Will Grandbois

Carbondale has closed on the property at the northeast corner of Fourth Street and Colorado Avenue across from Town Hall, which it has long leased for parking, leaf and tree recycling and other municipal purposes. “I think it leaves future boards a lot of options,” Town Manager Jay Harrington said. “We’re really thankful that we’ve […]

The last undeveloped lot at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 133 is under new ownership with a new development in mind. On Dec. 10, Carbondale Trustees approved Sopris Lofts, LLC’s major site plan for a building with 27 residential rentals, some ground-level commercial and a public plaza, playground and trail connections. The unanimous […]

It all started when KDNK and the Carbondale Clay Center decided to split up postering.  Well, arguably it started years ago, when “Labor of Love” was a weeklong on-the-air event in February and the cup auction had its holiday timeslot to itself. But in recent years, the two have coexisted on the First Friday in […]

In the efforts to help girls in Kenya, a local nonprofit is getting help from their counterparts here in the Roaring Fork Valley. Kate Hardaker, 14, learned about For The Good through family friend and Executive Director Kayce Anderson. The organization started out providing sanitary pads and reproductive health information and moved into building schools […]

“When prices at the pump go up, the profit margins go down,” said Jim Wheeler, owner of Carbondale Car Care. He explained when gas prices hit $3.50 per gallon or higher, his margin drops to five cents per gallon, but when it goes below that mark, it’s ten cents. The station sells Phillips 66 gasoline. […]

For 32 years, the annual Brenda Patch Tournament has signaled the start of the Roaring Fork High School basketball season. It’s a way to remember Brenda, who — along with her mother, Loretta — was killed in a car accident during her junior year, 33 years ago on Thanksgiving Day. All proceeds go toward a […]

You’d be hard pressed to find a District Ranger with the same balance of personal connection and broad experience that Kevin Warner will bring to the role. He takes over the Aspen / Sopris Ranger District on Dec. 2, having overseen Renewable Resources and Planning for the White River National Forest, served as Douglas District […]

The Waskis don’t seem to have any leftover trauma from high school gym. In fact, they beat the teachers and firefighters in the first dodgeball tournament they participated in back then, which may explain why it came to mind as an opportunity for an annual fundraiser. It was a fairly natural progression of Michael Waski’s […]

It wasn’t the victory they had hoped for, but it was a far cry from failure. Roaring Fork had never played in a state soccer final, and were the first public school to make it that far in a decade — although Salida would have held the same distinction had the Rams not eked out […]