Around Telluride

Telluride Inside and Out had its unofficial, squishy launch in August, 2008, just after I returned from the second installment of my Viniyoga teacher training session. (Two down, two to go.)

A new owner had acquired The Daily Planet, the local newspaper I had worked for for 15 years and my future as a contributor looked about as clear as mud. My first response to the lemon life seemed to be handing me was to pucker. Encouraged by my family, which includes two very smart, geeky, cyber savvy daughters, my next thought was to make lemonade: create a blog that will evolve organically over time into an e-zine. The idea seemed to make good sense in the context of the shrinking world of conventional media: the universe of online information/social networking platforms is experiencing a Big Boom.

The new venture would be a family affair.

I'm so excited to be a part of Telluride Inside Out! Susan Viebrock's brilliant move to create a Telluride blog is cutting edge and so appropriate for these "cusp of the Ages" times in which we humans find ourselves living and breathing. As an...

It’s Kris Holstrom here. I’ve lived in the Telluride region for 22 years now. Can’t think of anyplace I’d rather be. My family, husband John, son Kirk and daughter Kelsey lives on Tomten Farm, Hastings Mesa.  You reach our place by turning “up” at Sawpit, climbing through the switchbacks and leveling out in one of the most beautiful places in the world.  I love my job as the Executive Director for The New Community Coalition where I act as the Regional Sustainability Coordinator for Telluride, Mountain Village and San Miguel County.

The Telluride Film Festival was going on both inside theatres and out on the street. Not everyone was interested in the movies: several young people were jumping on trampolene/bungee setups in the Mountain Village, only a few yards from the Chuck Jones Theatre. On...

I'll let Susan spill the beans about just what it is that we're building when she's ready. In the meantime, I want to introduce myself briefly too as chief technical guru on this project  - at least till my skills are tapped out and it...