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• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Apr. 4, 2018

  Pages of the Past: ‘It doesn’t matter if a story’s true or not, just so it’s good.’

  
  April 7, 1988: Basalt-area oldtimer and former Journal columnist Jake Lucksinger died at the age of 95, prompting reprinted excerpts of some of his “Legends and Lore” — he dropped the “Lies” after the first couple issues because “it doesn’t matter if a story’s true or not, just so it’s good.” read more →
• Locations: Columns By Jeannie Perry Published Apr. 4, 2018

  Ps & Qs: The spectrum of a species

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  I subscribe to The Borowitz Report because the only way I can absorb the news these days is through satire. And now it arrives with a disclaimer: Not the news. This is the world we live in.

  A world “where ‘stop shooting our kids’ is seen… read more →

• Locations: Columns By Nicolette Toussaint Published Apr. 4, 2018

  Seeking Higher Ground: Amy Barr loved the hell out of this world

  

  If I awakened to find that my older husband had died during the night, I was supposed to call Amy Barr. Those were her instructions, and I knew that she could glue the pieces of me back together again.

  Dawn Mulally, a friend and a former… read more →

• Locations: News Published Apr. 3, 2018

  Sparhawk, Yllanes and Henry for four years; Kitching for two; 2A passes

  
  The incumbents came out on top and the streetscape tax was renewed in a landslide, according to unofficial Carbondale municipal election results on April 3. read more →
• Published Apr. 1, 2018

  The Sun announces IPO

  

  By Margarita LuTack
  The Sopris Sum

  The Sopris Sun Board of Directors recently announced the newspaper’s initial public offering, which officially marks the entity’s conversion from a nonprofit to a publicly traded company.

  The move has already been met with controversy.

  read more →

• Published Apr. 1, 2018

  Library unveils new #@&%ing programming

  

  By Jumpin’ Jehoshaphat
  Sopris Sin Staff

  In an effort to remain relevant and make up for lost funding, the Garfield County Public Library system kicked off a set of new programs in Carbondale with a course on cursing in other languages.

  “I got inspired reading Hemingway’s… read more →

• Published Apr. 1, 2018

  Town eyes converting ditches to brew Kombucha

  

  By Danko Beauregardenabler
  The Sopris Shroom 

  A new push to brew a mushroom-based tea in Carbondale’s ditch system is gaining steam, and the prospects have local chakras spinning. Council members will discuss a $1.2 million proposal to foster a locally sourced Kombucha brewing empire in town.

  If approved, the… read more →

• Locations: Letters Published Mar. 28, 2018

  Runne column rebuttal

  Dear Editor:

  Sigh… John, you are one of the people from whom we have spent years defending Carbondale.  

  You have lived here one year, and so very quickly are ready to show us locals how it is done in the big world.… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Mar. 28, 2018

  Crystal River Meats parent co. files chapter 11

  

  JBC Agricultural Management LLC, which runs Crystal River Meats — Colorado’s largest producer of grass-fed beef and lamb — just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

  It’s not a simple case, Tai Jacober, the CEO of both companies, said.

  “We’ll make a plan for reorganization,… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Mar. 28, 2018

  Mana Foods sprouts in Dandy Market location

  

  On March 23, Mana Foods opened its doors for its first official day of business. The shelves are stocked and the energy is vibrant. Mana means spiritual nourishment, and that’s exactly what the husband-and-wife team who co-own the store want to bring to the community — after all,… read more →