Carbondale

  • Locations: Columns, Opinion Published

    Branching Out: Avoiding common tragedy

    Branching Out: Avoiding common tragedy thumbnail Geneviéve Villamizar.

    It’s a universal gesture, from mother elk to geese to humans. With your little one trailing along, as you cross an opening in a forest, a pathway or road, mamas will look into the new terrain to scope it out and then look back at their young. Look back… read more →

  • Locations: News Published

    Trustees look ahead to 2022

    Trustees look ahead to 2022 thumbnail Carbondale resident Rita Marsh shared her vision for "Food/agriculture" during the climate-oriented comprehensive plan update meeting held on Sept. 23 meeting. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

    The latest regular meeting of Carbondale trustees began with introducing Boden Hamilton, a senior at Roaring Fork High School and non-voting member of the board representing the youth perspective.

    During trustee comments, Erica Sparhawk shared her enthusiasm from the recent Colorado Mountain League conference, saying that… read more →

  • Locations: Español Published

    Día de la Patata: una tradición antigua

    Día de la Patata: una tradición antigua thumbnail Alice Steindler, durante la "Bareback Bonanza" de 1993, corre con su caballo, Sweetie. Archivo del Valley Journal.

    Traducción por Raleigh Burleigh

    El Día de la Patata fue celebrado por primera vez en 1909 y la celebración de su 100 aniversario fue el mismo año en que The Sopris Sun se publicó por primera vez. El día 2 de octubre, Carbondale reconoce el 112… read more →

  • Locations: News Published

    From farm to roaster

    From farm to roaster thumbnail Tyler Ruff studied biochemistry in college and has applied his degree as a lead roaster of Bonfire. The roasting process is a science in and of itself; note the computer monitor in the background which is filled with graphs and fluctuating numbers. Photo by James Steindler.

    Bonfire Coffee Co. recently turned ten years old and some of its employees have been with the company from the very beginning. Coffee has been brewed in their space at the Dinkel building for quite some time; some say the rich aroma has even become a part of… read more →

  • Locations: News Published

    Old traditions make for new memories

    Old traditions make for new memories thumbnail Ingrid Seidell walks the 1985 Potato Day parade on behalf of KDNK radio, which was only two years old at the time. Photo from Valley Journal archives.

    Potato Day is the longest standing locals’ tradition in Carbondale. The event kicked off in 1909, and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in the same year that The Sopris Sun printed its first issue. On Oct. 2, the Town celebrates the 112th annual Potato Day.

    The significance… read more →

  • Locations: Columns, Opinion Published

    Autumn reflections on restoring balance

    Autumn reflections on restoring balance thumbnail Will Evans

    As the sun crossed the equator this equinox, day and night were approximately of equal length. The water flow in the river is low and slow. Patterns of flowing current around rocks are smaller, quieter and a yellow leaf is swirling in an eddy. Does balance between light… read more →

  • Locations: Español Published

    Chisme del Pueblo - 23 de octubre

    Chisme del Pueblo – 23 de octubre thumbnail Jonny Alexander, muralista de California, fue comisionado para pintar dos murales en el nuevo edificio de usos mixtos al noreste de la rotonda. Ambos murales honran la flora silvestre y nativa a esta zona. "Siempre intento conectar un mural con el lugar donde se ubica", nos contó. Foto por Raleigh Burleigh.

    Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro

    Noche de padres de RFHS

    Roaring Fork High School invita a los padres a visitar la escuela y hacer preguntas desde las 6:30 p.m. a 7:30 p.m. el martes 28 de septiembre. El evento será bilingüe.

    El clima… read more →

  • Locations: News Published

    Scuttlebutt / Calendar - Sept. 23, 2021

    Scuttlebutt / Calendar – Sept. 23, 2021 thumbnail On the night of Sept. 17, Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire at 11 Crystal Circle. Upon arrival, firefighters found a shed fully engulfed in flames, with the fire spreading to the home’s garage and apartment above it. Help was received by the Glenwood Springs Fire Department, who had the favor returned on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 19, while responding to a structure fire at 710 Lincoln Avenue. A two-story home was engulfed in flames and nearby homes were evacuated. “Without support from our neighboring agencies, the outcome of this incident would have been much worse,” said Incident Commander Jesse Hood. The causes of both fires remain under investigation. Courtesy photo.

    Climate and the Comp Plan

    On Thursday, Sept. 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., CLEER and the Town of Carbondale will host a public input session in the Community Room at the Third Street Center regarding how climate change factors into the Town’s Comprehensive Plan update. Folks… read more →

  • Locations: Letters Published

    Letters - Sept. 23, 2021

    Downtown North — a rezone

    Here’s a thought. The area just north of the Rio Grande Trail that is currently zoned General Industrial, instead of rezoning it to a Willits-type of urban form with commercial on the ground floor and up to three stories of apartments… read more →

  • Locations: News Published

    Garcia’s Market: a community anchor

    Garcia’s Market: a community anchor thumbnail Miriam prepares a hand-made pupusa, a popular food in her native El Salvador, at the Garcia’s Market restaurant in Carbondale. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

    Editor’s note: By popular demand, this feature that debuted in el Sol del Valle (Sept. 9) has been translated into English for The Sopris Sun.

    One could say that Carbondale’s restaurant-store Garcia’s Market is a community anchor. Every day, they welcome customers from all throughout the Valley… read more →