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Senior Center Calendar

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Events: Monday 9:30 a.m. Belly Dance 12:30 p.m. Bridge 1 p.m. Movie 2 p.m. SWCMSS/Be Fit Be Able ...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

San Ignacio Fiesta to host parade

The annual San Ignacio Fiesta Parade will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday July 24 at Ignacio High School. Lineup and registration will begin at 9 a.m. No pre-registration or fee is required...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Book store to host author

Local young adult author Jack Yerby will celebrate the release of his newest book with a book-signing from 1 to 3 p.m. July 24 at Amy’s Bookcase, 2530 San Juan Blvd., Farmington. Yerby’s new...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

City of Durango to hold public meeting about plans for North College Drive reconstruction

The city of Durango will host a neighborhood meeting to review and discuss conceptual design plans for the North College Drive reconstruction project from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday July 19 at Duran...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. Highway 550 paving project to begin next week south of Durango

Colorado Department of Transportation will perform paving operations next week on U.S. Highway 550, south of County Road 302, from mile markers 10 to 11.5. The three-day road maintenance op...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Battle of the Badges encourages blood donations

The ninth annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive runs now through Aug. 6. During the battle, firefighters, policemen and sheriffs challenge New Mexicans to donate blood. First responders w...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society to host presentation at fairgrounds, and on Zoom

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will host an in-person presentation called “Diné Survivance and the Old Leupp Boarding School” with Davina Ruth Two Bears at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday July 21...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

City of Durango begins design work for traffic calming improvements to 32nd Street

The city of Durango will conduct design work for traffic calming improvements to 32nd Street from East Second Avenue to Holly Avenue. The project will involve designing traffic calming elem...

DATE: Jul 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Summer Strikeout DUI enforcement begins Friday

Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies will conduct the Summer Strikeout DUI enforcement period Friday to Monday July 16-19. Increas...

DATE: Jul 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Heartwood Cohousing resumes monthly tour, social hour

Neighborhood host happy hour

DATE: Jul 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

San Juan Basin Public Health to host virtual resource fair

San Juan Basin Public Health will host a virtual resource fair from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, July 23,July 23 on Zoom. The fair will allow client-based services to introduce their organizati...

DATE: Jul 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

City renews Gold designation as a Bicycle Friendly Community

The city of Durango retained its spot as one of the top Bicycle Friendly Community cities in the nation, according to The League of American Bicyclists, an education and advocacy organizatio...

DATE: Jul 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News