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Obama, DNC instill varying measures of hope, inspiration and trepidation
VMS grad Johnston featured on cover of DNC edition of Westword
Buckley's Blog
Beer and brawls before Beijing - a Vailite's Olympic stories from China's underground
The Bookworm Sez
Book review: "Green Chic" by Christie Matheson
Ski Beaver
A New BFF for My Burrito
Fairways and Greens
Vail Valley golfers beware: Colorado lightning is on its way
Video: Iraq Veterans Against the War stage protest
Iraq Veterans Against the War staged a protest march at the Democratic National Convention. Thousands of anti-war demonstrators were joined by members of the band Rage Against the Machine and concert-goers in a peaceful stroll from the Colorado Colosseum to the Pepsi Center.
The veterans briefly blocked the delegates’ entrance until an official with the Obama...
Coping with critters on Vail Valley golf courses
The last thing most golfers need is one more thing rattling around their brain during their pre-swing routine, but you might want to add this bit of advice next time you’re on a course in the Vail Valley or anywhere else in the Rocky Mountain West: “If attacked by a bear or a mountain lion or any wild animal, fight back. Don’t play dead, because then you...
Cordillera offers first fractional-ownership project: Paramonte
One of the Vail Valley’s most unique and intimate hideaway, the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, is taking on a renewed focus as an independent, high-end retreat by launching Paramonte Private Residences, a luxury fractional ownership private residence club.
Construction on the first fractional ownership opportunity at Cordillera -- Colorado’s premier golf and...
Labor Day last chance to buy Colorado, Summit season ski passes at discounted prices
With the first dusting of snow on the high peaks last weekend, Colorado skiers and snowboarders are gearing up for the coming ski sesaon and the annual Labor Day weekend Ski Rex and Sniagrab sales events that traditionally kick off the countdown to the ski and snowboard season.
This Labor Day weekend is also the last chance to purchase some of the state’s most...
Adding injury to injury in an orthopedic oasis
My short, dubious career as a big-wave boogie boarder came to a crashing halt last week when I was worked by a four-footer on Rehoboth Beach in Delaware.
The small but powerful East Coast pile driver pounded my son Nick and I headfirst into the decidedly firm terra firma and I really thought I had either dislocated my shoulder, broken my clavicle or both.
Turns out...
Leisure Society urges Denverites to escape Democratic National Convention
With some right-wing pundits comparing Barack Obama to leisure-suit-era President Jimmy Carter, it seems appropriate a group calling itself the Society of Leisure Enthusiasts is urging people to get out of Denver during the Democratic National Convention next month.
Citing an expected record crush of 50,000...
Beaver Creek offers new Colorado Adventure Plus package
Hiking Colorado’s 14ers is one of the most alluring elements of the outdoor life in Colorado, but tackling these 14,000-plus foot peaks alone can be daunting. Hiking with a guide and a group, on the other hand, can make for one of the most rewarding days of the summer. Package this together with rafting and a soak in a hot springs, and you’re looking at the...
LA Allstars headline Beaver Creek's annual Oktoberfest weekend celebration
The LA Allstars will headline Beaver Creek’s 11th annual Oktoberfest celebration, Aug. 30-31. In addition, the event includes a much-anticipated dose of authentic oom-pah-pah, while outdoor enthusiasts can participate in the second annual Oktoberfest Shuffle.
Bavarians and Bavarians-at-heart – of all ages – should don their Oktoberfest finest to...
Super delegate and local entrepreneur Debbie Marquez traces roots of her activism to California
Debbie Marquez, the co-owner of Fiesta’s Mexican restaurant in Edwards, admits she and her cousin Cookie Archuleta, whom Marquez joined in Vail in the fall of 1977, “were some of the few Colorado natives who never learned to ski when we were kids.”
But her family had fished and hunted in the Vail Valley for years when she was a kid growing up in...
Children's Garden of Learning , a truly great Vail preschool, sees some rare openings
With three boys ranging in age from 20 months to eight years old, I know a thing or two about the state of daycare and preschools in the Vail Valley. Suffice to say, they’re not cheap, but they are generally very high quality.
In an area where single-bread-winner families are a rarity because of the high cost of living and housing, daycare is a hot commodity, and...
Dining Guide
The Vail Valley has long been known for its cuisine. The standards are higher here - from burritos to hot dogs to fine dining, nothing less than excellence is expected when it comes to food in Vail.
Use this dining guide to find what you're looking for, or use our search function to look for a specific restaurant.
Vail hiking and backpacking guide
The descriptions in this guide are provided courtesy the Minturn Forest Service Ranger District. RealVail and the Forest Service ask that you consider buying a hiking certificate. The one-dollar fee goes into the Vail Mountain Rescue fund – just about the greatest group of guys and gals you’ll ever meet, especially if your hurt, lost, or stranded and they come...
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