A recent Post Independent article claimed that the 112 Annual Potato Day was the most well-attended in a quarter of a century. Seeing as the reporter got their information from Carbondale Historical Society extraordinaire Sue Gray, we’ll certainly take their word for it. After having to forgo the community barbecue in 2020, veteran volunteers fired […]
Will Grandbois
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News Analysis: It was as easy as 9-6-3
If I’m ever offered a phone call from memory, I’ll be able to reach my parents, order takeout or check the price on a new Tacoma. It helps that, as Jeanne Souldern observed in her 2019 analysis “When Caller ID tells all”, there was a time when, “if you wanted to call a fellow Carbondale […]
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C’dale commercial occupancy down but not dire
Last year’s freeze is thawing, and the local business scene seems to be emerging mostly intact. Our annual commercial inventory found just 10 fewer operating storefronts and offices than last year. Yes, that’s a negative trend, but with the pending demolition of the Sopris Shopping Center reducing the overall number of units at the same […]