Lifestyle

Not so random acts: Science finds that being kind pays off

Nightbird Restaurant chef and owner Kim Alter, left, mimics giving a hug to nurse practitioner Sydney Gressel, center, and patient…

July 8, 2020 • SETH BORENSTEIN

Food

Want to add depth to your fruits and vegetables? There’s a ferment for that.

Not convinced? Science is here to explain why fermenting vegetables is not only perfectly safe but also surprisingly easy and…

July 7, 2020 • Katherine Harmon Courage

Headlines

La Plata County brings the fight back to noxious weeds

A rise in funding revitalizes program targeting plants harmful to agriculture, wildlife

July 6, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Food

Why you should use your toaster oven as more oven, less toaster

As the countertop appliance gets smarter and better, you should really be thinking more about the “oven” part of your…

July 5, 2020 • Becky Krystal

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Briefs

City of Durango to host edible plant excursions

Participants will learn about plants in the local environment that are either edible, medicinal or both. People will meet at…

July 4, 2020 • Herald Staff Report

Southwest Life

Water diversions paused to ensure Rio Grande keeps flowing

A group of kayakers makes their way down the Rio Grande between Rio Rancho and Albuquerque on May 31. One…

July 1, 2020 • SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

Food

A dry marinade and two-zone grill are the one-two punch of great grilling

Unfortunately, with live-fire cooking (I count a gas grill in that category), you can’t simply set your oven temperature and…

June 30, 2020 • Martha Holmberg

Food

Picnic-ready, classic slaw gets a healthful upgrade – and a flavor boost

New Classic Cole Slaw.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post This is the version that’s on my table so often that making it feels…

June 29, 2020 • Ellie Krieger

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Food

How to turn single-purpose kitchen tools into multiuse gadgets

The bar is set particularly high for items that, at least in theory, are single-purpose – or are billed that…

June 28, 2020 • Becky Krystal

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Navajo Nation adapts to fight wildfires during pandemic

new protocols in place, crews hitting fires hard and keeping them small

June 25, 2020 • Liz Weber — Staff reporter

Religion

Saudi Arabia to hold ‘very limited’ hajj because of virus

Workers disinfect the ground around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, on March 7 in the Muslim…

June 25, 2020 • AYA BATRAWY

Food

Ice pops are a quintessential summer treat. Here’s how to make your own.

Unlike ice cream, which takes more precision to perfect, ice pops (Popsicle is a trademark we try to avoid using…

June 23, 2020 • Becky Krystal

Food

Greek potato nachos are the snackable, craveable mash-up you’ve been missing

Greek-ish Potato Nachos.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post Potato nachos dish up the same fun, crunchy, pile-on-the-goodies, bar-food vibe as typical nachos, but…

June 23, 2020 • Ellie Krieger

Religion

Black Catholics: Words not enough as church decries racism

Black Catholics walk from the federal courthouse building in downtown Louisville, Ky., to 12th and Broadway, in the “Black Catholics…

June 23, 2020 • DAVID CRARY

Food

After Aunt Jemima was retired, companies are rethinking Uncle Ben, Cream of Wheat and Mrs. Butterworth’s

A box of Aunt Jemima Buttermilk Pancake and Waffle Mix and a bottle of Aunt Jemima Original Syrup. The Aunt…

June 21, 2020 • Emily Heil

Southwest Life

Underground coal-seam fires in Colorado pose wildfire risk

Courtesy of Glenwood Springs Historical Society<br><br>A view of 2002 Coal Seam Fire from Eighth Street and Blake Avenue in downtown…

June 20, 2020 • GRACE HOOD

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Briefs

Animas Valley Grange to present a Zoom talk about native pollinators, honey bees, flowers

Tina Sebestyen with Colorado Beekeepers Association will give a presentation about native pollinators and their relationships with native plants. Certain…

June 18, 2020 • Herald Staff Writer

Fort Lewis College

More than 1,400 people call for ‘Chief’ to be taken down

Sign, part of Durango’s history since 1950s, now criticized as racist symbol

June 18, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Food

Intentional leftovers can be a remedy for cooking fatigue

Whatever your answer, these days, cooking is pretty much a necessity. And whatever camp you fall into at any given…

June 16, 2020 • by Katie Workman

Religion

Amid pandemic, scores of Catholic schools face closure

“It’s not a pretty picture right now,” said Sister Dale McDonald, public policy director of the National Catholic Educational Association,…

June 16, 2020 • DAVID CRARY

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Food

Dietitian sees one positive pandemic outcome: a shift in how we think about food

One good sign: An April 20 Axios/Ipsos poll found that 45% of Americans said they were cooking more in the…

June 15, 2020 • Cara Rosenbloom

Food

When life gives you herbs by the fistful, put them to use in sauces, salads and drinks

The need to burn through a ton of herbs is a conundrum many of us face whether we are growing…

June 15, 2020 • Becky Krystal

Food

Virtual winery tours are bringing wine country to you

Geoffrey Curley photographs bottles at Alexander Valley Vineyards for use in a virtual tour of the winery in May.Courtesy of…

June 14, 2020 • Dave McIntyre

Southwest Life

Soil disturbances give noxious weeds a chance to take root

Russian knapweed growing through asphalt. Displacing soil and removing native vegetation can give noxious weeds an opportunity to become established.Courtesy…

June 13, 2020 • Ben Bain