Odd ConnectionBy Deborah Holt WilliamsGlenwood Springs This poem is based on an actual event. One fine day in Monterey Baythe aquarium workers said “Whoa!”The giant Pacific octopusate lunch and then needed to go. Now animals vary in how they excrete.Wombat poop is a cube!But octopi roll with a tiny hole in their siphon, their mantle’s short […]
January 2024
Posted inLetters
Letters to the Editor – Feb. 1, 2024
Traffic at 27thConcerning Glenwood’s 27th Street construction traffic snarls, I think I’ve figured out why up-valley and down-valley traffic is often reduced to one lane — meaning right-lane motorists must “zipper” their way into the left lane. Here is what I think happens.Every morning, the construction supervisor comes out to 27th Street and makes one […]
Posted inSports
Pickleball: A social phenomenon
Over the past few years, pickleball has been on the rise across the country with more people learning, playing and talking about the sport. According to Trevor Cannon, the president of the Roaring Fork Pickleball Association (RFPA) — a local group that has seen a 500% growth in membership since 2014 — Carbondale is no […]
Posted inEnvironment
Climate film series provides opportunity to learn and take action
A local activist group confronting climate change, 350 Roaring Fork, invites members of the community to attend its Winter Film Series, designed to educate and facilitate conversation and action. The series kicked off on Jan. 11 at the Carbondale Library with the movie “Bidder 70,” and is scheduled to run through March 27 when the […]
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Boot Tan Fest: A celebration of women, freedom and winter sports at Sunlight
The fourth annual Boot Tan Fest will, for the first time, be held at Sunlight Mountain Resort outside of Glenwood Springs on March 29 and 30. Jenny Verrochi, founder of the event, said this is the first year with Sunlight as the venue and shared, “They are a wonderful partner. They’re truly letting us have […]
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Roaring Fork basketball teams prep for second round of 3A league matchups
The Roaring Fork High School basketball teams both find themselves in the thick of the 3A Western Slope League race halfway through the conference schedule after the latest round of action. With the last three games on the road, the Roaring Fork girls scored an important win, 64-43, at Gunnison on Saturday, following a close […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Art at FirstBank — in conversation with local artists
Local artists Mila Rossi and Kazumichi Nakahara’s artwork is on display and available for purchase at Carbondale’s FirstBank location, in collaboration with Carbondale Arts. This installation opened on Oct. 3, 2023, and will run until the last week of March 2024. Carbondale Arts began collaborating with FirstBank in the fall of 2019 to provide additional […]
Posted inLocal Government
Basalt Report: Emma Road development shifts plan towards affordable, local housing
Prior to the regular meeting, Council held a public work session for the preliminary planning of a new campus for Basalt’s Police Department and Public Works.During the regular meeting, all seats were occupied, primarily by citizens looking to share their opinions on the Black Mountain housing project, while many others resorted to standing. Even beyond […]
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Chisme del Pueblo
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Fondos de CORECommunity Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE por sus siglas en inglés) está financiando hasta $200,000 para proyectos de construcción que reducirán las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en el condado de Pitkin y la parte de Roaring Fork Valley del condado de Eagle. En el 2023, CORE premió […]
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Criticás: Debajo del árbol de mi abuela
Debajo del árbol de mi abuela, se encuentran las raíces de un duraznero que de alguna manera logró a crecer alto y resistente en el aire frío de las montañas de Colorado.Una vez, cuando mi abuela y yo estábamos hablando bajo su árbol de durazno sobre todas las frutas que ha dado desde que lo […]