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• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Feb. 21, 2018

  Pages of the Past: Down to a coin toss

  

  Feb. 23, 1978
  A contested appointment on Planning and Zoning came down to chance. It was the second seat filled in two months (Paul Lappala got the first one), and many had assumed that the other applicant the first time would simply fill the vacancy, and the town didn’t… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Feb. 20, 2018

  RFHS Vice Principal Kelsie Goodman to resign

  

  After four years as vice principal, Keslie Goodman will leave Roaring Fork High School at the end of the school year to take a leadership position in Iowa, where her family lives.

  It’s the right decision, she told The Sun on Feb. 20, but not an easy one.

  “I was… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Feb. 20, 2018

  Pages of the Past: Local shoots and skis his way to the Olympics

  

  From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal

  Feb. 16, 1978
  The Basalt Board of Trustees approved a letter affirming the Town’s desire for the four-laning of Highway 82, among other improvements. The move was in direct opposition to a recent hearing in which Pitkin County had reportedly… read more →

• Locations: Columns By Whitney Will Published Feb. 15, 2018

  Eclipses, dually noded: The first entry in a new astrology column

  Sun Signs by Whitney Will

  The much-talked-about “super blue blood moon” is now two weeks behind us, its appearance heralded in the first eclipse of 2018. Feb. 15’s partial solar eclipse, though only visible in Argentina and parts of Antarctica, signals the close of eclipse season.
  Eclipse season comes twice a year, roughly… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Feb. 14, 2018

  Weeks sentenced to 14 years for armed robbery

  

  Benjamin Weeks will spend 14 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections — serving a 12-year and a 2-year sentence consecutively, while serving another 2-year period concurrently — for holding up the Carbondale Cowen Center at gunpoint in February of last year with his cousin, Nick Ameral. … read more →

• Locations: Columns By Nicolette Toussaint Published Feb. 14, 2018

  Seeking Higher Ground: Unplugging from the 24/7 news cycle

  

  When I give people my cell phone number, it’s always with the caveat that they shouldn’t expect to reach me 24/7. “I check this voicemail box about once a month,” my message warns. “If you need to reach me, call my landline.”
  Call me a Luddite, call me an… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Feb. 14, 2018

  The top-flight locals behind Glenwood Municipal Airport

  

  Aviation has always been a part of Amy Helm’s life. And now that she’s added airport manager to her job titles at the Glenwood Municipal Airport (she also works as a plane mechanic at Aircraft Repair, LLC, which operates out of the airport), she’s focused on making sure everyone in… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Feb. 14, 2018

  City Market process moves ahead (and other trustee action)

  After years of delays, a new City Market in Carbondale is one step closer to reality.
  With things apparently on track for a Feb. 28 recordation, the Carbondale Board of Trustees approved modifications to a subdivision improvements agreement for the property on Feb. 13.
  “For the first… read more →

• Locations: News By Jane Bachrach Published Feb. 14, 2018

  A love affair… with plants

  

  Valentine’s Day 2018 is history, but for Carbondale entrepreneur Sarah Villafranco, it seems like every day is Valentine’s Day as far as her love affair with plants goes.
  The former ER doctor is so particular about the quality of ingredients and plants that go into her Osmia Organic… read more →

• Locations: Opinion By Jane Bachrach Published Feb. 7, 2018

  Fundraiser for new pickleball courts on Feb. 10

  

  The numbers are growing and the problem is starting to get out of hand. In Carbondale, the number of pickleball addicts has quadrupled in the last two years and that number is expected to climb even higher as more people discover the “high” they feel during a game.
  High… read more →