The question about the appropriateness of certain monuments and statues has been simmering for decades. It finally bubbled over in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. As civil unrest spread across the country, many statues and monuments were vandalized, destroyed or removed.… read more →
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Aug. 11, 2021
Memorializing the public space
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Aug. 4, 2021
Rethinking reading and writing
In 2018, Sparkle Nation Book Club (SNBC), a literary arts collective founded by artists and writers Gabrielle Rucker, Precious Okoyomon and Diamond Stingily, was formed in part to “challenge academia’s notions of reading and writing” and open a dialogue “of how to ‘properly’ obtain, share and utilize knowledge.”… read more →
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Jul. 28, 2021
Audiencia pública de redistribución de distritos viene a Carbondale
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La Comisión Independiente de Redistribución de Distritos de Colorado (CIRC) organizará una audiencia pública en Carbondale el sábado 31 de julio a las 11 de la mañana en la sala comunitaria del Third Street Center. La audiencia permite a los miembros de… read more →
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Jul. 28, 2021
Sopris Lodge delivers on convenience
Sopris Lodge in Carbondale officially opened to residents on July 7. Located at 295 Rio Grande Avenue, just north of True Nature Healing Arts and next to the Rio Grande Trail, it consists of one building with 27 independent living apartments. With 24 memory care and 23 assisted living… read more →
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Jul. 21, 2021
It's all of us – 50 years of fair
Amy Kimberly, Carbondale Arts (CA) executive director and Mountain Fair director, shared that the first-ever gallery exhibition of the history of Mountain Fair, currently on display in The Launchpad’s R2 Gallery, “has been years in the planning.”
Kimberly explained many of the items in the exhibition… read more →
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Jul. 21, 2021
Redistricting public hearing comes to Carbondale
The Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions (CIRC) will be hosting a public hearing in Carbondale on Saturday, July 31, at 11 a.m. in the Community Room at the Third Street Center. The hearing allows community members to learn more about the redistricting process and to have input during a… read more →
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Jul. 14, 2021
CO mental health bills increase support
Several bills focusing on the mental wellness of Coloradans, many of which garnered bipartisan support, were passed by lawmakers in the 2021 legislative session and signed into law by Governor Jared Polis.
The Behavioral Health Recovery Act (SB21-1371) is a $114 million omnibus bill, with $100… read more →
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Jul. 7, 2021
Ahorrando y plantando árboles
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El 1 de junio, el FirstBank lanzó el Paquete Bloom, una nueva cuenta de cheques y ahorros que plantará cinco árboles por cada cuenta abierta.
FirstBank se ha asociado con la organización mundial de reforestación, One Tree Planted (OTP),… read more →
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Jun. 30, 2021
Saving money and planting trees
On June 1, FirstBank launched the FirstBank Bloom Package, a new checking and savings account that will plant five trees for every account opened.
FirstBank has partnered with the global reforestation nonprofit, One Tree Planted (OTP), in hopes of planting 50,000 new trees in Colorado, Arizona and California.… read more →
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Katelyn Maley wins at state
Last Saturday, at the state track and field championships at Jefferson County Stadium in Lakewood, Basalt High School (BHS) sophomore Katelyn Maley won the girls’ 1,600-meter race in Class 3A.
Maley’s events at state began on Thursday with a Longhorns third-place finish in the 3A girls’… read more →