Southwest Lifestyle

Photo: KIUP radio station – 1936

This picture was taken in winter 1936, shortly after KIUP Radio moved to its new building at 2800 Main Ave.…

January 18, 2021

Animas Valley Grange to host geologic talk

Gianniny is a professor of geosciences at Fort Lewis College. Hermosa Mountain, located north of Hermosa, is seen by all…

January 18, 2021

Travel

Number of daily hikers triples at popular Southwest rock formation The Wave

Outdoor enthusiasts and nature photographers hoping to explore the colorful, contoured landscape of the The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs…

January 17, 2021

Southwest Life

Overrun: Rise in recreation amid virus harms Colorado’s wild places

crowd control strategies may be here to stay

January 17, 2021

Travel

Mexico sees holiday bump in tourism amid pandemic surge

They were among tens of thousands of American tourists who descended on Mexico’s glittering Caribbean beaches at the close of…

January 15, 2021

Southwest Life

Wildfires produce up to half of air pollution in West, study says

particles tied to variety of health problems

January 15, 2021

Community

Thank you to the director of the Durango Food Bank

The past year has been a lesson in extra compassion and giving for our community, and under Sarah’s leadership and…

January 15, 2021

Community

Durango Botanic Gardens grateful to La Plata Cares and Local First

The gardens normally hold approximately seven to 10 in-person educational events during the gardening season. The virus prevented these events…

January 15, 2021

Community

Manna seeks volunteer

This is a long-term volunteer opportunity, ranging from 5 to 10 hours per week. It will help streamline volunteer opportunities…

January 15, 2021

Community

Emily Wickes named to Emory & Henry College’s dean’s list

To be named to the dean’s list, students must be a full time student and receive a 3.6 GPA for…

January 15, 2021

Food

Vegetarian wontons are a delight to eat in this light, fragrant soup

Vegetable Wonton Soup.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post I love wontons fried. I love them boiled and served in a spicy oil. But…

January 15, 2021

Southwest Life

EPA to drill into mine west of Silverton at risk of blowout

says it wants to prevent future unplanned releases

January 14, 2021

Religion

Trump-supporting Christian leaders and their messages

Capitol riot, their sermons were wide-ranging

January 13, 2021

Food

How to substitute for alcohol in cooking and baking

How to substitute for alcohol in cooking and baking.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post Regardless of the rationale, know that your recipe will…

January 13, 2021

Southwest Life

La Plata Open Space Conservancy to reapply for accreditation

The commission conducts an extensive review of each applicantâ€™s policies and programs. La Plata Open Space Conservancy considers it a…

January 12, 2021

Food

The debate between cast-iron haters and loyalists is as enduring as the pan itself

The debate between cast-iron haters and loyalists is as enduring as the pan itself.Stacy Zarin Goldberg/Washington Post And so, inevitably,…

January 12, 2021

Travel

U.S. will require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test

People walk with their luggage through a deserted check-in hall at the airport in Munich, Germany as Germany continues its…

January 12, 2021

Health

Another record decline reported in U.S. cancer death rate

This 1964 photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a lung tissue specimen from a…

January 12, 2021

Food

Marinate Camembert, Czech-style, for your next low-effort snack

Nakladany Hermelin (Czech-Style Marinated Camembert).Tom McCorkle/Washington Post Though recently I’ve woken up in a panic from similar nightmares chock-full of…

January 12, 2021

Health

COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines

In recent weeks, Britain, the U.S., France, Canada, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands and others have begun vaccinating millions of their…

January 11, 2021

Travel

Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park

A member of the gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif., soaks in the sun…

January 11, 2021

And the West is History

Photo: Downtown Rodeo â€“ Ca. 1890

Durango was first and foremost a railroad town, owing its existence to the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. With area…

January 11, 2021

Food

New tipping rules will help restaurant owners and hurt workers, advocates say

On Dec. 30, the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division published its final rules on tipping, including some 11th-hour additions.…

January 9, 2021

Southwest Life

Paradox Valley salt injection well could shut down

Project prevents natural salt loading in Dolores and Colorado rivers

January 9, 2021

Religion

How St. Ignatius just might help you keep that resolution

Ignatius of Loyoia. Vintage engraving. From Popular France, 1869.Adobe Stock Almost inevitably, in a few short weeks, many find they…

January 9, 2021

Southwest Life

Warming already baked in to exceed climate goals, study says

A A new study says the amount of global warming already baked into the air because of past carbon pollution…

January 8, 2021

Health

Fauci: U.S. could soon give 1 million vaccinations a day

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, prepares to receive his first dose of…

January 8, 2021

Southwest Life

Colorado Produce Safety Alliance to host on-farm composting webinar

Participants will learn how compost production and the FMSA Produce Safety Rule intersect. To register, visit us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kIWNxhKBT6eue8FR-Gl8sQ. For more information,…

January 8, 2021

Community

Pine River Library joins virtual book club for ‘The Secret Knowledge of Water’

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the book club is one part of a new effort called “We are Water,”…

January 8, 2021

Community

Pine River Library announces new Storywalk

A storywalk is a picture book that is presented page by page in an outdoor space. The first story featured…

January 8, 2021