VOICES Radio Hour is brought to you by VOICES in partnership with KDNK, The Sopris Sun and the Connection is Medicine Foundation. With each episode we share stories from members of our community. We hope this serves to preserve an oral history of who we are, where we come from and who we aspire to […]
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Mountain Sprouts fills a playful niche
Caregivers have a new place to take children 9 and under for unstructured playtime with others. Better yet, the play cafe has an extensive drink menu with espresso classics, specialties like matcha and chai as well as italian sodas and boba. Mountain Sprouts opened in the La Fontana Plaza on Jan. 19 and had its […]
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You belong at Mindful Me Playhouse
Jodi Burgart, founder and co-owner of Carbondale’s premiere indoor play space, Mindful Me Playhouse, knows that the right tone means everything. “Something that’s very sweet is that for every single class we implement mindful moments,” said Burgart. She then gently struck her singing bowl and a harmonic sound radiated. “The kids who come a lot […]
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Rifle Climbing Center elevates community
Jason Marshall saw a community hold and reached for it when he opened the Rifle Climbing Center (RCC) earlier this year. “[Rifle realtor] Adam Whitt showed me the space and I immediately thought this could be so much more than a climbing gym or a place to workout. I saw the potential for kids programs […]
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Working parents find few childcare options for infants and toddlers
After receiving their joyful news, parents expecting their first baby are initiated into another fact of life: there’s a waitlist at every licensed early childcare center between Parachute and Aspen. “People hear through the grapevine that the moment they know they are pregnant they must get on a waitlist,” says Kelly Beal, co-owner of Honey […]
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My gift to your children's children's children
Friday, while cheering on Roaring Fork High School’s graduation parade, I was surprised to find a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye. My emotional state was prompted in equal parts by civic pride, respect and terror. Let me explain those, one-by-one. First, I’m proud of our local schools. It takes a […]
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Lisa Dancing-Light shares "Magic"
“Once upon a time in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, there was a very special mountain.” Thus begins “A Song and Story of Magic Mountain,” a culmination of decades of personal work and artistic exploration by local musician Lisa Dancing-Light. Beyond the children’s book itself, published on April 22, Earth Day […]