Southwest Lifestyle

Fassbinder Park and the bandstand where free concerts were performed, date unknown.Courtesy Center of Southwest Studies http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/P001/P00110708.htm 75 years ago: “A…

April 25, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The Durango City Council appointed Councilman Robert McNicholas as the new mayor of Durango; succeeding Nels Newman…

April 24, 2015

Religion

Religion Briefs

Fu Schroeder, an abbess at the San Francisco Zen Center, will lead a retreat called “What is Zazen Anyway?” from…

April 24, 2015

Religion

Converts not happening at LDS

Mormons find growing religion is a challenge

April 24, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “After much arguing and haranguing at the special meeting of the Durango Round Table at the Strater,…

April 23, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Work is being completed on the temporary wooden bridge across the Florida River at Nelson’s sawmill. A…

April 22, 2015

And the West is History

Lee Ayers, front, and Robert J. Dwyer take off for a ride on their Indian motorcycles in this 1917 photo.Courtesy…

April 21, 2015

Food

Feeling peckish for pesto? Don’t limit yourself to basil!

Food Network star Melissa d’Arabian uses almost any herbs or greens to make delicious, versatile pestos such as this one…

April 21, 2015

Food

Make cocktail bitters at home in 30 minutes

Making your own bitters doesn’t have to be a fussy, complicated process.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Fueled largely by the hard liquor…

April 21, 2015

Food

A warm chicken curry for a cool, wet spring evening

Buttery roasted potatoes round out this chicken curry.Matthew Mead/Associated Press This weeknight-friendly chicken curry – rich with spices and coconut…

April 21, 2015

Food

Organic sales increase despite high prices

Consumer interest in the organic label continues to grow – U.S. sales of organic products increased 11 percent last year,…

April 21, 2015

Food

On the side

One of the best street parties in town will return this week, with the Durango Wine Experience running Thursday through…

April 21, 2015

Food

Salt: Worth its weight?

Studies, experts say a little is OK

April 21, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The Kline side camp will be accompanied during the coming summer. Approximately 40 enrollees will be transferred…

April 20, 2015

Health

E-cigarettes boom in schools

old-school smoking falls to a new low

April 19, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

The Health Policy and Systems program at San Juan Basin Health Department is highlighting the dangers of underage drinking as…

April 19, 2015

Health

Men, pay attention

Muscle-building supplements tied to cancer

April 19, 2015

Health

Zeroing in on cancer

machine targets tumors with greater precision, power

April 19, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Youth delinquency was an interesting subject, interestingly discussed at the meeting of the Whittier Parent Teacher Association.…

April 19, 2015

Travel

What’s in a hotel name? A growing industry

companies target millennials with niche lodging

April 18, 2015

Travel

Where birds count

suburban South Florida, a wetlands attracts 150 species

April 18, 2015

Travel

Business travelers turn to Uber for rides

The Uber app displays cars available to make a pickup in downtown Manhattan on a smart phone. A new report…

April 18, 2015

And the West is History

Courtesy Center of Southwest Studies http://swcenter.fortlewis.edu/images/M194/M1946037.htm This 1950’s postcard overlooking Wolf Creek Pass, produced by Petley Studios in Phoenix, Ariz., is part…

April 18, 2015