If you’ve walked past the location of the former Mi Casita restaurant lately, you may have noticed the brown packaging paper that once covered the windows is now peeled back, allowing passersby to peek in and satisfy their natural curiosity. Located at the corner of Weant Boulevard and Main Street, La Raza hopes to add […]
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Treasures abound at Hazy Oak Interiors
In the first months since Kim Velasquez opened Hazy Oak Interiors, she’s been surprised by the number of Carbondale newcomers she’s meeting. Velasquez was raised in Carbondale and remembers when it was just “coal miners, cowboys and hippies.” She acknowledges that a store like her’s, selling unique furniture and housewares from around the world, could […]
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Basalt Report: Town reassures businesses amid construction concerns
On Wednesday, March 22, the Town of Basalt held a pair of work sessions for Midland Avenue business owners and residents to inform them of the current plan for Phase II of the Streetscape Project, answer questions about the potential process and receive feedback for creative solutions to keep businesses afloat for what may be […]
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The Crow & Key welcomes collaboration
The Crow & Key hosted its grand opening at 443 Main Street on March 3, as part of Carbondale’s First Friday celebration. This family-owned home decor and gift store is operated by Amber Frisbie and her husband, Ted. They work closely with local and small business owners, as well as local and international artists, to […]
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Carbondale gets a cozy chocolate lounge and café
In 2019, Carbondale’s master of many trades, Mark Burrows, began his chocolate-making career with Pollinator Chocolate. Since then, Pollinator has become the go-to for high-quality, single-source, small-batch chocolate bars, truffles and bonbons in the Roaring Fork Valley. Burrows is now dipping into a highly-anticipated business venture with the opening of the aptly-named Cocoa Club. This […]
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CMC to host Labor Market Summit
On Nov. 7, the Colorado Mountain College (CMC) School of Business will host the 2022 State of the Labor Market Summit at Morgridge Commons in Glenwood Springs (815 Cooper Ave). A second summit will be held on Nov. 9 at CMC’s Leadville campus. This free public event will highlight the dynamic workforce needs of CMC’s […]
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La Placita open its doors to all
Carbondale has a new mini-market that includes a carniceria, plus authentic food made from scratch that includes tacos, tortas and pupusas. With more than 40 year of combined experience as butchers, most of which in the Roaring Fork Valley, Geovanny Martinez and Juan Carlos Hernandez — friends for 15 years — decided to open this […]
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Hopping along the Valley trail
There’s a new chaperone in town who’s willing to go the extra mile, or two, before arriving safely at a final destination. Martin Calkins started The Valley Hopper shuttle service, in part, to get to know neighbors and out-of-towners. Calkins’ website, www.thevalleyhopper.com, offers a plethora of options for tourists and locals in need of transportation […]
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Childhood friends fill a sweet niche
Ice cream lovers rejoice! Carbondale once again has a dedicated ice cream bar and it’s open late on weekends. Sweet Cream Dreams is the creation of two relative newcomers to Carbondale, best friends turned business partners. Growing up in Springfield, Missouri, Isaac Hendry and Joel Nachtigal enjoyed a childhood typical of the ‘90s: neighborhood basketball […]
