Mike Lawrence is the business and features reporter for the Pilot & Today. 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 Rocky Mountain News, Boulder Daily Camera, Longmont Times-Call, Gunnison Country Times and the Colorado Statesman, 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
Locals 2011: Michael Savory
World traveler ready for next trip
Michael Savory knows a thing or two about packing up and leaving town. His father is in the oil business and worked on projects that would take about two years each, at locations around the world.
At Home: Sambi on a roll
Downtown Japanese/Thai restaurant spicing up The Victoria
Ceron Scott, the energetic, 24-year-old head chef at Sambi Cafe in downtown Steamboat Springs, says the idea for the Asian restaurant’s Sambi Roll came from a simple culinary desire. “I wanted to combine spicy with crunchy,” Scott says.
New eatery coming to Steamboat Springs' Wildhorse Marketplace
The Rusted Porch aims for late-summer opening in Wildhorse
Malcolm Scott used three nouns Wednesday to describe the kind of food he’s planning for The Rusted Porch, a restaurant coming in late summer to Wildhorse Marketplace. “Bacon, burgers and beer."
Steamboat's Sweet Pea nears reopening
Katherine Zambrana planning to open cafe June 15
Katherine Zambrana said she’s planning to open Sweet Pea’s cafe June 15, serving lunch and dinner with seating for 28 indoors and 49 more outdoors on the cafe’s newly renovated deck along the Yampa River.
Women veterans in spotlight for Steamboat Memorial Day
Memorial Day ceremony to focus on local females who served
Many female military veterans with local ties will be remembered and honored Monday during Steamboat’s annual Memorial Day ceremony, which starts at 11 a.m. at Steamboat Springs Cemetery. “This year, we’re going to do something that’s long overdue. We’re going to honor the women from the Steamboat Springs area who have served,” said local veteran and ceremony organizer Jim Stanko.
Soldier likely fought for Union, not Confederacy
Routt County resident burried in Steamboat Springs Cemetery
Century-old census records and federal Civil War soldier lists indicate that William E. Harvey, who is buried at Steamboat Springs Cemetery at a grave where local veterans planned to place a Confederate flag on Thursday, likely fought for the Union.
Economist at Steamboat summit predicts connectivity will help Yampa Valley grow
Social technologies, increased connectivity having global and local impact
Economist Carl Steidtmann said Wednesday that the rapid global spread of social media technologies and faster Internet connectivity ultimately could be very good news for Steamboat Springs and Northwest Colorado.
Christian Heritage School graduates 6 in Sunday ceremony
Valedictorian Kirsten Williams gives heartfelt thanks
Kirsten Williams began her address as valedictorian of Christian Heritage School’s Class of 2011 with, she said Sunday, “a gigantic thank you.” More than 100 friends and family members gathered at the school just west of Steamboat Springs to honor this year’s class of six graduates.
Skier, geologist and WWII vet Bowes leaves legacy
Longtime Routt County resident Bill Bowes dies at age 88
Longtime Strawberry Park resident William A. “Bill” Bowes died Monday at age 88. The legacy that Bill Bowes leaves behind includes a family that has spread roots across Routt County and beyond; more than six decades of marriage and loving companionship with his late wife, Marie Rose Bowes; a lifelong love of skiing capped with a stint as an alternate to the 1948 U.S. Ski Team; and much more.
Census data show slight shift in households with children in Routt
A smaller percentage of Routt County households contain married couples with children than a decade ago, according to new census data that shed light on family demographics in towns, cities and counties across Colorado. For Steamboat Springs and Routt County, many of the statistical changes are incremental and show shifts of less than 5 percent when compared with data from 2000.