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$10 toilet paper? Coronavirus gouging complaints surge in US

One store advertised hand sanitizer at $60 a bottle. Another was accused of hawking it at $1 a squirt. Chain stores offered $26 thermometers and face masks at the “everyday low price” of $39...

2020 Real estate prediction: COVID-19 won’t hurt in La Plata County

John Wells doesn’t see virus impacting home sales

Supporting local business during the coronavirus

As I sit here trying to write my first column as managing director of Local First, three months into the job, the world is facing a pandemic. Whether we actually get hit hard by coronavirus ...

Durango, a restaurant mecca, goes into shutdown mode

‘We’re hearing from people who think all restaurants are closed, and that’s not true’

Silverton Mountain almost reopened despite ski resort closure

Not technically a ‘resort,’ owners made plans to restart operations

Census faces challenges as it aims to hire up to 500,000

ORLANDO, Fla. – The U.S. Census Bureau said it has reached its goal of recruiting more than 2.6 million applicants for the once-a-decade head count that launched for most of America this wee...

Grasshoppers announces promotions, expansion

Grasshoppers Landscaping and Lawn Services has announced several promotions and has expanded it’s office, shop and yard. Jimmy Mahan has been promoted to lead of lawn care and the...

Mountain Hyperbarics welcomes Lorrie Valencia

Mountain Hyperbarics has welcomed life-long Durango resident Lorrie Valencia as a new team member and hyperbaric technician. Valencia attended the University of Arizona and Fort ...

Durango Financial Planning to continue marketing internship program

Durango Financial Planning has announced it will continue with its marketing internship program through Fort Lewis College for its third year in a row. Ken Duncan, owner of the f...

Know Your Dough receives donation from TBK Bank

Know Your Dough, a non-profit that provides tailored, in-person financial wellness programs for local youth, was the recipient of a $1,600 financial award from TBK Bank. The mo...

Durango inventor builds a better dispenser

William Holden’s dispensers allow one-handed tears of paper towels and toilet paper

From balloons and blues to brews and breads

The Durango Business Improvement District has been very busy at the beginning of this year finalizing plans to support BID businesses in the heart of our community. Here are a few things to ...