Prior to this week’s regular meeting, the Town Council held a public work session with the citizen-run Basalt Affordable Community Housing (BACH) group. During this session, Town Planning Director Michelle Thibeault presented BACH’s 2025 plan to improve housing availability and address market difficulties in Basalt. Based on information gathered from a community housing needs assessment […]
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Works in Progress
Verge: An ode to time spent outdoorsBy Annalise Grueter “I am — really am — an extremist, one who lives and loves by choice far out on the very verge of things,on the edge of the abyss, where this world falls off into the depths of another. That’s the way I like it.” – Edward […]
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Letters
Money talks, the climate walksAs much as I’d prefer it were otherwise, we live in a capitalistic society. I detest the words “money talks,” but the reality is, spoiled Americans won’t make the necessary sacrifices to solve the climate crisis without the profit motive. To hell with the common good. Energy companies won’t replace their […]
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Mature Content: Dear Mandy,
Mandy and I chatted after a concert last week. She told me that she usually likes this column, but she wasn’t so sure about the last one. Kind of a downer, she thought. The column was about death becoming an ever more present companion when we are old. It was about losing loved ones and […]
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Pages of the Past
From the archives of the Roaring Fork Review, Valley Journal andThe Sopris Sun; in collaboration with the Carbondale Historical Society and Carbondale Branch Library Aug. 8, 1974 Gubernatorial candidate Dick Lamm held a fundraising luncheon at 10th Mountain Veteran John Tripp’s home and sat down for an interview while he was in town. He took […]
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CVEPA Views: Who was Nikos Patsantaros?
Graffiti on public buildings, carving into soft desert sandstone and covering signs with insipid stickers all seem endemic these days. Is there a point when vandalism becomes artifact? Reflecting back on my high country meanders, I treasure the shepherd’s tree carvings the most. Throughout the boreal forest on Colorado’s Western Slope one can still find […]
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Letters
Re: Three-legged stoolThis is in response to Richard Vottero’s letter in last week’s Sopris Sun. Three-legged stools are great! Balanced and stable, I’d sit on a good one without thinking twice. A three-party system would be great, too. I would love to vote for a third-party candidate with humble roots, original ideas and a realistic […]
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Rams Report: Fall sports preview
Team leadership is a big focus for the Roaring Fork High School football team coming into the 2024 season, as the Rams look to return to the varsity ranks after a one-year hiatus to rebuild the program. Recently, 19 of the team’s upperclassmen took part in a two-day Teen Leadership Breakthrough camp, held at the […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
SCUTTLEBUTT Montessori preschoolAfter 11 months of strategic planning, prioritizing and getting licensed, Ross Montessori School has opened a preschool for up to 10 students! Director Monica Wright has been at Ross since 2014 and is an American Montessori Society accredited teacher with a large-center preschool state license. Said Head of School/CEO Dr. Sonya Hemmen, “Monica […]
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C’dale Report: Trustees consider parking future
All Carbondale trustees were present at the regular meeting on Aug. 14 with Christina Montemayor joining via Zoom. A simple consent agenda, quickly approved, included liquor license renewals, reappointment of Heather MacDonald to the Historic Preservation Commission and accounts payable. During general public comments, Sue Zislis, an advocate for the new on-demand microtransit Downtowner service, […]