Once upon a time, (4½ years ago, to be exact) Kristin Levey and her son Drake lived in Carbondale, Colorado with her then significant other, Mark. Drake was about to turn 15 years old and for his birthday, Kristin decided that she wanted to get him a cat so they went to Colorado Animal Rescue […]
Jane Bachrach
By the light of the moon
Once upon a time, in the small but quirky town of Carbondale, there lived a woman who wrote a children’s book. She finished the book in no time, had it illustrated and designed by local artists and was quite happy with the finished product. She loved it, in fact. That was about 10 years ago. […]
Skiing a year-round sport for local teen
Spring has arrived and ski season is just about over in the Roaring Fork Valley. Temperatures are on the rise and snow levels (what little there was this year) are on the wane. Ski enthusiasts are packing up and putting their skis in storage until next winter. Not 15-year-old Kate Oldham. Born and raised in […]
What the fashion?
The 10th annual Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza took place on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, at the Carbondale Community Center. Tickets were also sold for the dress rehearsal on March 8. The show has become so popular that if tickets for the 2019 fashion extravaganza were to go on sale […]
A love affair… with plants
Valentine’s Day 2018 is history, but for Carbondale entrepreneur Sarah Villafranco, it seems like every day is Valentine’s Day as far as her love affair with plants goes. The former ER doctor is so particular about the quality of ingredients and plants that go into her Osmia Organic skin care products that many of the […]
Fundraiser for new pickleball courts on Feb. 10
The numbers are growing and the problem is starting to get out of hand. In Carbondale, the number of pickleball addicts has quadrupled in the last two years and that number is expected to climb even higher as more people discover the “high” they feel during a game. High schoolers are now taking pickleball classes […]
