“This is really all about building community, and it’s going to be the community that designs what’s on this site,” said Larisa LaLonde of Roaring Fork Leadership (RFL). LaLonde led a presentation during the Crystal River Caucus last Thursday regarding future plans for the Redstone General Store, including creating a community serving village center to […]
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Redstone General Store asks community for support
“How do we nurture each other again?” Oriana Moebius asked on a crisp autumn day in Redstone. Together with Rochelle Norwood, Moebius owns the Redstone General Store on property purchased by her husband, Tyler Moebius, in 2020. On Oct. 13, they celebrated three years since resurrecting the business which has existed in some form since […]
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Branching Out: Choosing change and complexity
Most of us can look back on life and think, “Yeah, that moment changed me forever.” I’m grateful for those moments, because they reconnected me to the natural world. I say “re” because we’re born connected but capitalism breeds it out. It’s a choice to find our way back. When I was 9, I stepped […]
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Rural Action Plan: A forum for connection
Feb. 21 marked the first of three weekly meetings for the Rural Action Project (RAP), an initiative spearheaded by Colorado State University (CSU) to foster community connection both within and between rural communities across the state. The project largely aims to provide an opportunity for community members to interact and share their experiences, thereby strengthening […]
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New VOICES executive director focuses on community through art
There is no question that MinTze Wu is a mover and a shaker. In the 4.5 years she’s lived in Carbondale, Wu has become a familiar name on the Roaring Fork Valley arts scene. She has been a curator and performer in Carbondale Arts’ Garden Music Series, concertmaster of the Aspen Choral Society, collaborator with […]
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Finding community — for family, work and home
Interviewing Lindsay Hentschel, what comes through is her endearing sense of humor and her love for her community. Going into her 20th year with the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD), Hentschel will step into an assistant principal role at Glenwood Springs High School (GSHS) alongside Assistant Principal Gayla Rowe next year. On May 31, GSHS […]
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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 […]