The artist Ariane Zurcher, grandaughter of Walter and Elizabeth Paepcke, the founders of modern Aspen, might never have turned to designing jewelry, on sale this week at the Jerome, had her daughter Emma... Read more →
Zele Community Table: The Jewelry Of Ariane Paepecke Zurcher
June 30, 2008 Zele Community Table Ariane Paepcke Zurcher with Michael Conniff (Ariane Zurcher, the granddaughter of Walter and Elizabeth Paepcke, will be showing hundreds of her jewelry pieces in The... Read more →
Thoughts on District of Columbia v. Heller
Last Thursday, the United States Supreme Court (USCS) decided the thirty-two year old, Washington D.C. gun ban is unconstitutional. Take two things from this decision: 1. The 2nd Amendment is not inextricably... Read more →
CON GAMES RADIO: Mick, Barwick Fireworks
The legendary appearance on “Con Games with Michael Conniff” by Aspen Mayor Mick Ireland and City Manager Steve Barwick has passed into Council lore. Herewith the parries and thrusts over Burlingate,... Read more →
Burling-Blame Game By Tim Semrau
The former Aspen City Councilor and candidate for Mayor wonders why voters would trust this Council with a multi-million dollar bond. “Additionally,” he blogs, “the infrastructure estimate... Read more →
CON GAMES RADIO: Death Of A Well-Known Gun Amendment
The Con Man goes from Aspen Mayor Mick Ireland, to the false god of flip-flopping, to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow individual ownership of handguns. Click here for the complete “Con... Read more →
The Burling-Blame Game
The Burling-Blame Game Explained Learn the rules of the game in two minutes or less and you too can play. A brief primer; In 2005 City Council got a FIXED Bid to build Burlingame Phase I for $150 a square... Read more →
Zele Community Table: Altitude With Josh Landis
May 6, 2008 Zele Community Table Joshua Landis Owner Altitude Body Performance Center With Michael Conniff Michael Conniff: How did you get started? Josh Landis: Altitude started in 2002. Before that... Read more →
CON GAMES RADIO: Mick, Barwick Fireworks
Mayor Mick Ireland of Aspen and City Manager Steve Barwick meet the Con Man with controversial results. Click here for the complete “Con Games with Michael Conniff” for Thursday June 26,... Read more →
It’s Ideas Time
Yearning for vibrant intellectual exchange? Get your intellectual freak on at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Read More →