On Sept. 7, Garfield County announced that it has secured a $1.7 million grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) to support the county’s ongoing project to improve local broadband infrastructure. Plans to improve broadband internet in Garfield County have been underway since May of 2016, when Garfield and Mesa counties partnered to […]
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Moving freely with ecstatic dance
On Sunday, Oct. 9, Valley residents can travel up the Crystal River for a chance to express themselves to the utmost — that is, through their body. Guided and organized by longtime Roaring Fork resident Alya Howe, The Full Moon Ecstatic Dance is an opportunity for participants to dance and move with complete freedom; whether […]
Elks Traverse record shattered by local distance runner
The Elks Traverse — a route which connects every 14er in the Elk Range — extends approximately 54 miles and totals over 23,000 feet of elevation gain. From north to south, that’s Capitol, Snowmass, North Maroon, Pyramid, Maroon, Conundrum and Castle. On Tuesday, Aug. 9 — at about 4 a.m. — Valley local Michael Wirth […]
Basalt Report: Approval reached for Center Circle development
On Tuesday, Aug. 23, Basalt Town Council reached decisions regarding several ordinances and resolutions, most notably the non-unanimous decision to approve the development of a three-story apartment complex and space for a grocery store at 140 Basalt Center Circle, previously home to Clark’s Market and Habitat ReStore. The regular municipal meeting attracted robust attendance from […]
Informe de Basalt: Aprobación definitiva del desarrollo Center Circle
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El martes 23 de agosto, el Consejo Municipal de Basalt tomó decisiones con respecto a varias ordenanzas y resoluciones, sobre todo la decisión no unánime de aprobar el desarrollo de un complejo de apartamentos de tres pisos y el espacio para una tienda de comestibles en 140 Basalt Center Circle, anteriormente […]
Intimate Locality: The art of color with Andy Taylor
On Thursday, July 21, the Ann Korologos Gallery on Basalt’s Midland Avenue presented a new collection of work by Carbondale artist Andy Taylor. It was the opening night and artist reception for Taylor’s solo exhibition titled “The Art of Color”, featuring landscapes painted in either oil or pastel. Taylor, who has his studio in downtown […]
Modelando el futuro del bienestar en el condado de Garfield
Traducción por Dolores Duarte El lunes por la tarde, en una sala de juntas del Third Street Center, los ciudadanos de Carbondale tuvieron la inusual oportunidad de expresar directamente las preocupaciones de su comunidad al Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Garfield (GCPH por sus siglas en inglés). Esta reunión se organizó como la […]
Shaping the future of wellness in Garfield County
On Monday afternoon, in a Third Street Center board room, Carbondale citizens were given the rare opportunity to directly voice the concerns of their community to Garfield County’s department of public health (GCPH). This was organized as the fifth in a series of six focus groups, each held across the county, assessing community health in […]
