When this reporter first arrived in Carbondale, the trains transporting Mid-Continent coal were still active, and automobile drivers would often have to sit in their idling cars for several minutes, waiting for a train to clear the crossing. But that minor inconvenience was destined to disappear.
The “last hurrah”…
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Stuff by Tom Mercer
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Feb. 10, 2021
It all started with The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
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Feb. 3, 2021
Dólares, Presupuestos y Amigues de Cuatro Patas
Publicado originalmente en inglés el 28 de enero, 2021
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro
De acuerdo con Wes Boyd, director ejecutivo de C.A.R.E. (Rescate de animales de Colorado), su albergue de animales está operando normal a pesar de la reciente eliminación… read more →
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Jan. 27, 2021
Dollars, budgets and four-legged friends
According to Wes Boyd, Executive Director of C.A.R.E. (Colorado Animal Rescue), their animal shelter is operating as normal despite the recent elimination of the Garfield County Sheriff’s animal control program. The loss of funding for animal control from the county sheriff means that there will no longer be… read more →
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Dec. 10, 2020
A stroll in Sopris Park
Eric Brendlinger, Carbondale’s Director of Parks and Recreation, reports that Carbondale now has a total of 26 parks. Some are large and some are small, but Carbondale’s 3.9-acre Sopris Park is generally regarded as the crown jewel by virtue of both its location and the numerous community events… read more →
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Nov. 18, 2020
Our Town: Geekspeak co-host is here to help
Matt McBrayer is the owner, and the sole technician at Roaring Fork Help Desk, Inc., which he established on March 14th (a.k.a.“Pi Day”) , 2015. The business motto is “Your End-to-End Technology Experts,” and based on Matt’s description of his day-to-day work… read more →
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Nov. 18, 2020
New ways of doing things in the arts
I have been fortunate enough to perform music in the Roaring Fork Valley for close to 30 years, and there have always been private parties, community celebrations, and nightclubs that have provided entertainment for their guests. However, things have changed.
The band I currently work with… read more →
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Oct. 21, 2020
Clay Center hosts limited-edition ‘Settings’
You know you’re entering a creative zone the moment you enter the Carbondale Clay Center. There is an aura of creativity that emanates from the building.
This visitor eagerly approached, hoping to learn more about the organization’s upcoming fund-raising auction. In years past, the Clay Center’s… read more →
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Oct. 7, 2020
ArtWay plans progress
The Youth Art Park is the final park in the master plan for the Rio Grande Trail ArtWay that runs through Carbondale, and Amy Kimberly, the Executive Director of Carbondale Arts, is driving the creation of the park.
Kimberly said, “We had committed to doing three… read more →
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Oct. 7, 2020
‘We are local and so is your food’
Eber Silva, Nicolas Rojas, and Eduardo Meraz have known each other since they were kids. Eber Silva remembers Rojas (“Nico”) and Meraz (“Eddy”) from when he was 10 years old. All three grew up and attended school together in Carbondale.
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Sep. 30, 2020
Comedy — a medicine for melancholy?
Everyone has heard the phrase “Laughter is the best medicine,” but few realize that this simple observation dates back thousands of years, and during these seriously challenging times, we would do well to add an occasional dose of humor to our lives.
You may be surprised… read more →