October 2019

In school students learn that what makes America unique is that it is a melting pot of many cultures. This sentiment can be compromised in the “real” world, and when it comes to the Latino and Anglo populations in the Roaring Fork Valley the notion is put to the test. According to the most recent […]

You may have forgotten about the Panama Papers (much less the Paradise Papers), but Briana Boland hasn’t — and she’s making sure others remember as well. The Marble native is proof that growing up in a small town doesn’t prevent you from getting involved in the world, having just completed her International Studies degree at […]

Five seats are up for election — two contested — on the Nov. 5 ballot for the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Board of Trustees. Each term of office is for four years except for Trustee  District 7 which is two years. Also on the ballot will be whether to annex the Salida School District in […]

Three of the five Roaring Fork Schools Board of Education seats are up for election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The school district, which encompasses Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt, is divided into five director districts. Candidates must reside in that sub-district, but the whole  RFSD electorate votes on each seat. Three candidates are on the […]

For the second time in as many years, the Garfield County Public Library District is on the November ballot. Last year’s ballot question 6A asked that the district be allowed to keep all of the revenue it received from sales taxes, which would include the money above the mandatory limit set by the state’s Taxpayer […]

If you are around horses a lot and you notice drooling or blisters on the mouth, be alert and contact your vet. A nasty equine virus, vesicular stomatitis (VSV), is going around the Valley. Although less than a dozen animals here have been involved so far, it is worthwhile to pay attention. Generally, biting flies […]

Steve Avery had his nose, three teeth, upper lip and part of his palate removed in addition to a lymph node dissection, chemotherapy and radiation as part of a cancer treatment that turned out to be only the beginning. After complication after complication and in advance of a heart valve repair, his insurance company notified […]

Get out your fancy western duds and hightail it over to The Launchpad, 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, for Art Heist 2019. Here’s the deal, and there will be a lot of deals. Participants will have a chance to steal great artwork right off the walls of the R2 Gallery. But, you can’t trust your […]

A new Carbondale restaurant, Patina Bar and Grille, is hitting the food scene with an “approachable but fun” menu inspired by home cooking and captivating taste profiles. Patina is reinventing the space once occupied by “The Pig” next to Sopris Liquor & Wine along Highway 133 past the roundabout. Owner Jessica Hale purchased the property […]