Carbondale is in the midst of a rather significant development boom along Highway 133 and in sections of the Town core, some of which has been in the Town’s developmental-review pipeline for a couple of years. According to Town documents and officials, Carbondale in the coming year or two can expect to see more than […]
November 2020
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Basalt booming with new developments
The midvalley is bursting at its seams with a variety of commercial and residential construction projects now underway. Tree Farm The controversial Tree Farm Planned Unit Development (PUD), which was approved by Eagle County in 2017, is still stuck in the appeals process with the Save Mid-Valley citizens group taking their opposition to the Colorado […]
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What happens if the Pitkin County landfill closes?
About half of Carbondale’s trash is hauled to the Pitkin County landfill, according to the Town’s hauler, Mountain Waste. The rest goes to Glenwood Springs’ South Canyon landfill. The Pitkin County landfill, if no changes are made, could close in three years, but a modest expansion is likely to be approved that would add seven […]
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Bunker home is a rarity in the Valley
Have a need to get away from it all? There’s a property in Missouri Heights on the market that might spark a buyer’s interest. In a few short words, this home, located on a 35-acre property, boasts an area 25 feet underground. The bunker, as it’s called, can only be accessed by two entrances, one […]
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Our Town: Geekspeak co-host is here to help
Matt McBrayer is the owner, and the sole technician at Roaring Fork Help Desk, Inc., which he established on March 14th (a.k.a.“Pi Day”) , 2015. The business motto is “Your End-to-End Technology Experts,” and based on Matt’s description of his day-to-day work activities, his personal interests, and his growing family, he is living a full […]
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New ways of doing things in the arts
I have been fortunate enough to perform music in the Roaring Fork Valley for close to 30 years, and there have always been private parties, community celebrations, and nightclubs that have provided entertainment for their guests. However, things have changed. The band I currently work with has only performed a single live show this month, […]
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Obituary: Wesley Pate Horner
April 29, 1925 – Oct. 27, 2020 Wes Horner passed away in Bozeman, Montana on October 27. He was 95. Wes grew up in Roanoke in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and spent his summers on the family cotton farm in Georgia. After overcoming polio as a child, he lived by the motto, “When […]
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Branching Out: Artemis outdoors club for girls
After I write this, I’ll be guiding five fourth and fifth grade girls in fresh snow. On walkabout, we’ll focus not on the cold, but the stories we encounter in whiteness, letting the natural world fill and propel us for an afternoon. Binoculars will fuel curiosity. How does puffing up feathers warm a bird? Do […]
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The three most important things
It dawned on me the day after my youngest son had his first day of in-person school a couple weeks ago that he had just experienced his first day of high school! What a significant milestone. Now we have two boys in high school, which gives me a sense of urgency to capitalize on any […]