Scott Condon

Retailers digging deep to survive

Editor's note: This is the latest installment of an occasional series looking at how residents of the Roaring Fork Valley are coping with the recession. ASPEN -Black Friday - when retailers theoretically see their financial...

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Late snag threatens Basalt housing project

BASALT - A partner in a development firm that wants to build 110 residences in Basalt claims conditions placed on the approval by the town council are a potential "deal killer." Briston Peterson asked the town government...

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Trusty old mountain bike is today's 'townie'

Scott Condon Aspen Times Weekly I was thrilled the other weekend when someone asked about my old mountain bike. It was kind of like having someone ask about a child who has gone off to college. I ran into three other riders on...

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Law enforcement burdens leave officials with concerns

When a woman was ambushed and stabbed multiple times outside of her residence in rural Eagle County in September, Basalt police officers were forced to take command in the case even though the site was outside of their...

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Cops, DA see Carbondale solar panel theft differently

Carbondale police and the District Attorney's Office have an apparent difference of opinion over whether there is enough evidence for an arrest in the theft of 30 solar panels from the recreation center.

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Finicky buyers; Pitkin County real estate sales volume down 33 percent

Scott Condon The Aspen Times Post Independent Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado The dollar volume of real estate sales in Pitkin County dropped again in May compared to 2008 and real estate agents said they don't expect a dramatic...

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Experts: GOP faces tough times ahead

Scott Condon The Aspen Times Post Independent Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado Republicans better hope the Democrats screw up sometime soon. David Brady and Douglas Rivers, both professors of political science at Stanford...

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Mother Nature hands valley ‘double peak’ on Roaring Fork Valley rivers

Scott Condon The Aspen Times Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado ASPEN, Colorado — At least all the cold weather in late May and early June was good for something. The majority of the snowpack melted early this year causing the...

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Trucker found not guilty in fatal crash near Carbondale

Expert on accident reconstruction key to defense argument Scott Condon The Aspen Times Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado A jury on Monday found a truck driver not guilty of two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of...

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