“Vote for what you want with your dollars,” encouraged Matthew Kottenstette, co-founder of Farm Runners, a business based in Hotchkiss that transports local food year-round to restaurants and grocers in the Roaring Fork, Crystal, Gunnison and Grand valleys.Kottenstette and his wife, Emma, came to the North Fork Valley working for small farms and founded Farm […]
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Carbondale graffitiOn Sept. 24, Carbondale police received reports of criminal mischief initiating an investigation into ongoing graffiti. Officers took reports of “tagging” at more than 20 locations and two juveniles were charged with Criminal Mischief Class Felony 6 (damages from $2,000 to $5,000). ChildcarePitkin County and Kids First have increased income limits for childcare financial […]
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Un año después de la afluencia de recién llegados sin hogar, la respuesta regional se integra
Raleigh Burleigh Editor de Sopris Sun Traducción por Dolores Duarte para Sol del Valle Fue en noviembre de 2023 cuando Voces Unidas de las Montañas, una organización de defensa lanzó la voz de alarma sobre alrededor de 100 personas sin hogar, en su mayoría venezolanos y no familiarizados con el invierno de Colorado, acampando en […]
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Reflection: Queer VOICES broke me open
Sometimes we must be broken open in order to find inner strength. Such was a relatable theme woven throughout seven strangers’ stories in the latest VOICES devised theater project.The nonprofit VOICES has hit a powerful stride with these twice-a-year devised theater endeavors. They revolve around four themes; so every two years we get to see […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees consider police/rec budgets
All trustees were present for a relatively short regular meeting on Oct. 22. It began with liquor license renewals and accounts payable unanimously approved in the consent agenda.Two residents spoke up during the time allotted for general comments. The first insisted that non-compliance of state and municipal laws for “years and years” is affecting safety […]
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Voting planIf you haven’t already received a mail-in ballot, it’s high time to follow up or make a plan to vote in person. People can register to vote, or update their voter registration, online (www.GoVoteColorado.gov) through Oct. 28 and still receive a mailed ballot. Oct. 28, however, is also the last day it’s recommended to […]
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Juntos somos mejores
Raleigh Burleigh Editor de Sopris Sun Traducción por Dolores Duarte para Sol del Valle Recoger el Sol del Valle durante un viernes es una experiencia surrealista. Es un periódico completo, todo en español, con alrededor de 20 páginas llenas de noticias locales y regionales, así como arte original y anécdotas culturales. Estoy fascinado, paso las […]
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Viviendas de RFSD
Una paradoja del progreso Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Traducción por Dolores Duarte para Sol del Valle El Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork (RFSD) está experimentando resultados complejos con dos de sus proyectos de vivienda. Uno ha aliviado las dificultades de conseguir vivienda para maestros, mientras que otro, dirigido a la contratación de liderazgo, continúa vacante. […]
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One year after unhoused newcomers influx, regional response coalescing
It was November 2023 when Voces Unidas de las Montañas, an advocacy organization, sounded the alarm about close to 100 unhoused people, mostly from Venezuela and unfamiliar with a Colorado winter, camping in cars and tents beneath the Veterans Memorial Bridge at the north entrance to Carbondale. According to Carbondale Police Chief Kirk Wilson, what […]
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Extra, extra!The Sopris Sun is among nine Colorado media outlets to receive a $100,000 grant from Press Forward, a national initiative led by the Miami Foundation to shore up local news. The first phase of this grant was awarded to 205 for-profit and nonprofit news organizations with budgets under $500,000. At least one newsroom in […]