All trustees were present at the Aug. 27 regular meeting. The consent agenda was approved, including accounts payable and a special event liquor permit for the Carbondale Clay Center’s Cajun Clay Revival fundraiser, Sept. 14. No persons were present to comment on matters not on the agenda. During general comments from Town Manager Lauren Gister, […]
August 2024
Posted inNonprofits
MANAUS, sunsets this year, looking back on achievements
This spring, social justice nonprofit MANAUS announced that 2024 will be its last. MANAUS, formerly the Manaus Fund, has spent the past two decades piloting community-led and co-designed projects and nonprofits throughout the Roaring Fork Valley.At the end of 2023, MANAUS’s staff, the board of directors and partners convened to discuss the future of the […]
Posted inBusiness
Four wheeling to Crystal Mill can get costly
Four wheeling up to the Crystal Mill near Marble will cost you a few bucks for gas, but getting back down could cost you hundreds or thousands of dollars in towing and/or recovery charges.Author Roger A. Neal has summered in Crystal since the 1950s and wrote a 79-page book that includes the potential trials and […]
Posted inLocal Government
Basalt Report: Midland Streetscape reaches paving milestone
Prior to the meeting, the Basalt Green Team held a brief presentation outlining both its accomplishments in 2024 and the work ahead in 2025. The Green Team’s areas of expertise are fourfold: Improving Basalt’s built environment, tracking climate goals, educating the public on climate-friendly practices and encouraging greener transportation. The past year, the Green Team […]
Posted inFiction
Works in Progress
From pastures to pavement: The saga of Tina the Llama By Just Jim Tina the Llama got her name from the “Napoleon Dynamite” movie, which cast such a llama. The difference, Carbondale’s Tina likes to roam and even socialize on occasion, even when she’s being interrogated by the town’s finest in blue. She quickly reached […]
Posted inLocal Government
Basalt-Willits Connectivity project progresses
The Town of Basalt and the Willits neighborhood are halfway through the second round of community engagement to improve connectivity between historical Basalt and Willits. This process, which started in January of this year, focuses primarily on tangible steps for improving Willits Lane from the Two Rivers Road stoplight on Highway 82 down to the […]
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Spiny one of the water, the Ahuítzotl
Editor’s note: Every week, Sol del Valle’s Rincón de la Creatividad (pages 8-9) features comics, a puzzle, events calendar, news briefs and either a recipe, short interview with a local business or artist or, in this case, a legend from a culture that forms part of the rich tapestry we refer to as “Latin America.” […]
Posted inNews
Local delegates to the Democratic National Convention share their experience
Glenwood Springs residents Nick Isenberg and Jasmin Ramirez were among 87 delegates from Colorado who endorsed the Democratic presidential ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at the 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC), held in Chicago Aug. 19 to 22.The Sopris Sun interviewed the two about their experience representing the Western […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Insane-A-Cycle for saleKeen observers may have noticed the large motorcycle and rider sculpture in front of the Roaring Fork Co-Op on Highway 133 has seemingly hit the road. If you miss seeing it, the good news is, it could be yours! Artist Bill Morrow is auctioning off more than two dozen sculptures of varying sizes […]
Posted inOpinion
Who you gonna trust?
There are more public library buildings in Garfield County (and in the nation) than there are McDonald’s, Starbucks or City Markets.We hold our own with traffic, too. There are the young ones who come to storytimes, the moms who bring them, the local businessmen and women working from laptops and library wifi, the seniors showing […]