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• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jul. 20, 2022

  Better understanding the experience of refugees

  

  Amid global conflicts and crises, the story of refugees is as old as humanity. How a culture treats strangers in the most vulnerable of conditions says much about its moral integrity. Of course, economic and social systems complicate a country’s ease with receiving and integrating those refugees, and benevolent citizens… read more →

• Locations: News Published Jul. 20, 2022

  Scuttlebutt & Community Calendar - July 21, 2022

  Four generations enjoy Tough Enough to Wear Pink night at the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo: Ginny Parker with her son, Dave Parker, granddaughter, Elizabeth Koster, and great grands, Willow and Wally, on July 14. The rodeo continues every Thursday through Aug. 18 — gates open at 5:30 p.m. and grand entry is at 7:30 p.m. Courtesy photo

  Film buffs anonymous
  Last year, Aspen Film received nearly 3,000 short film submissions for Aspen Shortsfest. This year, even more submissions are expected! You can help narrow down the selection (and earn a full festival pass) by volunteering as a pre-screener. This involves watching between 10 and 25… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published Jul. 20, 2022

  Youth hikers reach new heights

  Photo by Jamie Wall

  The mountains are calling and the kids must go! The final Town of Carbondale Parks and Recreation (TCPR) Youth Hike of the season is happening on Wednesday, July 27. With over 1,600 feet in elevation gain and nearly eight miles roundtrip, hikers will climb to the breathtaking Thomas… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Jul. 20, 2022

  ‘Golden age of documentaries’ finds favor in film series

  Mukunda Angulo, along with his siblings, was the subject of the 2015 documentary, "The Wolfpack". He is featured in the New Views' selection, "Subject", to be screened on July 25 at the Isis Theatre in Aspen. Courtesy photo

  “We are in the golden age of documentaries,” declared Erika Mallin, executive director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program, as evidenced by the fact that documentary film is the most-watched genre across all movie streaming platforms.

  On July 25 and Aug. 1, the Aspen Institute Arts… read more →

• Locations: Fiction Published Jul. 20, 2022

  Work in Progress - July 21, 2022

  The Man Next Door
  By Tom Mercer 

  I had lived on a dead end street in the suburbs of Boston for about 10 years when the man moved into the house next to me. We introduced ourselves to each other the day he moved in, but… read more →

• Locations: Letters, Opinion Published Jul. 20, 2022

  Letters - July 21, 2022

  Correction: Art Ackerman, 97, paid no amount of money for The Sopris Sun to shave 21 years off his age in the article “Party like it’s…” (July 14). We’ll chalk it up to a sudden bout of numerical dyslexia and wish him a wonderful birthday by all means.… read more →

• Locations: Español By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jul. 13, 2022

  Chisme del Pueblo - 14 de julio, 2022

  Mandamos nuestro agradecimiento a Crystal Mariscal, editora contribuyente para el Sol del Valle desde marzo. Es alguien con quien siempre es un gustazo colaborar y sabemos sin duda que seguirá haciéndolo todo en servicio a la comunidad — tan grande es su corazón. Foto de Walter Gallacher

  Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro

  Semana de conservación Latina

  Únete junto con Wilderness Workshop para el evento “¡Celebremos al aire libre!” – un evento familiar y bilingüe en el parque Two Rivers en Glenwood Springs de 1 p.m. a 5 p.m. el sábado 23 de julio. Para más detalles visite read more →

• Locations: Columns, Español By Iliana Renteria Published Jul. 13, 2022

  VívidaMente: Salud mental y finanzas

  Iliana Rentería - VívidaMente

  Dicen que la depresión es exceso de pasado, y la ansiedad es exceso de futuro, mientras que la paz radica en vivir en el presente. Vivir en el ahora, y tomar un día a la vez.

  Cuántas veces dejamos pasar periodos largos de nuestra vida preocupados por lo que ya… read more →

• Locations: Español Published Jul. 13, 2022

  Haciendo negocios en una confluencia de culturas

  Estela y Marta Serrano afuera de La Fogata. Foto de Stella Warren

  Por Stella Guy Warren

  Traducción por Dolores Duarte

  Cuando estaba en la primaria, mi madre y yo hacíamos viajes semanales a García’s Market y La Fogata, en busca de plátanos fritos con crema -un plato tradicional centroamericano-. Con las manos sudorosas, me acercaba al mostrador e intentaba pedir mi… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Jul. 13, 2022

  Responsible recreation begins with education

  

  National Forest Week (July 11-17) was started four years ago by the National Forest Foundation to “celebrate our incredible 193-million-acre National Forest System and all the benefits it provides to the public.”

  How do we responsibly celebrate our surroundings?

  Sam Massman, White River National Forest recreation program manager, said educating… read more →