Amidst the rhythmic dances of light and shadow, Michael Wisner’s ceramics emerge with captivating intricate designs. His artistic journey, which began with a love of indigenous pottery and geometric patterns, led Wisner to discover nature’s random and imperfect beauty, from paints to clay. Whisperings of positive and negative space will have you in awe over […]
August 2023
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Scuttlebutt / Calendar – Aug. 10, 2023
Home Energy Score The Town of Carbondale is launching a Home Energy Score pilot program, offering 100 free home energy assessments to residents in partnership with Clean Energy Economy for the Region. The home visit takes about one hour and the rating will help residents better understand their house’s energy use and how to save […]
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Reflecting on Sense of Place with Doug Casebeer
Young people are malleable, but every so often they find their forte early on. As was the case with ceramicist Doug Casebeer, who has “been working in pots since ’76 — coming up on nearly 50 years.” Back then, Casebeer was attending a community college north of Kansas City. At the time, he envisioned going […]
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WE-cycle takes off in Carbondale
On Aug. 1, WE-cycle in Carbondale quietly came online. The official launch on Aug. 4 had attendees gathered at the station across from Town Hall where WE-Cycle Co-founder and Executive Director Mirte Mallory delivered a speech, followed by RFTA CEO Dan Blankenship and Mayor Ben Bohmfalk wielding a giant pair of scissors. Blankenship, during his […]
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Crystal River diesel spill causes concern
Update: Read the Town of Carbondale’s official press release, sent at 5:15pm on Aug. 8, here. Around 8pm on Monday, Aug. 7, members of the public noticed a strong odor emanating from near the southern River Valley Ranch bridge over the Crystal River. Less than two weeks before, work had begun in the river as part […]
