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Scuttlebutt

Redstone deliveriesThe Sopris Sun is seeking a regular Crystal commuter to shuttle newspapers from Carbondale to Redstone every Thursday. This is a volunteer position perfect for anyone making the drive anyway. Contact raleigh@soprissun.com for details. Songwriting workshopOlivia the Bard, in residency at Steve’s Guitars, is offering a songwriting workshop on Mondays from Feb. 9 to […]

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Ann Korologos Gallery secures its future under new ownership

The Ann Korologos Gallery will remain part of our local arts community after coming into close proximity with dissolution. The gallery, approaching its 33rd year and representing 37 artists, will continue under the same management, now transitioning into new ownership. After its eponymous (namesake) owner passed away in 2023, uncertainty clouded the gallery’s future. The […]

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Roaring Fork girls building bench strength with big test coming Saturday

Dominating wins over weak teams pad the record and the scorebook, but don’t do much in the statistical game that determines Colorado high school basketball rankings, and ultimately seeding for the postseason. Take the undefeated Roaring Fork High School girls basketball team, for example. The Rams, now 12-0 after annihilating Aspen 72-5 Tuesday night, held […]

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Why the wooden stakes?

Red Hill Council update Visitors to Mushroom Rock Trail may have noticed an increase in wooden stakes and boundary lines along sections of the trail. These markers outline closure areas where a test-case revegetation project was initiated by volunteers during the fall of 2025 in order to protect and restore the trail and surrounding landscape […]

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Carbondale Education Foundation coming into its own to support local schools

An effort to resurrect a Carbondale-centric foundation to support the local schools has yielded a fair amount of success over the last two years. In October of last year, the new Carbondale Education Foundation (CEF) also resurrected the town’s Oktoberfest celebration, taking it on as a primary fundraiser for the organization. The event raised more […]

Posted inLocal Government

RFTA Report: Annual planning, mobility discussions, e-bike concerns

The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) board started the year with reviews of 2025 accomplishments and the 2026 organization work plan. The group also heard a detailed presentation on the data from the October and November Zero Fare pilot program and held board officer elections for the next year.  During the public comment period, community […]

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Glenwood Report: CARE gets $10,000, Council hears Ride Glenwood On-Demand update

A packed Jan. 15 agenda to start the new year took Glenwood Springs City Council about four hours to work through. Included were lengthy conversations around extra funding for the primary animal shelter that serves the area and a data dump and contract extension for the City’s on-demand transit service. All council members were present […]

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