It’s official! Sustainable Settings is off the market. The 244-acre biodynamic ranch nonprofit was listed back in April of 2022 for over $24 million with the price increasing weekly. It topped out at $33,333,333.33 and is now deemed “priceless.” According to co-founder Brooke LeVan, the sale was always a publicity stunt. When we think of […]
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The Art Base pays off its mortgage
The Art Base celebrated a big milestone on Nov. 10: acquiring the deed to the Three Bears building in downtown Basalt. After quietly launching its “Our Home, Our HeART” campaign earlier this year, the local art nonprofit raised enough to secure the funding to secure The Art Base as a permanent home for artistic expression […]
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Aspen Camp manifests connection, inside and out
Aglow with new possibilities and adventures, Aspen Camp is open and ready to reintroduce itself to the Roaring Fork Valley community. After a nearly five year hiatus, the nonprofit had an impressive first year back, welcoming over 450 participants across 18 programs and events. Executive Director Max Wilding was hired in October 2024, and expressed […]
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Food nonprofits contend with SNAP interruptions
Editor’s note: As of Wednesday, Nov. 5, in response to a court order, the Trump administration planned to use money from an Agriculture Department contingency fund to pay out half of the SNAP benefits people typically receive. “Even if we get immediate guidance, it will unfortunately be delayed while states get the money out,” Trump […]
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RFPLWF unites common interests
In late spring and early summer, signs began appearing at many outdoor access points throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. These notices included reminders to recreate responsibly alongside information about reduced public lands funding and ways to steward outdoor spaces. These signs are just one aspect of work being done by a new local coalition: the […]
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The show must go on!
On Saturday, Oct. 11, what was to be “a joyful outdoor celebration of our beloved animal companions” at Colorado Animal Rescue (C.A.R.E.) turned out to be a wet, muddy and rainy, joyful celebration. The fundraiser, “The Blessing of the Animals” organized by Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist, still took place outside, but undercover in order to […]
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Shining Mountains Film Festival returns this weekend
Oct. 17 and 18, the seventh annual Shining Mountains Film Festival will bring a fresh set of native documentary films to the iconic Wheeler Opera House. This festival, produced by the Aspen Indigenous Foundation (AIF), was created to commemorate a resolution passed by Aspen City Council in 2017 to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples […]
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Theater Review: TRTC’s ‘The Secretary’ plays on the paradox of safety
Content warning: This article discusses a show heavily themed around gun violence. On Oct. 3, Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) premiered its second main stage show of the season — Kyle John Schmidt’s “The Secretary.” This dark comedy follows Ruby Ruth, the owner of a small town gun store selling products specifically marketed to women […]
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Roaring Fork Insight cultivates mindfulness with silent retreat
Offering respite from the demands of life’s busyness, Roaring Fork Insight warmly invites the community to attend its upcoming Fall Meditation Retreat at Flying Dog Ranch in Carbondale. Taking place Oct. 24-26, this non-residential retreat is for beginner and experienced practitioners alike to practice silence and develop the continuity of mindfulness during peaceful rituals and […]
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Rotary bike ride to raise money for bikes in fight against malaria
Bicycles have become a critical tool in the effort to bring life-saving health care to the remote villages of east-central Africa, including as part of a campaign by a dedicated Rotary International action group to eliminate malaria deaths. Three years ago, Rotary clubs around the world, including those in the Roaring Fork Valley, banded together […]