Will Grandbois

After numerous setbacks and hurdles, the Sopris Lodge project obtained most of the necessary approvals needed to move forward at the Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting Feb. 27. “It’s been over three years since we originally started working on this project and we came really close to throwing in the towel a few times,” Project […]

With the installation of high speed internet in the Carbondale core nearly complete, Cedar Networks is looking toward potential customers for a sense of where to expand next. “We’re trying to see where the demand is and we’ll go in that direction,” Chief Business Development Officer Chris Stebner said. Last year, the Durango-based company began […]

From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal March 2, 1978 A “changing of the guard” was underway in town government, with the old families giving way to relatively new residents. Some of the pending candidates at the time had barely made their one-year residency requirements. Following four years of growth, the Journal urged […]

With the 40-year-old municipal swimming pool constantly under repair, the question of what’s next will be tackled in a 6 p.m. community forum on Feb. 28 at Town Hall. “The goal is to get people excited about the process,” said Parks and Recreation Board Member Kathleen Wanatowicz. “We want to make sure we’ve brought the […]

With grandkids on both of the Western Slope’s top high school boys’ basketball teams, it’s sometimes hard for Jackie and Lew Ron Thompson to decide when to cheer. “We just sat at the side and nodded with each score,” Jackie recalled of the showdown between Roaring Fork and Coal Ridge on Jan. 23. Justin Thompson […]

Gone are the days when Thunder River Theatre Company tackled one thing at a time. The opening of Arthur Miller’s Tony Award nominated drama “The Price” — featuring a powerhouse cast of Bob Moore, Owen O’Farrell, Trary Maddalone and Jeff Carlson under the direction of TRTC Executive Artistic Director Corey Simpson — would be enough […]

Feb. 23, 1978 A contested appointment on Planning and Zoning came down to chance. It was the second seat filled in two months (Paul Lappala got the first one), and many had assumed that the other applicant the first time would simply fill the vacancy, and the town didn’t advertise the position. Frank Smotherman, however, […]