Southwest Lifestyle

Health

U.S. clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal

A nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health…

December 18, 2020

Southwest Life

More must be done to protect Colorado River from drought, U.S. says

An aerial view of Lake Powell on the Colorado River along the Arizona-Utah border. A set of guidelines for managing…

December 18, 2020

Community

Manna to serve grab-and-go Christmas meal

Meals will be served grab-and-go-style and community members are encouraged to pick up as many as they need. Each meal…

December 18, 2020

Community

GoodNight Yoga to host virtual classes

The “Wake Up & Feel Good” yoga classes help participants relax, unwind and reduce stress. Learn to let go of…

December 18, 2020

Community

Comfort Keepers grateful to The Yellow Carrot and front line workers

We are also grateful to the front-line workers, senior communities, media outlets, nonprofits and small businesses that continue to be…

December 18, 2020

Community

Hillcrest Golf Club keeps Durango sane and active

With the recent change in leadership last year, Hillcrest has made a complete 180. Michael McCloskeyâ€™s leadership has eased the…

December 18, 2020

Community

Local residents grateful to Mercy Hospice House

Kathy and Jon Cohen

December 18, 2020

Health

U.S. experts debate: Who should be next in line for vaccine?

A droplet falls from a syringe Tuesday after a health care worker was injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at…

December 17, 2020

Food

Crack open the best 2020 wine books for rich history, international politics and a vintner’s lively memoir

I was thrilled to learn this year that the Academie du Vin Library was reissuing Hugh Johnson’s seminal work, “The…

December 17, 2020

Food

Figs stuffed with goat cheese are the low-effort, high-flavor appetizer you need

Figs With Goat Cheese, Pistachios and Mint. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Tom McCorkle for The Washington Post.du1-i-syn That moment sealed…

December 17, 2020

Food

Crisp on top and cheesy throughout, this butternut squash and apple gratin belongs on your fall table

Ginger Gold is a perennial favorite, but FYI, for that teeth-pulling delight, I haven’t found an apple firmer than an…

December 16, 2020

Food

Food giants seek ban on soy from deforested Brazil region

Soybeans are unloaded into a truck during a harvest March 7 in Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Sao Paulo state,…

December 15, 2020

Religion

More U.S. churches are committing to racism-linked reparations

And the Minnesota Council of Churches cites a host of injustices – from mid-19th century atrocities against Native Americans to…

December 14, 2020

Health

What to know about COVID-19 vaccination in the U.S.

will it be your turn?

December 14, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: Smelter Mountain Fiery Cross – 1925

At first glance, there is nothing particularly remarkable about this nighttime picture of downtown Durango with Smelter Mountain in the…

December 14, 2020

Food

Coronavirus can travel farther and faster inside restaurants than previously thought, South Korean study suggests

A server talks with patrons at Maxwell’s Burgers & Shakes on Dec. 9, in Frederick, Md.Katherine Frey/Washington Post The study…

December 13, 2020

Health

U.S. allows emergency COVID-19 vaccine in bid to end pandemic

The Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant is shown in Portage, Mich., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. The U.S. gave the…

December 11, 2020

Travel

U.S. tightens definition of service animals allowed on planes

more turtles, cats, pigs – or peacocks

December 11, 2020

Community

Troop to participate in National Wreaths Across America Day

Community members may help honor and remember fallen heroes by sponsoring remembrance wreaths, volunteering on Wreaths Day or inviting family…

December 11, 2020

Community

The River Church to host River of Lights event

Community members are invited to participate by decorating their homes with lights and submitting their address to be added to…

December 11, 2020

Community

Professional Women’s Network to host virtual holiday networking event

Wear an ugly sweater and tune into Home for the Holiday Spirits, a virtual professional holiday cocktail demonstration with guest…

December 11, 2020

Community

Powerhouse to host Navajo Skies lecture

Tune into @powscicenter Facebook livestream to hear from two Indigenous astronomy experts, Dr. Nancy Maryboy and Dr. David Begay. Maryboy…

December 11, 2020

Community

Pine River Library offers free books to children and teens

The giveaway is inspired by Jólabókaflóð (pronounced yo-la-bok-a-flot), or “Yule Book Flood,” the Icelandic holiday tradition where books are exchanged…

December 11, 2020

Health

Mountain Hyperbarics to host presentation

Participants will about what hyperbaric oxygen therapy is, its history, what it is used for, different types of therapy and…

December 11, 2020

Southwest Life

Mesa Verde to offer free admission on six days in 2021

On these days, the public is invited to experience all national parks, including Mesa Verde National Park, without entrance fees.…

December 9, 2020

Community

Robert Haggart of Durangon named a Presidential Scholar at Clarkson University

Presidential Scholars must achieve a minimum 3.80 grade-point average and carry at least 14 credit hours.

December 9, 2020

Food

12 holiday cookie recipes to end the year on a sweeter note

Walnut and Five-Spice Thumbprint Cookies.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post From ingredient shortages and reduced grocery runs to the crushing, simultaneous weight of…

December 9, 2020

Travel