The new Amazon Fire Phone’s Firefly feature lets users take a photo of objects, numbers, artwork or books and have the phone recognize the item. Firefly also can recognize songs,…
Beauprez, small-business group say story not so rosy
Housing Solutions for the Southwest, contracting with the Colorado Division of Housing, for La Plata, Archuleta and San Juan counties, is opening the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) waiting…
When our discussion turned to the topic of “What I wish I’d known then that I know now,” I knew this edition of Money Savvy would be about avoiding the…
depot, Purgatory, Mancos, rural areas all eyed for investment
Finding best strains could take years; weeds plague planted fields
Sling Media/Associated PressThe new SlingTV is identical to the Slingbox 500 currently on the market but with new software to re Traditionally, Sling’s strength has been in so-called place shifting.…
Experts say your online life needs to be part of your estate planning
Durango-area luxury home sales grow as second-home buyers return to market
Historically, however, kitchens actually were pretty peppy, says Deborah Baldwin, editor of This Old House magazine. “Pastel greens, blues, creams and peaches reigned until the early 1930s, when casual, built-in…
Standard Pacific Homes is building and selling these homes in 27 of its 190 developments from Florida to California and is believed to be the first to offer a pet…
The low number of foreclosures also means it’s becoming more difficult for bargain-hunters to find distressed properties on the cheap. “It is a positive factor for real estate values,” said…
The most common form is the state-approved contract to buy and sell real estate. This document allows the buyer and seller to come to an agreement on price and terms…
The “See Inside” feature will allow potential customers to tour businesses through photographs for distribution on Google Maps. The virtual tours allows customers to start from the street view of…
Tommy and Jeannie Barnes have purchased Outlaw Tours in Durango. The couple is redirecting the company, as well as renaming it to Durango Adventures and Tours. The business will continue…
Oyster’s e-book app on an iPhone and iPad. Oyster and Scribd let you read as many books as you want for a monthly price – $10 for Oyster and $9…
of networking, educational opportunities to be available at FLC
While Viking runes, vintage Northern architecture and eons-old natural elements inspire much of the country’s design and craft work, “the field is young, and we’ve taken steps to develop the…
Alan McNeil flies drones over Iowa farmland for Peoples Co., a land brokerage firm.Chris Gannon/The Des Moines Register It’s a great way to interest potential buyers, agents say. The only…
There were 442 home sales in the first half, as compared wth 471 last year and 356 in 2012. These numbers point to a relatively flat market, but there has…
A Toyota technician uses a computer to diagnose what is wrong with the brake system on this Prius in Norwood, Mass. Financial experts recommend that people set up an automatic…
Nearly all types of mutual funds made money last quarter, powered by continued gains in stock and bond markets around the world. Everything from plain-vanilla bond funds to broad stock…
Sorrel Sky Gallery announces a new addition to its Durango team. Deborah Sussex will join the gallery as a sales associate. She recently moved to Durango with her husband from…
