First snow? It’s hard to believe, considering the heat and near-unbearable drought, but it’s time to submit your guesstimates of when the first snow, dustings counted, will hit Mt. Sopris. Send your best guess of a date when you believe snow will first grace Mother Mountain this year to news@soprissun.com And don’t forget to send entries, […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees choose Town Center developer
Carbondale is one step closer to fulfilling a commercial and residential need that it says the free market cannot. The Carbondale Board of Trustees on Tuesday selected workforce housing developer Bond/Brookside to build the Town Center project, a residential and commercial design set to be constructed on 1.4 acres of town-owned land surrounding the Thunder […]
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Curated Calendar – August 13 to August 23
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 FOUR PASS LOOPGet your hands dirty with four days of trail work alongside Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteer and Wilderness Workshop on the Four Pass Loop Trail Project, which runs until Aug. 16. Breakfast and dinners will be provided. Register at tinyurl.com/fourpassloop2026 TECH CLUBAges 10-plus are welcome to join the Aspen Science Center […]
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Scuttlebutt – Aug. 6, 2026
Midland ICE facility On Thursday, Aug. 6, Glenwood Springs City Council plans to discuss enforcement of a special use permit (SUP) revocation for an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center at 100 Midland Ave. The City’s Planning and Zoning Commission revoked the SUP on April 28, and notified the federal General Services Administration, ICE and […]
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Curated Calendar – August 6 to August 16
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 GERI-FITThe Carbondale Branch Library hosts strength training for older adults from 12:30 to 1:30pm. The strength training sessions continue each Thursday at the same time and place for the rest of the month. HITCHING TO THE FAIROlder adults are invited to hitch a ride to the Garfield County Fair from the Glenwood […]
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La comunidad pide a Carbondale retirarse de SPEAR
Cinco integrantes de la comunidad de Carbondale solicitaron el martes a la Junta de Síndicos de la localidad que retire su participación en Special Problems Enforcement and Response (SPEAR), un grupo de trabajo interinstitucional que ha sido acusado de colaborar con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE). En el centro de sus […]
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Descubren 1.5 toneladas de carne en descomposición en Basalt
Retirar carne en descomposición no suele formar parte del repertorio de servicios de la mayoría de los contratistas. Pero Two Man Crew, Inc. bien podría agregarlo a su currículum, junto con carpintería, instalación de paneles de yeso, pintura, construcción y otros trabajos más comunes de un contratista general, después de que la empresa retirara casi […]
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Nearly 3,000 pounds of rotting meat discovered in former Basalt meat shop after foreclosure
Meat removal is not listed in most contractors’ business repertoire. But Two Man Crew, Inc. could very well add that to its resume — along with carpentry, drywall, paint, construction and the other, more typical focuses of the general contractor — after the company removed nearly 1.5 tons of rotting meat allegedly left in a […]
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Carbondale Report: Community urges Town to withdraw from SPEAR
Five Carbondale community members urged the Carbondale Board of Trustees on Tuesday to withdraw from Special Problems Enforcement and Response (SPEAR), a local interagency task force that has been accused of working with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE). At the heart of their argument was the potential for data sharing between the task force and […]
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Curated Calendar – July 30 to Aug. 8
THURSDAY, JULY 30 TIE-DYE FOR TEENSTeens and tweens, ages 10-18, are invited to tie-dye bandannas at the Carbondale Library at 2:15pm. Participants are encouraged to bring their own clothing to tie-dye as well. ‘GROUNDSWELL’350 Roaring Fork screens “Groundswell,” a film about regenerative agriculture at 5pm in the Carbondale Library. GALERIE MAXIMILLIANGalerie Maximillian (602 East Cooper […]