Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Conoce tus derechos En asociación con Alpine Legal Services, Colorado Mountain College y Towards Justice, las bibliotecas del condado de Garfield ofrecen una presentación bilingüe en línea acerca de los derechos laborales a las 6:30 p.m. Para inscribirse, visite www.gcpld.org/rights Mascarillas en abundancia Varias instituciones locales, incluyendo el departamento de policía […]
February 2022
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Realmente electrizante: La modernización de la bomba de calor hace que la red cero sea alcanzable
Traducción por Dolores Duarte “Bombas de calor, bombas de calor, esa es la clave”, declara Marty Treadway, director de programas de la oficina comunitaria para la eficiencia de los recursos (CORE). Este es el tipo de respuesta categórica que da a los propietarios de viviendas que preguntan qué equipos pueden instalarse para reducir las facturas […]
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‘Don’t make Carbondale too pretty’
Comparing feedback from Spanish and English engagement meetings, Carbondale Planning Director Janet Buck was amused to find among the common sentiments, “Don’t make Carbondale too pretty!” That input is just a small sample of thousands of comments received over the course of seven months toward a draft Comprehensive Plan Update, now available for public review. […]
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RFSD board begins new superintendent search
The business of finding a replacement for departing Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Superintendent Rob Stein began last week with two RFSD Board of Education meetings — a regularly-scheduled meeting on Jan. 26 and a special meeting on Jan. 28. In both meetings, steps were discussed and agreed upon to begin the process of hiring […]
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Local residents displaced amid housing crisis
Longtime resident Jimmy D’Annibale is faced with leaving his home of nearly a decade. He is one of several tenants at the Thunder River Lodge Apartments in Carbondale whose leases will not be renewed by their landlord, Aspen Ski Company (ASC). The apartments currently provide an affordable living option nestled between Honey Butter and Garcia’s […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar, Feb. 3, 2022
Masks galore Many local institutions, including fire and police departments, along with all local libraries, are partnering with the state of Colorado to distribute free KN95 masks to the public. There is a limit of five masks per person, per month. For the full list of participating organizations, visit https://covid19.colorado.gov/freemasks Musician housing The Aspen Music […]
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Light the Night with Love illuminates community
Pave the way for love! The second annual Light the Night with Love (LNL) is happening Feb. 11 and 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a new route that begins at Town Hall, weaves through True Nature Healing Arts, and ends at the Carbondale Clay Center. Co-hosted by the Carbondale Creative District and KDNK, […]
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Aspen Strong offers much-needed ‘Time to Talk’
Aspen Strong’s mental health peer support group, “Time to Talk,” began in December 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by “providing people with a space to come, connect and talk about whatever they’re going through. To find a space where they could share their stories openly and find the resources that they needed,” explained […]
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Letters – Feb. 3, 2022
Comp Plan update The town of Carbondale hired a consulting firm to review our 2013 Comprehensive Plan. Every town is required by the state of Colorado to have a “Comp Plan.” A town’s Comp Plan states the goals of the community in terms of how things look, where things are, and what “quality of life” […]
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Bowling with Betty White
Now that I’m in my 50s, I kinda thought I would have my life figured out. It may have been all those sitcoms I watched as a kid. I thought I would have at least received a copy of my permanent record by now… but all I’ve come to realize is that life is mysteriously […]