Justin Patrick

After the experimental performing arts space, The Temporary, was closed abruptly last spring, plans were accelerated to build a larger venue as a stand-alone structure. The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW), the nonprofit that operated The Temporary and will operate the new venue, moved forward with ambitious fundraising goals and now plans to break ground […]

A new Carbondale restaurant, Patina Bar and Grille, is hitting the food scene with an “approachable but fun” menu inspired by home cooking and captivating taste profiles. Patina is reinventing the space once occupied by “The Pig” next to Sopris Liquor & Wine along Highway 133 past the roundabout. Owner Jessica Hale purchased the property […]

A joint affordable housing project serving the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) and the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority (APCHA) is now accepting applications for the second phase of the Basalt Vista neighborhood. The new units will be located behind the Basalt High School and are comprised of three and four-bedroom homes. The application period began […]

The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual Business Confluence on Sept. 18 in the Third Street Center. This year’s theme is “The Carbondale Entrepreneurial Mindset,” and the event will focus on the advantages and challenges of starting a business here. The first part of the event, beginning at 2:30 p.m., will center on […]

A steering committee met last spring and will meet again on Sept. 26 to discuss possible scenarios for the Emma townsite historic buildings, just a few feet from Highway 82 between Basalt and Willits. The committee was formed as part of the Emma Open Space Management plan which was adopted by the Pitkin County Open […]

The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will take up a second reading and public hearing Aug. 14 before voting on whether to adopt a recommendation by the Open Space and Trails board to acquire 10 acres near the south end of Filoha Meadows. The $1,550,000 purchase from current owner Jeff Wilden would provide some attractive […]

What does it mean to live in modern rural America, and which myths mischaracterize the mysterious middle ground locked between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts? I attended a session at the Aspen Ideas Festival, “Rural Mythicism: Fake News About Rural America,” to hear what a panel of experts had to say about the challenges facing […]

The Carbondale Rural and Fire Protection District has a new team member. It can fly 1,500 feet high up to five miles away, detect heat and relay crystal-clear video, and can communicate with audio. No, Superman was not looking for a part-time retirement gig after relocating to River Valley Ranch. For $4,000, the District acquired […]

Local residential and commercial organics collector EverGreen ZeroWaste was presented this week with the 2019 Recycler of the Year award at an annual summit for statewide organization Recycle Colorado. EverGreen was founded by wife-and-husband duo Alyssa and David Reindel in 2011 and has grown steadily since. The company hauls organic waste five days a week […]

The Basalt Shooting Range Working Group will present its recommendations to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) about the future of the Basalt gun range  from 6 to 8 p.m.Thursday evening in a public meeting at Basalt High School. The Working Group is composed of six volunteer citizens with “diverse backgrounds,” all residents of the town, […]