Boyle Park in Mancos, Colorado. (Photo by Mark Duggan) Listen to the Interview http://openrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Boyle-Park-Broadband.mp3 Many rural and Native American communities are said to be on the wrong side of the digital divide. That refers...
Listen to the story http://openrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Montezuma-School-Supplies-Drive.mp3 More families are facing economic hardship as unemployment rates skyrocket due to the pandemic, so some children are returning to school without supplies like...
Listen to the Interview http://openrangenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Art-Bots-Web-Mix.mp3 Social media can be a minefield of human ugliness. Especially in the age of COVID. Political attack ads and conspiracy theories fill social feeds. Much of it is posted...
Artists find themselves in a unique position during the coronavirus pandemic. Galleries and museums have been shuttered for months, cutting off a large part of the art market. But staying home has also led to a creative outpouring for many artists. People are looking...
Community gardens give people who rent or are otherwise unable to plant a garden on their property a chance to invest in locally-grown foods. Community solar gardens operate on the same model but allow investors to “plug in” to locally-generated renewable...
Recently, a group of about 30 parents and educators met in the lunchroom at Sopris Elementary School in Glenwood Springs to plot out the future of the school. The “Future of SES” initiative, as it’s known, is meant to build on the school’s...
