Alcohol

Strength in Well-being

Can alcohol be part of a healthy diet?

I often get asked if alcohol can be incorporated into a healthy diet. The answer is … it depends. If…

December 18, 2019

Food

Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung

Elsabe Hanekom takes part in a gin tasting session Oct. 23 at the Botlierskop Private Game Reserve, near Mossel Bay,…

November 17, 2019

Local News

La Plata County seeks volunteers to tell DUI stories

people needed to speak on victim-impact panel

November 8, 2019

Business

Ska Brewing, Peach Street to open ‘brewstillery’ in Boulder

licensing would allow liquor sales at Bodo Park headquarters

November 8, 2019

Local News

La Plata County sees fewer deaths by suicide

Prevention efforts have made progress since 2017, official says

November 2, 2019

Local News

Alcohol is ‘No. 1 drug of choice’ in Durango, according to Mercy hospital

than 1,000 visits to ER last year were drinking-related

October 29, 2019

Food

Is your tequila jeopardizing Mexico?

Experts say new equipment threatens quality, laborers, ecology

October 23, 2019

Local News

Medicaid expanding to cover inpatient, residential addiction treatment

20 La Plata County deaths this year involved drugs or alcohol

September 30, 2019

Business

Judge orders Anheuser-Busch to halt ‘corn syrup’ labels

Newly-filled and sealed cans of Miller Lite beer move along on a conveyor belt in 2015 at the MillerCoors Brewery…

September 6, 2019

Local News

Pedestrian injured in Durango by passing train

taken to Mercy for treatment

June 25, 2019

Food

Atapiño liqueur combines pinion nuts and ponderosa pines

Several Durango bars feature Santa Fe product in cocktails

May 29, 2019

Regional News

Farmington eyes banning miniature liquor bottles

Farmington Mayor Nate Duckett recently asked City Attorney Jennifer Breakell to investigate if the city could pass an ordinance banning…

May 26, 2019

Food

Farmers Market Profile: Fenceline Cider bottles sense of place into beverages

for fermentation harvested from historic orchards

May 21, 2019

Local News

Mancos amends state liquor law regarding open containers

Amendment will allow for Mancos Days, Fourth of July

April 30, 2019

Food

Is it possible to drink without the harmful effects?

Growing movement tries to have its cocktails and drink them too

April 23, 2019

Local News

Residents identify top health concerns in two-county region

Suicide, substance abuse and lack of affordable housing lead survey

April 8, 2019

Local News

Health may improve as regional poverty rates fall

Plata County ranks 16th for health, Montezuma is 50th

March 24, 2019

Food

Tracing the grains that make up Durango Craft Spirits’ bourbon

Distiller Michael McCardell makes a point to source regional ingredients

March 12, 2019

Local News

Police take proactive approach to problems at Colorado Pongas

sees positive results working with pool hall on liquor license violations

March 12, 2019

Food

Corn syrup in beer: It’s for fermenting, not as a sweetener

A scene from Anheuser-Busch’s Bud Light 2019 Super Bowl NFL football spot.Courtesy of Anheuser-Busch via AP The best-selling beer in…

February 6, 2019

Local News

Liquor stores feel pinch from grocery store beer sales

Supermarkets began selling full-strength brews in January

February 1, 2019

The Good News

Two brandies, both alike in dignity

Both spirits are brandies, but not all brandy is Cognac or Armagnac. The two spirits are named after the villages…

January 16, 2019

Business

College buddies open ski bar south of Purgatory Resort

spent two months converting old vacation cabin

January 6, 2019

Local News

So long, 3.2 beer; grocery stores can now sell full-strength brews

shops worry ‘it’s the beginning of the end’

January 2, 2019