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Science guides downtown parking prices

As part of the Durango Business Improvement District’s continuing efforts to provide education about parking in downtown Durango, here is some new information about the price of the downtown...

DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

On Halloween, downtown is for kids of all ages

Children’s Halloween is in downtown Durango from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday. I look forward to this event every year, as does my family. A record 96 businesses will be handing out treat...

DATE: Oct 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Everything you want to know about parking

Downtown parking, or the perceived lack thereof, has been discussed in our community for a long time. Recent topics of discussion I have been included in have ranged from a residential parki...

DATE: Sep 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Panhandling? Support our local charities

What should we do about panhandling in downtown Durango? This is a tricky subject to say the least. Like many communities around the country, Durango has experienced a dramatic in...

DATE: Aug 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Here’s a primer on Durango’s business district

Though the Durango Business Improvement District has been serving the community since 1997, I still meet people who look at me quizzically when I mention my job, and ask, “BID, what is that?...

DATE: Jul 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Celebrate our freedom downtown

There is no better place to be for the Fourth of July than in Durango. The Durango Business Improvement District has put together a full day of family-friendly events with something for ever...

DATE: Jun 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Summer tourism stats shining brightly

Summer is here in downtown Durango with events happening just about every weekend and the tourists filling our shops. As we get into the busy part of the year, the Durango Business Improveme...

DATE: Jun 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

What’s Up Downtown?

Durango is home to approximately 200 annual events, with each one adding to the unique flavor of our wonderful town. The primary downtown-event season will get started this month with two of...

DATE: Apr 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Looking beyond Main is goal

Today, the Durango Business Improvement District takes a next step in planning for the future, continuing to help enhance the economic vitality of our district, which includes both Downtown ...

DATE: Mar 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

In Durango, change is our one constant

What would we do if we didn’t embrace change? Making changes keeps us fresh, vibrant and on our toes. And we’re certainly keeping on our toes here at the Business Improvement District. ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Another reason to take a step into downtown

The Durango Business Improvement District is busy in early 2015. The next promotion for us is Random Acts of Kindness week. BID and Bank of Colorado are teaming up for the second year in a r...

DATE: Jan 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Doesn’t our downtown look spectacular?

There’s something magical about holiday lights, and now that we appear to be getting some snow, the “wondrous winter” in Durango truly has begun. From one end of downtown to the o...

DATE: Dec 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown