Southwest Lifestyle

Many history interpreters of color carry weight of racism

Historical interpreter Robert Watson, center, works a field as a group of visitors watches on the Great Hopes Plantation at…

April 9, 2021

Community

Animas Museum to host virtual seminar

The seminar will be about Tom C. Graden of Graden’s Department Store and Graden’s Mill. The webinar will be recorded…

April 9, 2021

Community

Rotary Club of Durango to host talk about Durango Botanic Gardens

Durango Botanic Gardens is a nonprofit organization that creates public gardens that demonstrate best practices, advance horticultural education and sustainability.…

April 9, 2021

Community

The Powerhouse to host Observing Earth presentation

Participants can tune into @powscicenter Facebook stream to hear speakers Steven Cooper and Renee Jack discuss satellite and resource tracking…

April 9, 2021

Community

Animas Valley Grange to host cooking talk

Karma Bhotia, executive chef and owner of the Himalayan Kitchen, will prepare two restaurant favorites, one vegetarian and one chicken-vegetable…

April 9, 2021

Community

American Legion Post 28 open to members, guests

Cmdr. Robert Jones reminds members that meetings are at 2 p.m. every second Tuesday of the month at 878 East…

April 9, 2021

Southwest Life

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host talk about Aztec Ruins

Blackburn’s current project is Aztec Ruins Inscription Documentation, a two- to three-year-long research program to fill a gap between 1880…

April 9, 2021

Health

FDA OKs first new ADHD drug in more than a decade for children

Qelbree is not a stimulant or a controlled substance

April 5, 2021

And the West is History

Photo: Durango Hook & Ladder Corp – Ca. 1881-1884

This volunteer group of firefighters included many prominent early Durangoans. In the 1800s, firefighting was particularly dangerous, but these men…

April 5, 2021

Religion

Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals

Some of the critics wondered if worshippers would now need “vaccine passports” to enter The Summit Church in Durham, North…

April 5, 2021

Southwest Life

Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project to host grafting workshop

Jude Schuenemeyer will demonstrate whip and tongue grafting techniques and answer questions. Preregistration is required. Register online at bit.ly/3lrzTkS. Participants…

April 5, 2021

Southwest Life

Impact of logging near Dolores raises concerns about recreation access

10 years of timber work to overlap popular trail and camping area in Boggy Draw area

April 4, 2021

Southwest Life

Grizzlies expand range, but still need protections

would not thrive in the San Juans, report says

April 2, 2021

Health

Fully vaccinated people can travel safely again, CDC says

A passenger wears a face mask during an airline flight Feb. 3 after taking off from Atlanta. On Friday, April…

April 2, 2021

Travel

Beyond the pandemic: London tourism braces for slow recovery

England’s top paid attraction, which normally draws more than 3 million visitors a year, has been closed for all but…

April 2, 2021

Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host discussions

7 p.m. Wednesday: “Soul Travel.” 10:30 a.m. April 11: “Creative Power of Soul.” 3 p.m. April 12: “What is True…

April 2, 2021

Community

Soup for the Soul to-go event to begin next week

Sponsors include Star Liquors, Alpine Bank, Morehart Murphy Subaru, Hood Mortuary, Peak Brewing, Spine Colorado, TBK Bank, Visiting Angels, First…

April 2, 2021

Community

Pine River Library expands hours

This will mean an increase of two open hours Mondays to Saturdays and reopening Sundays. Hours will be 8:30 a.m.…

April 2, 2021

Community

Manna hosts Brick Campaign to expand garden facilities

Community members may buy a personalized brick. It tax-deductible and will help make the garden more accessible. Purchase and design…

April 2, 2021

Community

Justice Committee to host online free legal resource fair

Participants will be able to ask legal advice about issues regarding landlord/tenant, employment, family law, estate planning, conservatorship, workerâ€™s compensation,…

April 2, 2021

Community

Great Decisions Durango to hold sixth discussion

The discussion topic is “The end of globalization?” Professor Ruth Alminas will present background materials and a film by the…

April 2, 2021

Community

February births

Jessica Hayden and James Vrtatko, Durango, Jack William, 8 pounds 10 ounces, 4:08 p.m. Feb. 2. Kayla and Christopher Neal,…

April 2, 2021

Food

Oklahoma town eases pandemic, one restaurant meal at a time

Cafes in and around the close-knit town in the state’s northeastern corner have put up “receipt walls,” allowing diners to…

April 1, 2021

Southwest Life

Talk to explore possible Grand Canyon river runs by Native Americans

The talk will cover how John Wesley Powell and his crew made the first documented descent of the Colorado River…

April 1, 2021

Southwest Life

Geologic discoveries on Mars cataloged in Navajo language

The Perseverance rover recorded this image on Mars on March 4. A number of the rover’s discoveries, through a collaboration…

March 31, 2021

Health

COVID-19 pushed total U.S. deaths beyond 3.3 million last year

Some of the nearly 900 large poster-sized photos of Detroit victims of COVID-19 are displayed on Belle Isle in Detroit.…

March 31, 2021

Health

Man’s Ebola relapse spawned dozens of new cases in Africa

Health workers wearing protective suits in 2019 tend to an Ebola victim kept in an isolation cube in Beni, Congo.…

March 31, 2021

Travel

Spanish resorts languish while Madrid hosts Europe’s parties

That’s when young, polyglot groups of revelers from Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and, most noticeably, France, join their Spanish contemporaries…

March 31, 2021

Southwest Life

As endangered birds lose their songs, they can’t find mates

This 2015 photo provided by Lachlan Hall shows male regent honeyeater birds in Capertee Valley in New South Wales, Australia.…

March 31, 2021

Health

COVID-19 vaccine found highly effective in real-world U.S. study

Syringes filled with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop up site in the Queens borough of New York. According…

March 29, 2021