For Telluriders, twinning "fine dining" with "Grand Junction" in the same sentence amounts to an oxymoron. You say: "Grand Junction? Really? The town is politically red and culturally dead, right?" I say: It ain't necessarily so. For starters, wonderfully whimsical sculptures greet pedestrians on downtown corners,...
Yesterday concluded a yearlong investigation into the activities of Greg Mortenson, executive director of The Central Asia Institute (CAI), author of the best-selling "Three Cups of Tea," and a former guest of Mountainfilm in Telluride. And what may surprise some: it's a good-news, bad-news story. The...
It’s easy to start the New Year, all high hopes and promises. That well-intentioned vow to “exercise daily” becomes “on the weekend, but I’ll always take the stairs." Before it’s time to set your clocks ahead you’re back to where you started. Nowhere great. This year...
Editor's note: Meet Ivar Zeile, owner of Denver's edgiest contemporary gallery, PLUS, which features regular exhibitions from established and emerging artists, gallery talks, and happenings such as poetry slams and mini film festivals. Ivar has just joined the TIO family of writers – look for...
Do all roads inevitably lead to and from Telluride? This journey started with Mountainfilm in Telluride, and ended with wedding bells in Santiago, Chile, punctuated by an earthquake that had less to do with the seismic connection between the bride and groom and more to do...
Raise you hands if you have ever been in any of following situations: • A blind date that went south in a hurry • Shades of "Bridget Jones's Diary," dressed totally inappropriately for a major event • Disappointment with a spouse • Suspicious of a spouse's real intentions with...
Yesterday Susan and I spent our second full (emphasis on "full") day in the Ovalle area of El Norte Chile. In a sense the day was a continuation of the day before. Our first stop was at the Tabali Vineyards, which not only share a road...
Here comes the bride. But not yet. The punch line is The Wedding. Tomas Correa marries Fernanda Sanchez at an intimate gathering of 500 of their closest friends and family on Friday, March 23. We met the Correas, a founding colonial family, six years ago on...
In my last post, I explained that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing the application for the commercialization of AquAdvantage salmon -- genetically modified salmon. Although the public at large finds confidence in “FDA approved” products, I discussed why perhaps this...
Spring is in the air, and unmet New Year’s resolutions are nagging in the back of many of our minds. What better time to walk more? We’re not just talking about walking for the sake of exercise. No, we mean actually walking to get somewhere....
