Flanked by a full Marble Board of Trustees, Mayor Ryan Vinciguerra extended a warm welcome to all who had turned out for the initial mixed use zoning public hearing on Thursday, June 4. The proposed amendment of the town’s zoning code endeavors to extend mixed use (business and residential) zoning rights to all properties in […]
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‘Make every stitch sing’
The Crystal Theatre will be screening “Idiotka” in June. Margarita (Anna Baryshnikov) is a 20-something Russian-American who lives in an apartment in West Hollywood — “not the fancy part, the Russian part” — together with her grandmother Gita, father Samuel, and brother Nerses. They are a disparate bunch; Samuel (Mark Ivanir), a doctor recently released […]
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Marble Report: Gunnison County Commissioners come to town
It was standing room only in the Marble Community Church Fellowship Hall for the Gunnison County Commissioners visit on May 21. Laura Puckett Daniels, Liz Smith and Jonathan Houck had made the long trip from the County Seat accompanied by Assistant County Managers Martin Schmidt (Public Works) and April Kroner (Community Development). Wasting no time, […]
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Marble Report: Zoning headaches persist
The May 7 meeting of the Town of Marble’s Board of Trustees was arelatively humdrum affair. With only two weeks to go before Memorial day, the town has been bustling with activity in preparation for the seasonal invasion of hordes of tourists. This notwithstanding, a full board turned out to tackle the somewhat light agenda. […]
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Marble Report: Wildfire concerns laid bare, mixed-use zoning debate continues
Residents of the Roaring Fork and Crystal River valleys seeking solace from wildfire-related jitters would have come away disappointed from April’s meeting of the Town of Marble’s Board of Trustees. The key invitee was Rob Goodwin, chief of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District (CRFPD), without doubt one of the busiest people in the […]
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‘I don’t want to survive; I want to live’
‘Wall-E’ movie Review Editor’s note: Spoilers lie ahead, but this review is well worth the read and has already resulted in the editor wanting to finally see the film. Winner of the 2009 Oscar for best animated picture, “Wall-E” (2008) was a hugely successful collaboration between Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. Set in the distant […]
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Marble Report: Treasure Mountain Ranch changes tack; wildfire worries aired
Crystal Valley Echo readers may be familiar with DJ Sugar Monkey’s former synopses of Marble’s Board of Trustee meetings. The pen-named author has offered to add a Marble Report to The Sopris Sun’s robust mix of local government meetings coverage. Those interested in the latest from Crystal were in for some answers during the Marble […]
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‘Under Siege 2: Dark territory’ (1995) review
Steven Seagal returns as ex-Navy SEAL captain, anti-terrorist expert and culinary specialist, Casey Ryback, in this pacy and entertaining sequel to “Under Siege” (1992). The setting has shifted from a battleship to a train, the luxury Denver to Los Angeles Grand Continental no less. Taking a well deserved break from his job at a Denver […]