Commercial inventoryFollowing last week’s article, “Commercial inventory remains scarce in Carbondale,” Amoré Realty’s Lynn Kirchner and Kathie Jaycox invited The Sopris Sun to view a database tool that hadn’t existed when our counting efforts began in 2017. A quick search revealed five properties available to lease in Carbondale, including a 1,968-square-foot space on West Main […]
July 2024
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Letters – Aug. 1, 2024
DowntownerI took The Downtowner for the first time last Saturday and highly recommend it. It was a totally positive experience. We need to use it or risk the possibility of losing it in December. Let’s all support this free ride! It can also save you from getting a DUI.Tips are accepted!Samantha HayesCarbondale Peace and love […]
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Ps&Qs: Fascist tea parties
“Elon Musk is really doing an incredible job educating the public about how capitalists end up aligning with fascists to maintain their wealth and limit the power of the working classes.” – @maxberger on X Truth. Here’s the thing: If all the rhetoric were true then these billionaires wouldn’t need to sell their souls to […]
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Kids at the fair 2024
The Crystal River Ballet performed a dance based on the classic tale of “The Wizard of Oz” on Saturday morning of Mountain Fair. Due to the impending pool demolition, the Oasis kids’ stage and games area moved to Main Street for a family block party which didn’t quite live up to the shady ditch spot […]
Posted inEnvironment
Increasing wildfire frequency and size have insurance in jeopardy
Another July in the books, and with it, many wildfires. Smoky air weighs not just on our lungs but also on our minds. As wildfire frequency and damage have increased in recent decades, homeowners and renters alike have begun reconsidering how to protect themselves against the possibility of fires starting close to home. As of […]
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Missouri Heights residents debate land use and ‘rural character’
By Keep Missouri Heights Rural This is in response to Amy Hadden Marsh’s article, “Missouri Heights residents fear losing rural Colorado lifestyle.” The article, published July 19, 2024, expressed concerns about the potential impact of a proposed equestrian facility called Twin Acres. The Eagle County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) subsequently denied the Twin Acres […]
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History of Roaring Fork Valley experiential education programs
For families who have lived in the Roaring Fork Valley for multiple generations, experiential education (ex-ed) programs feel like a joyful legacy and a tradition. What those rites of passage look like varies between individuals who have participated in school-based programs compared to private or summer programs, but the skills and confidence gained are consistent. […]
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Works in Progress
Eagle Dreams By Delia Malone I wait and as I wait, I dream Of those days when my chosen one and I would dance in the sky Soaring to the heavens, tumbling to earth. For twenty years we danced to the song of life. Our bond growing stronger with each brood of eaglets that we […]
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Nuevo Mundo-5
Nuevo mundo por Leonardo Occhipinti: Siempre es bueno escuchar a los pájaros… más aún cuando se trata de “Corazón”, emplumado mensajero guardián y guía de nuestro amigo humanito recién llegado a “Nuevo Mundo”. Wari quiere seguir los buenos consejos de Corazón, así que siempre escucha atentamente lo que le dice. iAmulepe! Continuamos… Instagram: @otilajnun
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Montañas, volcanes y ríos del valle de Matatipac: Una leyenda Nayarita
Leyendas bajo la luna Por Daniel Torres En el estado de Nayarit, México, existe una leyenda fantástica y mitológica, un poco al estilo de las cosmogonías griegas, sobre el origen de tres de los accidentes geográficos que definen por excelencia al valle de Matatipac, los cuales son: el río Mololoa, que parte en dos a […]