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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La Placita abre sus puertas a toda la comunidad
Carbondale tiene un nuevo mini-market que cuenta con una carnicería, más comida auténtica hecha a mano incluyendo sabrosos tacos, tortas y pupusas. Con más de 40 años de experiencia entre los dos como carniceros, la mayoría atendiendo a la comunidad del Valle Roaring Fork, Geovanny Martinez y Juan Carlos Hernandez, amigos por 15 años, decidieron […]
Carbondale is water secure, but the West is not
On Tuesday, July 19, the town of Carbondale trustees held a work session on water. Mayor Ben Bohmfalk wanted to know whether the town has enough water to service growth, particularly in light of the desire to add housing. He also asked if the town should be doing more to reduce water demand and whether […]
Commercial inventory shows business is booming
In 2017, Sopris Sun reporter John Colson began an annual tradition by which to measure economic trends in Carbondale. Noting a lack of data in regards to the town’s commercial inventory, he set out to establish a baseline with an “admittedly informal, unscientific and quite possibly incomplete survey of the different nodes of retail and […]
Letters – June 16, 2022
Vote Boebert out Americans have had enough of the carnage. Nearly all of the recent horrible mass shootings have been by young men who had easy access to firearms and automatic weapons. Lauren Boebert has consistently voted against every proposed logical gun regulation measure. Most appallingly, she introduced a bill to lower the legal age […]
Mountain-made for mountain style: Mariposa Hats
“I think everybody has the dream of doing something artistic, we all do. We all have artistic components in our lives, and they just come out in different ways,” says Susan Jordan, local milliner (hat maker) and owner of her own business, Mariposa Hats. Jordan has been in the Valley for over 20 years, originally […]
