2023 is set to be a historic year of progress for the town of Carbondale, as multiple major projects that have been years in the making come to fruition. Our Board of Trustees and staff plan to stay focused on getting these projects done this year. Naturally, unforeseen issues will… read more →
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Jan. 25, 2023
Looking ahead in 2023
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Jan. 25, 2023
Land conservation as an act of philanthropy
On Dec. 20, 2022, Jeff and Janette Bier donated 8.5 acres adjacent to the Marble Wetlands to the Trust for Land Restoration (TLR). The 55-acre Marble Wetlands was donated to TLR a year earlier by an anonymous individual. These properties lie between lands already owned by the Division of Colorado… read more →
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Jan. 25, 2023
Work in Progress - Jan. 26, 2023
Year(s) of the Hare
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2023
…Wasting Away
By Deborah Williams
Glenwood SpringsI thought there’d be a pearly gate,
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Jan. 18, 2023
Work in Progress - Jan. 10, 2023
Hazardous Lunch
By Deborah Holt Williams
Glenwood SpringsI packed myself lunch back on Friday,
but then I bought pizza instead.My nose just detected
the lunch I neglected.I sniff toward my locker… read more →
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Jan. 18, 2023
Mature Content: To plan or not to plan, that is the question
By Ron Kokish
I met Niki when I was 21. She was 19. She enjoyed our first date, so when I asked her to a toga party the following week, she said yes. Then she had second thoughts. “A toga party? At a frat house? Ugh!”
She decided to back… read more →
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Jan. 11, 2023
Branching Out: What is it with winter?
All the other other seasons are linked together by bearable, warmer temperatures, tethered to things that are “alive.” We play, we gather, we grow. Days are longer, more sensual. Winter is different, almost separate, in a way.
It’s here, truly, and I don’t hate it.
The white stuff is sticking… read more →
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Jan. 11, 2023
Work in Progress - Jan. 12, 2023
Light at night
By Just Jim
Glenwood SpringsCarbondale is lit
Just take a stroll
But, first let the moon sit
Then imbibe Main Street’s soulChandeliers gleam
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Jan. 11, 2023
Looking forward with Defiende Nuestra Tierra in 2023
2023 is an important milestone for the Defiende Nuestra Tierra program at Wilderness Workshop (WW) — we’ll be marking our five-year anniversary! If you’re not familiar, Defiende Nuestra Tierra (which means “Defend our Land” in Spanish) was created by WW in 2018 out of a recognition that, to… read more →
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Jan. 11, 2023
The two faces of San Miguel de Allende
Translated by Julian Nihill
San Miguel de Allende (SMA) is often referred to as the “heart” of Mexico due to its importance in history and its location within the Mexican Republic. However, the rapid growth of this city and the arrival of thousands of foreigners as… read more →
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Jan. 4, 2023
Críticas: Hometown hate
“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.” –Jonathan Safran Foer
There used to be a time when I was ashamed of being from the Roaring Fork Valley.
It seemed to me that everyone growing… read more →