Southwest Life

International Fly Fishing Film Festival tickets now available for purchase

The 2023 International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to Durango for two showings April 1, featuring 10 short and…

March 22, 2023

And the West is History: Animas Valley Overlook – ca. 1950

In this scenic view, a man stands on a rock outcropping, surveying the flooded Animas River Valley below. This picture…

March 17, 2023

Family of Ward E. Lee thanks Durango Community

The family of Ward E. Lee would like to thank you all for your heartfelt visits, cards, phone calls and…

Rosie the Riveter exhibit to open at museum

The Animas Museum, 3065 West Second Ave., will have a new pop-up exhibit opening at 10 a.m. Tuesday about the…

Grange, 4-H club to co-host auction

Pioneer 4-H Club and Marvel Grange will co-host a Baked Potato Bar and dessert auction at 6:30 p.m. Friday at…

Photography Club to host presentation

The Durango Photography Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the La Plata County Fairgrounds East Exhibit Hall, Lightner…

And the West is History: Removing Smelter Mountain Tailings – 1988

In 1959, researchers discovered that the drinking water in Farmington had radioactivity levels 10 times higher than that of Durango.…

March 10, 2023

Durango Botanic Garden docent has awarded Docent of the Quarter to Kandye Dille

Dille Kandye Dille was awarded Durango Botanic Garden Docent of the Quarter during the Docent Recognition High Tea on Feb.…

Sex ed class for students to be held

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango will offer a free sexual education course for grades six through nine beginning March…

Durango Wine Experience selects nonprofit partners

Ten local nonprofits were selected to receive a $2,500 grant, along with the chance to share their missions with Durango Wine…

Grange will host presentation about native bees

Animas Valley Grange will host a presentation about native bees by Erik Ryba, Colorado Master Gardener, at 6:30 p.m. March…

Registration open for mindfulness class

Balancing the Life will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday from March 22 to April 26 at…

And the West is History: Ice skating on Animas River near Junction Creek Confluence – 1898

The glacial terminal moraine at what is today 32nd Street is the reason the Animas River meanders at a slow…

Spring Resource Fair to be held

Durango Education Foundation will host the Spring Resource Fair from 4 to 7 p.m. April 5 at the La Plata…

League of Women Voters hosts candidate forum

The public is invited to a Durango City Council candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters from 5…

Library creates Bayfield community calendar

The Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, is now hosting a community calendar for Bayfield on the library website:…

Open house honoring local women to be held

The Women’s Resource Center will host an open house to showcase the portraits of 12 local women who have been…

Second Saturday Seminar will be virtual

Let’s Talk Little will be a Zoom-only seminar that will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday (March 11). The seminar…

And the West is History: Men Shoveling Snow at Main and Sixth – 1916

Winter 1916 proved to be a fairly significant snow year in Durango. Here, men are on the roof of the…

City Council candidate forum to be held

The Boulevard Neighborhood Association is hosting a question-and-answer forum with Durango City Council candidates from 2 to 4 p.m. March…

Durango school registration is open

Durango School District 9-R registration is now open for all students in all grade levels for the 2023-24 school year,…

Native Plant Society hosts lecture series

Colorado Native Plant Society, Southwest Chapter, 2023 lecture series presents Hannah Ertl from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Center…

Ignacio School District to offer preschool

Universal preschool from the Ignacio School District and Ignacio Early Learning Program will begin in August. It will serve prekindergarten…