La noche 20 de marzo, 2024, el Sol del Valle/Sopris Sun junto a KDNK y Aspen Public Radio presentó un foro de candidatos para el consejo municipal de Carbondale. Gracias a Convey Language Solutions, pudimos tener interpretación en vivo. Para leer las más sobre los candidatos, busca aquí. Parte 1 Parte 2 El martes, 2 de abril, Carbondale elegirá a tres nuevos miembros del consejo administrativo de la ciudad y cada uno […]
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Carbondale Historical Society mines for living history
A gentle snow fluttered silently outside KDNK’s classroom on Sunday, Jan. 7, as four former coal miners took about two dozen listeners deep into the harrowing history of Carbondale’s 1970s coal mining days. This panel was the first in a four-part series organized by the Carbondale Historical Society with a focus on capturing living history […]
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Passmore ‘on the shoulders of giants’ as KDNK director
After five months as interim director, Megan Passmore was officially hired as KDNK’s station manager in late September, just before the community access radio station’s Fall Membership Drive. Having been a Carbondale local since May 2007, and involved with KDNK since 2009 when she filled in for a DJ’s Halloween show, Passmore is looking forward […]
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Introducing: Sweet Jessup and the Dirty Buckets
This reporter heard Sweet Jessup and the Dirty Buckets on KDNK a while back and figured they were probably a touring band playing at Steve’s Guitars that night. Wrong. They are local folks. After hearing the band play to a good-sized crowd at the KDNK First Friday open house a week or so later, it […]
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WE-cycle debuts in Carbondale Aug. 4
Beginning First Friday, Aug. 4, Carbondale commuters will have a new way to get around. For months, anticipation has been building for WE-cycle’s expansion into one of the Valley’s most bicycle-friendly towns. Stations have already appeared at 17 locations and soon 80 well-maintained bikes, each with a basket and pedal-powered light, will be docking between […]
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Mountain Fair turns 52
“The hugging season is about to seriously begin,” Chief of Operations Deborah Colley told The Sopris Sun in anticipation of the 52nd annual Mountain Fair. It’s also the season of thunder, lightning and monsoonal rains, unofficially celebrated with the three-day, rainbow-laden gathering in Sopris Park. This year, the festivities are dedicated to the late Wick […]
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La Feria de la Montaña cumple 52
Traducción por Dolores Duarte “La temporada de abrazos está seriamente a punto de iniciar”, dijo la jefa de operaciones Deb Colley a The Sopris Sun en previsión a la 52va. edición de la Feria de la Montaña. También es la temporada de truenos, relámpagos y lluvias monzónicas, que se celebra extraoficialmente durante tres días en […]
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Carbondale Report: Trustees fund unanticipated expenditures
All trustees were present at Tuesday’s quick meeting. It began with approval of the consent agenda — accounts payable, meeting minutes, a special event liquor license for Dance Initiative and clarifying language added to the tobacco tax ordinance passed in 2020. General comments One member of the public, Jason Paley, joined via Zoom to request […]
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Wysong makes way for new energy at AZYEP
When you walk into the KDNK Community Access Radio station, mosey down the hallway, and to the right you’re met with a door stacked with stickers of positivity and acceptance. Through this portal is the headquarters to the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program (AZYEP) office, a post Beth Wysong has loyally shepherded for nearly a […]
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KDNK: 40 years on the air and in our hearts
On April 15, KDNK celebrated 40 years at the Third Street Center. Figures from throughout the station’s history converged for a memorable evening that began with a ticketed dinner and storytelling followed by dancing with the Magic Beans. KDNK Music Director Cody Lee transformed a corner of the Third Street Center into a record store […]