The curtain has lifted on a national competition carving a pathway into our intimate valley: the Civics Bee. Youth empowerment nonprofit Youthentity and the Carbondale Chamber have partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to bring the first Greater RFV Regional Civics Bee tournament to Carbondale Middle School (CMS) on April 30 at 6pm, providing […]
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A taste of victory: Youthentity student from Carbondale wins culinary competition
Editor’s note: Translation assisted by artificial intelligence tools and edited by Bianca Godina The culinary talent of the Valley stood out at the state level thanks to Evony Mejía Montoya, a student in the Youthentity Culinary Academy who earned first place in the Italco Charcuterie Board & Hors d’oeuvre competition, an event that brings together […]
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WTFF?! Perimenopause – a game of connection and education
A conversation with creator Meredith Kasper On March 5, I had the pleasure of sitting down in True Nature Healing Arts with Meredith Kasper, a Carbondale local, to talk about her game WTFF?! Perimenopause. Kasper has spent over a year developing this delightful card game for the purpose of connecting people and providing a resource […]
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June Finance Camp gives teens a head start in money management
Roaring Fork High School sophomore Dylan Riley has an early grasp on his financial future, thanks to a unique summer camp experience that is expanding and moving to a new venue this year. Last summer, Riley attended The Finance Camp, founded by Carbondale businessman Ron Speaker, which taught him about investing, trading and generally conducting […]
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Frank Sweet: The man behind the Sweet Jessup ditch
Editor’s note: Most of this article is taken from Edna Sweet’s 1947 book “Carbondale Pioneers, 1879-1890.” She based the book on interviews and her own memory. When Frank Sweet arrived in the Carbondale area from Connecticut in 1882, the dry ground was covered with nothing but sagebrush as far as his eye could see. He’d […]
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Iranian author presents new memoir on April 4
Hamid Ran dreamed of becoming a journalist. From a young age, he was an adamant reader. Given the opportunity to work at a daily newspaper in Tehran, he accepted six months without pay, just to get his foot in the door. Because Ran lived under the Islamic Republic of Iran, his profession quickly became dangerous. […]
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Aspen Art Museum launches Art Incorporated
Aspen Art Museum recently launched an educational program, Art Incorporated (or Art Inc.), that is geared toward elementary-aged children living with any sort of disability, with lessons and activities catered to each student. The initial session in February was coined “Sensory Explorers,” when participants were encouraged to dress to make a mess and created several […]
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RFSD confirms Carrie Hassel as principal of Sopris Elementary
Last month, the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) announced its pick for the new Sopris Elementary School principal, who will assume the role, permanently, next school year. Carrie Hassel has been serving as the school’s interim principal this year, after nearly a decade spent as its vice principal. She was selected to step into the […]
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Stepping Stones posits intentional growth for greater impact
Rooted in its vision to create a community where youth and their families are empowered, connected and thriving, the nonprofit Stepping Stones is sprouting new growth — and serving more youth — having recently opened its latest drop-in center in Glenwood Springs. Located at 1630 Grand Avenue, the new center opened in October 2025 and […]
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Defying limits: Austria’s Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner to speak about climbing the world’s tallest mountains
On Feb. 24, Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House hosts a speaker who will turn the audience’s attention to the heights. Not just any heights: specifically, 8,000 meters, the 14 tallest mountains in the world. She is Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, one of the only women to have climbed the planet’s tallest mountains, and the first woman to have […]