A new Carbondale facility for the Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club (AVSC) expands dryland training opportunities and limits long commutes for young snowsport athletes and their families. Located in one of the warehouse spaces on Industry Place, the Carbondale Athlete Development Center (ADC) began seeing its first training sessions last week, as athletes work […]
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Roaring Fork rolls on to 3A soccer quarterfinals with 3-1 over Coal Ridge
A clash between Garfield County soccer rivals Roaring Fork and Coal Ridge Tuesday night in Carbondale had the added frenzy that naturally comes with the state playoffs. In the end, it was the third-seeded Rams of Roaring Fork who claimed the 3-1 win over the No. 19 Titans, who’ve perennially been one of Roaring Fork’s […]
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Calendar – Nov. 5-15, 2026
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 NORDIC WORK DAYJoin Mount Sopris Nordic Council for a work day on Marion Cemetery Road, west of Carbondale, from 9am to noon. Volunteers are advised to bring gloves, water, snacks and layers. Bringing tools is optional. Register at tinyurl.com/workdaysoprisnordic MOVE WITH MEChildren 18 months to 3 years old are welcome at the […]
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GarCo Report: Discretionary grant awards, Native AmericanHeritage Month and King of the Yard
Commissioner Perry Will was hailed as King of the Yard at this year’s Garfield County Fair for his 16 fruit-and-vegetable entries. Carla Farrand, county director for the Colorado State University Extension, made the announcement at Monday’s Garfield County Commissioner (BOCC) meeting and told The Sun that the title is based on county fair horticultural entries. […]
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Little tributes
Moisés Inostroza, a musician, composer and guitarist, writespop music songs with folk roots. “I’m not a folk musician, much less a conservatory-trained musician, but I like to honor the roots of Latin American music. So I make what I call little tributes,” he said. Originally from the “land of dreams” in Iquique, a city in […]
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Scuttlebutt – Nov. 5, 2026
The Redstone Press ClubIt’s official! Crystal Valley Echo Editor-in-Chief Tucker Farris, along with a group of 10 rag-tag founding members, introduces The Redstone Press Club, meant for current and former journalists in the area to gather and reminisce. Find Farris’ column introducing the press club in the Nov. 3 issue of Aspen Daily News, or […]
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Catrinas come to life at Riverview
The Riverview School (kindergarten through eighth grade) has been celebrating Día de los Muertos for several years, but added a twist this time around. Each of the classes created Catrinas for a showcase at the school, which were on display for the community to check out on Oct. 29. The statuettes pop with color, traditional-looking […]
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New Ute Players troupe brings ‘Lend Me a Tenor’to the stage
The Ute Players are bringing Ken Ludwig’s nine-time Tony-nominated farcical comedy, “Lend Me a Tenor,” to the Ute Theater. The new theatre troupe, headed by Wendy Tennis, who is directing and co-producing the production, along with Betsy Banks, who is also co-producing and stage managing, came to be after the success of three showings of […]
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Dance Initiative revives Folklórico for Día de los Muertos
Carbondale Arts and Dance Initiative are teaming up to kick off the annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration in Town on First Friday, Nov. 6. Dance Initiative’s Folklórico program will lead the annual procession, starting at 6pm from the Third Street Center and continuing on to Chacos Park. Dance Initiative Executive […]
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Trustees discuss another 3-story build on Main
Another request to build past the allowed development height on Main Street saw the desks of the Carbondale Board of Trustees this week. Land + Shelter, a Carbondale-based architecture studio founded in 2005, discussed on Tuesday, Oct. 27, its alternative compliance request to surpass the town’s 35-foot building height limit with a three-story, commercial- and […]