Los votantes normalmente no dudan en imponer impuestos a “los otros”. En Colorado es común que los votantes aprueben impuestos a los turistas, especialmente en los pueblos de montaña. Así fue el caso el martes por la noche en Basalt, Mountain Village, y los condados de Eagle, Gilpin, Ouray y Routt, donde los votantes aprobaron […]
November 2025
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Muere loba en el suroeste de Colorado; es el sexto ejemplar canadiense fallecido este año
Otra loba liberada en Colorado en enero murió, según informaron el viernes por la mañana funcionarios de Parques y Vida Silvestre, quienes ofrecieron pocos detalles sobre una alerta de mortalidad recibida el 30 de octubre. La loba, que llevaba el collar número 2506, fue uno de los 15 lobos grises trasladados desde Columbia Británica y […]
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Ute traditions inform water conservation in the Shining Mountains
“If we take care of that water, we know that water is going to take care of us,” stated Lorelei Cloud, who has spent a lifetime advocating for water conservation and access. Cloud, a former vice chairman of the Southern Ute tribe, was also the first tribal member on record to serve on the Colorado […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
One last dance
The annual November First Friday Día de los Muertos celebration in Carbondale was a night to remember — the dead, of course. But it also served as a moment to reflect on the significant part Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s Baile Folklórico program has played for the past many years, breathing life and authenticity into the […]
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A ray of el Sol: Embellishing the world
Job Daniel Figueroa Zamarripa is from Chihuahua, Mexico, and has been living in the Valley for four years. He currently works as a photographer, tattoo artist and muralist. Job has been immersed in art since a young age, beginning his artistic journey in middle school. His love for art started with music and the visual […]
Posted inNonprofits
Staying Sustainable
It’s official! Sustainable Settings is off the market. The 244-acre biodynamic ranch nonprofit was listed back in April of 2022 for over $24 million with the price increasing weekly. It topped out at $33,333,333.33 and is now deemed “priceless.” According to co-founder Brooke LeVan, the sale was always a publicity stunt. When we think of […]
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Carbondale Building Department hires new plans examiner, hopes to rebuild trust
Processing and issuing building permits is a core function of municipal government, ensuring new and remodeled structures are safe and code-compliant. But a mixture of staffing impacts, a new code and bandwidth issues have resulted in the Town of Carbondale earning a reputation of exceptional delays that have caused tangible financial impacts to local entrepreneurs. […]
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Money Juice: Should someone be managing your money?
The short answer is “yes.” The medium answer is “maybe not.” The long answer is “yes.” You want someone in the practice of managing money managing your money. If that’s not you, hire someone excellent that makes you feel powerful and doesn’t talk to you like they went to Yale and you went to community […]
Posted inOpinion
Election reflections (among other musings)
On the first Monday of November – Election Day eve – my father would have turned 100. Election Day frequently fell on his birthday over his almost 87 years. He took voting very seriously, as did my mother (who would have been 99 in August), and they instilled in my sister and me a deep […]
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Pink to Black returns even bigger and better
On Nov. 22, the immersive live experience Pink to Black, a collaborative project between Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) and El Dorado, returns and is sure to get the audience moving to the sounds of electronic music, with Heady Hooligan opening for Magic Beans on TRTC’s black box stage. On down the line, Pink to […]