/tags/breckenridge Breckenridge en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 08 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/this-summit-county-nonprofit-uses-vacant-homes-to-provide-families-with-sick-and-terminally-ill-loved-ones-a-vacation Domus Pacis Family Respite, a Frisco-based non-profit organization, sets up cancer patients and their families with vacations to the mountains. Thu, 08 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/this-summit-county-nonprofit-uses-vacant-homes-to-provide-families-with-sick-and-terminally-ill-loved-ones-a-vacation Kit Geary, Summit Daily News /news/2025-05-05/breckenridge-tourism-office-says-summer-bookings-are-currently-down-16-and-consumer-confidence-continues-to-drop Breckenridge Tourism Office president Lucy Kacy's said Breckenridge's summer tourism has been "sliding a little bit for each of the last three years," and while the tendency of many may be to scale back, her office is "keeping our foot on the gas pedal." Mon, 05 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-05-05/breckenridge-tourism-office-says-summer-bookings-are-currently-down-16-and-consumer-confidence-continues-to-drop Kit Geary, Summit Daily News /news/2025-04-29/farmers-markets-around-northern-colorado-open-up-for-the-2025-summer-season Farmers markets are popular destinations around Colorado. Here's a guide to a handful of markets near you. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:24:20 GMT /news/2025-04-29/farmers-markets-around-northern-colorado-open-up-for-the-2025-summer-season Alex Murphy /news/2025-04-23/breckenridge-summit-officials-detail-struggles-meeting-housing-goals-and-difficulties-accessing-federal-funding Local leaders spent time with talking through the matter around a roundtable discussion with Sen. John Hickenlooper as they work to make the Colorado mountains affordable. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-04-23/breckenridge-summit-officials-detail-struggles-meeting-housing-goals-and-difficulties-accessing-federal-funding Kit Geary, Summit Daily News /news/2025-03-22/this-is-it-breckenridge-officials-urge-caution-while-planning-what-could-be-its-last-affordable-housing-neighborhood Now with a unit number determined for what will be the "Runway Neighborhood," Breckenridge leaders are delving into how to finance it. Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-22/this-is-it-breckenridge-officials-urge-caution-while-planning-what-could-be-its-last-affordable-housing-neighborhood Kit Geary, Summit Daily News /news/2025-03-20/from-mashed-potatoes-to-white-suede-this-ski-instructor-speaks-the-language-of-snow Russ Scholl's "periodic table of snow" contains more than 100 different slang names for snow. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-20/from-mashed-potatoes-to-white-suede-this-ski-instructor-speaks-the-language-of-snow Alex Hager /news/2025-02-13/breckenridge-affordable-housing-project-moves-on-to-next-steps-after-getting-the-ok-from-planning-officials The project joins six others developers in one of the largest-ever development proposals approved by Breckenridge officials Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-13/breckenridge-affordable-housing-project-moves-on-to-next-steps-after-getting-the-ok-from-planning-officials Kit Geary, Summit Daily News /news/2025-01-25/snow-sculptors-compete-in-breckenridge-to-turn-25-ton-blocks-into-bears-birds-and-more Sculptors have finished up their creations for this year’s International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge, and they're much more impressive than your average snowman. Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-01-25/snow-sculptors-compete-in-breckenridge-to-turn-25-ton-blocks-into-bears-birds-and-more Emma VandenEinde /podcast/inthenoco/2024-08-13/could-a-tax-on-empty-homes-help-solve-housing-shortages-in-colorados-mountain-towns A group of Colorado ski towns wants the ability to tax homeowners who let their vacation houses sit empty for long stretches. And they’re asking state lawmakers to help them do it. We discuss their proposal on today's In The NoCo. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-08-13/could-a-tax-on-empty-homes-help-solve-housing-shortages-in-colorados-mountain-towns In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole /news/2024-01-03/chronic-absenteeism-is-plaguing-colorado-schools-heres-what-two-districts-are-doing-about-it Colorado kids are missing a lot of school. Rates of chronic absenteeism across the state have been rising for years. Districts across Northern Colorado are scrambling to get these students back in class. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-01-03/chronic-absenteeism-is-plaguing-colorado-schools-heres-what-two-districts-are-doing-about-it Leigh Paterson