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Dolores Way is one of Carbondale’s more problematic streets and most of it isn’t even in the town limits.
Coming into Carbondale on Highway 133 from Highway 82, Dolores Way is the first right-turn option. It leads past the blue-roofed Ajax Bike & Sports, then into unincorporated Garfield County and greater Satank itself before dead-ending at the Roaring Fork bridge.

With a recent investment in energy-efficient lighting and refrigeration, Mi Casita in Carbondale was able to cut its utility bills by 15–25 percent.
Owner Kiko Peña has replaced all 67 light bulbs in his authentic Mexican restaurant — a combination of multi-lamp chandeliers and recessed cans in the ceiling — along with several fluorescent kitchen fixtures.

Local llama rancher Linda Hayes has opened her barn to rescued and surrendered llamas. The ranch, Llama Linda Ranch, is now an official adoption center for South West Llama Rescue (SWLR).
“With the poor economy, price of hay and aging llama owners, many are giving up their animals to new homes,” said Hayes