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Annual event hosted by local media set for Thursday online Staff report In partnership with Grassroots TV, The Aspen Times and the Aspen Daily News on Thursday will moderate a virtual Squirm Night, first among the eight candidates vying for the two open seats on Aspen City Council and then between the two mayoral hopefuls. The events, happening between 5 and 8 p.m. on Zoom and streaming on Facebook and YouTube, will each feature a series of questions to better inform voters ahead of the March 2 election. Because of the number of City Council candidates, 90 minutes has been slated for that for...

Collage of the Aspen City Council candidates 2021. Top row from left: Sam Rose, Erin Smiddy, Casey Endsley, John Doyle; second row from left: Ward Hauenstein, Jimbo Stockton, Mark Reece, Kimbo Brown-Schirato. Editor’s note: The Aspen Times has posed five questions to each of the eight Aspen City Council candidates running for two open seats in the March 2 election. We will run answers (200-word limit) to one question each day this week, beginning Monday with some background and the first question: What can you do as an Aspen City Council member to improve the average citizen’s quality of...

The Red Ant The Aspen political scene in 2021 is shaping up to be one giant eye-roll. Again. We are exactly six weeks out from our municipal elections when we will elect a mayor and fill two council seats. And yes, unless something unusual happens, it is likely to be as boring as it sounds. Despite the recent push by our current electeds to boost the pay 60% for those elected to the next council in an effort to attract a wide range of qualified candidates, the slate is in, and upcoming campaign season appears to be one big collective yawn. Just think, our incumbent mayor, Torre, who has strug...

in the city of Aspen is shaping up as 10 candidates for three seats are beginning to present their platforms and establish their strategies to win votes. And during a pandemic, campaigning is going to look and feel different from previous elections. There won’t be as much face-to-face interaction, door knocking and in-person fundraisers due public health orders aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19. “Out of respect for people, I will not go door-to-door,” said Aspen Mayor Torre, adding his fundraising efforts also will look different. “In-person, multi-person gatherings will not b...

A man walks by a ballot box as its assembled outside of Aspen City Hall on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Eight people are running for two open Aspen City Council seats and two candidates for the mayor’s seat in an election that will be decided on March 2. Monday was the deadline for candidates to submit nominating petitions, and City Clerk Nicole Henning said she received a total of 10 petitions as of 5 p.m. She now has to verify that at least 25 signatures supporting the candidates are by individuals who reside in Aspen city limits. The deadline to verify is next week.