The Third Annual Imagine Climate event, hosted by Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE), kicks off on March 1 with the completion of three crowdsourced murals decorating Colorado Mountain College (CMC) buildings in Aspen, Carbondale, and Glenwood Springs. CORE created the murals with French artist JR’s Inside Out global art project, incorporating the faces and […]
February 2021
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – February 25, 2021
Distant visitor The Sopris Sun is happy to announce that we have been paired with an intern through the Colorado Press Association. Jackson Braitberg was born in Denver, raised in Orinda, California, and is a senior studying journalism and business at Colorado State University. When taking a break from his studies, Jackson enjoys exploring Colorado […]
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Chisme del Pueblo, 24 de febrero, 2021
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Contratando artistas VOICES está contratando miembros de la comunidad creativa latina para sus presentaciones y exhibiciones de verano en un pequeño espacio móvil de arte y teatro. Si eres un artista interpretativo(a), visual, músico(a), bailarín o bailarina, y vives en el Valle del Roaring Fork (entre Aspen y Parachute), ¡les encantaría […]
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Local arrest stirs controversy
Michael Francisco has lived in Carbondale for 10 years. He grew up in Belize, where his father was a police officer, before moving to Los Angeles (LA) when he was 15. He is currently 54 years old. In Belize, Francisco was not familiar with racial profiling as a law enforcement issue. It was not until […]
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Communities disagree over land use
Overview In its bucolic setting, Missouri Heights rises over 1,000 feet above the valley floor. It’s a place without much noise or light pollution; home to ranches, farms, small residential subdivisions and equestrian facilities. Presently, Garfield County is reviewing plans by Ascendigo Autism Services for a 126-acre recreation/education complex in Missouri Heights and is awaiting […]
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Carbondale Report: February 24, 2021
Carbondale Trustees met on Feb. 23 for their regular meeting. All trustees except Erica Sparhawk were in attendance. The meeting began with a “community hero” award presented by Marty Silverstein to the pharmacy workers at City Market. Trustees then approved a consent agenda including “accounts payable” that amounted to $400,830. Items of considerable expense included […]
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Inventor rides waves of opportunity
It may appear that Chris Karol’s life has taken a circuitous route. Looking closer, you will see that each turn has led to a series of connected pathways. The year 1982 would see the first official snowboard competition, the National Snow Surfing Championships (later known as the U.S. Open Snowboarding Championships), held at Vermont’s Suicide […]
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Storms boost the snowpack to near-normal
Colorado ended last year in an exceptional drought. By Oct. 2020, 22% of Colorado was categorized in “exceptional drought.” This number peaked at almost 28%, where it hovered for much of January. Exceptional drought (D4) is the most severe drought category used by the National Weather Service, and refers to events that occur, on average, […]
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Basalt launches community participation projects
With an eye on the future, Town Council appointed council member Glenn Drummond as the official representative on the soon-to-be-launched Community Vision and Strategy Project Vista (Vista) under the Eagle County Stewardship Team. Drummond is also a volunteer member of the Parks, Open Space and Trails committee. Under the Vista umbrella, Eagle County invited community […]
