VOICES Radio Hour is brought to you by VOICES in partnership with KDNK, The Sopris Sun, and Connection is Medicine Foundation. Each episode we share stories from members of our community. We hope this serves to preserve our oral history of who we are, where we come from and who we aspire to be, through […]
Raleigh Burleigh
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‘Hasta que nos volvamos a encontrar’
Carta de editor a editor En los últimos años me han encargado escribir varias cartas de recomendación. Se me facilita—hablar de lo que hace excepcional a un colega o a un pasante. Sin embargo, conlleva una gran presión. ¿Estarán estas palabras a la altura de la persona que describen? La respuesta casi siempre es no. […]
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Happy trails, Raleigh
I’ve been tasked with a handful of recommendation letters over the past few years. It comes easier to me— speaking to what makes a colleague or intern exceptional. Yet it carries a sense of immense pressure. Will these words hold a candle to the person they describe? The answer is mostly no. With all of […]
Posted inFiction
A GOOD BYE-LINE
To: Raleigh BurleighFrom: JB The Sun is settingOn our editor, Raleigh.And he’s not just leavingTo go get a tamale. He’s leaving our town,And The Sopris Sun,To explore what’s out there …He’s had such a great run! The Sun won’t shine nearly as bright,Without you as our chief;It just doesn’t seem right.It’s been several yearsWith you […]
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Letter from the Editor: It takes a community…
Today we turn a leaf, beginning Volume 18 of The Sopris Sun. For 17 years, we’ve delivered a vibrant weekly newspaper with many changes along the way. We hope you’ll celebrate our continued growth and evolution at the Thompson Barn in Carbondale on Feb. 19. There you can catch the official announcement of our next […]
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Toasting in 2026
As we reflect on 2025, a difficult year by many measures, I wish to raise a cheers to every conscious effort made to share kindness and understanding. Here at The Sopris Sun, we strive to be a bridge to many places and, most importantly, between people. This isn’t achieved by casting judgement, but honoring each […]
Posted inLocal Government
Carbondale Report: Budgeting begins
All trustees were present for the Oct. 14 meeting which kicked off the budgeting process on the board level, with staff laboring diligently behind the scenes. A quickly-approved consent agenda included: meeting minutes; accounts payable; a liquor license renewal for Phat Thai; special event permits for 5Point Film’s “SUCK with PaddyO” at the Crystal Theatre […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
The ReMemberers conjure up ‘The Lindworm’ at True Nature, Oct. 9
Amid the vibrancies of fall, a spectrum of colors bursting from the trees and drifting to the earth, leaving bare skeletal figures to be frozen and, eventually, reawoken — The ReMemberers presents “The Lindworm” at True Nature on Oct. 9. Recalling the oldest of human traditions, this mythical performance weaves storytelling with music, humor and […]
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The greatest gift
By Raleigh BurleighCarbondale For weeks ahead of Burning Man, I frequented the Carbondale Bike Project to tune up a couple bicycles (one purchased there) for myself and my girlfriend to cruise Black Rock City. A bike I had been gifted needed serious work, and even after rebuilding the crank shaft and packing the back axle […]
Posted inCalendario
Eventos comunitarios del 28 de julio al 3 de agosto
Desde recolección de alimentos hasta festivales de reggae, pasando por yoga bilingüe, conciertos y ferias del libro: estas son las actividades destacadas en el Valle de Roaring Fork del 28 de julio al 3 de agosto.