administration.
Pritzker, an Aspen staple and Hyatt hotel heiress, had been reported as the front-runner for the commerce job. As national finance chair for the Obama campaign, she ran Obama’s record-setting $640-million fundraising juggernaut and has acted as an economic advisor. by Andrew Travers, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Friday, November 21, 2008 A handful of kids were reported for smoking pot in a Basalt movie theater screening of “Zach and Miri Make a Porno” last Friday night.
Police responding to Movieland found four suspected stoners sitting in the back row of the theater taking in the raunchy romantic comedy. They say a 19-year-old member of the group ‘fessed up to having some marijuana, and he was arrested for possession of less than an ounce of the drug. From the Associated Press Friday, November 21, 2008 DENVER — This ski season is shaping up to be the worst in years, according to a Canadian ski resort company that has announced it has laid off workers across a dozen resorts, including three in Colorado.
Vancouver-based Intrawest Corp. hasn’t said exactly how many workers it let go, but company officials say the weak economy is squeezing the ski resort business. Aspen Daily News Staff Report Friday, November 21, 2008
Two local human service agencies are getting a piece of $1 million in emergency funding distributed throughout the state in the wake of the economic crisis.
The El Pomar Foundation of Colorado Springs created the Colorado Assistance Fund to immediately ease the crunch on food, shelter, health care and clothing costs that more and more families are feeling this winter. The grants are being distributed though the foundation’s nine regional councils across the state.
Entertainmentby Damien Williamson, Time Out Staff Writer Friday, November 21, 2008 At 8:15 a.m. last Monday morning two Anderson Ranch Arts Center resident artists headed to the bus stop on Owl Creek Road - just outside the world-class arts facility in Snowmass Village - to begin their trial run for one of the more unorthodox art projects to come out of the ranch in recent years.
Both resident artists - Lizabeth Eva Rossof, 35, and Dana Maiden, 30 - had identical rolling suitcases packed with swimsuits, winter gear, summer apparel, pajamas, a toothbrush, evening gowns and a good book. They politely asked the bus driver to let them off at the Aspen Airport, and they were off on their journey. by Jason Hood, Time Out Music Columnist Friday, November 21, 2008 By Jason Hood, Time Out Music Columnist
Say what you will about talk radio legend Don Imus - good, bad or indifferent - the man, for all his shortcomings, is a true and sincere philanthropist. The Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids With Cancer has helped hundreds upon hundreds of children with serious, and sometimes terminal, diseases thrust aside their pain for a weeklong experience that amounts to the polar opposite of Disneyland. by Curtis Wackerle, Time Out Staff Writer Friday, November 21, 2008 That furry dirt-like growth in-between my nose and upper lip has been described by some as "sketchy," "predatory" and "Spanish."
Whatever. I think it's more along the lines of Magnum P.I., but that's not the point. It's not even for Movember. It's really a housing mustache and I am growing it at the ABC. It's like the baseball players who don't shave in the playoffs. Maybe if I keep the 'stache going, even as I grow more conscious of it every day, I will invite good-housing karma. It has worked so far. Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Time Out Staff Writer Friday, November 21, 2008 So, they're doing it again. And, where's the harm? Join the rest of the community in the 2nd annual Pray for Snow Dance. Whether it's Ullr or some other higher deity to which you idol, there's no better time than the end of November to get out there and make your voice heard. On Saturday, Nov. 22, drummers, dancers and ski bums will gather on the Cooper Avenue mall from 5:30-7 p.m by Chef Dava Parr, Time Out's Chef-at-Large Friday, November 21, 2008 This is one of my favorite stuffings in the world. I like to keep my sausage chunky so I get a full bite of it instead of little crumbly bits of meat, but that's just me.
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by Drew Stofflet, Time Out Wine Columnist Friday, November 21, 2008 BUENOS ARIES, ARGENTINA — The emails kept flooding my home page. I was logging one in particular — a conversation between my friend who imports wine from Mendoza, Argentina, and some winery people there. In it, my friend said he would be bringing along a sommelier who was also a "periodista" from the Aspen Daily News. A periodista. I have been called a lot of things, but I liked the ring of this, because I am in the business of trying to always come up with the perfect words to describe how wine looks in the glass, tastes and feels in the mouth, and how it pairs with various foods. But recently while describing a wine to a customer, she asked "are you talking about wine, or sex?" Truth be told, sometimes it sounds more like the latter. So when Julio referred to me as a "periodista," he found the perfect word, and it just sounded sexy. But then again, being titled anything in a foreign language sounds sexy.
So does sitting in the marble entryway of this cozy little hotel in the Recoleta district of downtown Buenos Aries sipping a glass of Humberto Canale malbec and writing this piece. Just like it would after any long day. I think mine started two or three days ago. So after a little jostle about town and a meeting with Julio, I will fly over to Mendoza for the first time, where I shall spend the week with various winemakers and wineries I have grown acquainted with over the years. by Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic Friday, November 21, 2008 Teenage girls will surely squeal with delight throughout "Twilight," the feverishly awaited adaptation of the hugely selling vampire novel by Stephenie Meyer.
Just the very sight of the title on the screen inspired piercing screeches of glee at a recent screening. And the arrival of our tormented monster-hero Edward Cullen is certain to send another wave of shivers, and that's before he ever sinks his teeth into anything - or anyone. Columnistby Kristine Crandall, Aspen Daily News Columnist Friday, November 21, 2008 Someone sent me an e-mail a while back with the title “Reminiscing with Pictures — for the Mature Adult.” You wouldn’t believe the photos that it contained, especially if you are under 40 because it would be hard to interpret silly looking contraptions like washtub ringers and metal ice cube trays with levers, Chatty Cathy dolls, or TV test patterns.
If you are over 40, the photos may also be hard to process but for a different reason — that of shocking change. I mean we are talking about 15-cent McDonald’s hamburgers (the art deco sign in the photo reads “over 200 million sold”), gasoline at the Skelly station for 25 cents per gallon, and 45 rpm spindles (if you aren’t sure what a 45 rpm spindle is, just thank it for helping make your iPod possible). by Ted Rall, Aspen Daily News Columnist Friday, November 21, 2008 Conservatives think the election results prove that conservatism is in trouble. Actually, conservatism is fine. It’s the Republican Party that’s in trouble.
For the sake of argument, however, let’s posit that Obama represents a dramatic political realignment and repudiation of the Republican Party. Certainly, Republicans do face massive demographic challenges, mainly as an influx of Latino immigration and naturalization turns places like Arizona, Colorado and California’s Orange County from red to blue. The GOP may well have to get used to losing. But that doesn’t mean conservatives do. Letter to the EditorAspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist Friday, November 21, 2008
Editor’s note: This letter was sent to Aspen Daily News owner Dave Danforth.
Editor:
Your opinion piece in the Nov. 16 Aspen Daily News on price and fee gouging was very timely.
Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist Friday, November 21, 2008 Editor:
I have been out of town since the election, but I understand there has been a lot of trouble a brewing. I see that Brent Gardner-Smith discovered that Marilyn Marks was late on her property tax. Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist Friday, November 21, 2008 Editor:
Michael Conniff finally declared the end to the tempest in a teapot regarding FAIR and myself. So, I’ll respond briefly to the absurd controversy, making the outlandish assumption that someone might actually care about it. Aspen Daily News Staff Report, Aspen Daily News Columnist Friday, November 21, 2008 Editor:
Ronald Paulson of Basalt/Aspen wrote a tongue-in-cheek letter titled “Middle-class mediocrity” on Nov. 19. The letter advances several false myths and stereotypes of middle-class Americans. |
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