Southwest Lifestyle

Now might be time to set sail on a cruise
Travel

Now might be time to set sail on a cruise

August 31, 2013

The reason has little to do with cruise prices, which are rapidly sinking. The average cabin for two costs just $143 per night, according to Priceline. That’s down 13 percent…

Cruising Alaska
Travel

Cruising Alaska

August 31, 2013

Alternatives to pricey excursions when you reach a port

‘Angel’ priest visits accident scene
Religion

‘Angel’ priest visits accident scene

August 30, 2013

Even odder, the black-garbed priest does not appear in any of the nearly 70 photos of the scene of the accident in which a 19-year-old girl almost died. No one…

Farmers adopt new organic terminology
Food

Farmers adopt new organic terminology

August 27, 2013

Justine Denison, who with her husband, Brian, owns and operates Denison Farm in Shaghticoke, N.Y., adheres to all the growing practices required to be certified organic, but they and other…

Beer-can chicken is science, not art
Food

Beer-can chicken is science, not art

August 27, 2013

The secret to crispy beer-can chicken is to be sure the can is empty before setting the chicken on it.Photo courtesy of Modernist Cuisine There are solid scientific reasons that…

A fish tale
Food

A fish tale

August 27, 2013

ocean to table – how Durango gets its seafood

In a pickle? These beans are ready in 30 minutes
Food

In a pickle? These beans are ready in 30 minutes

August 27, 2013

Use this fast, easy pickling recipe for beans or any of your favorite veggies.Matthew Mead/Associated Press But these pickles come together so quickly, they’ll be ready to enjoy by the…

Older brides shell out for gowns, garters, DJs
Family

Older brides shell out for gowns, garters, DJs

August 24, 2013

Sara Musillo, left, assistant store manager at David’s Bridal in New York, assists Yolanda Royal, 64, center as she tries on wedding dresses with her niece Angelic Lavine. Royal and…

Evangelical group to back immigration bill
Religion

Evangelical group to back immigration bill

August 23, 2013

The ads, which will run mainly on Christian radio stations, are aimed at spurring evangelicals to lobby their lawmakers to support change. The ad buy is the largest to date…

Home grown
Food

Home grown

August 20, 2013

A day in the life of a local farming family

Anchovies make a move into the mainstream
Food

Anchovies make a move into the mainstream

August 20, 2013

“My father would eat them out of a can,” says New Orleans restaurateur and TV chef John Besh. “If Dad was going hunting, he’d grab a can of smoked oysters…

New York City loses small hospitals as money woes mount
Health

New York City loses small hospitals as money woes mount

August 18, 2013

Interfaith Medical Center, which serves an overwhelmingly low-income population in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is the second Brooklyn hospital facing possible closure.Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press Since 2000, 19 hospitals across the city have closed…

Biting back
Health

Biting back

August 18, 2013

Durango videographer works in Ecuador to help fight parasitic ‘kissing bug’

Obesity levels high in 13 states, South
Health

Obesity levels high in 13 states, South

August 18, 2013

A national telephone survey in 2012 found 13 states with very high rates of obesity in. But overall, the proportion of Americans deemed obese has been about the same for…

Study: Induced labor, autism are linked
Health

Study: Induced labor, autism are linked

August 18, 2013

Simon G. Gregory, associate professor of medicine and medical genetics at Duke University, is the lead author of a study suggesting autism might be linked with inducing and speeding up…

Smokejumper base features parachute corps
Travel

Smokejumper base features parachute corps

August 17, 2013

The smokejumper training base in Missoula gives visitors a look at the preparation and skill required of men and women who work as smokejumpers. Throughout the summer, tours are offered…

Hiking Shi Shi
Travel

Hiking Shi Shi

August 17, 2013

Solitude and sea stacks are the draw at pristine Washington beach

Utah class to examine Book of Mormon
Religion

Utah class to examine Book of Mormon

August 16, 2013

But for the first time this fall, they’ll have a chance to look at the text for a whole semester from an academic standpoint – where the goal is understanding,…