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Statistics unveiled at the Telluride Tourism Board’s annual meeting last week suggest hope for winter economy.
The Temporary Signage Task Force, after meeting twice, is recommending some ordinance changes that would allow business in Ridgway to use temporary, sandwich-style signs for advertising purposes.
Left in the cold with the closing of the Farmers Market, Montrose artists and artisans form a cooperative on main street
Telluride Gymnastics’ expansive new Lawson Hill home provides more gymnastics, fitness training for local athletes.

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Philip Stein’s line of Natural Frequency watches and bracelets, available at Telluride’s Dolce Jewels, can help wearers sleep more soundly.
Telluride Tourism Board hires Denver-based Kruzic Communications for public relations…MayaAir boasts cleanest air, inside and out, among TurboPropo Renaissance Commanders on the Western Slope…
Contract with supplier cuts out middleman.
The Telluride Tourism Board will present its plans for the next year at its annual meeting on Thursday, Dec. 10.

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For centuries, artists and architects have had to use extensive mathematic calculations to find the Golden Mean of an object or image. A new tool, invented in Montrose, makes it simple.
A high vacancy rate on Main Street inspires effort to make the business district more vibrant.
Brent Truax (Photo by Seth Cagin)
Local owners and a new management company promise to bring business back to The Peaks.
New Leaf brings spirit of the season to local homes and businesses with modern, organic design style.
American National Bank’s Telluride branch Sam Burgess named ‘Employee of the Quarter’…Telluride/Montrose Regional Air Organization says bookings are up 12 percent over last year, with more flights…...

SMOKIN’ BARBECUE – Chefs Jack Tucker (left) and Adrian Musgrove (right) are smoking brisket, pork, sausage, chicken, and ribs at the Welded Elephant on Sherman Street in Ridgway. Oh yeah, they also have hot breakfast burritos for those looking to strike their hunger on their morning commute. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
With a Cajun flair, the Welded Elephant in Ridgway has the freshest apple-wood smoked brisket, pork, chicken, and sausage for those who want to pick it up and take it home and for those who want to...
Despite an uptick in local real estate activity, brokers are at best cautiously optimistic.

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Telluride’s newest chiropractor, Kristyn Shumway of Motion Back and Body Center, provides five different therapies for holistic, fast recoveries.
Nebraska-headquartered Cabela’s to open 75,000 square-foot store in Grand Junction’s Mesa Mall…Mountain Village’s Inn at Lost Creek Offers a ‘Priority Promotion’ (20 Percent Discounts for Nearby Ne...
A new Telluride Film Commission hopes that its target industry will help fill in the economic void left behind by real estate and development
Nebraska-headquartered Cabela’s to open 75,000 square-foot store in Grand Junction’s Mesa Mall.
After a Sept. 16 Ridgway Town Council work session, a task force has been formed to address the use of temporary business signage and will hold its first meeting on Nov. 3.
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SAFETY FIRST – Surrounded by students, Gov. Hickenlooper signed a bill into law at Ouray School on Thursday afternoon that seeks to enhance school safety across Colorado by providing support at the state level to hire more school resource officers. (Photo by Samantha Wright)
RATS’ NEST – A rack of demo bikes at last year’s Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) Festival in Hartwell Park. This year’s 3rd annual will again feature trail building and skills clinics, along with a new Friday beer-and-shorts film night at the Sherbino Theater. (Courtesy photo)
VOLUNTEER Linda Granzow worked twine through spent round casings at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
WARRIOR WIND CHIMES – Welcome Home Montrose staff Emily Smith painted ceramic part of wind chimes at the Welcome Home Montrose Warrior Resource Center last week. (Photo by William Woody)
BACK HOME IN TELLURIDE – members of Telluride’s Volunteer Fire Department helped move the Galloping Goose No. 4 back to its home next to the San Miguel County Courthouse on May 16. The railbus spent the last four years in Ridgway while it was refurbished. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)

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