Filmmaker Sylvia Johnson calls Carbondale home, but while she grew up in the Valley, she was born in Bolivia and has had addresses in several countries in Latin and South […]
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Forest Service approves Wolf Creek replacement wells
Black Hills Energy received a green light from the U.S. Forest Service to move forward with its proposal to construct two new natural gas storage wells at the Wolf Creek […]
Dance group brings cultures together
Está bien si no habla inglés — no lo necesita para bailar. Similarly, it’s fine if you don’t speak Spanish; it’s not a prerequisite to move your body. At Mezcla […]
Remodeled restaurants reopen
The Beat goes on Lucy Perutz and Toby Britt have finally put down the power tools. “It feels so [expletive] good,” Perutz said. “I’d say running a restaurant, for us, […]
Creating sustainability through building hives
Connie Baker is no longer the only queen bee at Marble Distilling Co. — thanks in large part to husband and co-founder Carey Shanks. The bees were a birthday present, […]
Finding strength together through Empowered Hearts
Bridget Law and Katie Gray are self-described best friends. It’s that kinship between women that drives Empowered Hearts, and later this month, they’re bringing their 24-hour retreat model to the […]
Inaugural tournament memorializes Trent Goscha
After chaotic weather in March curtailed organizers’ initial plans to host a Trent Goscha Memorial Baseball Tournament, this week’s sunshine was a welcome calm. About 20 Roaring Fork High School […]
Saving the world, one generation at a time
Start a business that saves the world. That was the assignment Coventure Cofounder and Operations Manager Evan Zislis proposed to Carbondale Community School and Marble Charter School students. And he […]
Breaking bread before handcuffs
The desert was blooming. Looking out at the eternal horizon, we saw flowers, not bombs. In fact, other than the ominous blue and red lights from the police cruisers and […]
New Colorado Mountain College Protolab about to go live
Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley campus is expanding — both conceptually and physically. Most construction plans should be wrapped up in time for fall semester, but a hexagonal prototype lab […]