On April 2, Basalt will elect its next mayor, as well as three new councilors — each for four-year terms. The Sopris Sun sent a short questionnaire to candidates via email. David Knight is the sole mayoral candidate. To view a meet-and-greet hosted by the Basalt Chamber of Commerce and Basalt Regional Library, visit bit.ly/BasaltForum2024 […]
March 2024
Posted inBusiness
Home is where you make it
Three Valley locals are making their way to Glenwood Springs to open a Nepalese restaurant and bring a little bit of home into their hearts and those of the community. Himalayan Cuisine, located at 115 6th Street, opens for business this weekend. Krishna Thapa and Devika Gurung met in their home country of Nepal about […]
Posted inNews
Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Tragedy on 82On Monday, March 18, a serious traffic accident occurred at the bottom of County Road 114 involving two Colorado Mountain College (CMC) residential students. One student sustained several injuries and was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. The other tragically died in the accident. CMC has counseling services available for all […]
Posted inOpinion
Keeping it local — do we?
There’s a plethora of local Facebook posts denigrating Donald Trump. Posts critical of the Supreme Court are also popular, as are posts about a certain congresswoman’s intelligence and passions. There are complaints about our local government too. Carbondale Marketplace and other developments are favorite targets. Unfortunately, relevant decisions about those developments were made 10 or […]
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Letters
Digital coupons discriminate The digital coupons at City Market discriminate against us. If you are … too busy, in a hurry, too late getting home to family, too non-tech savvy, working too hard, too tired — or even worse, old — you probably can’t use digital coupons. But you are hungry and picked up an item […]
Posted inEnvironment
Glen Canyon Rises Tour hits GWS
A sold-out, enthusiastic crowd packed the Glenwood Vaudeville Revue on March 14 to see the Glen Canyon Rises Tour (GCRT), a captivating multimedia presentation on the reemergence of Glen Canyon as Lake Powell recedes. The tour, on the second of four consecutive nights (including also Salt Lake City, Moab and Flagstaff) is the collective effort […]
Posted inNovedades
Chisme del Pueblo
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro Vándalos de Red Hill El consejo de Red Hill, la Oficina de Administración de Tierras (BLM por sus siglas en inglés) y Parques y Recreación de Carbondale reportaron vandalismo ocurrido en el sistema de senderos de Red Hill, dañando un sensor infrarrojo de sendero y desmantelando obras de restauración. De acuerdo […]
Posted inOpiniones
VOICES Radio Hour-Recién Llegados
Extractos del episodio de marzo de VOICES Radio Hour, el cual salió al aire el 8 de marzo de 2024 y presentó historias de tres recién llegados venezolanos. Todos los episodios se pueden encontrar en voicesrfv.org/voices-radio-hour. ARGENIS: Mi nombre es Argenis Márquez. Soy de Venezuela, de El Llano, Portuguesa. Soy llanero. El día a día […]
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Elevando el Futuro-Si la puerta se cierra, entramos por la ventana
“La Administración del Seguro Social no puede confirmar su estatus de ciudadanía”, recuerdo haber leído esas palabras días después de completar la solicitud de FAFSA. En ese momento, como muchos estudiantes de la preparatoria, estaba llena de esperanzas y sueños de continuar con mi educación. En la escuela me dijeron que llenará la solicitud de […]
Posted inNoticias
English in Action se despide de su hogar
Por Bianca Godina El pasado Viernes, 8 de marzo, English in Action se despidió del pequeño edificio que ha sido su hogar y el de muchos inmigrantes en el valle por casi 20 años para darle la bienvenida a su nuevo proyecto: Welcome Home. Welcome Home, o Bienvenido a Casa, es un proyecto que inició […]