Colorado reevalúa el uso de energía nuclear En noviembre de 2022, The Sopris Sun publicó un artículo sobre la posibilidad de que se construyeran una o más centrales nucleares en el oeste de Colorado. Fue impulsado por una iniciativa de los Gobiernos Asociados del Noroeste de Colorado a principios de ese año que favorecía el […]
Ken Pletcher
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Nuclear power in Western Colorado revisited
In November 2022, The Sopris Sun published an article on the possibility of one or more nuclear generating plants being built in Western Colorado. It was prompted by an initiative from the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado earlier that year that favored establishing nuclear power in the region; this was in response to the planned […]
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Earth Day panel discusses policy implications
On Monday, April 21, a near-capacity crowd gathered at the Third Street Center for a panel discussion titled, “How Environmental Policies in D.C. and Denver are Affecting the Roaring Fork Valley.” The event was sponsored by Wilderness Workshop (WW) and Mtn Bio, a community-based, climate-centered educational nonprofit; both are Carbondale-based. Beth Shoemaker, founder of Mtn […]
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Torch passed at Carbondale’s Ace Hardware
On Feb. 14, ownership of the Ace Hardware business in the old City Market shopping center in Carbondale passed from longtime owners Vicki Peterson and her husband, Chris, to Telluride-based Tom and Jenn Mortell. The process was not only a real estate transaction, it also represented a succession of ownership between two families who have […]
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International Guitar Night comes to the Valley
Roaring Fork Valley residents are in for a treat on Friday, March 7, as International Guitar Night (IGN) plays at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen as part of its 25th anniversary North American tour. The IGN is the brainchild of guitarist and poet Brian Gore. A longtime performer in the San Francisco Bay area […]
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Carbondale’s old City Market — Is anything happening?
Nearly four and a half years have passed since City Market moved its Carbondale operations from the building at the Highway 133-Main Street roundabout north to its new facility in the Carbondale Marketplace shopping center. Since then, the building has sat vacant, mostly stripped to its outer walls and, as many townspeople have noticed, with […]
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Toklat restored and open again
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) announced in late November that its wilderness retreat facility in the Castle Creek Valley, the Catto Center at Toklat, was reopening to the public after a major renovation of the historic structure. In a conversation with The Sopris Sun, ACES CEO Chris Lane said that the nearly three-year project, […]
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¿Funcionaría en Carbondale un impuesto sobre viviendas vacías?
Ken Pletcher Traducción por Dolores Duarte para Sol del Valle Como todos sabemos, uno de los mayores retos a los que se enfrentan Carbondale y la región es la falta de viviendas accesibles. Nuestros asuntos sobre vivienda son un tema constante en los artículos de noticias, reuniones del consejo municipal, grupos de trabajo y campañas […]
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Would a vacancy tax work here in Carbondale?
As we all know, one of the greatest challenges facing Carbondale and the region is the lack of affordable housing. Our housing issues are a constant topic in news articles, municipal council meetings, task forces and election campaigns. Various efforts have been made to reduce the shortage — such as rent controls and deed restrictions, […]
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Curbside recycling progress report
It has been five years since Carbondale contracted Mountain Waste & Recycling to be the single-service hauler for the town’s trash and residential recycling. The Sopris Sun wanted to see, especially, how the single-stream curbside recycling program was going and sat down recently with Kevin Schorzman, Carbondale’s Public Works director. We also reached out to […]