If you’re hankering for some spring-fresh Southern delicacies, Yardbird Eatery can slake your craving. Chef Neal Drysdale has procured that most divine of southern vegetables, okra, from local growers for…
The Old Fort Farm Stand will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday inside the Fort Lewis College Student Union. The stand will have potatoes, yellow onions, zucchini bread,…
Riverhouse Children’s Center will host the sixth annual Cheers for Children event to raise money for early childhood education from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Glacier Club. Proceeds…
NEW YORK – In a deeply personal response to outbreaks of racially motivated protests, President Barack Obama on Monday blamed a lack of opportunity in minority communities and harsher treatment…
JERUSALEM – Israel’s black Jewish Ethiopian minority, plagued by poverty, crime, unemployment, racism and lack of opportunity, saw frustrations boil over Sunday into an unprecedented outburst of violent anti-police protests.…
Thrive! Living Wage Coalition will meet on Tuesday at Fassbinder Park, located at W. 17 St. and Main Avenue. Meetings are open to the public. Updates will begin at 5:30…
The Durango Botanical Society, in partnership with Bear Smart Durango and AJ’s Greenhouse, will host a Garden Party Celebration from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Durango Public Library…
Mancos Public Library, 211 West First St., will offer these programs: “Nepal: Before The Devastation” will be presented at 7 p.m. May 14. This will be a free slideshow presentation…
The United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 9 a.m. to noon May 12 at the Colorado Department of Transportation, 3803 Main Ave. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google is embedding engineers at a handful of Historically Black Colleges and Universities where they teach, mentor and advise on curriculum. Today, 35 percent of African…
Author and filmmaker, Marie-Rose Phan-Lê will give a book signing and presentation of Talking Story, a memoir based on her documentary about ancient spiritual and healing traditions from around the…
The annual meeting of the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Rochester Secret Garden, 726 East Second Ave. This is an opportunity…
NAIROBI, Kenya – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is in Kenya promoting equal opportunities for girls in education. Clinton said Friday that while intelligence is equally distributed across the world,…
CHICAGO – One of the remaining obstacles to building Barack Obama’s presidential library in his hometown of Chicago fell away when Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Friday strengthening the…
A National Day of Prayer gathering will be held from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Thursday at the La Plata County Courthouse, 1060 East Second Ave. The theme is “Lord, Hear…
WASHINGTON – Global warming will eventually push 1 out of every 13 species on Earth into extinction, a new study projects. It won’t be as bad in North America, where…
AJ’s Greenhouse will host its annual seasonal opening celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the greenhouse, 60 East Owen Road, near Three Springs. The event will feature…
In residence through May 10 at Mesa Verde National Park, visual artist and photographer Jerry Fleury will offer free photography workshops Thursday. “Moving from Automatic to Manual” will be offered…
WASHINGTON – A charity affiliated with the Clinton Foundation failed to reveal the identities of its 1,100 donors, creating a broad exception to the foundation’s promise to disclose funding sources…
A full range of trip-planning services for Mesa Verde National Park, including tickets for ranger-guided cliff-dwelling tours and bus tours, are now available at the Colorado Welcome Center at 928…
La Plata Electric Association’s 2015 director-election process experienced unanticipated issues when LPEA learned that some of the election materials were mailed without ballots in District 4 and with the incorrect…
WASHINGTON – The National Football League announced Wednesday it would cede its status as a tax-exempt entity. Every so often, in a bid to sound threatening, a member of Congress…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the arrest of 93 suspects with ties to the Islamic State group who it says were planning multi-pronged attacks on the…
Many of us spent the weekend sampling some of the hundreds of wines available to taste during the Durango Wine Experience, and we may be a little foggy for the…
Durango High School graduation will be held at 6 p.m. May 29 at the Durango High School Stadium.Courtesy of Durango School District 9-R Animas High School will offer these programs:…
The Durango-La Plata County Airport will conduct a full-scale disaster drill Thursday. Beginning at 9 a.m., emergency responders from the airport and the surrounding area will respond to a simulated…
The Tile & Carpet Store of Durango has gone through some changes recently. After 20 years of business in Durango on Bodo Drive, the store is under new ownership and…
BOSTON – Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers urged a jury Monday to spare his life, portraying him as “a good kid” who was led down the path to terrorism…
The First Thursdays Art Walk will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. May 7 at participating galleries and art spaces in Durango. For more information, visit www. DurangoArts.org/first-thursdays. Take…
UNITED NATIONS – A U.N. inquiry has found that at least 44 Palestinians were killed and at least 227 injured by direct mortar strikes and other “Israeli actions” while sheltering…
