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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – The Sopris Sun

1 week ago | soprissun.com | Amy Hadden Marsh |Raleigh Burleigh |Will Grandbois

Mysterious deathA 38-year old man who was found dead near Carbondale on Sunday has been identified as Glenwood Springs resident Matthew Cox. Authorities initially thought Cox was the victim of a hit-and-run incident but, according to the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, an initial autopsy revealed no traumatic injuries to the body.
Scuttlebutt & Calendar – The Sopris Sun

2 weeks ago | soprissun.com | Raleigh Burleigh |Amy Hadden Marsh |Will Grandbois

RHS cottageThe Redstone Historical Society (RHS) has been offered an unique opportunity to purchase the DeMaestri-Durrett mining-era cottage on Redstone Boulevard and needs $25,000 to close the deal. The home is valued at $875,000. Donations so far include $275,000 from one of the cottage owners and a matching $200,000 grant from Pitkin County to go with a pending $250,000 from History Colorado. Individual donations have raised $120,000, according to the RHS.
A whole latte love — Carbondale’s coffee considered – The Sopris Sun

Mar 26, 2025 | soprissun.com | Will Grandbois

You’re en route to a meeting in Carbondale with just enough time to grab a hot beverage to go. Since you could have had drip coffee at home, you decide on a simple latte. Where should you go? According to The Sopris Sun’s latest blind taste test, you might want to consider Pollinator Chocolate’s Cocoa Club. That’s out of a total of eight possibilities we could find at 9am on a Thursday.
Pages of the Past: 'The People's Republic of Carbondale' – The Sopris Sun

May 29, 2024 | soprissun.com | Will Grandbois

From the archives of the Roaring Fork Review, Valley Journal and Sopris Sun in collaboration with the Carbondale Historical Society and Carbondale Branch Library. May 30, 1974Regular services returned to the Episcopal Church at Marble for the first time since the 1950s. The church had been transported from Aspen by mule wagons in 1908 with a bell and altar donated by Mrs.
Pages of the Past: Celebrating 50 years of Carbondale newspapers – The Sopris Sun

Apr 10, 2024 | soprissun.com | Will Grandbois

This look back at this month in history is drawn from the newspaper archive at the Carbondale Branch Library. Digitization efforts are underway, with 1975 through 1982 expected to be available at www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org this summer. Contact [email protected] if you’re interested in supporting the project.
Carbondale’s chocolate chip cookies compared – The Sopris Sun

Mar 27, 2024 | soprissun.com | Will Grandbois

We already know that White House Pizza’s chocolate chipper is one of the finest desserts Carbondale has to offer — but how does it stack up for takeout? To answer that question, The Sopris Sun once again assembled a panel of five judges for a blind taste test (we previously tackled burgers, tacos, soup and salad — though the closure of the first two winners will likely warrant a retest down the line).
Scuttlebutt & Community Calendar – The Sopris Sun

Mar 6, 2024 | soprissun.com | Will Grandbois |James Steindler

Basalt candidate forumBasalt Town Council candidates, as well as the Mayoral candidate, participated in a public forum on Monday, March 4 at the Basalt Library. The forum was organized by the Basalt Chamber of Commerce, and while some questions were written up by the chamber, others were sourced from the community ahead of time.
Carbondale Report: Trustees consider raising their own pay – The Sopris Sun

Feb 28, 2024 | soprissun.com | Will Grandbois

Skip to content The Carbondale Board of Trustees proposed an increase in their stipend at the end of an otherwise routine meeting on Feb. 27. Since the last increase in 2015, trustees have received $900 a month and the mayor $1,500.
Carbondale Report: Trustees approve state sales tax collection – The Sopris Sun

Nov 29, 2023 | soprissun.com | Will Grandbois

Carbondale will move to state-collected sales tax effective Jan. 1, the board of trustees decided in a unanimous vote on Nov. 28. The change, which reverses the town’s move to self-collected sales tax in 2006, means businesses will no longer have to obtain a sales tax license from the town of Carbondale and eliminates a vendor fee for general sales tax and marijuana sales tax.
Pan de Muertos - The Sopris Sun

Nov 8, 2023 | soprissun.com | Will Grandbois

Photos and text courtesy of Will GrandboisCarbondale Community OvenTony’s Bakery and Mini Market, Wilderness Workshop, Defienda Nuestra Tierra and Garfield County Libraries came together for what they hope will be a new local tradition: baking Pan de Muertos at the Carbondale Community Oven the day before the community’s big Dia de los Muertos celebration.