Lifestyle

La Plata County churches to offer Christmas Eve services

Services marked with an asterisk indicate that child care will be provided. All Saints Anglican Church, Fort Lewis College Chapel.…

December 20, 2013

Religion

Minister ousted over gay wedding

Methodist pastor presided over son’s marriage ceremony

December 20, 2013

Food

A fancy holiday dinner that doesn’t need fancy skills

Spinach-Stuffed Chicken Thighs sound fancy but with a few basic kitchen tools are actually easy to make.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I’ve…

December 17, 2013

Food

Liquor producers experiment with exclusive booze

The Rickhouse bar in San Francisco serves a cocktail made with sparkling water and Quinetum, a new quinine cordial made…

December 17, 2013

Food

This lean holiday roast doesn’t skimp on flavor

This recipe for Double Pork Roast with Mushroom Marsala Sauce is even better when prepared up to a day ahead…

December 17, 2013

Food

10 tips for preventing the holiday plump

Cliff Vancura/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, at all hours of the day and night, we celebrate the sanctity…

December 17, 2013

Family

Many hurdles ahead for transgender rights

Coy Mathis, left, a transgender girl, plays with her sister, Auri, 2, at their home in Fountain. In June, the…

December 14, 2013

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Durango Herald will publish a schedule of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services in its Dec. 21 edition. Churches…

December 13, 2013

Religion

In protest, Festivus pole stands at Florida Capitol

Chaz Stevens, an athiest, erected a Festivus pole made of beer cans at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee to protest…

December 13, 2013

Religion

Mormons explain stance on blacks

statement, leaders condemn past racism in priesthood

December 13, 2013

Food

All in the family

Durango’s mom-and-pop eateries are labors of love

December 10, 2013

Food

A pitcher-style margarita perfect for the holidays

Treat your holiday guests to Cranberry-Mint Infused Margaritas that are sweetened with agave nectar instead of cane sugar.Matthew Mead/Associated Press…

December 10, 2013

Food

Utah becoming world famous for chocolate

Topher Webb, owner of Mezzo Chocolate, is a rising star in Utah’s burgeoning chocolate industry.Tom Smart/The Deseret News “It is…

December 10, 2013

Food

Nigella Lawson: A brand blemished but unbowed

Italian sisters Francesca, left, and Elisabetta Grillo, right, former personal assistants to English broadcaster Nigella Lawson and her former husband…

December 10, 2013

Southwest Life

Even in ski season, you can find freebies in Aspen

Aspen Art Museum The Aspen Art Museum hosts a steady rotation of exhibits of contemporary art from around the world,…

December 7, 2013

Religion

Ancient religious texts now online

Vatican, Oxford put manuscripts on Web

December 6, 2013

Religion

Oldest Buddhist shrine found at Nepal temple

Archaeologists at the Mayadevi Temple in Nepal have uncovered evidence of a Buddhist shrine from the sixth-century B.C.Ira Block/National Geographic/Associated…

December 6, 2013