Southwest Lifestyle

Hooking up to getting hitched: Yes, it can happen
Family

Hooking up to getting hitched: Yes, it can happen

August 23, 2014

Now, a study out Tuesday answers one of those lingering questions – can a hookup lead to the altar? For almost one-third (32 percent) of those in a nationally representative…

A better way to the geyser
Southwest Life

A better way to the geyser

August 23, 2014

added, trail upgraded to improve hikers’ access on scenic Geyser Spring Trail

Tiny-home movement builds
Southwest Life

Tiny-home movement builds

August 23, 2014

And the Boulder County man wouldn’t want it any other way. He built his 120-square-foot house by hand, even though he had no construction background. He didn’t want a fat…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 23, 2014

“This is the great boulder that delayed the two Silverton trains for hours in July of 1964. It and great gobs of gook, came down the mountainside about a mile…

Religion Briefs
Religion

Religion Briefs

August 22, 2014

The Rev. Katie Kandarian-Morris on Aug. 1 officially became the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango’s first minister and began serving the Four Corners’ Unitarian Universalists. Kandarian-Morris’ first time on the…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 22, 2014

75 years ago: “Lyle Howard, public speaking instructor at the Durango High School, figures that his voice will be in better sounding form than ever when school opens this fall.…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 21, 2014

75 years ago: “Some Durangoites complained because they were kept indoors by the heavy rain. They didn’t stop to think that they couldn’t get very far without it.” 50 years…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 20, 2014

75 years ago: “An unidentified Mexican wearing high-topped boots, owning an unnaturally snub-nose and filled with more than he could carry, was plucked off Main Avenue at 10 a.m. by…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 19, 2014

“Shown in this July 1964 picture with the new isolette recently acquired by Community Hospital are Mrs. Richard Thompson, treasurer of the auxiliary; Dr. Joe Browning, chief of the pediatric…

Plant waters grow into hot beverage market trend
Food

Plant waters grow into hot beverage market trend

August 19, 2014

Coconut water, maple water and a range of enhanced waters are being touted as healthier alternatives to sugary soda.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Soda and non-fresh juice sales are flat or slipping…

Classic frozen pop from childhood remade as a pie
Food

Classic frozen pop from childhood remade as a pie

August 19, 2014

Orange-Vanilla Ice Cream Pie with Orange Whipped Cream offers the creamy-sweet richness of a Creamsicle.Matthew Mead/Associated Press And if it weren’t so ridiculously good, I’d be too humiliated to share…

How to turn your zucchini abundance into no-fry fries
Food

How to turn your zucchini abundance into no-fry fries

August 19, 2014

Cutting a zucchini into fry-like sticks, then breading them with toasted panko breadcrumbs delivers that signature crunch without the need for deep-frying.Matthew Mead/Associated Press What if I told you there’s…

On the side
Food

On the side

August 19, 2014

Want to learn how to achieve optimal health and lose weight or oust the secret weight-buster in your salad dressing or live without inflammation-causing wheat? Nutrition health coach Tiffany Godwin…

Chef’s choice
Food

Chef’s choice

August 19, 2014

height of harvest, restaurants feature local and regional ingredients

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 17, 2014

75 years ago: “One of the gay events of the past week was a Fiesta dinner served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I.E. Levey. Colorful Fiesta dinnerware and…

Health Brief
Health

Health Brief

August 17, 2014

San Juan Basin Health Department recognizes August as National Immunization Awareness Month. Childhood vaccines protect against serious and potentially life-threatening diseases, and children need certain vaccines to attend school. For…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 16, 2014

75 years ago: “Sheriff R. Bruce Sullivan left for Telluride to bring back Jack Porter, wanted here on a warrant from justice court on a non-support charge. Potter, who is…

Missing from New Zealand’s slopes? Snow
Travel

Missing from New Zealand’s slopes? Snow

August 16, 2014

The Remarkables ski area near Queenstown, New Zealand, is one of several large ski areas that has been making snow at record rates after the warmest start to winter ever…

Pompeii: Dead city lives in ruins, imaginations
Travel

Pompeii: Dead city lives in ruins, imaginations

August 16, 2014

In A.D. 62, a major earthquake toppled buildings, causing severe damage, harbinger of what was to come. Seventeen years later, in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii in a…

Touching the clouds
Travel

Touching the clouds

August 16, 2014

hiking highs in 100-year-old Rocky Mountain National Park

Unmarried new mothers cohabiting on the rise
Family

Unmarried new mothers cohabiting on the rise

August 16, 2014

The increase was sharp; the percentage of nonmarital births within cohabiting relationships rose to 58 percent from 41 percent in just a few years, says the report, based on various…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 16, 2014

75 years ago: “Work started on the $1,600 community building to be erected by the Durango Presbyterian Church. The structure will be two stories high, and will be situated on…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

August 15, 2014

75 years ago: “Bob Tays, manager of Gradens Store, writes from Chicago that he is receiving the Herald-Democrat, that it is raining there, that he has been getting a thrill…