As of late, local mobile home communities have increasingly come under pressure as park owners list properties, such as Mountain Valley, Aspen-Basalt and Mountain mobile home parks, for sale. The latter, located in West Glenwood, was recently listed for $4.5 million and the City expeditiously committed $1.5 million from its 2C workforce housing fund to […]
May 2025
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Local bird species at a tipping point
Local birders are issuing a warning call in solidarity with national groups like the National Audubon Society. In March, Cornell University issued its annual “State of the Birds” report. The study adds yearly field data to decades of trend tracking within ecosystems across the United States. Some local species on the radar are recognizable even […]
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Carbondale’s 2nd Street braces for summer construction
On March 25, the Carbondale Board of Trustees (BOT) approved a bid for replacing about 1,000 feet of the sewer main pipe beneath 2nd Street, from Capitol Avenue south to Snowmass Drive. The infrastructure has been noted as “significantly degraded” during annual operations and maintenance work. Excavation Services Inc. was awarded the bid for $1,192,325, […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
GarCo ReportThe Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) met on May 19 to discuss human services, public health, Aspen Glen bald eagle monitoring, water rights and more. During the general public comments section, about 16 members of Mountain Action Indivisible asked the BOCC to endorse a resolution asking Congress to not cut Medicaid funding. […]
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Works in Progress
And There Were Roses By Nancy McAtaveyCarbondale Churchill Downs, The first Saturday in May “This is it,” I thought as I entered the main concourse of the Louisville International Airport. I was ready to cross this item off of my bucket list, ready for “the most exciting two minutes in sports” — The Kentucky Derby’s […]
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Letters – May 22, 2025
Let’s dive inGrowing up in the Roaring Fork Valley, the Carbondale pool was more than just a place to cool off. It was where I learned to swim, to trust my body and to feel strong in the water. Years later, I watched both of my kids take their first strokes in that same pool, […]
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CVEPA Views: Some thoughts about Eugene Grubb, Charles McClure and Casey Piscura
Since the time of initial European settlement, our valley has attracted the attention of some brilliant agrarians. These visionaries are sometimes called “bioneers.” One such man was Eugene Grubb, who in 1912 characterized the Valley’s fertility as follows: “No part of the world is better fitted by nature for growing potatoes than the mountain districts […]
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Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers celebrates 30 years of stewardship
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and after all of this time is just as dedicated to maintaining a culture of stewardship for the benefit of recreational lands in both the Crystal and Roaring Fork valleys. Founded in 1995 by a group of locals — David Hamilton, Kevin O’Brien and Michael […]
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La organización sin fines de lucro en Carbondale, conocida por ser “un segundo hogar” para un creciente número de estudiantes inmigrantes, ha ampliado sus servicios en español.
Cada día, después de la escuela, decenas de estudiantes locales se dirigen al centro Stepping Stones, situado en la autopista 133 en Carbondale. Esta organización sin fines de lucro proporciona programas bilingües gratuitos, incluyendo tutorías, mentorías, actividades al aire libre, terapia de salud mental y apoyo en situaciones de crisis. Estos servicios están dirigidos a […]
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Colorado nombra a sus primeros Coordinadores Comunitarios de Justicia Ambiental
La Comisión de Gestión de Energía y Carbono de Colorado (ECMC, por sus siglas en inglés) ha marcado un precedente al designar a sus primeros Coordinadores Comunitarios de Justicia Ambiental: Steven Arauza, de Rifle, y Yesica Chavez, de Denver. Estas nuevas posiciones fueron establecidas en virtud de una ley estatal recientemente promulgada y de normas […]