Gavin Dahl, KDNK station manager, has been a familiar voice for listeners across the western slope for over four years, but on June 30, he will be signing off KDNK radio to shift the dial towards fatherhood. “My wife and I are moving to Montrose,” Dahl said. “This is really about me spending more time […]
May 2020
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Why the allure of fly fishing?
It’s spring in the Roaring Fork Valley. For people who love to fish, that means gearing up for the sport, while waiting for snowmelt runoffs to move from being fast and furious — and muddy — to easy running, clear rivers. But, what is it about fly fishing that hooks so many people and, hopefully, […]
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Let’s race towards each other
A few weeks ago I asked to take a step back from COVID-19 writing. As I’m sure you can imagine, every article that I’ve written since the start of March has had an element of the pandemic woven into it — understandably so. For months, COVID-19 has been at the forefront of our minds; from […]
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Just Mutt: Tiny — a big-hearted woman
DEAR HEART. TINY YOUNG. She pastored the Pentecostal Holiness Church right here in Carbondale. It was a simple concrete block structure painted white with an A-frame roof. No elegance or grandeur; nothing formidable about it. Actually, it was a welcoming place with an old-fashioned black-letter sign simply announcing the “Pentecostal Holiness Church.” Made you wonder […]
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Basalt approves emergency plans to help local businesses
There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for Basalt businesses. By a unanimous vote, Basalt Town Council approved two ordinances designed to boost the financial picture for struggling retail operations. First, the council amended its Local Disaster Emergency Declaration to permit applications for temporary modifications to expand the premises of restaurants […]
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Town offers outdoor space to restaurants
A block of Main Street will be subject to one-way traffic and weekly full closures after Carbondale trustees empowered staff to hammer out a specific plan for dining deeper in the right of way. The idea is to use the margins of Main for extra seating in restaurants struggling with requirements to reduce density by […]
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To the class of 2020: I hope we are not forgotten
After four years, last Friday I graduated from Colorado Mountain College with my A.A.S. in professional photography. It has been a long journey starting with taking night classes while still teaching elementary school fulltime and ending with one final Zoom critique at my kitchen table. I can’t shake the feeling of déjà vu. I graduated […]
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Expect the unexpected with Bonedale Tattoo
Perfectly placed within an underground hillside, it is easy to be swept away from the outside world at Bonedale Tattoo’s new studio space located at 818 Industry Pl. Flanked by massive boulders and encircled with an impressive steel culvert, the studio’s entrance gives off the impression of an underground lair; however once inside your senses […]
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No longer silence at the libraries
The libraries were among the first public facilities to reopen this month, and patrons are learning to operate within some substantial limitations. “We feel comfortable with all of the different precautions that are in place, not just for patrons but also for staff,” noted Carbondale Branch Librarian Lacy Dunlavy, “It’s not about what we can’t […]
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Town seeks input on possible new swimming pool
The town isn’t exactly jumping into the deep end to build a new swimming pool, but it is sticking a toe in the shallow part. As a first step, Carbondale residents are being asked to take a public survey to help town officials decide what amenities they’d like to see in a new pool. The […]