May 2019

Remember how the Garfield County Commissioners in February reversed their decision to permanently protect the Thompson Divide as stated in the Colorado Recreation Economy Act (CORE)? Well, they could end up reversing that reversal. A recent public meeting with John Whitney, Four Corners Regional Director for Senator Michael Bennett’s office, revealed conditional support for the […]

The Beat goes on Lucy Perutz and Toby Britt have finally put down the power tools. “It feels so [expletive] good,” Perutz said. “I’d say running a restaurant, for us, is easier than construction life and odd-jobbing. Mostly because we like it a lot more!” That’s not to say revamping the former Dancing Colors boutique […]

It’s May, the ski resorts are all closed, the sun is shining, dandelions are blooming — and Carbondale’s community gardens are quiet and waiting. Yes, spring planting season is upon us, and what better way to dig into it than at one of these gardens. The gardens Our town is fortunate to have three such […]

Connie Baker is no longer the only queen bee at Marble Distilling Co. — thanks in large part to husband and co-founder Carey Shanks. The bees were a birthday present, he said. “I got … Connie a beehive and the outfit and a book on raising bees and collecting honey and pollen and all that […]

Bridget Law and Katie Gray are self-described best friends. It’s that kinship between women that drives Empowered Hearts, and later this month, they’re bringing their 24-hour retreat model to the Carbondale area. “While it doesn’t necessarily just pertain to women, I feel there is incredible power when women come together,” Gray said. “Through my own […]

Dave Taylor didn’t have a lot of exposure to the history and current plight of Native American cultures before he began work on “Whitewashed” — and in some ways, that was the point. “I needed to be invited into the room, and I was,” Taylor said. “All the people that I worked with understood that […]

Standard financial advice dictates that one should spend no more than 30 percent of take-home pay on housing. Yet according to a recent housing needs analysis for the Roaring Fork Valley and parts of the Colorado River Valley, residents are collectively overspending that mark by $54 million per year. That money is not being saved […]

Residents of Carbondale are invited to provide feedback on proposed changes to Riverfront Park and the Weaver Ditch diversion. On April 24, concepts were presented at Carbondale Branch Library by The Town in partnership with Aspen Valley Land Trust, Roaring Fork Conservancy, American Rivers, Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Public Counsel of the Rockies and Trout […]