Crews work on the final construction stages of the Carbondale Aquatic Center in Oct. 2025. The facility will have a lap pool, a recreation pool, and spa, as well as a bathhouse and gathering spaces
Michael is a reporter for Aspen Public Radio’s Climate Desk. He moved to the valley in June 2025, after spending three years living and reporting in Alaska. In Anchorage, he hosted the statewide morning news and reported on a variety of economic stories, often with a climate focus. He was most recently the news director of KRBD in Ketchikan.