Aspen Desk Archives - Aspen Journalism

Water

Possibility of city of Aspen dams on Castle and Maroon creeks eliminated

by Brent Gardner-Smith June 12, 2019March 2, 2021

With a final decree entered in Maroon Creek case, Aspen maintains its water rights, but is committed to moving them.

Working in the shadows: Aspen’s long reliance on undocumented workers showing signs of stress

by Ali Margo, Aspen Journalism December 21, 2018February 19, 2021

“We know they’re working because they’re needed, because they want to work, and because employers need them.”

Aspen Desk, On Aspen Journalism

Aspen Journalism’s top reporting efforts, from 2011 to 2018

by Brent Gardner-Smith November 2, 2018February 19, 2021

As we head into our ninth year of operations, we take a look back.

Aspen Desk, Water

Timeline: Castle Creek Reservoir and Maroon Creek Reservoir

by Brent Gardner-Smith October 30, 2016February 19, 2021

A detailed look at events related to the city of Aspen’s stated intent to build dams on upper Castle and Maroon creeks.

Aspen Desk, Local Public Data, Wealth and Property

The Aspen 50: billionaires of Pitkin County

by Catherine Lutz and Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Journalism July 28, 2014February 19, 2021

There are now more than 1,600 billionaires in the world, and at least fifty of them have stakes in the Aspen area — primarily through their ownership of real estate in Pitkin County.

Aspen Desk, Land Use, Local Public Data

Build and let live: 40 years of affordable housing in Aspen

by Catherline Lutz, for Aspen Sojourner and Aspen Journalism May 27, 2014February 19, 2021

“We totally invented the concept of a dual market: a second, more affordable pool of housing that would be traded among local residents and that would be insulated from market forces.”

Aspen Desk, Local Public Data

Who owns employee housing in Pitkin County?

by Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Journalism May 26, 2014February 19, 2021

A list of the owners of all of the ownership units under the jurisdiction of the Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority shows what buyers paid for their unit, when they bought it, and what it’s worth as of May 2014.