Last spring, Stuart Suna, founder of the renowned Hamptons International Film Festival in New York, decided to launch a film festival in Jackson Hole in December 2023. A Jackson resident since 2019, Suna wants to contribute to the culture of the community, telling the Wyoming Truth that a film festival is a great way to “bring art and commerce together, to help stimulate local economy and artistic imagination.”

The ursine matriarch known as 399 has been spotted in Grand Teton National Park with a single cub, making her the oldest known wild grizzly mother in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. She was seen near Pilgrim Creek on Tuesday.

At 1:42 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2019, a gunshot pierced the quiet of winter darkness. Will Wagner, then 23, was slumped in his front yard in Laramie; he had pulled the trigger on himself in an attempt to complete suicide. The bullet traveled upward from his chin and shattered his skull into countless fragments, but the swift response of friends, family and medical professionals saved his life.

JACKSON, Wyo. — They’ve been silenced for quite some time, the ghosts of the Pink Garter Theatre, at least during the daylight hours. Though Andrew Munz, 35, doesn’t believe there are actual paranormal denizens in the downtown icon, he is overjoyed to feel the new thrum of energy and creativity within the space.

Bomber Bryan, associate broker with Keller Williams Jackson Hole Real Estate, is seeing a 50% decline in real estate transactions in Teton County compared to last year as the housing market slows amid increasing mortgage rates.

As fall arrives in Jackson Hole, the community is holding its breath. The season marks the peak of human/bear conflicts — and last autumn was particularly tense. The region’s most famous bear family left the safety of Grand Teton National Park and wandered into residential regions, putting their lives on the line.

Carlo Acacio strides across the garage of the nearly-completed home that his crew is building, as bare sheetrock awaits paint and hammer strikes punctuate the buzz of saws. He ducks into a mechanical room — similarly unfinished — and closes the door to escape the din.

For 18 years, Rob Dearing did it all as a volunteer firefighter with Jackson Hole Fire/EMS.

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Meet 2022 summer intern Clay Simpson.

Meet 2022 summer intern Nicholas Espenan.

Meet 2022 summer intern Gabrielle Despain.

Jackson criminal defense attorney Dick Stout enjoys dressing up, whether it’s skiing in a tusked mammoth costume or repelling from a tram in a Santa Claus suit. But most of the time, Stout, 42, is the epitome of the sharp-dressed man, sporting tailored suits in the courtroom.

At 23 years old, Ragan Freeburg came to the conclusion that she “wanted something different.” Ragan worked and lived seasonally at the R Lazy S Ranch which provided her with employee housing and a unique opportunity to enjoy all that the Jackson area has to offer.

What do you do when you can’t afford to buy a house in Jackson Hole, one of the most expensive places to live in the country? Shacks on Racks provides a novel affordable housing solution for settling in the Jackson area.

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