February 2019

The physical foundations may be poured sometime this week, but the philosophical foundations are already deep. The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) is in the process of building employee housing on a small lot donated by longtime Carbondalian Kim Stacey. While no money changed hands when papers were signed at the end of last […]

What does Valley View Hospital (VVH) have in common with the Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, the country’s top ranked hospitals by US News and World Report? Once Carbondalian Brian Murphy fully settles in as CEO this summer, they will all boast physician leadership. VVH announced CEO Gary Brewer’s retirement in mid-February. The 67-year-old Glenwood […]

I knew that Carbondale had a history of blacksmithing. But I couldn’t believe it when Franz Froelicher, of Blue Heron Forge, said that at the turn of the millennium, 35 independent forges were counted in the Roaring Fork Valley. I had passed a handful on wandering drives or on errands around town and had heard […]

It’s more than a name change. It’s a new space with new backers and new vision. “GlenX was basically a beta test for what became CoVenture,” explained part-time Director of Operations Evan Zislis. “When we started pulling all these public and private partners into the mix, the new name just sort of percolated to the […]

One of the perks of winning the geographical lottery — such as being born in the Roaring Fork Valley — is that you’re afforded the opportunity to study the rest of the world’s underbelly from a safe distance. But Ruthie Brown is going out of her way to use her local experiences as a means […]

Police officers are called upon to respond to crises far outside the realm of law enforcement.  They’re often the first ones on the scene when a person is overwhelmed by a mental illness or experiencing intense emotional distress. The Colorado Department of Local Affairs recently awarded the Carbondale Police Department (CPD) a $177,000 grant to […]

Mah Jongg is a long stretch from my Northwoods Minnesota roots of Buck Euchre, whist, and cribbage, but a good strategy game is never dull and always gets the brain chemistry percolating. The camaraderie and friendly competition of playing board and card games seemed lost, like an ancient relic to some bygone era. I think […]

Eric Brendlinger estimated that “only like two” people from the public attended the Feb. 13 Carbondale Parks and Recreation Commissioner meeting, at which three North Face Park master plan designs were presented. The Parks and Recreation Department director isn’t worried about the low attendance — in fact, he sees it as a sign of a […]