Southwest Life

And the West is History

And the West is History: Gem Theater Lobby – 1921

Durango’s Jarvis Building, located at the corner of Main Avenue and 10th Street, is listed in the National Register of…

May 6, 2024

Community

Library hosts alcohol ink art class

Local artist Cindy Shelton will teach people how to use alcohol inks from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Pine…

May 3, 2024

Community

Pine River Garden Club hosting plant exchange

The Pine River Garden Club is hosting its Annual Plant Exchange from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 18 at…

May 3, 2024

Community

Tickets on sale for Durango Playfest

Tickets and festival passes are now available for the sixth annual Durango Playfest, scheduled for June 25-30. PlayFest welcomes four…

May 3, 2024

Community

Native American Youth Organization to host fundraiser

The Native American Youth Organization will host a fundraiser at 3:15 to 5 p.m. May 9 at Ignacio High School,…

May 3, 2024

Community

Donate in your mother’s name

Mother’s Day is May 12, and April’s Garden and Women’s Resource Center have partnered again to honor the women in…

May 3, 2024

Community

Animas Museum to host two-part webinar

Animas Museum will host a two-part webinar, “Front Lines to Home Front – La Plata County and WW II,” beginning…

May 3, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Denver & Rio Grande fatal wreck – 1917

As this D&RG train bound for Chama rounded a sharp curve on the line, about 58 miles east of Durango,…

April 29, 2024

Community

Manna Garden to hold plant sale

Manna Garden will hold its second annual Plant Sale 3-6 p.m. May 10; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 11; and 9…

April 26, 2024

Community

Library hosts babysitter training

Pine River Library will host a Babysitter Training course from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 28 and 29 at…

April 26, 2024

Community

Grange to host ‘Working with Wool’

The Animas Valley Grange will host a demonstration of “Working with Wool” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 11…

April 26, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Signing of agreement to buy the Silverton branch of the D&RGW RR – 1960

It might be an understatement to say residents of La Plata County and San Juan County, Colorado, were shocked and…

April 24, 2024

Community

Family grateful for friends’ support

The family of Priscilla Hays would like to thank all the wonderful people who came to her memorial celebration and…

April 19, 2024

Community

Recycling event to benefit Durango Montessori

Durango Montessori School will host an Electronics Recycling Event from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday at La Plata County…

April 17, 2024

Community

Application forms for scholarship available

COURT ST ANTHONY #1248 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas announces that application forms for its 2024 scholarship are…

April 17, 2024

Regional News

Motorcycle ride to benefit injured firefighter May 4

Jim Meyer, a Durango resident of 21 years, is in his seventh season working as a wildland firefighter. A large…

April 17, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: East Park Avenue home – ca. 1885

This image shows a young August Klahn sitting in front of his family home on Durango’s East Park Avenue in…

April 12, 2024

Community

Celebration for Ward Lee to be held April 27

Ward Lee. (Courtesy) The family of Ward Lee invites friends, ballplayers, classmates and the Durango community for an afternoon of…

April 12, 2024

Community

Members of DHS Class of 1974 sought

Graduating members of the 1974 class of Durango High School are being sought for the 50th class reunion this fall,…

April 12, 2024

Community

BLM Durango area trail closures continue through April 30

The Bureau of Land Management, in coordination with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will continue seasonal closures in the Animas City…

April 12, 2024

Community

Planning commission to hold listening session

The La Plata County Planning Commission will hold a listening session regarding the current provisions for the sketch plan process…

April 12, 2024

Community

Library hosts life-coaching workshop

Master certified life-coach and author Brooke Smith will hold a free “Wildly Imaginable Goals” workshop at Pine River Library from…

April 12, 2024

Community

Grange to hold sourdough baking workshop

The Mount Allison Grange, 2622 County Road 229 in Allison, will hold a sourdough baking workshop at 10:30 a.m. April…

April 12, 2024

And the West is History

And the West is History: Main Avenue and Seventh Street Texaco – ca. early 1950s

This image from the Brennan Family Collection shows their downtown Texaco directly across Main Avenue from the Strater Hotel around…

April 8, 2024