An august day

WEATHER: Tuesday was a little gray and drizzly, but Wednesday has blossomed into a very nice summer day. Forecast through the weekend calling for mostly sunny conditions with temps in the mid to high 70s. Well, that’s sweet.

NEWS: The Aspen Book Store, which has been in The Little Nell hotel since 1989, is closing the Tuesday after Labor Day. John Edwards, the dedicated owner, cites a combination of economics, his lease ending, the Nell being renovated and being closed from Sept. 8 until Dec. 1, and the fact that he is ready for a break. Aspen now is down to one bookstore, Explore, which is still a great store and getting better. Still, it was nice to have a book store at the Nell. GM John Speers said no new tenant has been named for the space, which is just under 300 square feet in size.

NOTES: Aspen does have a slight connection to Ted Kennedy, in that he and Bobbie and Jackie started coming to Aspen in the early 1960s on ski vacations. There is no record of JFK ever coming, but Ted came for at least a couple of Christmas holidays.