This early Sinclair gas station and car wash was located at the corner of Seventh Street and Main Avenue. We know the “Joe the Tailor” shop (on right) is on…
Group navigates complicated terrain at Cameron Pass
A family walks past Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom, at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Dec. 21. To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the…
Pandemic delays preservation of WWII Japanese internment camp
For us, this experience is one more reason why we love Colorado and Durango! Suzanne Parker
In partnership with Senior Planet, a national nonprofit that harnesses technology to change the way older Americans age, the library will offer a free five-week “Virtual Essentials” program for those…
Mike KnappCourtesy of San Juan Back Country Horsemen Volunteer hours and donations are needed to help the Forest Service maintain trails. Being a stock user in the wilderness, a contributing…
Dinner will include pulled pork, rice, oriental cabbage salad, fresh fruit and dessert. The suggested donation for meals is a minimum of $10 for adults and $5 for children 12…
Nicole Clark from the La Plata County CSU Extension Office will lead an interactive webinar to learn the science and psychology behind why movement is so good for people. Once…
Members of Civitan volunteer regularly to help others in the community, through a variety of charity projects, such as working with Treasure Ministry, Durango Dream League, Big Brothers Big Sisters,…
Learn how SJBPH’s client-based programs served community members, including dental health, care coordination, health insurance literacy, WIC, SafeCare, breast and cervical cancer screening navigation, sexual health and routine immunization and…
Emerging sport embraced by areas across the state
Lately, it’s become my go-to weekend snack thanks to a backyard fire pit and my longtime devotion to homemade marshmallows. My stepfather gathers the wood and builds a fire, my…
Turiel served two terms, a total of six years, and was the board’s vice-chairwoman. Stein served on the board for one term of three years. The tenure of both women…
Every bit of the vaccine exercise appeared to be very well choreographed! We were greeted, directed, parked, assembled, checked off (lists) and ultimately shot, in a very seamless and fluid…
I’m in a dimly lit steakhouse with a crowd of fellow diners around me, their voices and the clinks of glassware harmonizing into a convivial hum, no masks to be…
Here are three ways to thicken sauces, stews and gravies.Laura Chase de Formigny/Washington Post Well, fret no more. Here is a road map with three paths for how to salvage…
Sebestyen will discuss why it is important to have beetles, hoverflies and other furry, flying creatures in a yard and garden, and how to make a habitat that is works…
Middle-age trio from Colorado Springs seek adventure
Naelyn Pike, who is Chiricahua Apache, leads a prayer outside the federal courthouse in Phoenix, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. She’s part of the group Apache Stronghold that is asking a…
A Moroccan nurse administers the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to a health worker, at Cheikh Khalifa Hospital in Casablanca, Morocco. The World Health Organization Monday Feb. 15, 2021, granted an…
A government study released on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, finds that wearing two masks can better than one, in protecting against coronavirus infection. But health officials are stopping short of…
The sight of the big crowd, including many people without masks, spurred fears that COVID-19 infections would skyrocket, followed by hospitalizations and then deaths. That’s exactly what happened. January was…
Health Minister Roberto Speranza’s ordinance forbidding amateur skiing at least until March 5 effectively kills the hopes of ski lift operators and resort owners that they would be able to…
All of it canceled, in doubt or under pressure because of the coronavirus. Amid fears of new variants of the virus, new restrictions on movement have hit just as people…
This old photo documents some kind of gathering downtown at the Durango Livery. What brought this group together is apparently lost to history, but it does not appear to be…
The seminar is free, but registration is required. The seminar will be recorded for those who cannot attend live. Everyone who registers will be entered in a drawing for an…
Other IRS tax forms are available: At www. Durangogov.org/Library by clicking on the graphic to link to the form.By emailing [email protected] calling 375-3380 during curbside hours from 10 a.m. to…
In order to keep the community safe and healthy, the library is following safety protocols required by the state of Colorado and San Juan Basin Public Health during all service…
