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Apartment not up to code
City official: Units provide affordable housing
The apartment where longtime Steamboat Springs resident David Engle died in a kitchen fire is not a legal residence and had no smoke detectors, fire investigators and city officials have confirmed. A city official also said there hasn't been a widespread crackdown on illegal units because they often provide needed affordable housing.
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by Zach Fridell
at 12:00am
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The Record for June 18
12:07 a.m. A noise complaint was received from the 3000 block of Columbine Drive. Police gave a warning.
Multiple coaching positions still open
Steamboat Springs High School Principal Mike Knezevich said Wednesday that he hopes to have a new boys basketball coach in place next week.
Swim team continues hot start
For the second week in a row, the Steamboat Springs Team Lightning swimming team swam away with the overall title, this time winning in Aspen by more than 700 points.
Engle had Steamboat spirit
Jack-of-all-trades remembered for love of the valley
Friends and family remembered David Engle as a "true Steamboat local" Thursday during a memorial held at the Yampa River Botanic Park.
Cayuse Classic features horse events, agriculture awareness
First and foremost, the organizers of the third annual Cayuse Classic want to make sure everyone who attends the daylong event has a good time.
Business File for June 22
Moots hires former SmartWool VP
On Scene: Comic book movies, to the max
Looking at the movie reviews for "The Incredible Hulk" - a remake of a staggeringly boring movie that was made five years ago - there's a lot of mention of comic book movie tricks being played out.
CD reviews of Lil Wayne and Coldplay
It's clear on Lil Wayne's long-awaited and much-anticipated "Tha Carter III" that he's taken on the burden of saving commercial hip-hop.
Local love
Singer-songwriter Trevor G. Potter supports Steamboat music
Steamboat Springs singer-songwriter Trevor G. Potter isn't trying to be the center of attention.
Easy access opera
Emerald City expands offerings, programs for a broader audience
"Cosi fan tutte" could be a romantic comedy screenplay, and it could have been written yesterday.
Margaret Hair: Lessons from NPAC
Last weekend in Denver, thousands of representatives from performing arts organizations and disciplines came together to share ideas at the second quadrennial National Performing Arts Convention.
Rob Douglas: Engle's death demands answers
The untimely death of Steamboat Springs resident David Engle last Sunday was a preventable tragedy that raises questions concerning personal and public responsibility on the part of landlords, the city and tenants.
An early summer night's scream
Shakespeare on the Green embraces the Bard's bawdy side
When Genah and Matt Burditt brought No Holds Bard to Steamboat Springs for the first time in August 2007, the production had about as much preparation and promotion as an authentic Shakespeare play - which is to say not very much.
Ceramic exchange
Florida artist showing work in Steamboat through online connections
Ceramic artists Deb Babcock and Judy B. Freeman have never met. They live thousands of miles away from each other, and while their work coexists in pottery showcases and on artist-geared Web sites, the two women know each other only through their shared love of color and natural shapes.
Pro Rodeo is back in town
Steamboat kicks off series; $22,000 awarded during first weekend
The news after Week 1 of the 10-week Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series is good.
Natural gas prices hike bills
Atmos Energy says it's just passing on commodity cost
Natural gas rates increased 23 percent for the area's Atmos Energy customers as of June 1, Atmos Public Affairs Manager Kevin Kerrigan said.
Steamboat briefs for June 20
Organizers of The Bust of Steamboat are accepting sponsors and artists to create unique bra designs for a live auction during this year's event, from 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 24 at Three Peaks Bar & Grill. To see past entries and auctions visit www.thebustofsteamboat.org. Sponsorships are a tax-deductible donation of $350 to the Yampa Valley Breast Cancer Awareness Project and include two tickets to the event. All the money raised stays in Routt and Moffat counties to help uninsured and under-insured women pay for mammograms and annual wellness exams and assist in breast cancer treatment costs. For more information, call Debbie Curd at 871-7907.
Ritter plugs tax-credit repeal
Gov. Bill Ritter touted Thursday a proposed ballot measure that would repeal a tax credit enjoyed by the oil and gas industry in Colorado but has some local government officials worried about how the resulting tax windfall would be divvied up.
Successes and challenges of infill development examined
There are only two problems people have with development: density and sprawl, Glenwood Springs Mayor Pro-Tem David Merritt said Thursday.
Rough road for transportation funding
Financial shortages for road, bridge repairs common across Colorado, speaker says
The outlook is "doom, gloom and gloomier" for the state's transportation system, a speaker at the Colorado Municipal League's annual conference said Thursday.
Apartment not up to code
City official: Units provide affordable housing
The apartment where longtime Steamboat Springs resident David Engle died in a kitchen fire is not a legal residence and had no smoke detectors, fire investigators and city officials have confirmed. A city official also said there hasn't been a widespread crackdown on illegal units because they often provide needed affordable housing.
