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Solving the mystery from above at Durango Dog Park

Dear Action Line: From the top of Smelter Mountain, we can see a mysterious outline of a rectangle in the dog park. The grass or weeds don’t seem to grow there. Could it be where the ura...

DATE: Jul 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Someone rip you off? Whom you gonna call?

Dear Action Line: We really need a Better Business Bureau here. We have everything from plumbers who want $750 to remove a toilet to clock repair shops that charge $165 for no fix. We ha...

DATE: Jul 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

The cold, hard facts: Fireworks proving too hot to handle

Dear Action Line: Why aren’t we having fireworks in Durango? It has been a very, very wet winter and spring. Fourth of July without fireworks just doesn’t feel like Fourth of July. – All...

DATE: Jul 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

The bridge in the middle of nowhere

Dear Action Line: While waiting in line at the new car wash south of town, Cascade Xpress, I glanced down into the gully on my right and saw the structure in the attached photo. It looks...

DATE: Jun 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

For Durango, what is the proper (over)exposure?

Dear Action Line: Last fall, while my wife and I were bicycling the Portuguese route of the Camino de Santiago, I stopped to get my bearings. I leaned my bike up against a utility pole a...

DATE: Jun 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Don’t panic! A fruitful, fruit-filled summer is on the way

Dear Action Line: Where is the produce stand that was in front of Durango High School relocating? – Barry Sweet Dear Barry: The community has been on pins and needles over this. There i...

DATE: Jun 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Like flume work, your boat will go slowly at Electra Lake

Dear Action Line: One of our favorite pastimes, from past times, was to take our small boat to Electra Lake, pay the outrageous entry fees and tour around the lake. We could stop for lun...

DATE: Jun 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Inside investigation: Invasion of the light strings

Dear Action Line: I think we’re being invaded, but it’s possible there’s another explanation. I saw a string of lights in the night sky a few nights ago. There were maybe 10 to 15 lights...

DATE: May 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Should bench be benched? Well, take a seat

Dear Action Line: Could you dig up some dirt on the “cob bench” thing in Buckley Park? It was kerplunked there years ago without permission. Winter was not kind to this lumpy brown mass....

DATE: May 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Why Action Line refuses to answer luxury housing inquiry

Dear Action Line: Alert! An eyesore has developed on our San Juan Skyway. It appears to be swelling, oozing wealth and privilege, obscuring mountain views along U.S. Highway 550. I’m con...

DATE: May 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Does moving fairgrounds make horse sense?

Dear Action Line: I’m wondering why the powers-that-be want to move the La Plata County Fairgrounds from its current spot on north Main to a plateau far, far away. I love having it in to...

DATE: May 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line

What if the City Council candidates had tied?

Dear Action Line: I’m guessing this came up at some point during the recent Durango City Council election vote counting. What happens if there’s a tie? It’s of course incredibly unlikely...

DATE: Apr 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Action Line