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2025 IHBC mountain bike course in Durango to feature renewed Steamworks segment

Horse Bicycle Classic MTB races begin Sunday morning

May 22, 2025

Local News

Will tariffs lead more shoppers to try locally grown produce?

Supermarkets may be convenient, but trade wars could disrupt convenience-shopping routines

May 21, 2025

Local News

Government agencies refuse to release names of Durango workers detained in ICE raid

men were arrested last week; details remain limited

May 20, 2025

Local News

Durango Business Improvement District seeks new board standards

Proposal would update 1997 ordinance to reflect modern times

May 16, 2025

Regional News

Uber and Lyft urge Gov. Polis to veto rideshare bill

Legislation is intended to increase safety for passengers and drivers

May 15, 2025

Outdoors

U.S. ski resorts report second-highest showing on record for 2024-25 season

numbers show ski areas invested $624.4 million in resort improvements

May 12, 2025

Local News

Sunward Federal Credit Union breaks into Colorado market with Durango branch

Not-for-profit describes its community- and members-first approach to finance

May 11, 2025

Local News

Durango Farmers Market kicks off 2025 season

programs for vendors, customers in the works

May 10, 2025

Local News

Tourism forecast shows nationwide slump, but Durango experts remain optimistic

Looking ahead to summer, local businesses project a minimal decline in customers

May 10, 2025

Local News

Fort Lewis College celebrates 10th anniversary of Hawk Tank Business Plan Competition

Juan College student claims grand prize

May 2, 2025

Regional News

Uber says it will exit Colorado if bill becomes law

rideshare company says measure would pose too big a legal risk

April 24, 2025

Local News

Durango, Chamber of Commerce seek business input on minimum wage hike

Council to discuss proposed increase at May 6 study session

April 24, 2025

Outdoors

Colorado’s outdoor businesses buckling in Trump trade war

'We can’t just uproot our supply chain overnight,’ business cofounder says

April 21, 2025

Local News

A Bayfield business was on the cusp of the American dream. Tariffs may yank it away

‘For us, it’s not political, it’s existential,’ said Taylor Ripp, owner of Outpost Campers

April 18, 2025

Local News

Purgatory Resort to install new chairlift this summer

Additional trails to expand mountain’s advanced and expert terrain

April 15, 2025

Local News

Nourish Durango offers macro-friendly, protein-rich grab-and-go meals

looking to lose weight or bulk up will find meals tailored to their goals

April 14, 2025

Local News

Bump-outs in Durango are back

deploys mock-ups of Downtown’s Next Step

April 10, 2025

Local News

Durango spa receives liquor license despite concerns over prior alcohol violation

Council narrowly approves license for River’s Edge Wellness Center

April 3, 2025

Local News

Silverton’s Avalanche Brewing is celebrating its final weekend before closure

and Casie Lashley say the Greene Street watering hole is under contract

March 29, 2025

Local News

Apache Mobile Home Park in west Durango back on market – at higher price

Residents have until June to submit offer to purchase land

March 25, 2025

Local News

Durango’s Starlight Lounge has new owner

McCranie believes she’s the only female tribal member to own a business on Main Avenue

March 24, 2025

Regional News

As tariffs take effect, a new struggle for small town newspapers arises – the cost of paper

A newsstand at Gub Gub’s pizza in Walsenburg, CO sells copies of the World Journal newspaper on Mar. 11, 2025.…

March 21, 2025

Local News

Bondad Landfill in La Plata County has an estimated seven years until it is full

Officials, experts say conversations about the future must start now

March 21, 2025

Local News

Plan proposes higher wages, better infrastructure for La Plata County’s child care needs

Economic Development Alliance and Early Childhood Council present $20 million strategy

March 16, 2025

Business

What do tariffs mean for Colorado?

Residents could feel effect on prices for everything from gas to groceries

March 16, 2025

Local News

Durango Ski Barn to close historic north Main Avenue location

Business will continue to operate south storefront at Crossroads Center

March 13, 2025

Local News

Table to Farm’s grants released after freeze

Federal intervention restores USDA funding for La Plata County composting business

March 11, 2025

Local News

Vacant building on East Second Avenue could become Durango’s newest community hub

Redevelopment plans hit snag over city’s connectivity project

March 11, 2025

Regional News

Legislation designates March 3 – aka 303 Day – as ‘Buy Colorado Day’

'We really do want to create something that becomes a sustainable economic driver,’ advocate says

March 3, 2025

Business

Durango railroad’s new diesel shop brings past into present

American Heritage Railways grows train restoration program with more space, new technology, bigger workforce

February 28, 2025