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by Troy Hooper, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Tuesday, May 13, 2008 April saw the largest dollar volume in transactions for Pitkin County
real estate this year, a new report shows, bolstered in part by
billionaire Roman Abramovich’s $36.375 million home purchase in
Snowmass.
The number of transactions last month, 88, also picked up in April when
compared to March, which saw a relatively anemic 48 transactions,
according to a report Land Title Guarantee Company issued this week. Full Story »
by Damien Williamson, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Tuesday, May 13, 2008 National travel ads focus on six walkable towns
Boulder-based shoe manufacturer Crocs, popular since 2002 for its
production of colorful, lightweight, plastic shoes, is using Aspen -
along with five other towns across the country - in its latest
marketing campaign. Full Story »
by Rachel Beck, Mountain Business Journal Columnist Tuesday, May 13, 2008 NEW YORK — A government-backed mortgage bailout is needed, and it must be done right away.
Before shouting about all the reasons why taxpayers shouldn’t rescue
the profligate who took on more debt than they could handle, think
about this: New research estimates one in 33 subprime borrowers will
foreclose on their homes in the next two years. Full Story »
Aspen Daily News Staff Report Tuesday, May 13, 2008 When aliens from planet Zarkon attack Earth, instantly grinding our
military industrial complex into a fine powder before methodically
converting humanity into a highly viscous, slightly spicy aquamarine
condiment, will you be ready?
I don’t mean ready to fight back -- let Tom Cruise, Will Smith and
Sigourney Weaver earn their Oscar gift bags as usual -- but rather, are
you ready to keep your Digital Slob lifestyle on life support after
common necessities like McDonald’s, fuel and the Dish Network’s
“America’s Everything Pak” go on an extended national-emergency hiatus? Full Story »
Aspen Daily News Staff Report Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Aspen Daily News Staff Report Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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