Por Eleanor Bennett Traducido por Convey Language Solutions En las comunidades de la zona oeste, los parques de casas móviles ofrecen un lugar más asequible para vivir, pero sus residentes se enfrentan a menudo a problemas con el agua potable. En Colorado, una nueva ley otorga al estado autoridad para analizar la calidad del agua […]
May 2024
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Redstone Plein Air Festival takes flight for a fourth year
The Redstone Plein Air Festival kicks off the summer season in Redstone in mid-June this year. Redstone Historic District has long been regarded as a community that celebrates the arts, according to the Redstone Art Foundation (RAF) website. This year’s festival, spanning six days, will begin June 18 and conclude June 23. The RAF website […]
Posted inLocal Government
GarCo Report: County human service needs on the rise
Steven Kuschner, member of the Elk Springs Home Owners Association, expressed his disapproval during the open public comment period for the proposed Spring Valley Ranch Planned Unit Development (PUD) amendment. He cited roads, the projected 5,703 vehicle trips per day at full build-out and stress on the land, wildlife corridors and aquifer as reasons for […]
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Record number of RFHS graduates earn Seal of Biliteracy
Bilingual education is becoming a bigger focus for Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) students, as evidenced by the largest number ever of graduating seniors to have earned the coveted Seal of Biliteracy. Among the 28 seniors at the Carbondale school who have proven themselves literate in at least two languages — representing 31% of this […]
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Rams baseball bows out in 3A regionals
Two Roaring Fork High School spring sports programs were in action one final time before the end of the school year last weekend. The Rams baseball team advanced to the 3A Regionals as the 27th seed in the 32-team tournament, falling to regional host No. 6 Colorado Academy in Denver on Saturday, May 18 by […]
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RFSD Safe haven policy comes to fruition
A safe haven policy, years in the making, was codified into policy during the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education meeting on May 8. The push for a formal policy intensified in March 2023 when the U.S. Border Patrol had a table at a career expo at Glenwood Springs High School. Their presence […]
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Aspen Psychedelic Symposium returns with two-day event
After a successful inaugural run last year, the Aspen Psychedelic Symposium returns to the Wheeler Opera House on May 31 and June 1. This year’s event sponsors — Aspen Public Radio, the Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center (APRC) and the Healing Advocacy Fund — have expanded the event to two days. Zach Leary, the son of […]
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Thunder River Theatre Company leans into a co-leadership model
At the end of April, Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) announced in its newsletter that it is embracing a new paradigm in its leadership. Following former executive director Sean Jeffries’ departure, Missy Moore and Danielle Taylor-Moxon will now lead the theater-nonprofit in partnership. “I have a lot of faith in those two wonderful women. They’re […]
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Audubon brings on free birding and music this summer
A whole season of guided birdwatching takes flight this spring, brought to you by Roaring Fork Audubon (RFA). On May 20, RFA kicked off a dense schedule of free birding field trips through July, with more to be announced as the summer progresses. RFA, a local chapter of the National Audubon Society, is a volunteer-operated […]
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Carbondale’s gateway gains art
Carbondale Arts, in collaboration with three sculptors and five muralists, will soon debut the makings of the Gateway Public Art Project. This concept has been in motion since December 2020, when a new storage facility was approved along Highway 133 with the caveat it include a public art park. The murals and sculptures will screen […]