Business
Robots behind the counter?
Ex-McDonald’s CEO says raising the minimum wage will help technology take jobs
Food
Local News
Manna Soup Kitchen’s garden to offer more free food
At-risk teens will garden and operate summer farm stand
Nation & World
Massive frozen-food recall covers hundreds of items
A CRF Frozen Foods plant in Pasco, Wash., has been shut down after it was linked to a listeria outbreak that sickened customers in three states.Sarah Gordon/The Tri-City Herald It’s…
Local News
Food truck owners stack up at Main Avenue and 11th Street
Businesses open under temporary permits
Food
Food plagiarism a growing trend in industry
One of these is the Cronut, the other is food plagiarism – and you can’t stop it
Business
Homeslice expands seating, adds outdoor bar on College Drive
Addition to be complete by late May
Local News
All aboard the Hummus Bus: Former FLC student converts van from home to restaurant
Yet if all goes according to plan for the former Fort Lewis College student, that’s exactly what’s about to happen. Klaskala, 21, a Starkville, Mississippi, native, was in his second…
Local News
Fort Lewis College alumnus converts van from home to hummus restaurant
Yet if all goes according to plan for the former Fort Lewis College student, that’s exactly what’s about to happen. Klaskala, 21, a Starkville, Mississippi, native, was in his second…
Local News
Miss Hozhoni Pageant a test of cultural lessons
Traditional skills, knowledge demonstrated
Local News
Volunteer group works to fight Fort Lewis College students’ hunger
Grub Hub adds hot lunches to support services
Local News
Southwest Colorado Community College campuses open food pantries
Southwest Colorado Community College Executive Dean Tonya Nelson and student support specialist Kiesa Howell stand with students as they celebrate the opening of the Panther Student Pantry. Students at the…
Business
Olive Oil lovers lament: From Durango specialty stores to grocers’ shelves, bugs and fruit flies hit pocketbooks
Major Mediterranean producers in Spain, Italy and other countries faced shortages after the 2014 harvest because of bacteria, olive fruit fly infestation and unfavorable weather. It forced one small local…
Pine River Times news
Activists campaign against GMO label ban
Federal bill would keep consumers in the dark, Colorado critics say
Business
Some regional holiday treats and eats
Durango area is a great place for a shop local Christmas
Local News
East by Southwest to open late December
Greasy rags in a dryer spontaneously combusted and started a fire above East by Southwest in early November. The fire was contained, but smoke damage means the restaurant is under…
Local News
GMO legislation would prohibit states from labeling
Activists say federal bill would keep consumers in the dark
Local News
At Children’s House in Durango, the top lesson is thankfulness
Practice at school makes every day Thanksgiving
Local News
Durango councilors face tough budget decisions
Staffing for Visitors Center questioned, 4CORE funding debated
Local News
Food truck owner aims to extend stay
City weighs permit extension for Mariana’s Authentic Cuisine
Local News
You can’t beat the freshness
Lucas Manymules, 5, takes a big bite of Harvest Stew at Wednesday during lunch at Needham Elementary as the school celebrates Colorado Proud Meal Day. The stew is made up…
Local News
Hatching chiles in Durango since 1991
Nation & World
Chocolate cake may be good for the ticker
A new study published this week in the journal Heart reports people who ate 15 to 100 grams of chocolate a day in the form of everything from Mars bars…
Local News
Delicious graduation
2nd graduating class shows what they’ve learned from its culinary curriculum