Sage Smiley
Assistant News Director and All Things Considered HostSage Smiley is an award-winning news editor and host of All Things Considered.
From 2023 to 2025, she served as news director for KYUK Public Media in Bethel, Alaska. She’s also worked as an editor, news director, host, reporter, researcher, and Arabic translator at radio and podcast outlets from Alaska to Amman.
When not thinking about public radio, she can often be found in or around a body of water.
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Much of the local economy from Aspen to Parachute is focused on the outdoors. But this summer’s drought and the record-low snow year raise questions about how businesses can diversify in a changing climate. -
Last winter’s record-low snowpack stressed many businesses in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys. Whether they’ve been around for decades or are just starting out, they hope it’s not the new norm. -
Bonfire’s new roastery in Glenwood Springs nearly doubles the size of the facility, and makes a home for a more efficient roasting machine. The location will be open to the public to visit and learn more about Bonfire’s coffee. -
A power outage from Glenwood Springs to Silt shut off electricity to thousands Saturday afternoon. Residents reported a flash and a boom near New Castle along a transmission line that afternoon, but as of the evening, Xcel Energy had not confirmed the cause of the outage.
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A new, mobile history and art project called the Breathing Healing Bus aims to bring focus to the experience of Indigenous communities in Colorado, as the U.S. and Colorado celebrate their 250th and 150th anniversaries. -
Con la reciente actualización de la normativa municipal sobre unidades de vivienda adicionales, el Consejo de Administración de Carbondale espera incentivar a más residentes a construir viviendas en sus propios terrenos. -
Carbondale’s Board of Trustees recently updated the town’s regulations on Accessory Dwelling Units, hoping to encourage more residents to build housing on their properties. -
Carbondale’s police department is now using an AI service to draft police reports. Town trustees approved a contract for the software late last month. -
Gente de todo el mundo llega al valle de Roaring Fork; algunos se quedan y deciden hacer de él su hogar. A principios de este mes, varios de estos inmigrantes compartieron en Basalt historias de éxito, aventura, crecimiento y reconocimiento, en el marco del 9.º evento anual "Immigrant Voices" (Voces de inmigrantes) organizado por English in Action. -
Candidates for mayor and Board of Trustees in Carbondale talked about their motivations for running at a candidate forum on March 25.
