Southwest Lifestyle
Food
A pitcher-style margarita perfect for the holidays
Treat your holiday guests to Cranberry-Mint Infused Margaritas that are sweetened with agave nectar instead of cane sugar.Matthew Mead/Associated Press As festive as it is to offer a delicious cocktail…
Food
Utah becoming world famous for chocolate
Topher Webb, owner of Mezzo Chocolate, is a rising star in Utah’s burgeoning chocolate industry.Tom Smart/The Deseret News “It is almost like being on a roller coaster,” he said. “Clack,…
Food
Nigella Lawson: A brand blemished but unbowed
Italian sisters Francesca, left, and Elisabetta Grillo, right, former personal assistants to English broadcaster Nigella Lawson and her former husband art collector Charles Saatchi, leave the Isleworth Crown Court on…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Animas City, practically a residential portion of Durango, is absolutely without a sewer system, and well neigh without a water system. Yet when opportunity to remedy such…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Arthur C. Fassbinder passed away. In 1975, still six years before the founding of the city, Art, a 14-year-old boy, came to the present site of Durango…
Health
Meningitis hits two universities
Since mid-November, four students at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have contracted the dangerous type of bacterial meningitis known as strain B, and one of them had to have…
Health
Health Briefs
A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth Ave. This is a free,…
Health
The goal of 1: Doctors aim to lower twin birth rates
Ken and Abigail Ernst conceived their 2-month-old daughter, Lucy, using only one embryo through in vitro fertilization. Now that about half of all babies born using advanced fertility help are…
Health
Genetic testing company to stop providing data on health risks
The decision was in response to a warning letter sent by the agency two weeks ago saying that the genetic test was a medical device that requires approval. “We remain…
Health
U.S. births may have stopped decreasing
The number of babies born last year only slipped a little, and preliminary government figures released Friday indicate that trend continued through the first six months of this year. U.S.…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “Raymond B. Whitlock of Colorado Springs was the low bidder on the project for building an addition on the new Smiley Junior High School. The contract has…
Southwest Life
Even in ski season, you can find freebies in Aspen
Aspen Art Museum The Aspen Art Museum hosts a steady rotation of exhibits of contemporary art from around the world, and it doesn’t cost a thing to see them. The…
And the West is History
And the West is History
“With snow on the sidewalk and piled in the street, this was a 1917 winter scene in front of the Durango Drug Store and Savoy Hotel entrance. At the time,…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “The D. & R.G. W. started to build a new stockyard at the south end of Third Avenue. … With a good force at work the new…
Religion
Oldest Buddhist shrine found at Nepal temple
Archaeologists at the Mayadevi Temple in Nepal have uncovered evidence of a Buddhist shrine from the sixth-century B.C.Ira Block/National Geographic/Associated Press Kosh Prasad Acharya, who teamed with archaeologists from Britain’s…
Religion
Pope forms commission to advise on sex abuse
Pope Francis has agreed to convene a panel to advise the church about protecting children from sexual abuse and helping victims heal.Gregorio Borgia/Associated Press It remains to be seen if…
Religion
Religion Briefs
All Saints Anglican Church’s Advent sermon series in December by the Rev. Edward W. Fowler is called “The Prophet Isaiah’s Gospel of Peace.” Worship services take place at 10 a.m.…
Religion
Disgraced priest to wed pope adviser’s daughter
Thomas Williams, once the public face of the Legion of Christ, left the priesthood after admitting he fathered a child. Today, he will marry the child’s mother, Elizabeth Lev. Lev…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: “For about three weeks vehicle traffic will be detoured through north Durango and along the west side of the Animas River. The detour will be necessary because…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: A classified advertisement read, “Wanted – A chance to prove to you our dry cleaning service is superior. Phone 315. Fashion Cleaners.” 50 years ago: “Greater convenience…
Food
Bourbon mixes new flavors, styles, brands
Today’s wide assortment of bourbon includes from left, Maker’s 46, Angels Envy, and Jefferson’s Reserve.Matthew Mead/Associated Press No doubt about it, bourbon is branching out. “The biggest thing right now…
Food
Japan seeks to preserve culinary cultural heritage
Among cuisines, only French cooking has been distinguished as a national culinary tradition. Other picks by UNESCO for its World Heritage list, such as food from Mexico and Turkey, are…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: The Kiva Theater was showing “The Citadel” from the novel by A.J. Cronin starring Robert Donat and Rosalind Russell. Billing read, “Without a doubt – our best…
And the West is History
And the West is History
75 years ago: An advertisement read: “Here is a good home! For sale: A modern, five-room home with bath, cellar and garage, completely furnished ready to move into located on…