Southwest Lifestyle

Fine dining while watching Mardi Gras parades
Food

Fine dining while watching Mardi Gras parades

February 25, 2014

For those who don’t mind paying more, fine dining establishments such as Herbsaint in New Orleans, where Chef de Cuisine Rebecca Wilcomb plates braised short rib with potato rosti and…

Bit by bit, macho stereotypes lose ground
Family

Bit by bit, macho stereotypes lose ground

February 22, 2014

But that was before feminism, gay-rights activism, metrosexuals. Husbands took on a greater share of housework and child care. The military welcomed women and gays. A romantic movie about gay…

Health Briefs
Health

Health Briefs

February 22, 2014

Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer free education to people with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. March 6 in Suite 140 of the medical office building. People diagnosed with…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

February 22, 2014

75 years ago: “Three pre-tourney favorites – Durango, Cortez and Mancos turned in victories in the opening season of the San Juan Basin League tournament, going into the evening games…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

February 22, 2014

“All that remained of the old city hall in this January 1964 picture was a small pile of rubble as a bulldozer scooped up the last trace of the old…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

February 21, 2014

75 years ago: “Southward bound to Gallup, the cannon ball bus for Durango was wrecked at Aztec when the driver was overcome by fumes. The driver said that prior to…

Religion Briefs
Religion

Religion Briefs

February 21, 2014

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2611 Junction St., will hold Family Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Sunday. Family Sunday School is a once-monthly program for children and their parents. Children will…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

February 18, 2014

75 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. Boy Tayes returned on the bus from a buying trip to the east for the Graden Mercantile. Bob reports that the manufacturers are encouraged…

For an easy Oscar party, teriyaki chicken wraps
Food

For an easy Oscar party, teriyaki chicken wraps

February 18, 2014

Using lettuce leaves as wraps will cut the carbs and calories in this recipe for Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps.Matthew Mead/Associated Press So let’s reverse engineer this. To help you get…

Pizza that lasts for years? Military nears holy grail
Food

Pizza that lasts for years? Military nears holy grail

February 18, 2014

Food technologist Tom Yang cuts a prototype pizza being developed for use in soldiers’ field rations at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, in Natick, Mass.Steven…

And the West is History
And the West is History

And the West is History

February 16, 2014

75 years ago: “Now is the time to brush up on the use of English, or the misuse of it, or to learn the usage of it in the business…

TV drama helps German doctor
Health

TV drama helps German doctor

February 15, 2014

That was the lesson for one German man with severe heart failure and a puzzling mix of symptoms including fever, blindness, deafness and enlarged lymph nodes – which baffled doctors…

Health Briefs
Health

Health Briefs

February 15, 2014

Sunshine Gardens Country Home, 2518 Colorado Highway 172, has been designated as a “Leader in Dementia Care” for the second consecutive year by the Colorado chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.…