On Jan. 3, Alya’s New Year Salon will take place at The Launchpad at 6:30pm. This event — curated by local artist Alya Howe and sponsored by Dance Initiative, Carbondale Arts, Connie Calaway, Alex Yajko and her partner, Don, as well as a myriad of “angel” donors — will include seven artists presenting pieces in […]
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Topping out as a team at CRMS
This article comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a new monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. Halfway through its season, the Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) climbing team is building momentum. Numbering over 50 participants in 2025-2026, the team prioritizes not just individual improvement but also the formation of a community — one […]
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New Glenwood Springs day shelter operator ‘could use some help’
Residual whiffs of maple-glazed bacon lingered amid a 3,000-square-foot layout furnished by a living room, a large kitchen, a bathroom with a shower, an office, cubbies, laundry machines and a closet full to the brim with items like winter coats and extra pairs of snow boots. It was soggy and overcast shortly after 2pm last […]
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Making school a place where everyone belongs
This article comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a new monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. Editor’s note: Aurora Egan is a member of the GSHS Student Coalition Students can feel less and less belonging at school. At Glenwood Springs High School (GSHS), Dean of Culture Garret Peters and senior Star Hernandez gathered […]
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Glenwood Report: Fees approved for non-emergent ambulance calls, false alarms
The final regular Glenwood Springs City Council meeting of the year on Dec. 18 included a pair of items deferred from the last meeting related to new fees for non-emergent EMS calls within the city. Absent was Mayor Marco Dehm, leaving Mayor Pro-Tem Erin Zalinski to run the meeting. All other Council members were present. […]
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Updates on public lands, new land purchases, federal legislation
National perspectives and decision-making on public land continue to create pressure for state and local governments and organizations. Attempts this year to include provisions in federal legislation for selling public lands to private developers, ostensibly for housing and energy development, received bipartisan opposition from the public and from Colorado elected politicians, including District 3 representative […]
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Living Stonehenge
Amy Hadden MarshFrom the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England Looking out the bus window, I couldn’t see a thing. It was pitch black outside. No roads — except for the one upon which we were traveling and lit only by our headlights — no cars, no lights in the distance signaling habitation, just a curtain of […]
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J. Robert “Bob” Young
July 11, 1938 – December 11, 2025 The Young family is saddened to announce the passing of their beloved father, life partner, grandfather and friend. Bob died peacefully on Dec. 11, 2025, in Florida, surrounded by loved ones. J. Robert “Bob” Young, founder and chairman of Alpine Bank and its holding company, Alpine Banks of […]
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Scuttlebutt
Lift-UpdateLift-Up, the nonprofit operator of food pantries and supplementary food programs from Parachute to Aspen, announced on Dec. 18 that Samantha Freese will serve as the organization’s next executive director. Freese, a New Castle resident, has worked for the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment as well as Mountain Valley Developmental Services and most recently […]
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Curated Calendar – Dec. 25 to Jan. 7
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25 CRYSTAL THEATRE“Song Sung Blue” opens at the Crystal Theatre with a 3pm matinee and repeats tomorrow, Saturday and next Friday and Saturday at 7pm with captioned shows at 5pm each Sunday. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 MOUNTAINFILMMountainfilm on Tour stops by the Wheeler Opera House for a family-friendly matinee at 4pm. Tickets and details […]