“Amateur Eats” is The Sopris Sun’s new food review, written by Carbondale resident and eating enthusiast Jake Skardon and published on the third Thursday of each month. RESTAURANT RATING:Cuisine: ItalianQuality: (3/5)Price: 75+ app., entree and drink Sprazzo is another relatively new restaurant on Carbondale’s Main Street, offering made-from-scratch pasta and other Italian eats. They also run as a […]
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Five reasons to watch ‘The Dog Stars’ at the Crystal Theatre
The night was so dark, and I was so tired. Nine years ago I drove back from Colorado Springs following an exhausting three days of interviews about the visionary and troubled climber and soloist Earl Wiggins. I had met Earl once, corresponded with him a little, always respected him and been heartsick when he took […]
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When your teen goes quiet or gets snarky
By Cleo Andersen-Green, Psy.D.Guest Column Your kid comes through the door and drops their backpack. You ask one innocent question, “How was your day at school?” And you may get a “Fine” as they shut their door. Or they snap back, “Seriously … can you just not?” If you can relate, you’re part of the […]
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Letters – Aug. 20, 2026
‘Steal This Story, Please!’Calling all fans of The Sopris Sun, KDNK and independent media nationwide! Come out this Thursday, Aug. 20, for a one-night showing of the film “Steal This Story, Please!” at the Crystal Theater. This documentary about journalist Amy Goodman has won audience-choice awards at several film festivals and is selling out in […]
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VOICES Radio Hour: Love, serve and remember
Monica Alvarez-Muniz VOICES Radio Hour Monica Alvarez-Muniz is a hairdresser and caregiver for her deaf and special needs brother. She has raised an amazing, intelligent and ingenuitive daughter. She honors her Latin heritage through cooking and creating. She enjoys singing in the Aspen Choral Society, volunteering for community events, doing yoga, dancing and her deeply […]
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Living ground: The biocrust of Red Hill
Red Hill CouncilPublic Service Announcement Before you take your next step on Red Hill, look down. That bumpy, dark crust beneath your feet might be thousands of years old. It’s called biological soil crust, or “biocrust” for short, and it’s a living skin over the soil made of cyanobacteria, lichen, moss and fungi working together. […]
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The masters of disinformation
In the 1970s, Exxon scientists informed the board of directors of the deleterious effects of burning their product on the climate. Did the bigwigs take the socially responsible action and tell the world and immediately switch to power sources with no emissions? No chance. The industry made the capitalistic move and kept the scientific information […]
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Third spaces
“I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything as a career,” is a memorable quote from a very impassioned speech by Lloyd Dobler in the movie “Say Anything” (coincidentally available to check out on DVD by asking the staff at a library branch closest to you). The movie and Lloyd’s desire […]
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Críticas: Looking for change
If you’ll allow me to talk in very abstract terms for a bit, I’ll hope to impart some wisdom I’m finding in my late-twenties. There was a time when I more or less knew what was coming next. Life used to have a sense of progression marked by clear lines of change. Summer vacations, graduations, […]
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Ps & Qs: A ranch in a valley along the river
Long before River Valley Ranch (RVR) was a posh golf course neighborhood, it actually was a ranch in a valley along the river. My younger sister, Annie, remembers sitting in the big comfy chair in our grandparents’ living room when some men showed up in clean western-style shirts and brand-new cowboy hats. Thirty-odd years ago, […]