June 2019

Carbonale’s new single-hauler trash service doesn’t begin until October, but customers would be well served to pay attention now. “The Town wants to be really thoughtful about rolling it out and making sure people are set up for success,” explained Bryana Starbuck, one of several folks brought in to educate residents during the roll-out. Those […]

It would be easy to think the aptly named “Tribes” is a play about the deaf community. The lead character is deaf, after all, and much of the set is dominated by screens that host projected surtitles. But to limit the show’s scope to one community would be a mistake, Thunder River Theatre Company Executive […]

Local residential and commercial organics collector EverGreen ZeroWaste was presented this week with the 2019 Recycler of the Year award at an annual summit for statewide organization Recycle Colorado. EverGreen was founded by wife-and-husband duo Alyssa and David Reindel in 2011 and has grown steadily since. The company hauls organic waste five days a week […]

Nobody who helped organize the June 5 panel discussion about the healing powers of grief expected people to leave the True Nature kiva feeling inspired, but that’s exactly what happened. “I couldn’t believe it, it’s such a counterintuitive response to something like grief,” True Nature Events and Programs Manager Stefani Soychak remarked. Another development she […]

Less than a year after raising the tobacco age in town, Carbondale trustees are considering additional measures. Following a presentation by Pitkin County Tobacco Specialist Risa Turetsky on June 11, Mayor Dan Richardson took an informal poll and found support for at least considering a flavor ban, licensing and / or taxation. “We have an […]

As of Monday, June 10, the Carbondale Board of Adjustment is down a member. Meredith Bullock resigned, effective immediately, in order to remain in the room during a public hearing from which she’d recused herself. Board of Adjustment member Mark Chain, who’d also recused himself from overseeing the appeal of an administrative decision regarding a […]