A long-envisioned roadway project to the south of Glenwood Springs that dates back to the 2002 Coal Seam Fire got a huge boost in December when a nearly $50 million federal grant was awarded to move things forward.The South Bridge Project would connect South Glenwood near the municipal airport west of the Roaring Fork River […]
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Proyecto de la Calle 27 previsto para finalizar en otoño
Por Andrea Teres-MartinezTraducción por Edgar Barrantes Ben Ludlow, gerente de proyectos de la Autoridad de Transporte de Roaring Fork (RFTA, por sus siglas en inglés), presentó una actualización del proyecto al Concejo Municipal de Glenwood Springs el jueves. Dijo que la primera fase se completó con 141 pies de paso subterráneo excavados hasta el momento. […]
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Glenwood Springs makes it on Destination America
Renowned chef, disc jockey and author Christian Stevenson, known as DJ BBQ, and his esteemed film crew recently found themselves getting ‘lost’ in Glenwood Springs. Stevenson hosts the budding Destination America TV series “Lost In with DJ BBQ,” where he and his crew travel to towns all over the U.S. highlighting hidden gems such as […]
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Glenwood receives $600k federal forestry grant
On Sept. 14, the City of Glenwood Springs was awarded a $600,000 grant for urban and community forestry, expanding the city’s community forestry program sixfold over the course of the next five years to make for a greener, more environmentally equitable Glenwood. The grant was received as part of a sweeping action by the U.S. […]
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Glenwood Report: Wildfire theme rings throughout first meeting of September
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 […]