Bridging BionicsThe Bridging Bionics Foundation announced Monday, Dec. 1, receiving a monumental $1.5 million grant from an anonymous donor. The first $1 million will immediately support the acquisition of Bridging Bionics Foundation’s Center for Neurorehabilitation at 2605 Dolores Way, Carbondale. The remaining $500,000 has been committed as a three-year matching challenge to support the new […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees reconsider park amenities and Cavern Springs support
Tuesday’s meeting, Nov. 25, was over in well under an hour. All trustees were in attendance sans Christina Montemayor. Much of the meeting consisted of public comments. To begin, Judith Alvarez, known locally as director of La Clínica del Pueblo and the Safe Abundant Nutrition Alliance, was the first of three Cavern Springs Mobile Home […]
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Sprazzo poised to open soon at 689 Main St.
Sprazzo, a new Italian-themed restaurant, will open on Main Street (hopefully) “in time for the holidays,” Justin “Chester” White told The Sopris Sun. The restaurant will be operated under the same business umbrella as Main Line Social, another new restaurant currently under construction on Highway 133. Chester, the owner of both ventures, is a father […]
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Curated Calendar – Nov. 27 to Dec. 7
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27 THANKSGIVINGLocal libraries, government offices and many businesses will be closed for turkey stuffing today. Garfield County Libraries close at 5pm on Nov. 26. CARBONDALE TURKEY TROTCarbondale’s annual Turkey Trot kicks off at 9:30am at the Rec Center. Register in advance at www.bit.ly/Cdale-Turkeys or sign up day-of from 8:30 to 9:15am. The following […]
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Spruce up The SunIt’s that time of year! Youth, preschool through high school, are invited to submit artwork relating to this year’s theme — “Holiday Harmony” — for the exquisite chance of gracing our Dec. 18 cover. Entries can be emailed to news@soprissun.com or dropped off at the submissions box outside of The Launchpad (76 […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees take conservative approach to 2026 budget
After honoring Veterans Day with a day off, Nov. 11, trustees held their regular meeting on Nov. 18 to continue drilling down on a 2026 budget. All were present. Following student of the month awards, a consent agenda was approved including meeting minutes and a contract for improving irrigation and landscaping at the Jail and […]
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Curated Calendar – Nov. 20 to Nov. 29
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20 THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUBThe Third Thursday Book Club discusses “James” by Everett Percival at the Carbondale Library from 2 to 3:30pm. INTRO TO SOURDOUGHLearn the basics of bread making, and then take home a sourdough starter, at Rock Bottom Ranch from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Register at www.aspennature.org ‘ORNADA’Sunlight Mountain Resort screens the […]
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Reader surveyThe Sopris Sun and Sol del Valle are asking readers, and yet-to-be readers, to take a few minutes to complete an online multiple-choice survey to help the papers gauge community engagement. Thank you for chiming in! Find the survey at www.tinyurl.com/SoprisSolsurvey Kindergarten age entryRoaring Fork School District announced that beginning next school year, incoming […]
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Staying Sustainable
It’s official! Sustainable Settings is off the market. The 244-acre biodynamic ranch nonprofit was listed back in April of 2022 for over $24 million with the price increasing weekly. It topped out at $33,333,333.33 and is now deemed “priceless.” According to co-founder Brooke LeVan, the sale was always a publicity stunt. When we think of […]
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Local entrepreneur launches online community hub in partnership with The Sun
Are you craving thoughtful community dialogue online and finding traditional platforms like Facebook overwhelmingly toxic? You’re certainly not alone. And lucky for you, there’s a new game in town. Carbondale local Stephen Shapiro has put his tech skills and resources to use developing a locally-focused, community-driven platform that aspires to become a civic engagement hub […]