Southwest Lifestyle

La Plata Quilters Guild to host quilting presentation

Cost is $40 for LPQG members or $45 for nonmembers. Participants are asked to bring a lunch. Register by Monday.…

March 12, 2021

Animas Museum to host Second Saturday Seminar Series

Durango’s history as a Wild West frontier town is full of stories of cowboys, railroaders, outlaws and “soiled doves.” Bessie…

March 12, 2021

Community

Animas Valley Grange to host presentation

Eating the right food is hidden medicine. Bhotia was born and raised in the mountains of Nepal and traveled extensively…

March 12, 2021

Community

Durango Montessori School opens enrollment

DMS offers a quality Montessori-based education for pre-kindergarten through grade five. The school is located in the Smiley Building on…

March 12, 2021

Food

Give lasagna a boost of bold flavors with hot Italian sausage and tangy goat cheese

Sausage, Spinach and Goat Cheese Lasagna.Scott Suchman/Washington Post Well, now I can say I have a very good reason to…

March 12, 2021

Health

COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans ‘must remain vigilant’

Ventilator tubes are attached Nov. 19, 2020, to a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission…

March 12, 2021

Health

UN says Ebola in Guinea may be linked to 2014 outbreak

At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO emergencies chief Dr. Michael Ryan described the results of the genetic sequencing of…

March 12, 2021

Health

Expert says origins of pandemic could be known in few years

Marion Koopmans of the World Health Organization team speaks Feb. 9 during a joint press conference held at the end…

March 10, 2021

Food

Pity poor celery, the last stalk standing when storms clear out the supermarket produce aisle

It was 9 p.m. on the night before the third New York City snowstorm in three weeks, and panic shopping…

March 10, 2021

Food

Lady Gaga Oreos are an extra-sweet mystery wrapped in an enigmatic pink wafer

So, here I am, listening to the soundtrack to “A Star Is Born” (2018 version, naturally) in my home office,…

March 9, 2021

Food

A guide to cornmeal, grits and polenta – and how to know when to use them

Four types of ground corn: left to right, polenta, white cornmeal, yellow cornmeal and grits.Scott Suchman/Washington Post In an effort…

March 9, 2021

Food

New restaurant, bar coming to Durango’s North Main District

and Zia Cantina both developed by owners of Zia Taqueria

March 8, 2021

Health

Fully vaccinated people can gather without masks, CDC says

Medical assistant Keona Shepard holds up the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as she prepares to administer it at the…

March 8, 2021

Travel

At Dubai airport, travelers’ eyes become their passports

Iris-scanner verifies travelers’ identities

March 8, 2021

And the West is History

Photo: Pen-Dike Studio Downtown – Circa 1918

William M. Pennington and Lisle Updike co-owned the Pen-Dike Studio from 1908 to 1911 in Durango, shown in this parade…

March 8, 2021

Southwest Life

Different pathways to learning during the pandemic on Navajo Nation

Online, by text or phone, even a staff member driving 30 miles, students turn in work

March 6, 2021

Religion

United Methodist conservatives plan for a breakaway

could split over differences about LGBTQ issues

March 6, 2021

Health

Study finds mask mandates, dining out influence virus spread

Visitors wearing face masks leave the Alamo, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in San Antonio. Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is…

March 5, 2021

Health

Swelling after COVID-19 shots may cause cancer false alarms

According to recommendations from an expert panel from three cancer centers in the U.S. published in the journal Radiology on…

March 5, 2021

Travel

Airline IT provider hacked, frequent flyer data breached

The hackers were able to access some computer systems at Atlanta-based SITA Passenger Service System for up to a month…

March 5, 2021

Community

San Juan Basin Alzheimer’s and Dementia Initiative director grateful for community

The forum was the kickoff of the San Juan Basin Alzheimer’s and Dementia Initiative, led by Teresa Valko of Durango.…

March 5, 2021

Community

Pine River Library to celebrate World Water Day in March

The library will offer a “Be a Water Detective” kit for children, which includes PH testing strips, instructions for water…

March 5, 2021

Community

Local libraries host “Mediterranean and DASH Diet” via Zoom

Nicole Clark from La Plata County CSU Extension will discuss The Mediterranean Diet, which refers to a pattern of eating…

March 5, 2021

Community

Great Decisions Durango to hold discussion

Moderator Dr. Paul DeBell will present background materials and a film by the Foreign Policy Association and lead participants in…

March 5, 2021

Southwest Life

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society meeting to address preservation in the East

After a brief business meeting, Kelley Berliner will present a talk, “The Archaeological Conservancy’s Preservation Efforts in the East: From…

March 5, 2021

Southwest Life

Webinar to address cleaning, sanitizing on farms

Attendees will learn about appropriate cleaning and sanitizing practices for food-contact surfaces on a farm operation. The webinar is hosted…

March 5, 2021

Southwest Life

Free farm labor management series to be held virtually

The series will present recent research and Extension projects focusing on labor management and decision-making on small- and mid-sized produce…

March 5, 2021

Southwest Life

Colorado fly fishermen rejoice, remain wary as San Juan River reopens

N.M.’s long shutdown of Gold Medal fishery to nonresidents hurt Durango guides

March 4, 2021

Food

The link between your body pain and your diet

Generally, you experience these types of symptoms when your body is struggling to correct a problem or imbalance within the…

March 3, 2021

Health

WHO: ‘Premature,’ ‘unrealistic’ COVID-19 will end soon

A teddy bear hangs from a fence at a spring charms fair at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest,…

March 1, 2021