September 2018

They may not be officially in charge of the event anymore, but the Gianinettis are still heavily invested in the success of Potato Day. In addition to their involvement with the meal, the folks at Gianinetti Spring Creeks Ranch put up a matching donation to encourage local restaurants to donate gift certificates as prizes for […]

Carbondale is likely to lose its creatives if it doesn’t find a way to offer them affordable housing and studio space, but who’s going to spearhead it and who’s going to pay for it? That’s the big question left lingering after ArtSpace unveiled the results of its market study survey in a presentation to trustees […]

The Chamber of Commerce asked locals what they wanted out of a business confluence, and the survey answer was clear: Carbondalians want to be informed about what’s happening in their community. At the Sept. 19 event, the chamber delivered. In a seemingly rapid-fire, 90-minute series of “conversation streams,” the audience heard about the state of […]

Local and regional wildfire experts gathered at The Changing Face of Wildfire forum Sept. 25 at The Temporary to reflect upon the Lake Christine Fire, and to discuss if, across the West, communities should begin to shift their perspective and be prepared for larger, devastating fires more often. “We might have a reprieve of one […]

Editor’s Note: This class was postponed due to health issues.  While many classes at Colorado Mountain College put people’s passions into play, the upcoming continuing education course on American Sign Language at the Carbondale campus is particularly personal. Instructor Valerie Rose is deaf in one ear and was raised by totally deaf parents alongside one […]

It’s hard to get much done without the internet these days, as a series of outages in recent years — most recently on Sept. 24 — underscores. Most communication in, out and within the Valley relies on a couple of main lines which can be disrupted by a single misplaced excavation. And when Comcast or […]

After a brief respite, Garfield County and the Town of Carbondale have opted to reinstate Stage II fire restrictions. That means no smoking or open flames except within an enclosed or barren area, no explosives or engines without a spark arresting device and no campfires except in designated pits. Hunting and firearm practice with normal […]

The Roaring Fork soccer boys had the clear upper hand when they hosted Colorado Rocky Mountain School on Sept. 14 — though you couldn’t tell it from the cheers. It was a hometown game for CRMS, too, and the Oyster corner hooted and hollered throughout the 6-0 game, buoyed by numerous moments of near-triumph that […]

Zayna Meyer doesn’t quite remember when she realized she identified as a girl — it just sort of always seemed to be the case. “I guess I just had a weird feeling — like at five, I think. And whenever I had a dress on, I said, ‘Call me Zayna,’” she recounted matter-of-factly. But mother knows […]