The second 2025 Aspen Winter Words event sold out weeks in advance, and it wasn’t a surprise. The Feb. 5 event at The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) featured outdoor writer Kevin Fedarko. His second narrative about the Grand Canyon, “A Walk in the Park,” came out in May 2024 and, just a few weeks […]
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‘Typewriter heaven’ holds steadfast in Glenwood Springs
Tucked away in one of the alleyways of Glenwood Springs is a “typewriter heaven,” where hundreds of machines are refurbished by one of the few remaining typewriter specialists in the state, or even the country, and his 57-year old cockatoo, JJ. Darwin Raymond of Raymond’s Office Machines and Supplies goes through countless typewriters every year, […]
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Scratching the surface at the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry
The Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry on federal land outside of Glenwood Springs has operated since 1982 and is governed by the 1872 Mining Law. The reigning 19th century law permits companies to mine on federal lands without having to pay royalties back to the people, so long as the mineral being mined is deemed of critical […]
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Wildfire preparedness top of mind in Colorado emergency management
Western Colorado communities are working to establish proactive emergency management plans conducive with the arid landscape. In recent years, significant wildfires have changed the conversation around both forest management and the risk fires pose to communities. In-town residents have seen fire breaks cut into the brush and forests on hillsides near their neighborhoods. Emergency managers […]
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Lift-Up faces rising demand, declining donations, leadership gaps
Grappling with a triad of challenges, from surging demand and declining donations (putting crippling pressure on finances) to critical leadership gaps, Lift-Up is appealing for increased support from the communities it is committed to serving in Roaring Fork Valley. Lift-Up sounded the alarm during an online press conference on Jan. 29, stating they need more […]
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GarCo Report: No nuke waste, $163,000 for new vehicles, new lobbyist hired
Carbondale resident George Wear provided a change of pace to the public comment period ahead of the regular agenda items at the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting on Monday, Feb. 3. “I came here today to talk to you about your support for locating a nuclear waste depository in northwest Colorado,” he said. “I assume […]
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Colorado Democratic Latino Caucus and Rep. Velasco address priorities for 2025
This story was originally published in Spanish by Sol del Valle. The Colorado Democratic Latino Caucus met with Governor Jared Polis on Jan. 13 to address the concerns of the community. Colorado House District 57 Representative Elizabeth Velasco, co-chair of the Caucus, is also the first Mexican-born legislator in Colorado, the first Latina to represent […]
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Senior leadership steers Rams hoops teams toward 3A playoffs
Chalk the dual success this season for the Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball teams up to a combination of factors that have the Rams on track for respective state playoff berths for a second straight season. Not the least of which are two groups of senior athletes who’ve stepped into the all-important […]
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From Nantes and back again
On Jan. 18, 17 high school students from Lycée Nelson Mandela — a school in Nantes, France — arrived in Carbondale. However, these French students were not here for purely a personal vacation. Rather, they came here as part of Roaring Fork High School’s (RFHS) Carbondale-Nantes 2025 Exchange, a program put on by English Language […]
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Pulitzer-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar kicks off Winter Words discussing creativity in the age of AI
The doors shut. The lights dropped, save for a single spotlight on a podium at the side of the stage. A slender tuxedo-clad figure emerged out of the audience into that spare brightness. It was not immediately clear whether the first words spoken were from William H. Macy as a local arts enthusiast or as […]