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Basalt Report: Town finds its footing in regional housing needs
This week, the Basalt Town Council was provided with a decades-long look at housing needs across the Roaring Fork Valley and…
Glenwood charter school seeks legal ruling on ability to bus students from neighboring district
A decision whether the charter Two Rivers Community School (TRCS) will be able to continue busing students from the neighboring Garfield…
Revel Bikes is leaving Carbondale
When Adam Miller did the Grand Traverse in 2017, the most memorable part of the race wasn’t the 40-mile, middle-of-the-night ski…
X Games and back again
Reflection & photos by Isaac SterlingSopris Stars Alumnus Twenty-five years of X Games Aspen, so many memories made, records broken and…
Owner wants new Carbondale restaurant Amara to be ‘worth the drive’
Gushing in a provocative broth that would make gods salivate, a plated trifecta of oxtail, beef cheeks and short ribs was…
Ann Korologos Gallery secures its future under new ownership
The Ann Korologos Gallery will remain part of our local arts community after coming into close proximity with dissolution. The gallery,…
Roaring Fork girls building bench strength with big test coming Saturday
Dominating wins over weak teams pad the record and the scorebook, but don’t do much in the statistical game that determines…
Carbondale Education Foundation coming into its own to support local schools
An effort to resurrect a Carbondale-centric foundation to support the local schools has yielded a fair amount of success over the…
New Aspen Science Center executive director set to expand programming
Alex Tarika first joined the Aspen Science Center (ASC) as a member of the education staff in February 2024. She came…
RFTA Report: Annual planning, mobility discussions, e-bike concerns
The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) board started the year with reviews of 2025 accomplishments and the 2026 organization work plan.…
Glenwood Report: CARE gets $10,000, Council hears Ride Glenwood On-Demand update
A packed Jan. 15 agenda to start the new year took Glenwood Springs City Council about four hours to work through.…
Lepkowski returns, Feds urged to pay state disaster relief, county fair revenues up
Silt resident John Lepkowski is at it again with a new complaint about books in the Silt Library. The books are…
YOUTH NEWS
Big brother or the e-hall pass?
There is a new epidemic sweeping across local schools, and it isn’t the flu, a new variant of COVID or any…
What makes a fur jacket any different from a leather one?
I keep coming back to the same question every winter. What makes a fur jacket any different from a leather one?…
Reticent but hopeful: A conversation with Venezuelans
Editor’s Note: The source living in Venezuela is referred to by alias initials (FA) to help ensure anonymity and safety. “Its…
Confronting vaping across schools
With the stress that modern life presents to the youth, it is no surprise that many have turned to controversial sources…
The fact and fiction behind teen caffeine use
Teenage caffeine related hospital visits are rare, but the number of visits have roughly doubled over the past six years. That’s…
Aperture of Hope makes teens feel seen
Aperture of Hope, an organization operated by Cath Adams, focuses on community building and exploration for teenagers. Through the Glenwood Community…
Raging Grannies impart the power of peaceful protest
This article comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. Editor’s note: Illene Pevec…
Mirroring the modern world through film
This cinematic critique comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a new monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. Editor’s note:Potential…
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