Traducción por Dolores Duarte La disponibilidad y acceso a la vivienda se vio afectada por la pandemia. Mientras los inquilinos se esforzaban por pagar sus alquileres, los propietarios no podían pagar sus hipotecas, creando así un vacío en el mercado de la vivienda. Compañías más ricas llenaron el vacío y, en este valle pintoresco, los […]
June 2021
Plan de Carbondale en actualización
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Carbondale, como el resto del mundo, está cambiando rápidamente. A medida que la ciudad crece y se adapta, al gobierno local le corresponde guiar el desarrollo de una manera que en general sea benéfica y apegada a las características y la historia del lugar. En el 2013, la ciudad adoptó un […]
Chisme del Pueblo – 24 de junio, 2021
Traducción Por Jacqueline Castro El caso de Francisco Toda comunidad es invitada a un foro con respecto al caso de Michael Franciso el martes 29 de junio a las 7 p.m. en el anfiteatro al aire libre detrás de la iglesia The Orchard en Carbondale. Miembros de la junta directiva, incluyendo alcalde Dan Richardson, además […]
Identidad y Libertad: Solo el comienzo
To read in English, click here. Este viernes, día 25 de junio, se finaliza la exhibición, Identidad y Libertad en la galería R2, en The Launchpad. Para aquellos que pudieron asistir a la apertura de la exhibición, dos de los artistas, Tony Ortega y Armando Silva, estuvieron presentes y dieron una breve introducción a su […]
More than just a paper
Two years ago this week I joined The Sopris Sun staff as a part-time ad salesman. When I started, I was in the midst of the darkest days of my life. In the months leading up to my hiring, I was having seizures among other issues. The mental anguish I was experiencing would force me […]
Everyone gets a say on Ascendigo Ranch
This week’s Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting lasted three days – a bit above average. Ascendigo Autism Services persists toward its goal to build the Ascendigo Ranch on Missouri Heights northeast of Carbondale. Keep Missouri Heights Rural (KMHR), an interest group created in opposition to constructing the ranch in the proposed location, has […]
Colorado coalition aims to protect bears
One can imagine that for a hungry bear, emerging from hibernation or preparing to sleep for the winter, the temptations of civilization are difficult to resist. With human populations burgeoning in the West, urban sprawl encroaches increasingly into bear country, resulting in more frequent interactions. A recent study by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) suggests […]
Prepared and on high alert
Fires break out, one after the other, and Coloradans know from the smoke in the air before hearing the news. The ongoing drought has deepened into what’s now the tenth driest year in the past 127, according to the National Integrated Drought Information System (drought.org). Already, wildfires are appearing throughout the western United States and […]
Scuttlebutt / Calendar – June 24, 2021
Delta variant Garfield County Public Health, together with Grand River Health and Valley View, hosted a press conference on July 22 to discuss trends that prompted the county to move back to “yellow” on the COVID dial. In summary, areas with lower vaccination rates are seeing higher rates of cases requiring hospitalization. Colorado currently has […]
Letters – June 24, 2021
Share the road! Did you know that Carbondale is recognized as a “Gold Standard Bike Friendly Community” by the League of American Bicyclists? In an effort to promote peaceful and safe coexistence among bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists, the Carbondale Bike Pedestrian Trails Commission would like to remind cyclists that: “A bicyclist in Colorado has all […]
