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• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Oct. 9, 2019

  Even those with insurance have to rely on charity for medical costs

  

  Steve Avery had his nose, three teeth, upper lip and part of his palate removed in addition to a lymph node dissection, chemotherapy and radiation as part of a cancer treatment that turned out to be only the beginning. After complication after complication and in advance of a… read more →

• Locations: News By Roberta McGowan Published Oct. 9, 2019

  Be an outlaw for the evening

  

  Get out your fancy western duds and hightail it over to The Launchpad, 5 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13, for Art Heist 2019.

  Here’s the deal, and there will be a lot of deals. Participants will have a chance to steal great artwork right off the walls… read more →

• Locations: News By Justin Patrick Published Oct. 9, 2019

  Patina Bar and Grille brings American bistro to Carbondale

  

  A new Carbondale restaurant, Patina Bar and Grille, is hitting the food scene with an “approachable but fun” menu inspired by home cooking and captivating taste profiles.

  Patina is reinventing the space once occupied by “The Pig” next to Sopris Liquor & Wine along… read more →

• Locations: News By Ken Pletcher Published Oct. 9, 2019

  A town and its bar

  

  The Black Nugget. The name itself evokes echoes of an earlier time — the grittier Carbondale of coal and miners and unpaved streets.

  One who has never been in the dark, slightly mysterious-looking watering hole occupying most of the Fourth Street side of the Dinkel Building… read more →

• Locations: News By Trina Ortega Published Oct. 9, 2019

  Coal Basin bike preserve supports restoration with recreation

  

  Volunteers who showed up on Oct. 5 to re-seed the hillsides below the old Mid-Continent Mine in Coal Basin were helping fulfill the mission of the new Coal Basin Mountain Bike Preserve west of Redstone. The owners of the private property, Walmart heirs Sam and Tom Walton, aim… read more →

• Locations: News By Roberta McGowan Published Oct. 9, 2019

  Learning to answer the call

  

  What could you do if several vehicles parked at your neighbor’s home were from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), United States Department of Homeland Security?

  If you’re not sure and would like to know more, consider contacting the Colorado Rapid Response Network (CORRN), a network… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Oct. 2, 2019

  Meet the ghosts of Potato Days past

  

  If the Thompson House isn’t already haunted, it certainly will be on Oct. 5.

  In conjunction with the ghostly theme of this year’s Potato Day, The Carbondale Historical Society is jumping right in to October with a ghost walk at the nationally-registered building next to Triangle Park. While… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published Oct. 2, 2019

  Hard Truths: Domestic violence thrives in the shadows

  

  “I was barely 18 years old when we got married,” Carol*, a Carbondale local, recalls about her first marriage. “The first time we had sex was to consummate the marriage. He raped me.”

  Carol, who was head of multiple non-profits in the valley just a… read more →

• Locations: News By Trina Ortega Published Oct. 2, 2019

  New large-scale mural takes shape near Fourth Street

  

  Two children from the Mountain Momma Preschool stood in the small park at Fourth and Main streets staring at the side of a building where muralist Bunnie Reiss had painted a two-story-tall hoofed animal with a green diamond in its torso. A large orb (perhaps a sun) was… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Oct. 2, 2019

  Nestler leaves on a sweet note

  

  Luke Nestler, KDNK Music Director, says his time at the station has “always felt like a calling, more than anything. And that’s what’s kept me going for 15 years.”

  He began as a volunteer DJ in 1989 and has been a paid staff member since… read more →