Southwest Lifestyle

Pandemic, border crackdown hamper Catholics’ aid to migrants

The once heavy flow of undocumented border-crossers has dwindled as the Trump administration enforces a new virus-related ban on top…

Summit Church to hold virtual Easter services

5:30 p.m. Saturday:Easter Sunday Livestream6:30 a.m. Sunday: Outdoor Easter Sunrise Service9:30 a.m. Sunday: Easter Sunday Livestream

Most people on Antarctica cruise ship have the coronavirus

Doctor Sebastian Yancev, who participated in the operation to diagnose and treat passengers on the Australian Greg Mortimer cruise ship…

Pathways Physical Therapy & Holistic Health to offer online mindfulness classes

Chose one of three opportunities to join the new Four Keys of Mindfulness four-week online course. Learn to reset, recharge…

Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado offers resources

Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado ‘s staff members are working from home in accordance with public health guidelines, but most of…

Library’s list of online resources offers education and entertainment

The list also include links to Miss Callie’s virtual storytime, as well as health and wellness resources and strategies to…

Durango Natural Foods Co-op launches curbside pickup

offers way to stay safely social distanced while buying local food

Facing devastating losses, small farmers pivot to sell directly to consumers

“I’m spending a lot more time behind a computer than I ever have,” says Shannon Varley, who co-owns Strafford Village…

Virus is mostly mild and rarely fatal for U.S. kids, data show

An adult and a child, both wearing face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak, carry bags in the Chinatown neighborhood of…

What to know about malaria drug and coronavirus treatment

How is it being used? The drug can help tame an overactive immune system. It’s been used since the 1940s…

No COVID-19 testing at home yet but quicker options coming

Medical technicians handle a vial containing a nasal swab at a drive-thru testing site in Wheat Ridge, Colo., as a…

Photo: 1881 – Moving the European

The European Hotel had its grand opening ball on Dec. 21, 1880. Durango’s first newspaper reported that all the “elite”…

Mancos seed drive echoes WWII victory gardens

Farms, groups launch drive to encourage self-sufficiency

How to talk to others about not traveling during the coronavirus pandemic

Explain the risks through constructive conversation

Colorado scientists adjust to new pace under coronavirus

In Colorado’s academic world, there’s a class of workers deemed essential and required to continue work on college campuses. At…

Mercy Regional Medical Center announces February births

Valeria Skarbek and John O’Neal, Durango, Valeria May, 7 pounds, 7:58 a.m. Feb. 3. Mary and John Lavender, Durango, Morrighan…

Durango Public Library offering instant digital library cards

To get an instant digital card, download the Libby app to a mobile phone or tablet. Follow the short set-up…

How to recreate responsibly outside during a disease pandemic

It’s OK to get outdoors, but don’t forget social-distancing guidelines

Virus forces world religions to change plans for holidays

“One hundred years ago during the Spanish Influenza, congregations also canceled (services) and quarantined. Now, COVID-19 imposes the necessity of…

Thank you to Sara and La Plata County Office

I asked a workman how long it would be off. He said five or six hours. Not knowing what to…

Hesperus Ski Area closes uphill ski access

For more information, visit www.ski-hesperus.com.

Local business owner encourages others to join in donating

Dot invites other businesses donate in a similar fashion, such as Blondie’s Pit Stop donating $50 with the purchase of…

Medicare and COVID-19 information offered

Right now, underwriters feel that COVID-19 will be considered much like a cold virus. Janice can also enroll community members…

Katie Hawkins named to Fort Lewis College dean’s list

Age is not the only risk for severe coronavirus disease

Medical personnel are silhouetted against the back of a tent before the start of coronavirus testing in the parking lot…

How would overwhelmed hospitals decide who to treat first?

Medical supplies and a stretcher displayed before a news conference at the Jacob Javits Center in New York. Health care…

Photo: 1880 Downtown Durango

The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad was still a year away, but the town of Durango was already springing to…

A lesson from the Spanish influenza outbreak a century ago

distancing made a difference in Southwest Colorado

Apps have turned restaurant work into a gig-economy hustle

Here’s how one cook chases a paycheck

Coca-Cola’s new flavored seltzer line is aggressive, colorful and makes us want to brush our teeth

Coca-Cola’s new flavored seltzer line.Stacy Zarin Goldberg/The Washington Post Long after Pepsi introduced Bubly (circa early 2018) and the La…