May 2018

Weather permitting, at the annual, very colorful Telluride Balloon Festival, dozens of hot air balloons launch from Town Park on the East End of town and sail down the valley, landing about a mile out of town. Balloons launch at sunrise; bystanders often get to help....

Fashion Friday 2.0 brings back a popular TIO fashion blog, first featuring Kristin Holbrook of Telluride's Two Skirts, now brought to you by Erin Busbee and sponsored by Kristin and Telluride Two Skirts. What goes around...

Weekly, the Second Chance Pet Column focuses on suggesting ways its readers can become better pet parents – or just better people in general, but this week we are going to focus on helping two homeless pets in need. We may pull on a heart string...

The Telluride AIDS Benefit (TAB) is pleased to announce that 2018 was one of the most successful fundraising years ever for the organization. To date, TAB has distributed $2.7 million dollars. TAB will now distribute $160,000 to nine beneficiary organizations in Colorado, Utah, and Africa....

The Telluride Regional Medical Center has issued recommendations regarding the active wildfire 40 air miles west of Telluride that is presently producing smoke throughout the region. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of gasses and fine particles from burning trees and the plant materials. Smoke can hurt...

This summer, the Telluride Ski Resort and The Peaks Resort & Spa are hosting a series of week-long wellness intensives under the banner of Live Longer Retreat. The Big Idea is to support your (recurring) New Year’s resolution to get really healthy and therefore live longer – and well. Half the...

Telluride’s EcoAction Partners is pleased to announce another year of GREENLIGHTS, a rebate program sponsored by San Miguel Power Association (SMPA) and supported by the Telluride Foundation and participating governments – Ouray and San Miguel Counties, and the towns of Telluride, Ridgway, Ouray, and Mountain Village – and EcoAction.  The program allows residents and...

Joining a colorful fraternity that includes (but is by no means limited to) "Good Morning Texas," Travel & Leisure, Town & County, W, Vogue, and Forbes, The Culture Trip sings the praises of Telluride. But instead of focusing on our winter wonderland, in a recent...

Palm Arts​ has partnered with the ​Telluride Society for Jazz​ to present the inaugural​ ​Telluride Summer Jazz Series​ at the ​Palm Arts Theatre​ ​Complex​ in Telluride. Performances showcasing some of the finest jazz artists in the country are planned for June, July, and August at...

Earlier this month, the Telluride Regional Medical Center installed a 225-square-foot shipping container was placed just outside the primary care entrance to the Telluride Regional Medical Center, which they are calling it a "Wellness Annex." Reasonably, you might have some questions about this.   What's a Wellness Annex and...