commentary
In a sense, Lawson Hill didn’t preserve community after all. It fostered new divisions.
A short weekend camping trip isn’t nearly long enough for this 4 year old.
Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s music guru Brian Eyster shares his own personal Top Ten List with The Watch.
Concerts in Montrose, Ridgway and Ouray, and a handmade-quilt raffle, all in the arts this week.
Go to bed. Tomorrow is another day.
JOAN MAY … It has been a singular pleasure to work with Joan on the County Board of Commissioners. She is bright, fair, of the deepest integrity and understands the difference between good govern...
"I wasn’t the only [Mountainfilm] attendee struck by the way reality here in Telluride resonated with the themes of global climate change, drought and a world gone generally awry.”
Longtime Telluride part-timer Peter Yarrow weighs in on the short-term rental debate.
Mountinfilm’s symposium on population brought artists and scientists together on growth, energy, women’s rights . . . and music.
The Roger Clemens perjury trial redux is old news, and I have no hope of a guilty verdict coming out of it.
A spring gem, Mountainfilm is a uniquely Telluride event.
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photos

ROBERT JUSTIS (Courtesy photo)
‘SIT DOWN JOHN' – Cast members sing in the romping musical 1776 at Magic Circle Theatre. (Courtesy photo)
WANTING ANSWERS – Ouray hotelier and former city councilor Betty Wolfe expressed her concern about the recent police department resignations, and demanded answers, at last Monday’s Ouray City Council meeting as a crowd of about 30 community members watched. (Photo by Samantha Wright)

DISCUS THROWER Lance Brooks competed in the 2012 London Olympics. (Photo by Steve DeAutremont)

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS – Ridgway High School students (left to right) Jack Middleton, Abel Lannan and Tashi Hackett presented the results of their research on possible sister cities to Ridgway Town Council last week. Mountain towns in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Dominican Republic made the cut. Next step: contact. (Photo by Peter Shelton)

MAIN STREET GELATO – A+Y Design Gallery owners Adam and Yesenia Duncan offered up gelato samples from behind their Italian-imported gelato case Monday morning. Along with unique furniture and fine art, the two offer 22 flavors of locally-made gelato. (Photo by Gus Jarvis)

BUILDING OPTIMISM – Tom How (left) and Daniel Key of Sjoden Wood Designs worked on a new home in the Cobble Creek Golf Community Tuesday morning. The spec home is being built under the direction of contractor Bert Welz, who said he’s optimistic for the region’s construction trade. (Photo by William Woody)

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