For promoters of new events who were hoping to get a chunk of the $75,000 supplied by the city of Steamboat Springs to increase tourism this summer, the word ?bicycling? was a door opener.

Two rumored candidates for Routt County sheriff have denied their intention to run, and no new affidavits have been filed in preparation for the November election.

In the fall, we wrote about preservation being the up-and-coming green. Quoting the United Nations 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report, we noted that, ?Over the whole building stock the largest portion of carbon savings by 2030 is in retrofitting existing buildings.? This makes sense for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is that any new structure we build, no matter how green, can at best be carbon neutral, which so far is mathematically impossible.

Easy Star All-Stars is best known for its dub renditions of classic albums, putting its touch on songs originally recorded by Pink Floyd, Radiohead and The Beatles. The band plays at 3 p.m. Saturday in Gondola Square as part of the 11th annual Bud Light Rocks the Boat free concert series.

Growing up in North Carolina, BJ Barham listened to a lot of Merle Haggard, George Jones and Hank Williams. As he got older, he fell in love with rock ?n? roll. When his band, American Aquarium, takes the stage at the Old Town Pub at 10 p.m. today, both styles of music will be at the forefront of a deeply honest, highly relatable brand of alt-country rock.

In a free concert at 3 p.m. Saturday in Gondola Square at the base of Steamboat Ski Area, the rotating cast of touring musicians who make up Easy Star All-Stars? public face will play selections from their albums.