August 2024

LAC Commissioner upset over Trinidad council’s work session regarding unhoused population throughout Trinidad

During the Las Animas County Board of County Commissioners regular meeting on Tuesday August 20, Commissioner Luis Lopez referenced the Trinidad City Council’s work session from the previous week, August 13, noting the council didn’t provide the LAC BOCC’s an opportunity to speak about the topic and discuss county logistics and perspectives.

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Trinidad artist wins 2024 Sharon Prize for the ‘Hands of Trinidad’ project

The Sharon Prize, a $5,000 grant celebrating and supporting woman artists in Colorado, has been awarded to Daryl Oh for her innovative project, “Hands of Trinidad.” The project, a conceptual portrait series, captures the heart and soul of Trinidad’s community through black and white analog photography, continuing the legacy of the historic Aultman Studio’s Faces of Trinidad collection.Oh, a first-generation Korean Kiwi and graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts, has spent a decade working as a commercial photographer in New York City.

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