Creating an inviting space for collaboration and community solutions has been the hallmark of the Third Street Center as it marks 15 years of service in Carbondale. With its 45,000-square-foot facility serving as the physical foundation for collaboration, the Third Street Center is currently home to a diverse collection of 36 organizations and has served […]
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LIFT-UP launches fundraiser amid growing community needs
LIFT-UP, a nonprofit providing food assistance from Aspen to Parachute, has launched its annual year-end fundraising campaign: “Donate to the Plate.” Executive Director Ivan Jackson explained the importance of this initiative in a recent interview with The Sopris Sun.According to data from Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger relief organization, one in seven children experiences […]
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Lift-Up celebrates the grand reopening of its thrift store in Parachute
This story by Sol del Valle Editor Bianca Godina was translated from Spanish to English. Lift-Up has dedicated the past four months preparing for the reopening of its thrift store. Last Saturday, Oct. 19, First Street in Parachute was adorned with red, white and black for the inauguration of Lift-Up’s third thrift store in the […]
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Un recurso comunitario renace
Lift-Up ha dedicado los últimos cuatro meses a prepararse para la reapertura de su tienda de segunda mano, conocida como Lift- Up Thrift Store.
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LIFT-UP gets an uplift with new GWS facility
LIFT-UP, a nonprofit aiding those facing food insecurity across the Roaring Fork Valley, has seen a surge in demand. With nine programs from Aspen to Parachute, LIFT-UP offers various services, including food pantries, mobile distribution sites, extended food tables (soup kitchens) and senior meals. In 2023, they served over 128,000 individuals, doubling their outreach from […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Mountain Fair deadlinesThe first glimmer of Mountain Fair is on the horizon … Carbondale Arts is officially accepting submissions for the 53rd Annual Mountain Fair t-shirt design contest. The theme this year, “This Must Be The Place: feet on the ground, head in the sky,” is inspired by a Talking Heads song, but the sentiment […]
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Kim Doyle Wille shares abundance
Melons, squash, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant and herbs, plus over 100 varieties of pollinator-friendly flowers — all of these and more are growing from seed and seeking soil. Kim Doyle Wille has golden eyes reflecting a golden heart. She’s also got some 5,000 plant starts, representing around 400 different varieties, spilling out of her El Jebel […]
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GarCo Report: Carbondale Rodeo changes, wastewater treatment upgrades in Glenwood Canyon
Garfield County Commission Chair John Martin was absent from Monday’s meeting. Chair Pro-Tem Tom Jankovsky filled in. Jankovsky and Mike Samson barreled through the first several agenda items, including approval of minutes from regular meetings, dating back to 2019. County attorney Heather Beattie wants to see the Board approve minutes at every meeting in the […]
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Food hub feasibility study to wrap up by Spring 2023
Up and down the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys, farmers and ranchers raise local produce — from meats to fresh vegetables — yet there are still many residents who are regularly concerned about keeping enough food on their family’s table. Several entities, both governmental and nongovernmental, from Parachute to Aspen, are interested in the […]
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Lift-Up emerge fortalecido
Traducción por Dolores Duarte “Lift-Up es un tesoro”, dijo el director ejecutivo interino John Dougherty en una reciente entrevista. “Ha sido una de las evoluciones más sólidas y rápidas de una organización que realmente se ha dedicado a escuchar lo que la comunidad necesita, a comprometerse con nuestros socios y a averiguar la mejor estrategia […]