Have a craving for asparagus, peas and tender green onions? Seasonal eating just feels right this time of year, and one of the best ways to lean into it is through a CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, program. In a CSA model, customers buy shares of a local farm’s harvest in advance, then receive regular […]
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No Script, No Exit: ‘The Long Conversation’ comes to Carbondale
On Sunday, May 3, two people will walk onto the stage at the Crystal Theatre with no moderator, no set topic, and only one instruction: pick up where the last conversation left off. Then they’ll talk for 30 minutes, step off, and hand it to the next pair. Over 12 hours, that relay will repeat […]
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Bohmfalk reflexiona sobre los últimos cuatro años como alcalde
A las 8 a.m. todos los viernes durante los últimos cuatro años, la barista de larga trayectoria de Bonfire, Lety Gomez, ha colocado un pequeño letrero sobre una mesa redonda en la parte trasera del café, “Reservado — Café con el alcalde”. Y la mayoría de las semanas, a menos que esté fuera de la […]
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Exit interview: Bohmfalk reflects on the past four years as mayor
At 8am every Friday for the past four years, longtime Bonfire barista Lety Gomez has placed a small sign on a round table in the back of the café: “Reserved — Coffee with the Mayor.” And most weeks, unless he’s out of town or dealing with an emergency at home or work, Ben Bohmfalk has […]
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Public has until March 25 to comment on BLM proposal permitting e-bikes on local trails
A proposal from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) could significantly expand where electric mountain bikes are allowed on public trails across the central Colorado River Valley — and the idea is drawing strong reactions from local trail users. At a public meeting in Eagle on March 11, staff from the BLM’s Colorado River Valley […]
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Pedaling for peace
On Saturday, people gathered on bikes around the world to ride in solidarity with each other and honor the life of Alex Pretti. Pretti, the ICU nurse who was killed by federal ICE agents on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was an avid cyclist himself. The idea for a solidarity ride came from the folks […]
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Revel Bikes is leaving Carbondale
When Adam Miller did the Grand Traverse in 2017, the most memorable part of the race wasn’t the 40-mile, middle-of-the-night ski traverse from Crested Butte to Aspen. It was the small town he passed through on the drive back to Crested Butte. Miller had already been thinking about where he wanted to live and grow […]
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Celebrating birthday magic with the big 50
It usually shows up in the dark. By morning, it’s impossible to miss: a pair of giant wooden numbers — just over seven feet tall — propped up in the front lawn, leaning against a deck or tucked into the bushes. Waking up to that scene means only one thing: It’s somebody’s 50th birthday. In […]
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Under the moonlight at Sunlight
Usually, skiers can’t wait for the first turns of the season; lift lines are long and stoke is high. But for a growing number of snow sliders in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, it’s not the downhill that has them chomping at the bit — it’s the climb. Uphill skiing — also known […]
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Racing time
Vaughn Shafer’s birthday parties are legendary. For decades now, on a chilly evening in late January, some 50 people have trekked up to Shafer’s 36-acre property near Lookout Mountain to ride vintage American Flyer sleds down his steep, 2.5-mile long driveway. Before it was sleds, they’d pile into Shafer’s river canoes, using the paddles to […]