The Sopris Sun is happy to introduce the Glenwood Report, covering the regular Glenwood Springs city council meetings which take place every first and third Thursdays. The theme of the Sept. 7 meeting was emergency preparedness. Wildfire collaborative Paula Stepp with the Middle Colorado Watershed Council appeared in front of the council, asking if members […]
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Underpass project underway in Glenwood Springs
Recently, commuters to and from Glenwood Springs have experienced traffic stops, slowdowns and detours around the intersection of Highway 82 and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) 27th Street Station. The uptick in traffic delays is due to the 27th Street Underpass project, which has been underway since April but became more disruptive in July […]
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Affirming Pride
“Being gay is not a choice” is a mantra, a drum to which I’ve danced, since I made the best choice of my life: to no longer hide my full self. It wasn’t an easy decision to make at the time, having been conditioned for the first 23 years of my life that being gay […]
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RFTA expects to house employees at former Rodeway Inn by autumn
Following the Glenwood Springs City Council’s approval of the city’s hotel/motel conversion ordinance in July 2022, some former hospitality complexes will inevitably, and before long, be converted to long-term housing options. In fact, the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) is slated to collect on the opportunity on behalf of its employees. In November 2022, RFTA […]
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Uinta Basin Railway meets opposition in Glenwood Springs
Oil producers want to quadruple the amount of fracked waxy crude that comes out of Utah’s Uinta Basin. Between 80,000 and 90,000 barrels per day are currently trucked to refineries in Salt Lake City, but refinery production there is capped due to air pollution on the Wasatch Front. So, Utah officials and oil producers have […]
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Uinta Basin Railway encuentra oposición en Glenwood
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Los productores de petróleo quieren cuadruplicar la cantidad de crudo ceroso de fracturación hidráulica que sale de la cuenca Uinta de Utah. Actualmente se transportan en camión entre 80,000 y 90,000 barriles diarios a las refinerías de Salt Lake City, pero su producción está limitada por la contaminación atmosférica del Wasatch […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Nov. 24, 2022
Give it Forward FirstBank is encouraging Coloradans to donate to nonprofits on Colorado Gives Day, Dec. 6, in part by giving away $30,000 in gas to unsuspecting commuters in Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Greeley and Frisco. The “Give it Forward” campaign has taken different forms since it launched in 2014 with this year’s focus on […]
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Connecting disability advocates and community
This is a summer of firsts for Glenwood Springs, at least when it comes to putting on Pride events. Most recently, the city celebrated disability pride at Two Rivers Park on July 26. The event marked the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law on July 26, 1990, which prohibits discrimination […]
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Glenwood Garden Club gathers greenthumbs
Since 1931, the Glenwood Garden Club has provided a space “to stimulate knowledge and love of gardening and aid in the protection of mature trees, plants and birds and encourage specific plantings,” according to its original mission. Today, its purpose remains much the same, Ann English, a former president of the club, informed The Sopris […]