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• Sections: News By Megan Tackett Published Apr. 11, 2018

  All aboard the Brain Train

  

  Every Monday and Wednesday at the Third Street Center, a group meets in the Senior Matters room for chair yoga, therapy-led discussions and art, singalongs and brain teasers. They’re all participants in Brain Train, the Roaring Fork Valley’s only program to support people with early memory loss.

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• Sections: News By Megan Tackett Published Apr. 11, 2018

  Missouri Heights artist shares healing process

  

  Summers Moore is finally ready to talk about her husband’s suicide, and she’s doing so the only way she knows how: through her art.

  “I was just slapped,” she said of her husband’s 2007 death. For the next decade, she went into “mommy mode,” focusing on… read more →

• Sections: News By Will Grandbois Published Apr. 11, 2018

  Trustees consider raising tobacco age

  

  In his final meeting as a Carbondale trustee, Frosty Merriott had no trouble speaking his mind as the board discussed ways to address teens smoking and vaping.

  “At this stage I would be for anything that would keep tobacco out of the hands of anyone,” he… read more →

• Sections: News By Debbie Bruell Published Apr. 11, 2018

  Local officials are concerned about teenagers and vaping

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  “Juuling,” “ghosting,” “vape pen,” “e-juice…” You’re not alone if you have no idea what these terms mean. However, the Carbondale Police Department and local county health departments are urging adults to pay close attention to this lingo as it relates to a growing epidemic of nicotine addiction among… read more →

• Sections: News By Will Grandbois Published Apr. 11, 2018

  Pages of the Past: Seeds of the new City Market sown

  
  April 14, 1988: Carbondale’s Circle Super unveiled a half-million dollar expansion at the Crystal Village Shopping Center.  In addition to new coolers, freezers and digital registers, Circle Super added a salad bar, full-service deli with hot foods run by Therese Obridgewitch and bakery headed by Tim Lewis of Pour la France. read more →
• Sections: News By Will Grandbois Published Apr. 4, 2018

  Rekindling lost arts

  

  Just because Jeremy Wallace wants folks to know how to start a fire with a bow drill or forage for food doesn’t make him a prepper or an anarcho-primitivist.

  “I think at the core it’s just trying to reconnect people with the land,” the… read more →

• Sections: News By Justin Patrick Published Apr. 4, 2018

  GlenX awards cash prize to business startup finalist

  

  Carbondale is revered as an unparalleled jumping off point for adventure and recreation, but “business incubator” is probably not a descriptor most would associate with the outdoorsy mountain town. Local forward-thinking nonprofit GlenX is looking to change that by encouraging valley entrepreneurs. Last week, the organization awarded $10,000… read more →

• Sections: News By Megan Tackett Published Apr. 4, 2018

  Handmakery hosts first exhibit for 88-year-old colorist

  

  First Fridays are not typically part of Bob Fadely’s social calendar. At 88 years old, he mostly stays at home coloring. But thanks to his favorite hobby and family, April marks his first-ever art exhibit. He’s pleased as punch about it.

  “This is really going to… read more →

• Sections: News By Megan Tackett Published Apr. 4, 2018

  An evening of inspired stories

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  Six people will each share a seven-minute story at The Temporary April 5 via Writ Large, a spoken-word performance series curated by Alya Howe of Under Alya’s Umbrella.

  It’s also not the first time the organization has produced an evening at The Temporary — its… read more →

• Sections: News By Megan Tackett Published Apr. 4, 2018

  Western Slope Veterans to partner with CMC

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  When Western Slope Veterans Coalition Founder John Pettit first imagined a partnership with Colorado Mountain College, he thought it would primarily take shape in the form of internship opportunities for the local veterans his organization serves. CMC Chief Operating Officer Matt Gianneschi thought there was a broader scope… read more →