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🌱 Evacuations continue for Spring Creek fire burning northeast of Aspen

Aspen, Colorado Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning to you Aspen! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Evacuations continue for Spring Creek fire burning northeast of Aspen
  • How Aspen-backed funding could decide Cavern Springs residents’ housing future
  • What bold Xbox changes were hinted at during Aspen’s tech conference?

Also on today's calendar: People, Planet, & Ideas Book Club: A World Appears and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 81 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 49.
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 73 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Evacuations ongoing for Spring Creek fire northeast of Aspen (kentucky.com) — Residents northeast of Aspen remain under mandatory evacuation as the Spring Creek fire burns about 15 miles from town near the Eagle–Pitkin county line in White River National Forest. Roughly 95 firefighters are battling the 20-acre blaze amid hazardous dead trees and strong winds, with no containment yet and the cause still under investigation.
   

2. Grant bolsters fundraising efforts at Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park (aspendailynews.com) — Pitkin County is weighing a $1.5 million contribution, routed via the Aspen Community Foundation, to help Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park residents buy their land and stabilize housing for nearly 100 families. Backed by a new $4.5 million Colorado Health Foundation grant and support from Aspen-based media and nonprofits, residents are close to making a competitive offer against a private investment group.
   

3. Xbox CEO Want to Explore New Business Models and Innovations to Keep Project Helix Affordable (thurrott.com) — At a Fortune Brainstorm Tech interview in Aspen Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said soaring memory and storage costs are putting console hardware in a “crisis” and forcing radical new business models for Project Helix. She hinted at more flexible storage, possible abandonment of proprietary expansion cards, and new Game Pass tiers as Microsoft tries to keep high-end gaming affordable.
   

4. Silicon Valley insiders warn U.S. defense supply chain is unprepared for modern warfare (fortune.com subscription) — Top tech and venture leaders meeting in Aspen warn that U.S. defense supply chains and ammunition stockpiles are dangerously behind China’s, especially in drones and critical minerals. Their Fortune Brainstorm Tech panel urged deeper public‑private partnerships and smarter use of AI to modernize weapons production, cybersecurity, and space-based systems before a future conflict tests current weaknesses.
   

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Ok Aspen! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Aspen

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Aspen

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.