Southwest Lifestyle

Summer of Shedders

marketers look to rebrand soft-shell lobsters as treat

June 16, 2015

FDA tells food industry to phase out artificial trans fats

The Obama administration is cracking down on artificial trans fats, calling them a threat to public health. The Food and…

June 16, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Fred Hutchings, Allison fox farmer, was in Durango. This years fox crop includes 76 fox pups, an…

June 15, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: The Kiva Theatre, 813 Main Ave., was showing “Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise” starring Sidney Toler. Billing read,…

June 15, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Supper outdoors formed a novel and a pleasant introduction to the bimonthly games of the Thursday Evening…

June 14, 2015

Travel

Red, black, green: Hawaii’s rainbow of sand

The Big Island, Maui and Molokai offer black sand beaches. Maui is home to a red beach, and the Big…

June 13, 2015

Travel

Our best beaches

Hawaii’s Waimanalo Bay Beach Park tops list

June 13, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Durango will need a new airport, if a federal-sponsored pilot training school is to be established here,…

June 13, 2015

Religion

Religion briefs

R. Carlos Nakai will perform in concert to benefit Tara Mandala at 8 p.m. July 11 at Tara Mandala Retreat…

June 12, 2015

Religion

Catholic comedian rides comedy’s 3rd rail

Gaffigan finds humor where religion, culture collide

June 12, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The time of arrival of the Rio Grande train from the east in Durango will be changed…

June 12, 2015

Family

Inside the cult of the secret wedding pinners

Except when it’s not. Except when the planning is too personal – or too secret. Or when you don’t really…

June 12, 2015

Health

Oregon women soon can get a year’s supply of birth control

Gov. Kate Brown Thursday signs a bill expanding access to contraception during a ceremony at the state Capitol in Salem,…

June 12, 2015

Family

Turn separation anxiety into reunion assurance

A: I read this question, and in my mind, I heard the hundreds of parents who have called me about…

June 11, 2015

Family

Aziz Ansari thinks men’s first-date texts are lazy

If this is how you’re trying to get a date, Aziz Ansari says you’re doing it wrong. In his stand-up…

June 11, 2015

Family

Parents going viral with ugly haircut videos shaming kids

Russell Fredrick, co-owner of A-1 Kutz in Snellville, Ga., is a part of a social media trend: parents who take…

June 11, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The ranch owned by Mrs. Doris Shaw in the Pine River Valley was bought by Mr. and…

June 11, 2015

Health

Cervical cancer vaccine might work after just 1 shot, not 3

Lauren Fant, left, winces as she has her third and final application of the Human Papillomavirus vaccine administered by nurse…

June 10, 2015

Health

Common heartburn medications linked to greater risk of heart attack

After combing through 16 million electronic records of 2.9 million patients in two separate databases, the researchers found that people…

June 10, 2015

Health

Study: Rape prevention training works, cuts sex assault risk

Texas Tech freshman Regan Elder helps drape a bed sheet with the message “No Means No” over the university’s seal…

June 10, 2015

Health

Course focuses on first aid for mental health

Training lay people could save lives

June 10, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Fishermen at Electra Lake, while reporting fair catches of fish say that the water was rough, and…

June 10, 2015

Health

Beyond Lyme, new illnesses, more reason to watch for ticks

A new report reminds people in tick-endemic areas that Lyme disease isn’t the only thing residents need to be worried…

June 9, 2015

Food

July 4th pasta salad is far from ordinary

Ditch the dressing for this Florentine Pasta Salad.Matthew Mead /Associated Press For our improved pasta salad, we kept the Italian…

June 9, 2015

Food

Make the most of grill season

Don’t stop at steak, grill an entire meal

June 9, 2015

Food

Keep those carrot tops! Turn them into pesto

The flavor of grilled carrots is complemented by a simple yet assertive pesto made from carrot greens.Matthew Mead/Associated Press It’s…

June 9, 2015

Food

Wal-Mart hailed for animal-welfare policy

Activists call progress ‘game-changing’

June 9, 2015

Food

Bourdain plants digital footprint

Bourdain Bourdain has been named editor-at-large for the website Roads & Kingdoms, a digital media company that covers global food,…

June 9, 2015

Food

Man enough for the kitchen? These books may help

I suspect that’s kind of the point. Not to make me feel badly, but rather to prod me to up…

June 9, 2015

Food

Feed your father

A man-sized sandwich will make Dad’s day

June 9, 2015