Will Grandbois

Mayor Dan Richardson worried the final decision to pursue an AARP Age-Friendly Community designation for Carbondale might prove anticlimactic due to sheer lack of opposition, but the cheers and applause from a room full of seniors demonstrated otherwise. The push was just part of multiple efforts by the Carbondale Age-Friendly Community Initiative (CAFCI) to boost […]

Despite the development of the Internet, satellites and the like, amateur radio is not only surviving, it’s thriving. The local Ski Country Amateur Radio Club boasts more than 100 members and consistently sees at least a dozen of them at 8 a.m. meetings every Tuesday at the Village Inn in Glenwood and strong participation in […]

Carbonale’s new single-hauler trash service doesn’t begin until October, but customers would be well served to pay attention now. “The Town wants to be really thoughtful about rolling it out and making sure people are set up for success,” explained Bryana Starbuck, one of several folks brought in to educate residents during the roll-out. Those […]

Less than a year after raising the tobacco age in town, Carbondale trustees are considering additional measures. Following a presentation by Pitkin County Tobacco Specialist Risa Turetsky on June 11, Mayor Dan Richardson took an informal poll and found support for at least considering a flavor ban, licensing and / or taxation. “We have an […]

It has been a little over a year since voters approved a tax hike to support Crown Mountain Park, and it’s beginning to pay dividends. “It’s been an absolute game changer,” said Park Manager Nate Grinzinger. “We feel like there’s so much untapped potential here. We want to really raise the bar on how it […]

Yes, there’s a lot of snow in the high country. No, that doesn’t mean all our water woes are over. Social media is awash with figures describing snowpack at more than 400 percent of normal for this time of year — which is true, but only to a point. The Roaring Fork Conservancy has stopped […]

The Sopris Sun is conducting a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before – a sort of introduction to your neighbors. This week, we caught up with Sami Dinar, the Range and Noxious Weed Specialist for the Aspen Sopris Ranger District. Q: Where are you from and how […]