Southwest Lifestyle

Snoop Dogg’s for-the-people label and an exclusive club mark extreme poles of the wine world

The first comes from Snoop Dogg, the rapper, who joined the cavalcade of celebrities slapping their names on wine labels…

Think 2020’s disasters are wild? Experts see worse in future

Scientists say climate-connected disasters expected to worsen in coming decades

Virus throws theme park attendance for a loop

U.S., attendance lags

Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home

Children play “pin the mask on Gov. Gary Herbert” on Sept. 5, 2020, during a “Trash Your Mask Protest” rally…

Big drop reported in vaping by U.S. teenagers

A researcher holds vape pens in a laboratory in Portland, Ore. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Customer grateful to employees

Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center announces June births

Brittany and Rodney Bird, Farmington, Lincoln James, 7 pounds 3 ounces, 10:40 p.m. June 2. Jessica and Daniel Valdez, Pagosa…

Powerhouse to host Rosemary Roosa and “moon tree” planting

The Powerhouse will plant a tree that local astronaut Stuart Roosa took with him around the moon and back at…

Durango Elks Lodge to host Dudly Engle Golf Tournament

Registration is open to all. To sign up, visit Durango Elks Lodge, 901East Second Avenue. Nonmembers may ring the buzzer…

Local resident offers to pickup donations for homeless at Purple Cliffs

Needed items include warm boots, socks, blankets or sleeping bags and tarps. For more information or to schedule a pickup,…

6 Western states blast Utah plan to tap Colorado River water

Lake Powell is viewed behind Glen Canyon Dam near Page, Ariz. Six states in the U.S. West that rely on…

A platter of crisp, Cajun-spiced fried green tomatoes is a fitting coda to summer

Fried Green Tomatoes.Laura Chase de Formigny/Washington Post That’s how I felt about fried green tomatoes. Despite having lived most of…

Still too soon to try altering human embryo DNA, panel says

Genetic researcher He Jiankui arrives for the Human Genome Editing Conference in Hong Kong. A new report from an international…

Pandemic turns summer into European tourism’s leanest season

“There are always people. Always,” De fauw said. That morning? “Nothing. Nobody is on that large square” at the heart…

And the West is History: Rotary Club Parade Float – 1940

Just seven years before this picture was taken, the 13-year American experiment of Prohibition ended. The National Prohibition Act banned…

New Mexico to grocery stores: Stop taxing food on deliveries

Marylou Ligier takes a to-go order to a patron at her family’s restaurant and pastry shop Clafoutis on Aug. 24…

Wine-centric novels to pair with a good vintage for pandemic escapism

So, turn off your television and radio for a while, pour yourself a glass of your favorite vino and curl…

Arboles resident grateful for drive-in movie series

Kudos to the promoters, and all of the staff at the location. Everyone working the event was super friendly, super…

Thank you from The Community Foundation serving Southwest Colorado

The Community Foundation amplified regional generosity with some amazing partners that provided matching gifts, including the Ballantine Family Fund, Alpine…

Cortez Public Library announces date change for prize drawing

Because of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s material quarantine regulations, the library must quarantine everything entering the library…

San Juan Basin Farm Bureau to host Meet the Candidates night

All candidates running will be invited. For more information, contact Dorothy Porter at 565-8640.

Cortez Public Library announces September events

The library will host these virtual events in September: 6-7 p.m. Sept. 11: Author talk with Bruce Berlin. He will…

History Live Durango announces schedule

Events were organized by the Southwest Colorado Humanities Roundtable, a regional collaborative of nonprofit organizations that produces public humanities programs.…

History Live! and San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host talk about settlement of the Americas

Tune will discuss “recent developments in the settlement of the Americas.” He will review controversial research published over the last…

Drought may mute fall colors in Southwest Colorado

foresters say it should still be a good show

CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1

Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during a House Subcommittee hearing on the…

Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patients

A bottle and box for dexamethasone in a pharmacy in Omaha, Neb. New studies confirm that cheap steroid drugs improved…

Depression, anxiety spike amid outbreak and turbulent times

Anxiety and depression are rising among Americans compared with before the pandemic, research suggests. Half of those surveyed in a…

United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected

United Airlines plans to furlough about 16,000 employees in October 2020 as air travel continues to be hammered by the…

The best summer tomato salads use just a few ingredients to generate big flavors

You need only salt and fat to turn a perfect tomato into a perfect tomato salad, because tomatoes are a…