I have been fortunate enough to perform music in the Roaring Fork Valley for close to 30 years, and there have always been private parties, community celebrations, and nightclubs that have provided entertainment for their guests. However, things have changed.
The band I currently work with… read more →
April 29, 1925 – Oct. 27, 2020
Wes Horner passed away in Bozeman, Montana on October 27. He was 95.
Wes grew up in Roanoke in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and spent his summers on the family cotton farm in Georgia. After… read more →
Dec. 23, 1933 – Oct. 17, 2020
Bill passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family and wife of 65 years. He was born and raised on the south side of Chicago to Marie (Fry) and William Lamont Sr., an immigrant from Port Glasgow, Scotland. … read more →
After I write this, I’ll be guiding five fourth and fifth grade girls in fresh snow. On walkabout, we’ll focus not on the cold, but the stories we encounter in whiteness, letting the natural world fill and propel us for an afternoon.
Binoculars will fuel curiosity.… read more →
It dawned on me the day after my youngest son had his first day of in-person school a couple weeks ago that he had just experienced his first day of high school! What a significant milestone. Now we have two boys in high school, which gives me a… read more →
When the new City Market opened, customers were dismayed to discover that the beer they’d grown used to seeing on grocery shelves was no longer available. And when restaurateurs began to consider the complex, they were similarly surprised to learn that it might be unusually difficult to procure… read more →
With over 100 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) is working to protect students and staff from the potentially devastating effects of the pandemic.
That means that Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) has closed in-person and moved to distance… read more →
It is no secret that public education across the nation is woefully underfunded. Throw in a pandemic and things start to look worrisome.
This school year, as a result of the pandemic, districts across the state experienced a sudden $577 million dollars in reducations, according to… read more →
A Glenwood Springs native, Brendan Cochran is a familiar face at CMC’s Sopris Theatre Company — and not just because his dad used to run the place. He’s the director of the current show, streaming Nov. 13, 14 and 15 — visit tinyurl.com/roguesgallerycmc for tickets.
Q: Tell me… read more →
