Southwest Lifestyle

Pine River Library offers free books to children and teens
Community

Pine River Library offers free books to children and teens

December 11, 2020

The giveaway is inspired by Jólabókaflóð (pronounced yo-la-bok-a-flot), or “Yule Book Flood,” the Icelandic holiday tradition where books are exchanged as gifts on Christmas Eve. Icelanders then spend the evening…

Mountain Hyperbarics to host presentation
Health

Mountain Hyperbarics to host presentation

December 11, 2020

Participants will about what hyperbaric oxygen therapy is, its history, what it is used for, different types of therapy and different settings in which it is used. The presenter, George…

Mesa Verde to offer free admission on six days in 2021
Southwest Life

Mesa Verde to offer free admission on six days in 2021

December 9, 2020

On these days, the public is invited to experience all national parks, including Mesa Verde National Park, without entrance fees. Fee-free days for 2021 are: Jan. 18: Martin Luther King…

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

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

December 9, 2020

Walnut and Five-Spice Thumbprint Cookies.Tom McCorkle/Washington Post From ingredient shortages and reduced grocery runs to the crushing, simultaneous weight of a global pandemic and contentious election, so much has left…

Why are some scientists turning away from brain scans?
Health

Why are some scientists turning away from brain scans?

December 7, 2020

A functional magnetic resonance imaging scan on a computer screen at an Emory University lab in Atlanta. Using large magnets, the scans detect where oxygenated blood flows, allowing scientists to…

Photo: Main Avenue paving – 1924
And the West is History

Photo: Main Avenue paving – 1924

December 7, 2020

Durango was organized in September 1880, but the main thoroughfare through downtown wasn’t paved until 44 years later in June 1924. This photo shows the progress being made by the…

7 smart tips for baking better cookies
Food

7 smart tips for baking better cookies

December 6, 2020

While we love our silicone baking mats for other projects, they can be problematic with cookies, especially butter-based doughs, by causing them to spread too much. Parchment is a safer…

CSU gets gardener growing in Southwest Colorado
Southwest Life

CSU gets gardener growing in Southwest Colorado

December 4, 2020

Gardening in Southwest Colorado is always tricky, especially if you are trying to be successful at high elevation. This year made it even more challenging. To help me start this…

Manna launches brick campaign
Community

Manna launches brick campaign

December 4, 2020

The project includes: ADA accessible ramp and 6-foot paved entrance gate into the garden.ADA accessible engraved brick pathway in the garden and through the new greenhouse.An outdoor classroom. Fencing and…

Allium essentials
Food

Allium essentials

December 2, 2020

Onions, shallots, scallions and leeks are mostly interchangeable in recipes. Here’s how to use what you have.

Faith takes forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up
Religion

Faith takes forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up

November 30, 2020

“Let’s keep Georgia blue,” Jackson said. “Let’s elect Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock to the United States Senate.” The presiding bishop of more than 400 African Methodist Episcopal churches in Georgia…

Holiday air travel surges despite dire health warnings
Travel

Holiday air travel surges despite dire health warnings

November 30, 2020

On Sunday, a traveler wears a mask as she walks through Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. The Transportation Security Administration said nearly 1.2 million people went through…