Carbondale gymnasticsLast year, The Sopris Sun asked an important question about the former City Market building: “Is anything happening?” If the answer is still “not yet,” I’d like to offer a suggestion — could it become a gymnastics facility for the mid-valley? Right now, families in Glenwood, Carbondale, Basalt and the surrounding communities have very […]
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¿Sabías que el arroz puede tener arsénico?
El Dr. Joel Fuhrman, autor de varios libros, incluido “Eat to Live” (Comer para Vivir), es una autoridad reconocida en nutrición. Durante una charla en Carbondale hace algunos años, mencionó su preocupación por el arsénico en el arroz. El arsénico es un elemento que se encuentra de forma natural en la corteza terrestre y está […]
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Torch passed at Carbondale’s Ace Hardware
On Feb. 14, ownership of the Ace Hardware business in the old City Market shopping center in Carbondale passed from longtime owners Vicki Peterson and her husband, Chris, to Telluride-based Tom and Jenn Mortell. The process was not only a real estate transaction, it also represented a succession of ownership between two families who have […]
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Carbondale’s old City Market — Is anything happening?
Nearly four and a half years have passed since City Market moved its Carbondale operations from the building at the Highway 133-Main Street roundabout north to its new facility in the Carbondale Marketplace shopping center. Since then, the building has sat vacant, mostly stripped to its outer walls and, as many townspeople have noticed, with […]
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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 […]
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Works in Progress
Lucky Charm By Karen M. GreenwoodMay 2, 2024 I must have one, right? A lucky charm to keep me from harm? I must have one … For I do not live in a country war-torn A place where gangs rule Where those unlucky live in fear Where children and women are abducted Tortured, and raped […]
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Michael Francisco lawsuit against the Town of Carbondale and three police officers has stalled
It’s been three years almost to the day that Michael Francisco was arrested at the Carbondale City Market and charged with obstruction of government operations, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. All because he pointed at someone who worked in the gas station kiosk. Even though the resisting arrest case was dismissed in May 2021, a […]
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What a Kroger-Albertsons merger might mean for consumers
The largest retail grocery chain merger in U.S. history — between Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. — is estimated to be a $24.6 billion acquisition. Last October, Kroger announced the complex deal to acquire Albertsons that would pay all shareholders $34.10 a share. The proposed merger, if approved by federal regulators, would take place at […]
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City Market’s Community Rewards program gives back
In this valley there is no shortage of nonprofits serving in various capacities to better the community. From Ascendigo Autism Services to the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District to this very newspaper, there’s plenty of good work being done. To keep the wheels turning, these organizations largely rely on donations. With so many nonprofits, […]