Several local athletes competed at the Colorado Track and Field Championships in the Class 3A division, held May 15-17 at JeffCo Stadium in Lakewood, to conclude the 2025 season. A pair of Basalt High School athletes made the podium, including senior Jared Tannenbaum, who took third place in the 300-meter hurdles on the final day […]
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Records fall at second annual Mt. Sopris Run-Off by Independence Run & Hike
Under nearly perfect running conditions on Sunday, May 18, nearly 200 runners took part in the second annual Mt. Sopris Run-Off hosted by Independence Run & Hike. The race began at Flying Dog Ranch in Carbondale and followed singletrack trails to the finish line at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) Rock Bottom Ranch […]
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A Venezuelan Celebration defies prejudice
“I will be surprised if there are people still in seats after the concert,” MinTze Wu told The Sopris Sun. “This music just comes through your body.” Wu is the founder of BenFeng Music Productions, concluding its Barn Music Series this season with A Venezuelan Celebration on May 29-30. “We are still going to have […]
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Mountain Tide Provision Co. — Bringing the beach and mountains together in Carbondale
Carbondale local Greg Morrison is preparing to open a new retail space — Mountain Tide Provision Co. — at 423 Main Street (previously Strange Imports), early next month. Morrison has lived in the Valley for nearly a decade and has always had an affinity for outdoor recreation, which has come to pair well with his […]
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La Clínica del Pueblo upgrades space to strengthen community medical care
This story originated from Sol del Valle and has been translated for our English readers. La Clínica del Pueblo, currently located at the Third Street Center in Carbondale, has operated independently since the year 2020 as an effective, free and bilingual option for people who cannot access traditional medical services in the Valley. Judith Alvarez, […]
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Three Mile navigates transition to resident ownership
As of late, local mobile home communities have increasingly come under pressure as park owners list properties, such as Mountain Valley, Aspen-Basalt and Mountain mobile home parks, for sale. The latter, located in West Glenwood, was recently listed for $4.5 million and the City expeditiously committed $1.5 million from its 2C workforce housing fund to […]
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Local bird species at a tipping point
Local birders are issuing a warning call in solidarity with national groups like the National Audubon Society. In March, Cornell University issued its annual “State of the Birds” report. The study adds yearly field data to decades of trend tracking within ecosystems across the United States. Some local species on the radar are recognizable even […]
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Carbondale’s 2nd Street braces for summer construction
On March 25, the Carbondale Board of Trustees (BOT) approved a bid for replacing about 1,000 feet of the sewer main pipe beneath 2nd Street, from Capitol Avenue south to Snowmass Drive. The infrastructure has been noted as “significantly degraded” during annual operations and maintenance work. Excavation Services Inc. was awarded the bid for $1,192,325, […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
GarCo ReportThe Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) met on May 19 to discuss human services, public health, Aspen Glen bald eagle monitoring, water rights and more. During the general public comments section, about 16 members of Mountain Action Indivisible asked the BOCC to endorse a resolution asking Congress to not cut Medicaid funding. […]
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Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers celebrates 30 years of stewardship
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and after all of this time is just as dedicated to maintaining a culture of stewardship for the benefit of recreational lands in both the Crystal and Roaring Fork valleys. Founded in 1995 by a group of locals — David Hamilton, Kevin O’Brien and Michael […]