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• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jun. 1, 2022

  Scuttlebutt & Calendar - June 2, 2022

  Ron Reed (center) proudly carried the American Legion flag during the Memorial Day procession and artillery salute from the Veterans Memorial Bridge. More than 20 veterans took part as a crowd respectfully observed in silence. Reed served in the military from 1972 to 1976. He’s been in Carbondale on and off for more than 40 years and has participated in this annual tradition more than 10 times. Photo by James Steindler

  CommUnity Grant
  The Carbondale Creative District invites artists living in a zip code that begins with “816” to apply to create work funded by the new $5,000 CommUnity Artist Grant. All art forms will be considered, including performance, installation and experiential works. The selected project will be publicly displayed… read more →

• Locations: News By Dyana Furmansky Published Jun. 1, 2022

  Get ready, get set, know when you 'gotta go'

  Carbondale Fire's fleet. Courtesy photo.

  The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District (CRFPD) has a burning desire to come to your house before there is a wildfire. Onsite assessments can identify many simple measures that increase a home’s chances of being spared in the event of a wildfire. Scheduling a CRFPD visit was one of… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published May. 26, 2022

  May there be pumpkins over the Rainbow Bridge

  Daisy, the late Yorkshire pig, spent her life enjoying blissful sunny days at Happy Day Ranch with owner Alizabeth Koster. Courtesy Photo

  Capturing the hearts of families around the Roaring Fork Valley, Daisy, the Yorkshire pig of Happy Day Ranch (HDR) in Emma, passed away on May 2 surrounded by the farmers who loved her. She was eight years old and weighed 500-600 pounds.

  Alizabeth Koster, Daisy’s owner, said that Daisy “put… read more →

• Locations: News By Vanessa Porras Published May. 25, 2022

  R2 Gallery: Capturing moments in time

  "Summer Lunch" painted by Hannah Stoll

  Ever feel like time is relentlessly rushing us by? On June 3, Carbondale Art’s R2 Gallery will host an opening reception for two solo shows allowing us to pause and reflect. The shows are by local artists: Hannah Stoll and Esther Macy Nooner. 

  Stoll is… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published May. 25, 2022

  Ready, get set, race!

  Proceeds from the June 4 Basalt Half-Marathon and Relay will fund overnight trips for Basalt High School's cross country team. Courtesy photo

  Time to take those new running shoes out of the box because the 45th Basalt Half-Marathon and Relay (BHM) is happening Saturday, June 4.

  Aside from the running, the BHM is a fundraiser for the Basalt High School (BHS) cross country program and is one of Colorado’s fastest and most… read more →

• Locations: News By Dyana Furmansky Published May. 25, 2022

  ‘Missing middle’ vyes with low-income rentals

  Affordable housing entrance at Sopris Meadows Parcel 5 in Willits. Courtesy graphic

  Basalt Town councilors heard a lengthy introduction to preliminary plans for a 155-unit residential subdivision in Sopris Meadows that raised philosophical questions about the town’s “missing middle class.” Project developer Michael Lipkin’s firm, Possumco, LLC, presented its application for the build out of Sopris Meadows’ Parcel 5 on 12 acres… read more →

• Locations: News By Paula Mayer Published May. 25, 2022

  Telling truth with fiction

  Join Mitzi Rapkin, host of the podcast “First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing,” as she interviews local author Nathaniel White about his award-winning debut novella, “Conscious Designs,” on Wednesday, June 1 at the Carbondale Library at 5 p.m. Photo by Paula Mayer

  In Nathanial White’s debut sci-fi novella, “Conscious Designs”, the local creative writing and advanced placement literature teacher explores some of the big questions currently facing society: What does it mean to be human? Can we be human without suffering? How does technology change us?

  “Conscious Designs”… read more →

• Locations: News By Marlo Bowman Published May. 25, 2022

  Bagels, bagels, bagels

  Rachel Martin, the manager, and Beth Prett, the baker, at Open Sesame in Willits. Photo by Marlo Bowman

  According to some people (particularly from the East Coast), the Roaring Fork Valley has generally been lacking in fresh and tasty bagels. Open Sesame seeks to fill that niche as a perfect breakfast, or lunch, stop with a variety of bagel sandwiches, spreads and pastries.

  Speaking… read more →

• Locations: News Published May. 25, 2022

  Three Dems step up in CD3 race

  Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

  The Sopris Sun recently caught up with each of the three candidates vying to run on the Democratic Party’s ticket in November’s election to replace Congresswoman Lauren Boebert as Colorado’s Third Congressional District (CD3) representative to the federal government.

  During the primary election, June 28, voters… read more →

• Locations: News By Sofie Koski Published May. 25, 2022

  Mountain-made for mountain style: Mariposa Hats

  Local milliner Susan Jordan owns and operates Mariposa Hats. Photo by Sofie Koski

  “I think everybody has the dream of doing something artistic, we all do. We all have artistic components in our lives, and they just come out in different ways,” says Susan Jordan, local milliner (hat maker) and owner of her own business, Mariposa Hats.

  Jordan has… read more →