On Tuesday night, Basalt Town Council’s meeting was relatively brief, mostly taken up by presentations concerning the improvement of public property downtown. To begin, Jami Hayes, executive director of YouthZone, presented an update to the council. YouthZone provides positive growth opportunities for teens on the Western Slope, helping on average 282 youths in Garfield County […]
January 2023
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Jan. 12, 2023
Thompson Divide The Thompson Divide Coalition recommends that public comments on the Administrative Mineral Withdrawal, precluding new mining or drilling activities in the Thompson Divide for 20 years, be submitted by Jan. 13, given the Jan. 16 deadline falls on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday. Find details at www.thompsondivide.org Senator Perry Will […]
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Carbondale Report: Chacos Park dedicated in memory of Chris and Terry
Carbondale’s Board of Town Trustees returned from the holidays with full attendance and freshened appearances. The meeting fell on trustee Erica Sparhawk’s birthday, which she took in stride despite the absence of cake. It was another momentous meeting, with progress made on community housing, the aquatic facility, 2023 events and, perhaps most notably, the dedication […]
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A new year, a fresh Salon
The award-winning “Salon” performance series is returning to The Launchpad in Carbondale on Jan. 28. The concept was founded in Philadelphia by composer Andrea Clearfield in 1986 and was brought to Aspen by Andrea Clearfield and Michele Kiley. It has celebrated over five years with co-curator/host Alya Howe who has been involved with performance arts […]
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Letters – Jan. 12, 2023
From the Shipmans… We are writing to thank all of those in the community who have supported us after our house burned to the ground the day before Thanksgiving. The outpouring of love and practical help has been amazing and we feel so very grateful to all of our friends, family, neighbors and the Roaring […]
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Branching Out: What is it with winter?
All the other other seasons are linked together by bearable, warmer temperatures, tethered to things that are “alive.” We play, we gather, we grow. Days are longer, more sensual. Winter is different, almost separate, in a way. It’s here, truly, and I don’t hate it. The white stuff is sticking around, “cleaning” things up and […]
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Third Street Center gets a boost
Martín Bonzi works for Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), a nonprofit with offices at the Third Street Center. He also drives an electric vehicle (EV), which is appropriate given his role proselytizing EV adoption in 14 northwestern Colorado counties as CLEER’s transportation program manager. As such, Bonzi was delighted to see come to […]
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Local film editor tells David versus Goliath story
An upcoming feature-length documentary, “Stolen Dough”, looks at the origins of Pizza Hut’s stuffed crust pizza and the $1 billion patent infringement suit brought against them. The film is the seventh filmmaking collaboration for director Stefano Da Frè and Carbondale resident and Emmy-Award-winning editor Krysia Carter-Giez. The lawsuit is the largest patent infringement case in […]
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Looking forward with Defiende Nuestra Tierra in 2023
2023 is an important milestone for the Defiende Nuestra Tierra program at Wilderness Workshop (WW) — we’ll be marking our five-year anniversary! If you’re not familiar, Defiende Nuestra Tierra (which means “Defend our Land” in Spanish) was created by WW in 2018 out of a recognition that, to date, the Workshop had failed to engage […]