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🌱 How a taller Main Street building is running into resistance

Carbondale, Colorado Patch AM: a 5 min read

Greetings Carbondale! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a taller Main Street building is running into resistance
  • Carbondale community remembers the long, full life of JoAnn Coffman
  • Which Roaring Fork and Carbondale athletes earned All-State honors this spring?

Also on today's calendar: The Vibrant Mom: Revive & Renewal Retreat with Cara Maiolo and Nicole Lindstrom | True Nature - Carbondale, CO and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 95 and low of 49 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Hot with periods of sun, temps: high: 94, low: 53.
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 85 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Carbondale Report: Trustees show initial opposition to 3-story build on Main (soprissun.com) — Carbondale trustees are pushing back on a proposed three-story glass-and-brick redevelopment on Main Street that needs special height and design exceptions under the town’s Unified Development Code. Concerns center on rooftop height, visual impacts, and the lack of guaranteed public access to the planned rooftop deck. The public hearing continues July 28, with trustees asking for clearer community benefits and an alternate, code-compliant design.
   

2. JoAnn ‘Jo' Gwendolyn Coffman (soprissun.com) — Longtime Carbondale resident JoAnn “Jo” Coffman, 94, has passed away at Sopris Lodge, surrounded by family and caregivers. A former Roaring Fork Valley teacher, rancher, world traveler, and devoted homemaker, she spent decades on the Coffman Ranch and wintering in Arizona. In lieu of services, her family invites neighbors to honor her by baking her favorite sour cream chocolate cake and, if desired, donating to PEO Chapter HC in Carbondale.
   

3. Coal Ridge track, Glenwood swim headline spring All-State rosters (postindependent.com) — Carbondale’s Roaring Fork Rams athletes are well represented on this spring’s All-State lists, from girls lacrosse standouts playing at Carbondale Middle School to track, soccer and baseball honorees. Glenwood Springs swimmers and Coal Ridge track stars also earned top statewide recognition, underscoring how strong Garfield County’s prep sports scene has become.
   

4. Grant bolsters fundraising efforts at Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park (aspendailynews.com) — Residents of Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park, located between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs, just secured a $4.5 million Colorado Health Foundation grant to help them buy their park and become a resident-owned community. With over $11.5 million now pledged, they’re preparing a purchase offer while Pitkin County considers a $1.5 million contribution, following similar resident takeovers of parks in Basalt, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs.
   

5. Willow Creek fire contained after burning 10 acres (westernslopenow.com) — Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District helped contain a 10-acre Willow Creek fire in Rifle that damaged an apartment building and briefly displaced residents. With Garfield County now under Stage 1 fire restrictions, officials urge everyone in the region, including Carbondale residents, to be extra cautious as hot, dry, windy conditions increase wildfire risk.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday June 12
  • Exhibition: Molly Altman and Sabrina Piersol "FLORAL PANIC"
    Basalt Chamber of Commerce The Art Base 174 Midland Ave. Basalt, CO 81621 United States + Google Map
    11:00 am
  • Tours & Tastings at Woody Creek Distillers →
    Basalt Chamber of Commerce Woody Creek Distillers 60 Sunset Drive Basalt, CO
    2:00 pm
  • Power Yoga & Pranayama →
    Vimana Yoga, 23300 Two Rivers Rd, Basalt
    4:00 pm
  • Fish Fridays at Mezzaluna
    Basalt Chamber of Commerce Mezzaluna Willits 941 East Valley Road Basalt Co 81621
    4:30 pm
  • Opening Reception: Molly Altman and Sabrina Piersol "FLORAL PANIC"
    Basalt Chamber of Commerce The Art Base 174 Midland Ave. Basalt, CO 81621 United States + Google Map
    5:00 pm
  • Opening Reception: Molly Altman and Sabrina Piersol “FLORAL PANIC” →
    The Art Base, 174 Midland Ave, Basalt
    5:00 pm

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Ok Carbondale! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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