Lifestyle

It feels like the 1960s all over again. Flower power is one of the trends of the hour. (Along with color blocking, which we discussed in this column –  what was it? – a month or so ago and a 1920s elegance shades of Daisy...

Though a lifetime has happened since the great afternoon Susan and I spent with our beautiful, long-legged Granddaughter, I had to take a few minutes out to give a shout-out to the Pittsburgh Children's Museum and Anna Klein, she of the lovely smile and the...

Green Business Roundtable is changing its name along with The New Community Coalition. While TNCC is becoming EcoAction Partners, the GBR is becoming the EcoAction Roundtable (EAR). We continue to hear this education series brings interesting and informative speakers to  the Telluride region throughout the...

Sorry Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, the rain in Spain has absolutely nothing to do with the plain. It much prefers the hilly lands of the country’s northern coast. Reminiscent of the Irish countryside, la Costa Verde, or the Green Coast, is a lush landscape of...

Academic and professional conferences, in my experience, produce very few “WOW” moments. So when I came down to St. Petersburg, Florida, for the Coastal Counties Summit this week, I expected to hear some good talks, make a few contacts and grab some time to write...

In July 2010 a group of red-robed monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery unpacked their cymbals and longhorns on the grass in front of Ophir Town Hall and blessed the whole valley with their eerie chanting and music. Last year, they returned to create an...

Emily Post and our mothers (and grandmothers) taught us that wearing white is inappropriate before the last weekend in May or Memorial Day, and definitely a no-no after Labor Day. They also told us about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. You get my drift:...

It’s Official! We’re changing our name to EcoAction Partners (EcoAP). We’ve also updated our mission and streamlined our work plan and activities. Our mission is to inspire, initiate, and support collaborative community actions that enhance resilient economic, environmental and social systems. Our 2012 work plan...

Last week an avid Telluride cyclist posted a trail report on Facebook: Rudy’s, Penelope’s and The Galloping Goose are all clear and riding well. Then, on Friday it snowed. Telluride’s early season mountain biking can be touch and go with pockets of snow still prevalent in...

Editor's note: Scientist/writer and part-time Telluride local Billy Mason is also a pilot. This week he takes a time out from his focus on the health of our planet – well, sort of –  to talk about the latest and greatest in flying machines. A...