As Mountain Fair approaches each year, there’s a special energy in Carbondale that surges as the opening of the fair approaches. The inhabitants of Carbondale and beyond have a long-standing love affair with the tradition, as the entire community comes together for three days of fun, friendship, food and frivolity. On Sunday morning during Natalie […]
Terri Ritchie
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Works in Progress
Ode to Shoulder SeasonBy Rachel Leigh Cohen a time nestled between visiting electric storms. soft like a collar bone peeking out beneath a loose necked cashmere sweater on a body that tends to lean towards coverage. subtle like classically sweet perfume mixed with light sweat culminating between cycles of sunbathing & cold plunges in rivers […]
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There’s no place like home
Carbondale is a very special place. My husband, Dave, and I moved here as newlyweds over 32 years ago looking for a more affordable housing option than our basement apartment in Aspen. As we grew our family to welcome our daughter, Elizabeth, and our son, Zack, we experienced the bond of Carbondale’s community through the […]
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The Sun shines through
On Feb. 12, 2021, The Sopris Sun completes its twelfth year of informing, inspiring and connecting community. For students of numerology, this is our “golden birthday,” age matching the day of month, as our community paper emerges through its “tween” years. It’s also Chinese New Year, inaugurating the Year of the Metal Ox and all […]