Did the Beanie Baby Founder Destroy a Bauhaus Masterpiece?

Aspen’s battle over airport expansion mirrors challenges ski towns face everywhere as they grapple with growth and environmental impact. #SKI https://t.co/EEpG0v0r4S

For most people around the world who know it, the name Spider Sabich conjures images of ski country’s most lurid true crime tale, set in the decadent Aspen of the 1970s, in which he — the dashing young ski champion — is shot dead by his starlet girlfriend. https://t.co/Tyed6cokNE

Gary Anderson’s iconic ‘chasing arrows’ logo was selected at 1970 International Design Conference at Aspen to promote the recycling of paper products. ⁠Anderson, now 76, is returning to Aspen to discuss his symbol and its complicated legacy on March 18.

Triumphs and tragedy of Aspen ski legend Spider Sabich set for Amy Redford-directed documentary https://t.co/Tyed6cokNE

Former Aspen Times editor Andrew Travers sues newspaper over his firing in wake of billionaire Vladislav Doronin’s defamation case against the Aspen Times.

It's been quite a saga for Andrew Travers and The Aspen Times. A billionaire defamation suit. Spiked stories. Now a lawsuit from Travers himself, saying he was fired illegally for doing his job Recap of Andrew's story from last year: https://t.co/iGh8kXpmNG

“Tech billionaire Matthew Prince and wife Tatiana Prince announced today that they have agreed to acquire the Park Record” https://t.co/F5qdqk14z7 “The sale will return the newspaper to local ownership for the first time since 2005”

Private equity groups buying up mobile home parks are squeezing out residents of the last free market affordable housing in ski country. So a nonprofit is buying them first & turning renters into owners. For @AspenJournalism @ColoradoSun @AspenDailyNews:

How gnarly is the housing crisis rippling from Aspen across Western Colorado? Habitat For Humanity wants to open a plant manufacturing modular homes for people making about $85,000 or less. I wrote about it for the nonprofit @AspenJournalism:

Democratic candidates disappeared from search results on Ogden-owned Colorado newspaper sites. Via @CoreyHutchins

The Aspen Times is due to win @ColoradoPress awards for 5 journalists today. None of the 5 are working at the Times today. All of us were forced to resign on principle, or fired, since Ogden Newspapers bought the Times in January:

I’m late to it, but helluva story by @andrewhtravers

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Absolutely devastating piece on how Vladislav Doronin, a billionaire who made a fortune in Moscow real estate, tried to use lawfare to silence a small town Colorado newspaper when they reported on his controversial Aspen real estate development.

A devastating account of how a newspaper company succumbed to pressure from a Soviet-born billionaire: https://t.co/A1vFPoWEV6

At the Aspen Times, I had a front row seat for corporate censors and thin-skinned billionaires stifling the free press. I wrote about it all for @TheAtlantic:

Oh, My. Bob Rafelson has left us. BBS Productions reflected the New Hollywood Dream, as we discuss here: https://t.co/h4dOeaQNSO From 2019: -@hannafordjake: https://t.co/Ux5mAC6kZx -@andrewhtravers: https://t.co/XLTfwnwDUE 1st obit - Much More to follow:

In April, a billionaire sued The Aspen Times for libel. The Times' owner, Ogden Newspapers, decided not to cover the lawsuit and refused to publish three pieces referencing the billionaire. Those decisions have sent the paper — and the town — spiraling. https://t.co/JDy28yEC75

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