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Durango and area residents are great at shopping locally. I hear from my friends all the time about how they try to go the extra mile to get goods and services from local merchants. The Dura...

DATE: May 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Accessibility can open downtown to all

Good access is good business. This is what the Accessible Communities Team (ACT) in Durango has been promoting for the past year. ACT is a collaboration of organizations including...

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

A look at BID’s board and parking

The city of Durango recently appointed two new board members to the Durango Business Improvement District board of directors. BID is excited to begin working with John Mahoney, ...

DATE: Mar 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Help define Durango’s future

One of the City Council’s goals is to “envision Durango’s sense of place by creating character districts” that embrace the unique characteristics of different areas of town. Ten distinct are...

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Durango economic numbers telling good story

The Durango Business Improvement District monitors statistics to help determine the economic health of downtown and north Main Avenue. BID tracks six statistics monthly: Durango T...

DATE: Jan 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Holidays are hot in and around downtown

Downtown Durango is the place to be this holiday season, with a wide variety of events coming the next couple of weeks. If you have not yet picked out your Christmas tree, conside...

DATE: Dec 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

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