Residents of the Valley looking for quick and easy takeout meals now have a new establishment to try out. The Supply Collective, located at 655 Buggy Circle in Carbondale, offers a rotating menu of quality takeaway meals to those looking for a quick lunch or a pre-made dinner. The Supply Collective officially opened on May […]
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Blending cultures and cocktails at Carbondale’s 502 Diner
The silver bullet shaped building on the north side of Carbondale off of Highway 133, where the Red Rock Diner served burgers and fries for more than two decades, has harkened back to its origins, but with another twist. Not fried chicken this time, as the previous business in the space, Honey Butter, specialized in, […]
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Grand River Health faces funding cuts; state proposal could help
Grand River Health (GRH) in Rifle is not closing. That’s the word from CEO Jim Coombs in a July 11 letter to The Sopris Sun. Coombs said media coverage, at the time of proposed Medicaid cuts included in the Big Beautiful Bill Act (BBB), was incorrect. “The criteria used to identify at-risk hospitals included having […]
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Carbondale Report: New lodging approved for Main Street
The Carbondale Board of Trustees tackled a light agenda ahead of Mountain Fair weekend and the next town manager, Ryan Hyland, arriving in early August. All trustees were present minus Christina Montemayor. The unanimously approved consent agenda included accounts payable and tree board member applications from Vanessa Harmony and Leslie Kuhn. There were no public […]
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Palisade peaches are here — and you can get a magic show in the bargain
The canopy flaps loudly in a gust, and in the background Mt. Sopris vanishes behind haze, while a slim young man in black — that’s what magicians wear — makes one coin, and another, and then another disappear. Logan Seriani of Fruita, age 23, works at the Palisade Peaches fruit stand at the Roaring Fork […]
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Aspen Journalism hosted ProPublica on ‘The State of Independent Journalism’
“I love America more than any other country in the world, and exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” This is the James Baldwin quote that Mark Harvey, board president of Aspen Journalism, feels best wraps up the mission of his news agency. As part of this mission, Aspen […]
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Spreading light: Sunsense Solar celebrates 35 years
Last month, Carbondale-based energy company Sunsense Solar marked its 35th anniversary. The milestone is an impressive one amid a new era of changes for the organization. Founder Scott Ely shared reflections on the company and its evolution with The Sopris Sun. This interview was edited for length and clarity. What appealed to you about solar […]
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Commercial recycling in Carbondale explained
The Sopris Sun recently received an anonymous news tip from a resident in the Valley expressing concern about a local business failing to separate its recycling. The tipster wanted to know: what are the regulations around commercial recycling in Carbondale? The Sopris Sun spoke with Kevin Schorzman, the Town’s public works director, to get some […]
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Sunfresh Flowers changes with the times
A wide variety of events and celebrations take place in the Valley and many of them share something in common: flowers. Whether it’s a wedding in Redstone or a dinner in Aspen, lots of those flowers come from a local flower shop, Sunfresh Flowers, run by Laura Lucero. Lucero grew up in Fort Collins but […]
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Dr. Kim Spence to retire from Roaring Fork Family Practice
On Sept. 1, after more than three decades of service, Dr. Kim Spence will retire from Roaring Fork Family Practice in Carbondale. But Spence doesn’t necessarily see it as a permanent end of his career. “I’m officially unemployed on Sept. 1,” he said. “But I’m kind of gonna view it more as a one-year sabbatical. […]