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In this episode of CityTalk, Gunnison Country Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with a pair of enterprising young entrepreneurs about their food delivery start-up called GunniGrub. Erik Riego Jordan and Luke Hylton share their story and their dreams in launching a restaurant-to-door delivery service that covers the whole Gunnison Valley.

In this episode of CityTalk, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with City of Gunnison Mayor Diego Plata — about his personal backstory as an immigrant from Venezuela and his vision for the future of the Gunnison Valley.

In the episode of CityTalk, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Gunnison City Clerk Erica Boucher and Community Outreach Liaison Ricardo Esqueda — about city efforts to build bridges of communication and inclusion to underrepresented segments of the community.

In this episode of CityTalk, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Shamai Buckel, co-owner of Buckel Family Wine in Gunnison. She and her husband Joe specialize in creating craft wines in the "old-world" style.

In this episode of CityTalk, Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Briana Wiles, founder and owner of Rooted Apothecary. Wiles started the herbal products business 10 years ago with a farmers market booth and has since grown into two retail locations in Gunnison and Crested Butte and a thriving online store. She's also the author of two books on how to wildcraft medicinal and edible plants in the Rocky Mountains.

In this week's episode of CityTalk, City of Gunnison Finance Director Ben Cowan opens the books to Times Editor Sam Liebl for an in-depth conversation about the present and future state of city finances.

In this week's episode of CityTalk, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with City of Gunnison Public Works Director David Gardner and City Engineer Cody Tusing — about what it takes to keep Gunnison's lights on, the water running, the snow removed and, well, the list goes on.

In this episode of CityTalk, Times publisher Alan Wartes talks with Gunnison Fire Chief Hugo Ferchau and Assistant Fire Chief Tom McDonough — about what it takes for an all-volunteer force to be ready when the calls come in. This episode is sponsored by the City of Gunnison.

City Talk is a production of the Gunnison Country Times in exploring municipal news in the City of Gunnison. In this episode, host and Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with City Manager Russ Forrest and two environment and sustainability interns, Shannon Hessler and Jenny Nitzky.

City Talk is a production of the Gunnison Country Times in exploring municipal news in the City of Gunnison. In this inaugural episode, host and Times Publisher Alan Wartes talks with Anton Sinkewich, Community Development Director, and Andie Ruggera, Senior Planner at the City of Gunnison, about the issue of housing in the valley.