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House of Cards Part 5: Reshuffling the deck
In the summer of 2007, Matt and Stephani Murphy put in a $440,000 offer on a house in Stagecoach's Red Hawk Village neighborhood. Another prospective buyer made a higher offer on the same day, and the Murphys lost out on the house in the modest subdivision south of Steamboat Springs.
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by Margaret Hair
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Lightning sparks small fire north of Dry Lake
Forest Service crews report 1-acre blaze is 50 percent contained
The USFS service said Friday that the Summit Park Fire is about 50 percent contained in alpine meadow and spruce and firs about six miles north of Steamboat.
Airport commissioners weigh car rental tax
Hayden residents will decide in November whether to add cost to car rentals
Airport commissioners pondered the possible effects of Hayden's proposed car-rental tax at a meeting Thursday evening. The Yampa Valley Airport Commission discussed the proposed 3.5 percent increase in sales tax, which Hayden voters will decide on at the Nov. 3 election. Janet Fischer, Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp.'s airline program director, provided figures about the cost to car renters.
Mountain area businesses mull balloon rides
Pending redevelopment deflates Ski Time Square business
Could tethered balloon rides elevate businesses taking a hit from the demolition of Ski Time Square? Some urban renewal committee members think there is more to the idea than hot air. The city's Urban Renewal Authority Advisory Committee met Thursday and talked about ways to offset the erosion of customer traffic that has resulted from the demolition of Ski Time Square.
Christopher Oar uses abstract, simple shapes in sculpture and paintings
On Thursday morning, Christopher Oar was working outside Nordic Steel's workshop in the warehouses on Copper Ridge Drive, painting a steel sculpture to make it pop against Vertical Arts Architecture's gallery space.
Adult League Softball: Coed 'C' League playoffs
Thursday's games
Sailors golf notches top 3 finishes
Talk about a clean sweep. The Steamboat Springs High School golf team not only finished first Thursday at Cotton Ranch Golf Course in Gypsum, but it also had the top three individual finishes.
Town Challenge cycling series wraps up tonight
The first time didn't necessarily seem like proof. Barkley Robinson crashed during the Emerald Mountain Cross Country Town Challenge race and Brad Bingham, the perennial runner-up, surged to the win.
Steamboat softball team focusing on bright spots
When senior Tyra Monger thinks back to last season for the Steamboat Springs High School softball team, she admits it was tough.
'Classy' dispensary to open in Edwards
A Boulder man says he wants to open a "classy and sophisticated" medical marijuana dispensary in Edwards in Eagle County.
Dew Tour to receive $50K
Breckenridge residents want event village to be back in downtown
Breckenridge Town Council likely will dip into reserves to come up with the $50,000 requested to secure the 2009-10 Winter Dew Tour.
The Record for Aug. 26
1:03 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers were called to a report of loud music and voices in the 200 block of Locust Court. Police arrested a 21-year-old Steamboat Springs woman on a warrant for failure to appear.
Steamboat briefs: Volunteers wanted to help finish Hayden house
Hayden's first Habitat for Humanity house is nearing completion and is ready for a final push so the family can be in the house before the snow flies. Amanda and Levi Archuleta and their family are asking for volunteers to participate in a Community Work Day beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Lunch and water will be provided. The house is at 110 Shady Lane, the first road on the right after the fire station.
House of Cards Part 5: Reshuffling the deck
In the summer of 2007, Matt and Stephani Murphy put in a $440,000 offer on a house in Stagecoach's Red Hawk Village neighborhood. Another prospective buyer made a higher offer on the same day, and the Murphys lost out on the house in the modest subdivision south of Steamboat Springs.
House of Cards: The future of lending
Kathryn Pedersen, a vice president and mortgage loan officer at Yampa Valley Bank, didn't want to paint too dark a picture of the housing loans market during a mid-July interview. She did, however, acknowledge that loan seekers are likely to see more and more regulations moving forward through the next few yea
Riverside residents fight city to keep mowed field in neighborhood
A battle continues about a piece of the neighborhood's city-owned property that has been voluntarily maintained by the residents of Riverside neighborhood but that the city would like to see evolve more naturally.
What to do this weekend for Aug. 28 to Aug 30
- Figure drawing session - Artists' Gallery of Steamboat, 8:30 a.m. to noon
Dealers wait for Clunkers funds
Cash for Clunkers was like a bittersweet candy, Victory Motors co-owner Steve Maneotis said. There's enough to like, but something about it doesn't work.
'Art of Cabaret' concerts tonight, Saturday
Faculty members and students from "The Art of Cabaret" professional workshop at Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp will give two performances this weekend.
Basalt freezes hiring, salaries
Town's sales tax revenues down 10.7 percent through June
The Basalt town government is paring its spending until the revenue picture from throughout the summer becomes more clear.
Challenger emerges in School Board race
Brian Kelly has until 4 p.m. today to return petition with 50 signatures
Former Education Fund Board member Brian Kelly has picked up a candidate petition for a seat on the Steamboat Springs School Board.
EDP discusses tax increment financing
Plan is possible business-friendly way to build roads, infrastructure
City and Moffat County officials plan to learn more information in coming months about a way to finance new infrastructure in the area, such as roads, power lines and water and sewer systems.
Freedom Conference kicks off
Conservative heavyweights to speak at sold-out event today
Big names in conservatism have arrived in Steamboat Springs for the Steamboat Institute's inaugural Freedom Conference, which begins today at the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel.
