Will Grandbois

Carbondale’s first pride parade is slated for the First Friday in May and it’s all thanks to a group of middle schoolers. It’s actually the second year that Carbondale Middle School has had a GSA — which can stand for Gay Straight Alliance or Genders and Sexualities Alliance. Such organizations are common at high schools […]

This year, Carbondale is expected to hit a pair of mile-markers related to its urban forest: 25 years as a Tree City USA and 10 years of the Kay Brunnier Tree Fund. “It’s a real landmark,” said Tree Board Chair Dan Bullock. “It’s absolutely amazing that Carbondale is so committed to trees.” It’s unusual for […]

Don’t worry; the Roaring Fork Co-Op isn’t giving or selling baby chicks to folks without any sense of what it takes to raise them. “We’re careful they don’t go out the door until people are ready for them,” Store Manager Marvin Claridge explained. To that end, the Co-op partners with Purina for a “Flock Talk” […]

The Town of Carbondale approved a rare emergency ordinance on April 9, just days ahead of a Federal Communications Commission deadline to tackle small cell wireless. While traditional cell arrays are rarely proposed within town limits, small cell units have the right to co-locate on public infrastructure, such as lamp posts, in the right of […]

The future is looking bright for Lux Andrade and Solana Teitler. Each has been awarded and accepted one of the top scholarships available to college-bound kids in Colorado. “It’s life-changing… I went from not knowing where I’m starting to being able to choose. Andrade said of the Daniels Fund, which offers a full ride anywhere […]

Most well-established restaurants have regulars, but folks at the The Village Smithy actually track theirs. It can be something of a competition to see spends the most time and money every year. Lately Dave Taylor (second from left) has been running away with the top title every year, though even he will admit he has […]

Robin Sutherland believes in tackling things like they matter, so when he performs a benefit concert for The Sopris Sun on Aug. 12 at The Redstone Castle, you can be pretty sure he means it. “This is going to be all about fun, but also all about purpose,” he said. “I think it’s too important […]

The Carbondale Board of Trustees followed staff’s lead in awarding the Town’s residential hauling contract to Mountain Waste and Recycling. Public Works Director Kevin Schorzman estimated that Mountain Waste’s bid represented a 6 or 7 percent savings over Waste Management, the main competitor — at least for the average customer. Otherwise, he found both proposals […]

What seemed like an unreachable green goal a decade ago was treated as a simple stop-gap on the road to greater sustainability at the March 12 Board of Trustees meeting. According to Town Manager Jay Harrington, an entirely different set of trustees opted out of Holy Cross’s out-of-state wind program around eight years ago in […]