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Supper Support was a food assistance program that ran through Buena Vista schools in spring 2020. Following The Times’ initial coverage of the program and recent article on food insecurity

Local business owners reflect and report on their experiences at this years 14erFest.

The middle school girl’s event Ever After: Discovering your Strengths was held April 10. This event was the 6th year hosting Ever After for all 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls from Salida and Buena Vista. We had great participation from girls, volunteers and local businesses to make this a valuable, fun-filled and encouraging time for these young women. Frontier Ranch hosted and the following businesses contributed door prizes and food donations: Steadman’s, The Village, Noah’s Ark ...

The Chaffee’s Got Heart Committee is proud of local businesses, organizations and individuals that have gone above and beyond during the pandemic. It recently recognized Simple Eatery in Buena Vista.

As of press time Tuesday evening, one could squint at the lawn in front of the offices of The Chaffee County Times on East Main Street and see scattered sprigs

As of press time Tuesday evening, one could squint at the lawn in front of the offices of The Chaffee County Times on East Main Street and see scattered sprigs of green grass venturing out of the earth otherwise covered in last seasons’s dry yellow shoots. While Chaffee County, like The Times’ lawn, isn’t quite ready to green just yet, on Wednesday it did move from the Yellow level on the state COVID-19 dial to Blue, representing a relaxation of pandemic restrictions as vaccines ...

It has been a year since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first case of COVID-19 in the United States Jan. 21, 2020.

Even during a pandemic, new dining opportunities have developed in Buena Vista, with more coming in 2021. When he spoke to The Times about his forthcoming pizzeria Crave in 2019, Simple Eatery owner Ryan McFadden predicted that Railroad Street would be the next nexus of business growth in Buena Vista. As 2021 begins, Crave is slated for a summer opening in the Marks Block building on the corner of East Main and Railroad streets, formerly the home of businesses like Gone to the Dogs and the Gree...