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• Locations: News By Justin Patrick Published Aug. 1, 2018

  CRMS summer program helps underserved kids realize the college dream

  

  Tucked out of sight of the more visited parts of Carbondale is the lush, meticulously maintained campus of the Colorado Rocky Mountain School. One might suspect that it lies dormant during the summer months, awaiting the turning of the leaves, but that is hardly the case. In fact,… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Aug. 1, 2018

  True to its name, The Guest House welcomes all

  

  Seth O’Donovan and her team are a few years off from fully realizing her vision for The Guest House at 13 Moons Ranch, but her current mantra is a simple one: yes.

  “When folks walk up to me [and say], ‘Seth, we had this idea, maybe… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Aug. 1, 2018

  Local legacy collection includes works by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns

  

  To commemorate the museum’s fifth anniversary, Powers Art Center Director Melissa English curated a true crowd pleaser, returning to the original Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns staples in the John and Kimiko Powers Collection.

  “This one is especially close to my heart because it’s the original… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Aug. 1, 2018

  Life finds a way on scorched earth

  

  Even as the Lake Christine Fire continues to smolder within its increasingly secure cage of containment, the areas it first scorched nearly a month ago are already showing signs of recovery.

  The charred landscape just north of Basalt feels post-apocalyptic, but new sprigs of gambel oak… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Jul. 31, 2018

  As one fire winds down, others flare up

  

  The Western Slope just can’t catch a break. In addition to the now mostly contained Lake Christine Fire,  inciweb.nwcg.gov is tracking a dozen active blazes on our side of the Divide. 

  The closest to Carbondale is the Cache Creek Fire on Battlement Mesa near Rulison, which was sparked by an… read more →

• Locations: News Published Jul. 27, 2018

  Carbondale enacts water restrictions

  

  Due to decreasing flows in the Crystal River and due to increasing demands on the Town’s potable water system, the Town Manager is implementing the following restrictions beginning at midnight, Monday, July 30.

  That means: 
  • No outdoor irrigation between 10 a.m.  and 3:00 p.m. 
  • Properties with… read more →

• Locations: News By Trina Ortega Published Jul. 25, 2018

  Setting the stage for Mountain Fair

  

  Two weeks ago, artist Lindsay Jones was sitting outside her garden-level apartment in Carbondale with a dozen or more wooden plant-inspired shapes scattered on the ground around her.

  Some as big as six feet around, they were the art pieces for one of her largest… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Jul. 25, 2018

  Piecing together an angel

  

  Diane Orlov’s studio space in the Third Street Center is filled with hundreds of carefully stored plates, each harboring glass pebbles in different sizes and colors arranged in different designs. But those plates aren’t the designs’ final destination: they’re pieces that will create a larger whole on an… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Jul. 25, 2018

  Why a cyclery rolled into Carbondale

  

  Not many people accidentally stumble into Why Cycles, as you have to successfully navigate the Dolores Way commercial maze in order to find its 2605 address. But those who do are rewarded with offerings of a libation from the coffee bar (which, in addition to a sleek espresso… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Jul. 25, 2018

  When the music’s over, get on your bike

  

  Carbondale’s Full Moon Cruise has waxed and waned, but if history is any guide, this month’s Mountain Fair ride is likely to prove particularly bright.

  The last time circumstances so aligned, hundreds of cyclists flooded Main Street right after the slideshow, breaking into several smaller… read more →