Por Sopris Sun Traducción por Bianca Godina Pase de Independencia cerrado por la temporada El Paso de Independencia está oficialmente cerrado por la temporada después de que un cierre temporal el 28 de octubre se extendiera debido a daños por una caída de rocas cerca del Punto de Milla 50. El paso históricamente cierra en […]
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Madreselva Alterations, Clothing & Design
Entrevistas bajo el sol Daniel Torres Silvia Rodriguez, dueña, originaria de Chihuahua, México lleva 16 años viviendo en el valle y comenta, “Al llegar me enamoré de las montañas y los ríos, además de la cultura y la amabilidad de los pobladores locales”. Al llegar al valle yo contaba con una larga trayectoria como diseñadora […]
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Ps&Qs: Letter to my future self
I’ve been listening to a lot of John Cougar Mellencamp lately. In junior high school, he was one of my all-time favorites, and so the memories are flooding back… Seems like just yesterday, but it was over four decades ago when I was sitting on a school bus listening to Jack and Diane on my […]
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Sexual assault rattles Carbondale
Content warning: This article discusses an ongoing investigation of a sexual assault perpetrated against a vulnerable community member. On Nov. 4, the Carbondale Police Department (CPD), represented by Chief Kirk Wilson, Lieutenant Bill Kirkland and Public Information Officer Anna Ramirez, hosted a community meeting at the Old Thompson Barn in River Valley Ranch to brief […]
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CPD seeking evidence in Nov. 2 sexual assault case
The Carbondale Police Department is requesting footage from doorbell and other security cameras in the area of the Rio Grande Trail, 8th Street, Painted Lady Lane and Wheel Circle from Saturday, Nov. 2, 5-8pm, as well as reports of suspicious activity. This follows a breaking and entering and sexual assault which took place in that […]
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Housing values likely to increase, yet again, in 2025
In the Roaring Fork Valley housing costs have skyrocketed in recent years. That’s a common headline, old news and perhaps even an understatement.A Forbes article received a lot of social media engagement after being posted on the Carbondale Facebook page, and for good reason. In the Sept. 26 Forbes article, “Cities where home values have […]
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Curbside recycling progress report
It has been five years since Carbondale contracted Mountain Waste & Recycling to be the single-service hauler for the town’s trash and residential recycling. The Sopris Sun wanted to see, especially, how the single-stream curbside recycling program was going and sat down recently with Kevin Schorzman, Carbondale’s Public Works director. We also reached out to […]
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One year after unhoused newcomers influx, regional response coalescing
It was November 2023 when Voces Unidas de las Montañas, an advocacy organization, sounded the alarm about close to 100 unhoused people, mostly from Venezuela and unfamiliar with a Colorado winter, camping in cars and tents beneath the Veterans Memorial Bridge at the north entrance to Carbondale. According to Carbondale Police Chief Kirk Wilson, what […]
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Carbondale Report: Pool progresses, Chester’s continued
The Board of Trustees tackled another packed agenda Tuesday, Sept. 24, with all in attendance counting Jess Robison who joined via Zoom while traveling. Town Manager Lauren Gister was absent.The consent agenda was swiftly approved, including accounts payable, meeting minutes, appointment of Kevin Hanian to the Environmental Board, special event liquor licenses and liquor license […]
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Carbondale settles with Francisco for $350,000
Michael Francisco first learned of Carbondale from a feature in Outside Magazine promoting the small mountain town as one of the greatest places to live. Having previously resided in the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver, he looked forward to a move to a quiet and progressive community. Eventually, however, his preconceived notions […]