PENSACOLA, Fla. — Florida attorney Fred Levin, who won a major legal battle against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, has died several days after contracting the coronavirus. He was
PENSACOLA, Fla. Florida attorney Fred Levin, who won a major legal battle against the tobacco industry in the 1990s, has died several days after contracti
Hotel Jerome bellmen Christopher Prater, left, and Rob Carney work outside the front door in Aspen on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Prater explained that the Hotel Jerome is currently at a little above 10% occupancy. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Aspen’s lodging occupancy plummeted 34% in December but prospects are even bleaker for January, according to the latest report from central bookings agency Stay Aspen Snowmass.
The Aspen lodging industry managed occupancy of 41% in December, down from nearly 62% for the month the prior year.
Snowmass properties reached 43% occupancy, down 16% for December 2019, according to the report.
Collectively, the occupancy was 41.8%, down 26.6% from last year.
People dine inside at Mi Chola in downtown Aspen on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Pitkin County will be going into red level restrictions, which includes the closing of indoor dining, on Sunday. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
People dine inside at Mezzaluna in downtown Aspen on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Pitkin County will be going into red level restrictions, which includes the closing of indoor dining, on Sunday. (Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times)
Monday’s decision to close indoor dining has left a bad taste in the mouths of many restaurateurs and the roughly 1,500 restaurant workers between Aspen and Snowmass Village.
The Pitkin County Board of Health’s unanimously voted Monday to limit restaurants to takeout only starting Sunday and move into Red-level restrictions in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.