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Jenna Malandro, Gina Guarneri, and Kylie Williard enjoy a lunch on the patio at Meat and Cheese in Aspen on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. The three are from New York and are partnering with the St. Regis for their hair salon pop-up, Suite Reyad. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times) At the rate Pitkin County has been receiving vaccines from the state, it could take another two months just to vaccinate county residents 70 years old and older, an official said Tuesday. “We’re a little concerned,” Pitk...

A sign informs visitors of the mandatory mask zone in Breckenridge on July 12. The zone encompasses all of Main Street as well as some surrounding areas. Summit County officials are working to find ways to improve compliance with COVID-19 regulations as the community struggles with pandemic fatigue. Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the most recent COVID-19 case data published by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Education. Although COVID-19 cases across Colorado are ...

The changes apply to 5 Star-certified restaurants. Author: Nate Lynn Updated: 8:29 PM MST January 22, 2021 SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — Patrons at Summit County restaurants will soon have a little more time to enjoy their adult beverages, the countys health department announced Friday. Summit County Public Health said in a release it will now allow alcoholic beverage sale and consumption in 5 Star-certified restaurants until 10 p.m., starting Saturday. The current cu...

Summit County officials are now allowing restaurants that are part of the 5 Star Business Certification Program to sell alcohol until 10 p.m. At a Board of Health meeting on Thursday, Jan. 21, Summit County officials decided to allow restaurants in the program to keep alcoholic drinks on the table until 10 p.m. with a 9:30 p.m. curfew. On Friday, Jan. 22, officials said they have since changed that rule to allow for the sale and consumption of alcohol until 10 p.m., which is in line with state ...

Ice Castles officials provided an updated presentation to Dillon Town Council members during a regular meeting Jan. 5, the latest in a lengthy discussion on a proposed long-term agreement with the town. But the community remains deeply divided on whether the attraction can remain at Town Park without creating undue hardships on residents. Pedro Campos, a landscape architect with Zehren & Associates, provided council with the most up-to-date plans, which included detailed drawings of the park fo...

Summit County officials will be releasing a new public health order next week to clarify how short-term lodging companies should go about confirming the number of households in one reservation.

Restaurant owners have removed the signs *Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that the ’constitutional compliance’ sign at Bagalis has been taken down since the publishing of this article. Signs on the doors of Bagalis and Greco’s Pastaria calling the Frisco restaurants “constitutionally compliant” businesses popped up this week, sparking opposition from community members. However, owners of the two businesses say they are following all public health protocols, as ...

Photo from Steep Steep Brewing and Coffee Co., a shop that is both a coffee roaster and craft brewery has popped up in Keystone. The coffee house and brewery is roasting coffee beans in-house and serving both original brews as well as beers made at other local breweries. Owners Elissa and Justin Slezak are focused on serving custom, handmade beverages in a cozy, apres-type environment. The two were getting ready to open up Steep last winter when the pandemic shuttered businesses across the coun...

Wild and Free, an indoor playground, is one of 13 gyms, fitness and recreation centers that have expanded capacity under the state’s 5 Star Business Certification Program. Summit County opened the state’s 5 Star Business Certification Program to gyms and fitness centers Monday, Dec. 28, allowing expanded capacity. As of Thursday, Dec. 31, 13 centers have received the certification. The process of certifying fitness centers comes after a major effort to certify more than 130 restaurants acro...

BROOMFIELD — As of Monday morning, applications are now being accepted for Broomfield’s  Back to Business Certification Program, aimed at easing COVID-19 restrictions for qualified businesses in the county. The Back to Business effort is part of Colorado’s “5 star” business-variance program administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and allows participating businesses to operate at one level above Broomfield’s position on the statewide dial, provided t...