Results for keyword: second homes
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Red Mountain miracle
In southern Colorado, conservation groups find a way to save 9,000 high-altitude acres from second-home development.
by Morgan Heim and Jonathan Thompson, Sep 07, 2007 -
A Proud Member of PAOBHA
Today’s rural West with its monster homes and Hummers sorely needs a group like PAOBHA, People Against Ostentatious and Boorish Housing
by Laura Pritchett, Nov 13, 2006 -
Is the great federal land debate over?
Two trends are almost as dangerous as the idea of directly selling off the public lands: land transfers done in the name of economic development, and the outsourcing of jobs in the federal land-management agencies.
by John Freemuth, Sep 18, 2006 -
The noisy democracy of the West
The revised edition of Peter Decker’s Old Fences, New Neighbors examines the changes that population growth has brought to remote Ouray County in western Colorado
by Steve Weinberg, Jun 12, 2006 -
Blowing bubbles
In the West, the real estate market is the new gold rush
by M. John Fayhee and staff, Mar 20, 2006 -
Ego gates get my goat — and that's just the beginning
Why do newcomers to the West need to build such obnoxious entrance gates to their brand-new ranchettes?
by Linda M. Hasselstrom, May 30, 2005 -
As the town hollows out, one Aspen neighborhood thrives
The Smuggler Mobile Home Park in Aspen, Colo., is a vibrant neighborhood that has survived Superfund status and soaring real estate
by Grace Lichtenstein, Oct 25, 2004 -
Can Vail find room for its workers?
Vail, Colo., is facing a crisis about where to house the workers who keep the town running
by Grace Lichtenstein, Oct 25, 2004 -
Former Enron CEO took his money and ran
Former CEO Ken Lay had to sell some of his Aspen properties when Enron fell apart, but he made a fair amount of money in the process
by Grace Lichtenstein, Oct 25, 2004 -
Window Shopping: Part-Time Paradise
Aspen, Colo., and other mountain resort towns burst with wealthy baby boomers' second, third and even fourth homes. But for much of the year those houses sit empty, and the towns are turning hollow
by Grace Lichtenstein, Oct 25, 2004






