Conversations about affordable housing took center stage during this week’s Town Council meeting, beginning with a presentation by the Basalt Regional Library and culminating with a contentious second hearing concerning the new apartment complex coming to downtown Basalt. Basalt Regional Library At the start of the meeting, Amy Shipley, executive director of the Basalt Regional […]
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Mixed feelings for mixed-use trail along the Crystal River
On June 28, 2024, the White River National Forest released their final Decision Notice authorizing the construction of a seven-mile, multi-use trail from Redstone to McClure Pass, which would become a part of the larger 83-mile Carbondale to Crested Butte trail.While exciting to overnight cyclists and thruhikers looking for safer passage up the Crystal River […]
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Cacao price surge, a bitter taste for chocolatiers
As the calendar drifts into the dog days of summer, business has slowed down for Carbondale-based Pollinator Chocolate. Pollinator Chocolate founder Mark Burrows has been staying afloat selling wholesale to restaurants and hotels in the Valley and beyond, plus keeping busy selling coffee to loyal clientele at the Cocoa Club on Highway 133. All the […]
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Basalt Report: State Rep Velasco visits Town Hall
At this week’s regular council meeting, State Representative Elizabeth Velasco visited Town Hall to discuss legislative developments pertinent to District 57 following the adjournment of Colorado’s 74th General Assembly. Mayor David Knight asked Velasco for an update on tax relief for senior citizens and those with fixed incomes. The Capital has passed on the Colorado […]
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Solar Energy International offers a bright future for high school grads
Paonia-based Solar Energy International (SEI), a global leader in solar energy education and training, has opened applications for 2024 high school graduates in Colorado to enroll in two of its most popular courses to kickstart a career in solar energy.Founded in 1991, and originally based in Carbondale before moving to Paonia in 2013, SEI leads […]
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Marble Stewardship Extravaganza returns this weekend
The Carbondale-based stewardship nonprofit Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) invites volunteers of all ages and abilities to the pinnacle of the Crystal River Valley this weekend, June 29 and 30, for the Fourth Annual Marble Stewardship Extravaganza: a family-friendly campout spent caring for public lands, learning and relaxing in the beautiful scenery that Marble has […]
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Basalt Report: Town prepares for Basalt River Jams
This year’s season of summer events in Old Town Basalt officially kicked off. Town Council celebrated a successful Sunday Market on June 16 as well as the first of the weekly Summer Concert Series on June 19. Concertgoers should note that for the week of July 4, the Wednesday concert will be replaced by the […]
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Amish and Mennonite volunteers lend a hand at Aspen Camp of the Deaf
At the end of May, roughly 40 Amish and Mennonite volunteers organized by the Western Slope Mennonite Fellowship and the Amish-led Restore Our Community Colorado (ROCC) hauled lumber, shingles and nails up to the Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ACDHH) to undertake repairs on nine roofs at the campus. In under […]
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C4 hosting regenerative running campout in Leadville
Who wants to crush trails for the planet? The weekend of June 21, the Leadville-based sustainability nonprofit Cloud City Conservation Center (C4) is partnering up with Runners for Public Lands (RPL) to bridge the gap between exercise and stewardship with the new Leadville Camp & Run event. For $45, runners of all experience levels are […]
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Holy Cross supports Basalt’s decarbonization goals
During the public comment period of Basalt Town Council’s most recent meeting, June 11, two citizens representing Ceasefire Now RFV stood at the podium to urge Basalt Town Council to draft a ceasefire resolution for the ongoing conflict in Gaza. One member of the group stated that Ceasefire Now RFV has collected 75 signatures from […]