Telluride

Colorado is known for its summer music scene, and for its culture of outdoor festivities in general. The remote town of Telluride has long embodied that festival culture, and a new exhibit takes a deep dive into the town's festival history.

Sixteen years ago, Telluride residents made a commitment to preserve a vast meadow and marshland west of town known as the Valley Floor. This February, the town of Telluride made its final payment on the bond to acquire and protect the open space, placing it securely in the hands of the community. Recently, some of Telluride's youngest students visited the Valley Floor for a day of learning in both natural science and community spirit.

On housing and the growing gap between the rich and the rest of us.

The Telluride Foundation is trying to develop a scalable model to build affordable housing in rural Colorado.

Many Telluride residents say the town’s ongoing housing and labor debates are taking center stage and casting a considerable shadow on the town’s livability and affordability.

Several Colorado mountain communities are trying to limit the growth of short term rentals--as long-running housing crunches become a full-on crisis.

It takes more than want and will to build affordable housing in Colorado’s mountain communities. Limited land pushes up prices, and building costs are high. In southwest Colorado, one community is looking to raise a little bit of extra money to offset building and maintenance costs.

The town and two other local governments in Colorado are joining the growing ranks of communities filing legal action against fossil fuel companies for…

KSUT is proud to sponsor the 36th annual Telluride Jazz Celebration, which runs Friday August 3rd through Sunday the 5th. This years lineup includes the…