Guest column by Shayla Paradeis & Mateo Sandate Being asked to be delegates for a peace summit in Hiroshima on the International Day of Peace was one of the greatest honors we could have imagined. We said, yes, and immediately followed it with two questions: What is a peace summit? And how are we going […]
Mateo Sandate
Local musicians travel to Japan with Unity Earth
Since December 2012, when Unity Earth hosted its first festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the interfaith peace movement has grown across the globe, bringing together artists, musicians, visionaries and travelers. From Crestone, Colorado to Ethiopia, Australia and Jerusalem, this global network of peace seekers sees beyond cultural differences toward a common care for people and […]
Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Twin Acres deniedEagle County commissioners Tuesday unanimously denied an application for a special use permit for Twin Acres Riding and Boarding Stables in Missouri Heights. The unanimous decision was based on the size and density of the proposed commercial operation, which would have included a new 7,860-square-foot boarding stable and a 20,000-square-foot covered riding arena […]
Carbondale Library strikes a chord with youth programming
When Lauren Harutun, youth services coordinator at the Carbondale Branch Library, began asking parents and teens what they would like to see for youth programming, she said, “Far and away, the answer was ‘music.’ I heard the call and said, ‘I’m bringing in music for the kids.’” The first offering of youth music programming is […]
