Southwest Lifestyle

Sparked by pandemic, initiative serves two vital needs

the Food, Serve the People employs restaurant workers, feeds the hungry

May 5, 2020

Reopened restaurants reveal dining’s ‘new normal’: Masked waiters, e-menus and booth dividers

This is what’s not normal about the dining scene last week in Georgia, Tennessee and Alaska, where restaurants were given…

May 5, 2020

Religion

National Day of Prayer will be held online, on radio Thursday

This year, the theme for the National Day of Prayer on Thursday is “God’s glory over all of the earth”…

May 4, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: Ready for the Parade, ca. 1920s

A picture taken today in the same location, would show Buckley Park on the left as you look south down…

May 4, 2020

Food

Dalgona coffee is sweet, milky and pretty. It’s also not for coffee lovers.

Dalgona Coffee.Tim Carman/ Washington Post The cause of my shakes is no surprise: My first dalgona coffee, a sweet and…

May 3, 2020

Travel

Locked down in Nice: Stranded in France’s second most popular tourist destination

Two visitors defy social-distancing protocols amid the coronavirus lockdown to enjoy a Mediterranean sunset in Nice, France.Christopher Elliott/Washington Post The…

May 2, 2020

Southwest Life

Dolores Huerta birthplace, former mining site up for sale

The Dawson Elk Valley Ranch in New Mexico, which is on the market for $96 million. The land once was…

May 2, 2020

Health

U.S. allows use of 1st drug shown to help virus recovery

Rubber stoppers are placed onto filled vials of the investigational drug remdesivir at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United…

May 2, 2020

Health

Health official says U.S. missed some chances to slow virus

Limited testing and delayed travel alerts for areas outside China contributed to the jump in U.S. cases starting in late…

May 2, 2020

Health

Airway experts’ work puts them inches from where virus lives

Hundreds of times every week during this pandemic, doctors and nurses treating critically ill COVID-19 patients steel themselves for a…

May 2, 2020

Travel

Airline nosedive: American, United post huge pandemic losses

Ethan Cale walks from the American Airlines ticket counter Thursday, April 30, 2020, in Salt Lake City. American Airlines reports…

May 2, 2020

Community

Thank you to The Million Dollar Highway Saloon

Thank you, Mercy Laboratory

May 1, 2020

Religion

Religious freedom watchdog pitches adding India to blacklist

An Indian Muslim man prays Monday in a mosque during the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus…

April 29, 2020

Health

Household cleaning chemicals, why more is not better

Adobe StockA basket of household cleaners.du1-i-syn Implemented properly, this practice can help reduce the spread of some viruses and food-borne…

April 29, 2020

Community

Colorado Farm Bureau teams up with local food bank

La Plata County Farm Bureau President Charly Minkler coordinated the food delivery effort with Smith. Volunteers distributed the food immediately,…

April 29, 2020

Community

Animas Museum offers online exhibits

The exhibits will feature the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, Zaidee Perkins’ wedding dress and handmade quilts housed in the museum’s…

April 29, 2020

Community

Jakes Farm offering limited number of Harvest Partner memberships

The farm specializes in produce, jams, pickles and poultry, eggs, live chicks, processed meats and greens. For more information, visit…

April 28, 2020

Community

Comfort Keepers to offer care packages for seniors

Packages will include a package of sanitizing wipes, a deck of cards or small game, handwritten letters from caregivers, snacks…

April 28, 2020

Religion

Military chaplains pivot to serve soldiers in virus outbreak

U.S. Army Major Brian Minietta records a weekly Facebook message outside the headquarters of the 3rd Special Forces Group at…

April 28, 2020

Travel

As fewer people fly, rate of guns found in bags by TSA jumps

A lone person works at the Delta airlines check-in desk April 21 at McCarran International airport in Las Vegas. The…

April 27, 2020

Health

CDC confirms 6 new coronavirus symptoms showing up in patients repeatedly

At the Peak Vista Community Health Center in Colorado Springs, medical assistant Jessica Martin tests a patient for COVID-19 at…

April 27, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: 1920s Durango jazz dance band

This photo from 1920 shows the early Durango jazz band “The Syncopated Five” performing at the Red Men Hall in…

April 27, 2020

Food

How to safely reheat all those leftovers without ruining them

But before we get into specifics, here are a few food safety tips from the U.S. Agriculture Department: Don’t let…

April 26, 2020

Food

How to start regrowing green onions and other vegetables on your windowsill

The latest trend to sprout up on social media: images of green onions, presumably purchased at the store, their roots…

April 26, 2020

Southwest Life

BLM approves opening 171,000 acres for oil, gas drilling in western Colorado

say plan could pollute water resources for agriculture, wildlife populations

April 26, 2020

Travel

Amid the pandemic, an adventure addict finds solace in imagination

I’m not talking about virtual travel videos or Oculus Rift or recreational drugs, each of which I’m sure has its…

April 25, 2020

Southwest Life

Colorado Native Plant Society to host virtual meeting

Culpepper’s presentation is called “The Biology and Ecology of San Juan Mountain Sedges.” He will give an overview and introduction…

April 25, 2020

Travel

Think things are bad for airlines? It’s about to get worse

Associated Press file<br><br>About 2.3 million people passed through security checkpoints on March 1, unchanged from the same day last year.…

April 25, 2020

Health

Answers to questions about new coronavirus antibody studies

A woman holds her hand out to have blood collected April 14 for a 15-minute test for COVID-19 coronavirus antibodies…

April 25, 2020

Southwest Life

10 apple types thought extinct found in West

Apple Project team identifies pioneer-era fruits

April 25, 2020