The Durango High School Tailgate will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the front of the school, 2390 Main Ave., before the homecoming football game, which starts at…
It would be fascinating to know what brought these 14 horsemen and a lone bicyclist together for this photo taken in the early 1900s south of Durango. The only rider…
Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, a health care advocacy organization headquartered in Denver, is conducting its statewide listening tour, coming to Durango at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at Durango Public Library,…
The Durango Cowboy Gathering is now accepting entries for the 36th Annual Cowboy Parade, one of the largest nonmotorized parades in Colorado. The parade will be held Oct. 5. A…
The next AARP Smart Driver Course in Durango will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 10 at the Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. The Smart Driver…
Man 2 Man Prostate Cancer Support Group of Durango will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3 over Zoom. The group consists of survivors of prostate cancer and men…
The La Plata County Road & Bridge Department will conduct a mill and overlay (resurfacing) project on County Road 501 near Vallecito Reservoir from Sept. 3 to approximately Sept. 25.…
Deryn Davidson identifies a native flower in a garden next to the Butterfly Pavilion. She was part of a research team that is helping protect pollinators in Colorado. (Courtesy of…
The main plaza of Huayqui, Peru. Huayqui has a population of 254 people (Courtesy of Janice Griffin) Peru called to me because an expert mountain man I’d discovered via social…
The next time you drive Wildcat Canyon Road (County Road 141), pay special attention to the wide area a mile or so south of U.S. Highway 160. Though very difficult…
On Friday, July 19, my son lost his wallet when unbeknownst it fell out of his pocket in Durango. When he realized it, we returned to town and retraced his…
Durango Natural Foods Co-op will celebrate its 50th year in business with a Harvest Festival, which will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Sept. 7 in Rotary Park, 1565…
4CORE will host “Green Businesses 101“ at 11 a.m. Aug. 27 at Himalayan Kitchen, 992 Main Ave. This Lunch & Learn event will introduce topics important for any business interested…
Pine River Library will host a Hawaiian hula demonstration with local Durango group, Ka Pa Hula I Na Mauna from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the Library Park, 395…
This photograph, taken by R.B. Collins, shows contractors digging a cistern to store water for the fire department at the intersection of First Street (later Main Avenue) and G Street…
The 15th annual Tour de Farms will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 24. The ride includes a guided moderate 20-mile ride. The tour will start at…
The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles invites Coloradans to donate new stuffed animals through Sept. 4 at 24 driver’s license offices across the state as part of the seventh annual…
The Rotary Clubs of Durango: Daybreak and Evening are so grateful for the wonderful turnout of breakfast customers and for the generosity of sponsors. This fundraising event is honored to…
Morris Stein came to Durango in the mid-1880s with experience selling gentlemen’s clothing. At first, he worked for the Lazarus-Rapp Clothing House for several years. In 1889, he married Jennie…
Raft for Hope, an annual fundraiser organized by Summit Church and Mild to Wild to raise awareness and money for suicide prevention resources, will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday.…
Ivey Hermesman of Hesperus graduated from the University of Tampa. Hermesman received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN. The commencement ceremony honored 1,717 undergraduate and graduate candidates. The University…
The Durango Botanic Gardens’ 13th annual Bulb Sale will once again be conducted online. The Bulb Sale preview is open now, and the online store will be open Aug. 1-14…
A groundbreaking for Mesa Verde Senior Living and Memory Care Community, a new 124-apartment senior living community to be constructed in Durango, will be held at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at…
Swiss immigrant John Kellenberger opened his saloon and retail liquor business in 1892, about 10 years after Durango was founded. His establishment was located at 949 Main Ave., today’s the…
The Bayfield school, seen in the background, became known through the years as the “Old Yellow School.” Construction started in fall 1906, but was not finished until 1907 at a…
Green Drinks will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave. The presenting organizations will be Visit Durango, Friends of Dark Sky and La Plata…
A talk, “New hope for long hauler COVID sufferers,” will be held at 7 a.m. Wednesday at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. This lecture will give patients suffering…
Thought at the time to be a bigger economic disaster than the great Durango fire of 1889, the February 1948 fire on the west side of Main Avenue between Seventh…
The inaugural Durango Vintage Bicycle Swap will be held beginning at 8 a.m. July 20 at Rotary Park, 1565 East Second Ave. The event is free to attend, and there…
