Independent airline reviewers uncover the facts about legroom and cabin measurements on airlines throughout the world.Associated Press file photo Petersen belongs to a small army of independent airline reviewers who…
“Emmit Olbert, Fort Lewis College maintenance supervisor, along with William Thompson and Harvey Probst, senior groundsmen, ready the ice skating area on the reservoir grounds north of campus December 1964.…
Sundance documentary on Scientology derided by religion’s church, believers
75 years ago: “Jim Jones, Durango Studebaker and Terraplane dealer, has received notification that the Studebaker won in every price division in which it competed at the annual Gilmore-Yosemite run,…
Registration is open for a six-week beginning insight-meditation class at Durango Dharma Center. Classes will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24, March 17,…
75 years ago: “Fire this morning totally destroyed the two-story apartment house owned by Gus Foch in Mancos. Two families narrowly escaped with their lives.” 50 years ago: “Fort Lewis…
75 years ago: “Durango and vicinity will have the opportunity of seeing the most talked about motion picture that has ever been produced by Hollywood. Of course it is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s…
“This rather unusual ‘snowman’ has attracted quite a bit of attention from passerby at 774 8th Ave. The masterpiece was completed in December 1964 by Clayton Foster.”Durango Herald file photo…
Menus inspired by last three papal palates
This muffaletta flatbread recipe by Alison Ladman combines pizza and muffaletta, a type of round, Sicilian sesame bread.Matthew Mead/Associated Press So we decided to combine them. In honor of Mardi…
Ham, chipotle chili powder, cumin, thyme and garlic flavor this red beans and rice recipe by Melissa d’Arabian.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Not that we necessarily appreciated it. “It’s a complete protein!”…
Among more than $300,000 of world-class wine stolen and now recovered from the famed Napa Valley restaurant French Laundry were bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, which uses laser and…
Courtesy of Yardbird Eatery Goodbye Christina’s Bar and Grille, hello Chavolos Mexican Restaurant. The restaurant space next to the Best Western on U.S. Highway 160 changed hands Jan. 1 and…
75 years ago: “Fire completely destroyed the Los Banos baths, the large 400-feet square bathhouse owned by Joe Hersch at Pagosa Springs.” 50 years ago: “The Durango Herald expects to…
Bona Dea, a local start-up company creating a new product for women experiencing hot flashes and night sweats associated with perimenopause and menopause, is seeking participants for a proof-of-concept study.…
This year’s flu vaccine is only 23 percent effective, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To improve the vaccine, scientists and companies are reworking everything from…
75 years ago: “Three Durango boys who evidently wanted to see some more of this world without going to the trouble of signing up with Uncle Sam’s navy, got as…
Malala may be the most talked-about young activist, but many other kids have tackled large problems. The recently published book Kids Who Are Changing the World, by Anne Jankeliowitch with…
Rising number of those who aren’t married alarming clerics
“Russ Jones, a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad worker, welds the boiler on engine No. 476 in the train yard as repairs continue from the Feb. 10, 1989, roundhouse…
Lisa McCorry will present “Abstinence in the Age of Abundance” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. Participants will consider the interconnected…
Bishop facing charges raises question among the faithful
75 years ago: “Claude and Jim Pacotti came down from Silverton early in the week as the snow was too deep for them to do any more work on the…
75 years ago: “Durango’s own Sun Valley complete with toboggan slide, ski course, tow-back and hot dog dispensary attracts many winter sports enthusiasts. Durango’s course lies 22 miles north of…
75 years ago: BAYFIELD – “The Bayfield students presented the play ‘Black Cats’ at the 100F Hall at Ignacio.” 50 years ago: “The official moisture so far in 1965 is…
