Lifestyle

Crow Canyon offers summer institute for teachers

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is offering a tuition-free National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute…

February 20, 2017

Food

This sweet potato and carrot dish sparkles with vinaigrette

Starchy sides are a mainstay of the classic American dinner. It’s easy to get complacent and rely on a trusty,…

February 19, 2017

Southwest Life

Youth Recovery Center marks 30 years in Glenwood Springs

Helping teens overcome addiction

February 19, 2017

Food

The new political battleground: Your restaurant receipt

WASHINGTON – First there was the Trump administration’s travel ban, then talk about the Mexican border wall and, finally, last…

February 18, 2017

Religion

Pope insists native people have rights over their lands

Francis says they must give consent for development

February 17, 2017

Food

Schnitzel, simplified and amplified

Pretzel-Crusted Schnitzel With Caraway Onion NoodlesGoran Kosanovic/The Washington Post I appreciate any winter dish that offers big flavors in a…

February 17, 2017

Religion

Durango Dharma Center to offer retreat March 4

Durango Herald file Carolyn Hobbs, Durango author and body-centered therapist, will offer a retreat focused on themes of joy, compassion…

February 17, 2017

Food

We’re about to suffer a worldwide olive oil shortage

While olive oil prices are expected to climb due to shortages around the globe, the United States has yet to…

February 16, 2017

Southwest Life

San Juan National Forest to receive funding for forest health programs

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file The San Juan National Forest will receive funding to improve forest health and resiliency and decrease…

February 16, 2017

Southwest Life

Four Corners cover crop study shows mixed results first year

Dryland farmers see mixed results

February 15, 2017

Southwest Life

Four Corners Beekeepers to discuss how to keep bees healthy

du1-i-syn The Four Corners Beekeepers Association’s monthly “Buzz Club” meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at…

February 15, 2017

Food

What does it take to turn your cooking into a cottage food?

du1-i-syn Have you ever wandered down a grocery store aisle and wondered what it would take to get something you…

February 14, 2017

Southwest Life

Climate study shows trouble for upper Dolores River basin

Higher temperatures, longer droughts could hurt fishery

February 14, 2017

Food

Reader Recipe: Lynn’s Creamy White Chicken Chili Soup

Lynn’s Creamy White Chicken Chili SoupCourtesy of Lynn Dearey In response to our call for chili recipes, Herald Reader Lynn…

February 13, 2017

Food

Phoenix urban garden mysteriously closes amid land dispute

PHOENIX – A sprawling urban garden on a vacant lot where Phoenix residents have grown everything from melons to okra…

February 12, 2017

Southwest Life

From mobile shop, man removes gang tattoos for young people

GREELEY (AP) – Jesus Bujanda and his wife, Gayedine, got the idea to open up a tattoo removal business thanks…

February 11, 2017

Food

Small sandwiches add up to a worthy meal

Paprika Pork Sliders With Fennel SlawGoran Kosanovic/The Washington Post Making two-bite sandwiches for a weeknight meal is a nice way…

February 11, 2017

Southwest Life

Prescribed burn planned at Mesa Verde

Durango Herald File Photodu1-i-syn Mesa Verde National Park is planning a prescribed fire between February 13 and March 13, weather…

February 11, 2017

Religion

Trump aims to lift limits on church political activity

Action could have far-reaching consequences

February 10, 2017

Religion

Durango Friends offer talk about Quaker activism

du1-i-syn The Durango Friends Meeting will present its fifth discussion in a six-session series about Quakerism at 11 a.m. Sunday.…

February 10, 2017

Religion

Christ the King to host family night Feb. 17

Associated Press file G-FORCE youth group will host a family game and movie night from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday,…

February 10, 2017

Food

In just a few shakes, chickpeas get you to a frothy, egg-free cocktail

Scot’s VacationGoran Kosanovic/The Washington Post As a child, for reasons probably scrutable only to Dr. Freud, I was viscerally repulsed…

February 10, 2017

Southwest Life

FireWise offers orientation for new Neighborhood Ambassadors

du1-i-syn FireWise of Southwest Colorado will offer an orientation session for residents who want to become Neighborhood Ambassadors for their…

February 10, 2017

Food

What separates ‘craft’ from industrial chocolate? It’s about diversity.

In the 1964 Supreme Court case Jacobellis v. Ohio, Justice Potter Stewart described his now-infamous threshold test for pornography: “I…

February 9, 2017