Mike Lawrence Reporter
Mike Lawrence is the business and features reporter for the <em>Pilot & Today</em>. He began working at the paper on Oct. 31, 2005, as its city and county reporter. (His first story in Steamboat was about Halloween trick-or-treating on Lincoln Avenue.) Mike has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a bachelor of arts in philosophy from St. Mary's College of Maryland. He has worked as a reporting intern at the <em>Rocky Mountain News, Boulder Daily Camera, Longmont Times-Call, Gunnison Country Times</em> and the <em>Colorado Statesman,</em> a weekly political newspaper based in Denver. Mike's hometown is Dover, N.H. He enjoys hiking, reading, soccer, spending time with friends, listening to music, cheering for the 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox and the three-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
Recent stories
- Connell Resources suing county for breaches of contract
- More than $100,000 being sought in YVRA contract dispute
- November 13, 2009
- Connell Resources has filed a lawsuit against Routt County seeking more than $100,000 in damages for allegations related to work at Yampa Valley Regional Airport in 2005 and 2006. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 23 in Routt County District Court, claims numerous breaches of contract by Routt County through its engineering firm.
- Home of ‘South Park’ creators blends East and West
- Design features Japanese teahouse, Western styles
- November 10, 2009
- A tour of the local house owned by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone turns up not a single Emmy, Eric Cartman doll or half-drawn cartoon panel. Instead, the timber-frame home near the base of the Steamboat Ski Area is filled with a Zen-like calm and a love of nature.
- Family hopes to open Ciao Gelato this month
- November 2, 2009
- Lynne Romeo gets passionate when talking about panini. Romeo and her family, including husband Massimo Erspamer and sons Mirko and Gabri Erspamer, are preparing to open an Italian-themed family restaurant, Ciao Gelato, later this month at Seventh and Yampa streets in Howelsen Place.
- Slopeside Grill sold
- Bill Banks confirmed as buyer; sale slated to close Nov. 3
- 04:38 p.m., October 20, 2009 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- Steamboat homeowner Bill Banks bought the restaurant, which had been owned by Chris Corna’s family since his death in May.
Jim Cook said the sale is scheduled to close Nov. 3.
- Low bids, few buyers at land auction
- Sales of Dry Creek Village sites slow at Sunday event in Hayden
- October 19, 2009
- A Sunday land auction in Hayden featured few buyers, low bids and decreasing prices that attendees and property sellers alike attributed to the recessionary value of real estate in Routt County. Forty-three lots at Dry Creek Village subdivision were up for grabs at the Hayden Community Center.
- Ski Haus celebrates 40 years
- October 9, 2009
- Rod Schrage said he didn’t have a long-term plan when he took over a struggling little business called Ski Haus at the base of Mount Werner 40 years ago.
- Routt County commissioners to lay off 2 employees
- 2010 budget includes end to furloughs, restoration of part of pay
- October 7, 2009
- Routt County commissioners laid off two county employees, shrank two positions and eliminated two vacant positions Tuesday, cutting about $280,000 from the county’s 2010 budget in the face of decreasing revenues.
- Big Agnes adding contracts despite recession
- October 7, 2009
- Affiliated Steamboat Springs companies Big Agnes and Honey Stinger just keep growing. The Edward Lowe Foundation is spotlighting Big Agnes this month as one of 50 Colorado Companies to Watch, an award it granted Big Agnes and Steamboat’s Boa Technology in May.
- Blaze engulfs Stagecoach home
- No injuries in Saturday night fire; cause unknown
- October 27, 2008
- A fire engulfed a Stagecoach home Saturday night, severely damaging the residence but resulting in no injuries.
- Brenner, White split on oil
- State Senate candidates disagree about industry regulation
- October 8, 2008
State Senate candidates Al White and Ken Brenner disagreed about how to manage western Colorado’s oil and gas development, with Brenner urging for more regulation and White saying that such efforts could hurt the state’s economy.
