This Saturday, Oct. 25, the Third Street Center in Carbondale will host a special concert by local musicians. In “The Power of the Seed,” singer-songwriters and longtime locals Jan Garrett and JD Martin, together with Marcy Baruch, aim to plant ideas and sow community. The concert is co-sponsored by The Center for Human Flourishing. Garrett […]
October 2025
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RFPLWF unites common interests
In late spring and early summer, signs began appearing at many outdoor access points throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. These notices included reminders to recreate responsibly alongside information about reduced public lands funding and ways to steward outdoor spaces. These signs are just one aspect of work being done by a new local coalition: the […]
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Letters – Oct. 23, 2025
Re: No KingsI was impressed by the “No Kings” crowd last Saturday. Unlike last June in Sayre Park, not one person gave me a middle-digit salute, though I was wearing my “not fit for print” t-shirt. Thank you, peaceful protesters! It seemed many if not most of the crowd seemed to be older folks, older […]
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Breast cancer and the trapeze of self-empowerment
How a people-pleaser became a Tough Twinkie Guest opinion by Shea Courtney October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I’d like to honor the recovering people-pleasers — like myself, who apologize to furniture after bumping into it (only after swearing for stubbing a toe). The statistic still stuns me: 1 in 8 women in the […]
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Curated Calendar – Oct. 23 to Nov. 2, 2025
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 NEW MOON HEALINGTrue Nature welcomes back Jenutza Falco for an evening of “guided meditation, channeled messages from spirit, a moderated share circle and Reiki energy healing for all” from 3:30 to 6pm. Tickets at www.truenaturehealingarts.com WRITING WORKSHOPLocal writers are invited to write, reflect and grow with others at the Glenwood Springs Library […]
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Scuttlebutt
Bridging Bionics birthdayOn Oct. 15, the Bridging Bionics Foundation celebrated 10 years of helping people walk again who’d lost the ability due to neurological impairments. Within that decade, according to The Aspen Times, the organization has gifted more than 23,300 physical therapy sessions and continues to offer 300 monthly. It serves an average of 77 […]
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RFV rises on No Kings Day
Upwards of 4,000 protestors gathered beneath the Grand Avenue Bridge in Glenwood Springs on Saturday, Oct. 18. As part of a national No Kings day of action, many wore yellow and others donned playful Halloween costumes. More than 2,500 No Kings events took place throughout the United States and it’s estimated that at least 5 […]
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Reclamando tu atención: Menos consumo, más creación.
Lo peor de tener una columna de arte no es convencer a los demás de la importancia de la creatividad, sino seguir convencida yo misma, especialmente cuando cada columna se siente como un grito al vacío. ¿Cuál es el impacto de lo que escribo o hago en el mundo? Esta pregunta se intensifica cuando te […]
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Lo que comen los niños hoy impacta su salud actual y futura
En los últimos años, la obesidad infantil ha aumentado en Estados Unidos y en muchos otros países, impulsada por la exportación de una dieta poco saludable. Los expertos advierten que esta podría ser la primera generación de niños que no vivirá más que sus padres. La diabetes tipo 2, antes conocida como “diabetes del adulto”, […]
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Oportunidades en Colorado: convocatorias culturales, apoyo económico y eventos comunitarios
Descubre las últimas oportunidades en Colorado: el llamado para el próximo poeta laureado estatal, el desfile de moda de Carbondale Arts, alivio fiscal para familias de bajos ingresos, y mucho más. Noticias breves que conectan a la comunidad con cultura, arte y apoyo local. Buscando poetasColorado Humanities está en busca del próximo poeta laureado del […]