This week, Basalt Town Council convened for a very busy night, unable to come to a conclusion on a possible regulatory fee which would cost short-term rental (STR) owners $2,532 per bedroom per year on their rental properties. For background, the Town of Basalt currently only requires STR owners to pay for a sales tax […]
April 2025
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Choosing sobriety
This month on VOICES Radio Hour — Friday, April 11 at 6pm on KDNK — we hear from women in the Roaring Fork Valley, including Allison Alexander, who are living life sober, and learn what makes that journey a challenge, as well as a joy. On a recent midwestern trip home, my aunt gave me […]
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RFV filmmakers create a Christmas-themed rom-com
Graham Northrup and Laurie Clemens Maier of Northrup Studios recently wrapped shooting for a feature film, “Aspen Christmas Conspiracy,” a rom-com set in Aspen which tells the story of an idealistic social worker and a cut-throat prosecutor who by many mishaps and touches of mystery fall in love. They hope to release the film to […]
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Aspen Writers Network strengthens voices of Valley creatives
Editor’s note: Annalise Grueter is a member of Aspen Writers Network. The third Thursday evening of each month, Carbondale’s Bonfire Coffee bustles with activity. Two to three dozen people mingle, sipping seltzer and wine, grazing from charcuterie boards and eagerly chatting about a shared interest: writing. The Aspen Writers’ Network (AWN) is a creative coalition […]
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Money Juice: Stop budgeting; start reminiscing
There was a show on television in the 1950s called “This Is Your Life.” In black and white, celebrities would be lured into a classic Burbank, California NBC studio and surprised with delightful accounts of their lives. People would share stories, photos, and videos and the darling subject would be swept off their feet with […]
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Let’s Talk Business: Empowering Latino entrepreneurs through education and connection
By Tara Harman This column originated from Sol del Valle and has been translated for English readers. In celebration of Diversity Month, the Glenwood Springs Chamber and FirstBank are excited to host Hablemos de Negocios/Let’s Talk Business, an annual bilingual event designed to empower and support local Latino entrepreneurs. This year’s event will take place […]
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Works in Progress
Speak UpBy Samuel Adams Jr., a.k.a. Clay Boland Jr.Carbondale Speak up nowBefore it’s too late.Defend the nation you loveFrom the forces of hate. It’s 1776 againAnd time to mendThe rights that our ancestorsFought valiantly to defend. We ChooseBy Nancy Bo Flood My friend chose this day todieThis week of spring equinoxat noon. In the groceryI […]
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Letters – April 10, 2025
Peaceful protestWhat a great turnout at the Resist protest in Glenwood Springs on Saturday. There were hundreds of folks across Grand Avenue from me where my two signs were the only conservative opinions amongst a forest of southpaw sentiment. Yet the party of joy and inclusion was heart warmingly kind to me. I’ve never ever […]
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“Nuestros adolescentes nos necesitan”: Una madre local crea concientización sobre el fentanilo y fomenta las salidas creativas tras perder a su hija
Cath Adams, residente de El Jebel, está creando conciencia en las escuelas y otros lugares sobre la droga opioide sintética después de perder a su hija de 21 años por una sobredosis accidental en 2020.
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Nuevo servicio de viajes por pedido iniciará en Glenwood Springs este mayo
Una nueva forma de desplazarse por Glenwood Springs iniciará este verano.