Mindy Arbuckle came to the Roaring Fork Valley shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic caused the world to pause temporarily. She has spent her time here falling in love with the grounded, expansive and communal nature of the locals. Having cultivated a community within the Valley through her yoga classes at True Nature Healing Arts, as […]
November 2025
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As winter hits Carbondale, residents stoke their fireplaces
Cathy Britt sliced apples on her kitchen counter and looked at an ironcast wood stove in an adjoining living room. It’s a Norwegian-made Jotul. The kind with a nostalgic swinging door and a black stove pipe. “We can’t imagine not having it,” she said. “It’s just so part of the house.” Cathy, a former Carbondale […]
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Sunlight gets a face-lift(s)
The rain came in troves Sunday night in Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, which, hopefully, is a tell of a powder season ahead at Sunlight Mountain Resort. In any case, the local ski hill has finished replacing two lifts, of the three total there, ahead of its anticipated opening day on Dec. 12. Avid skier Blake […]
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Curated Calendar – Nov. 20 to Nov. 29
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUBThe Third Thursday Book Club discusses “James” by Everett Percival at the Carbondale Library from 2 to 3:30pm. INTRO TO SOURDOUGHLearn the basics of bread making, and then take home a sourdough starter, at Rock Bottom Ranch from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Register at www.aspennature.org ‘ORNADA’Sunlight Mountain Resort screens the […]
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Scuttlebutt
Reader surveyThe Sopris Sun and Sol del Valle are asking readers, and yet-to-be readers, to take a few minutes to complete an online multiple-choice survey to help the papers gauge community engagement. Thank you for chiming in! Find the survey at www.tinyurl.com/SoprisSolsurvey Kindergarten age entryRoaring Fork School District announced that beginning next school year, incoming […]
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Letters – Nov. 20, 2025
Re: Harvest Roaring ForkKudos to Jon Waterman and The Sopris Sun for front page coverage of the proposed Harvest Roaring Fork development. Excellent reporting. Thank you Delia Malone for speaking so candidly about the decimation of wildlife and the ecosystem that is reemerging from an earlier hopeful developer. This area is one of the last […]
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Mature Content: A liberal’s hopeful lament
In the mid-1970s I worked for a welfare director named Dave Kelly. Lumber was the regional economic driver and our county’s biggest employer. With mill workers on a prolonged strike, many families applied for food stamps. Dave told his staff that income was the only eligibility criterion and instructed them to grant all income-eligible families. […]
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Making a mark: 10 years of Cosecha Textiles
At Cosecha Textiles, the rhythmic whirl of sewing machines and steady ding of tack hammers and mallets creates a symphony of sound that sparks inspiration. It is here cherished heirlooms are restored and revived as beginner and experienced sewists gather to create their own timeless pieces. Amidst the workroom’s laughter and artistry, Cosecha founder and […]
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Coming out, coming home
The first secret I ever kept was who I loved. It was also, in the end, one of my greatest gifts — the first step toward living my authentic life. I grew up in Green Mountain, a quiet part of Lakewood that rolls into the foothills west of Denver. On the surface, everything looked ordinary: […]
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Viendo a color
Este mes, VOICES Radio Hour habló con miembros LGBTQ+ de nuestra comunidad sobre sus historias de “salir del clóset”, los momentos en que dieron el salto y abrazaron su yo auténtico. Desde experiencias personales hasta reacciones familiares y desafíos sociales, cada historia es única… como todos nosotros. Sintoniza KDNK el viernes 14 de noviembre a […]