Roberta McGowan

Take one part cowboy, add one part high school state rodeo champion, mix in a Missouri Heights ranching family and here comes Gus Carney, who is going into his senior year at Roaring Fork High School. Gus is a true rodeo whiz kid, heading straight to the upcoming National High School Rodeo Championship finals in […]

A lazy hot afternoon might be a good time to kick back and enjoy a beverage of choice in the comfy environments of local taverns, outside or in. Most bars are open for business, except for several that are closed indefinitely including the Pour House, Black Nugget and American Legion. But for most local drinking […]

It’s a dream many business owners have — that their kids choose to follow in their footsteps and join the family’s company. That scenario doesn’t always happen, but in the case of Bonedale’s Novus Auto Glass owners, it sure did. David and Diane Zamansky purchased their franchise in 1995 which was first located in Basalt […]

After over four months of shut downs and stay at home orders, the virus certainly hasn’t run out of gas. And the Fourth of July weekend won’t be like it was in 2019. The governor’s office just announced that Garfield County will not move into the next Protect Our Neighbors phase as cases are on […]

What does the future of higher education look like? Especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with nationwide protests against systemic racism? The Aspen Institute has strived to answer those questions with a recent online presentations “The Future of Higher Education: How Universities are Responding to COVID-19.”  The discussion was the first of 11 […]

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” So spoke the ancient Greek philosopher Plato over 2000 years ago.  Today, music is firmly ingrained in the Roaring Fork Valley culture with much of the credit going to the Aspen Music Festival and Schoof (AMFS) […]

Who else has missed the smell of fresh popcorn? Not to mention the happy feeling when watching a good movie in a cozy, dark theater. There’s no need to be sad anymore. Local theaters are slowly re-opening, and there’s been a rebirth of interest in drive-ins.  Take a look at what’s going on at Movieland […]

The Arbaney Park Pool Complex is getting a makeover.  Town Council just approved the project’s initial plan which also directed town staff to reach out for construction bids. Connect One Design prepared a five-year phased plan for the remodel, having been considered a high priority project for the town since 2013 when it was initially […]

Colorado Mountain College (CMC) is slowly and carefully navigating the rough waters of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. To help students figure out what’s going on, CMC has issued a Fall 2020 Trail Map loaded with detailed information and guidelines. It’s going to be a mixed bag of online and in person classes, depending on the […]

Neither Carbondale nor Basalt have ordinances requiring a business to close if it has a specific number of positive COVID-19 test results from employees. And Garfield and Eagle counties don’t either. “That’s because each business has a different set of circumstances,” explained Garfield County Chief Communications Officer Renelle Lott. According to a Colorado Department of […]