Over Mother’s Day weekend in May, the Aspen Lacrosse Club hosted its annual Aspen Shoot Out Lacrosse Tournament at Crown Mountain Park, west of Willits. The event brought 99 teams to El Jebel (a 15-team increase over last year) as well as an estimated 7,000 visitors, between players and fans, thus inviting an economic uptick […]
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Glow Studio acupuncturist achieves advanced fertility certification
Since mid-April, Carbondale’s Glow Studio has been certified to help clients glow even more. Owner and acupuncturist Lorrie Fissenden passed her advanced certification exam to become a fellow of the Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine Board of Reproductive Medicine (ABORM). The benchmark authorizes her as a specialist practitioner. “I am now a board-certified fertility expert,” […]
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Power goes out in Glenwood, party’s on in Carbondale
Bonedale receives 2,000 more visitors due to Glenwood Springs’ power outage, data shows Carbondale Beer Works poured more taps. Sopris Liquor and Wine scanned more bottles and cases. Peppino’s Pizza eventually had to turn away customers. “We sold 30 to 40% more pizzas,” Peppino’s employee Andrew Gillies said. “We sold so much, we ran out […]
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Main Street Business Alliance uses events to promote collaboration, incentivize visitors
Perhaps an upcoming effort meant to drive visitors to Carbondale’s Main Street is best explained algebraically: Spend a dollar at X store, get a gift card to Y bar. Later this month, Carbondale’s Main Street Business Alliance hosts what’s befittingly called the “School’s Out Special,” where downtown shops, restaurants and bars will collaborate in offering […]
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Sowing good roots: Roaring Fork Mill wins awards for local ag work
When Roaring Fork Mill sprouted in 2022, it was a small passion project. Founder Jacob Trumbull comes from a background in conservation and sustainable agriculture. He and his wife, Nicole, started stone-milling grains a few years after they settled into the Roaring Fork Valley. The business started as mill-to-order batches, but has since taken off. […]
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Near New donations dip
Correction: This article has been updated to reflect that the Near New is bringing in about $200 to $300 less daily compared to last year, not weekly. After swinging open the door to the Near New, a shopper’s eyes dance to a kaleidoscope of items, from housewares to sporty outfits. A volunteer is there to […]
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Your 2026 CSA guide
Have a craving for asparagus, peas and tender green onions? Seasonal eating just feels right this time of year, and one of the best ways to lean into it is through a CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture, program. In a CSA model, customers buy shares of a local farm’s harvest in advance, then receive regular […]
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Duty patrol: Local running store steps up to handle dog poo disposal along popular Red Hill trails
A rather angry social media exchange between Red Hill Recreation Area users a couple of years ago about dog poop, of all things, prompted a call to action by a local business owner that has calmed the angst. “People were just going back and forth about all the bags of dog poop strewn along the […]
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Thursday group runs a way to connect, converse, cavort with other runners
Four or five miles can go by pretty fast when you get lost in conversation with a fellow runner during a casual jaunt around Carbondale. That’s often how it is at the Independence Run & Hike Thursday night Run Club, which can draw anywhere from four to 40 runners on a given week. Who knows, […]
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Marble Distillers carves a new path with social club
In September 2025, just over 10 years after it had first opened its doors, Marble Distillers in Carbondale launched Club Marble in what, during that first decade, had been an underutilized bar-lounge room in the front of the distillery. The Sopris Sun sat down with co-owners Connie Baker and Corey Shank, as well as with […]