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To beat holiday blues, you have to get creative

As the holiday season rolls around, not everyone feels giddy and excited about the constant stream of tinsel-filled parties, happy family dinners and presents galore. For some, the holidays ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Learning how to live by learning to dive

Two years ago, I began a crazy new adventure: I joined the Durango High School dive team. I eagerly hopped into my one-piece swimsuit and threw my worries to the wind. Little did I know, my ...

DATE: Nov 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Neighbors Bilgrave honored by Liberty

With a Kaboom! a POW! and a Kazam!, Liberty School inducted its own superhero founder Joyce Bilgrave into the Dyslexia Hall of Fame on Nov. 8. Bilgrave is a serial founder – way b...

DATE: Nov 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

L.A.’s ‘best live band’ heads to the Strater stage

“Los Angeles’ best live band” is quite the claim, and it’s not one that should be thrown around loosely. In a city with 3 million people and thousands of bands, “best live band” ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Ironman ‘finish line catcher’ job was rewarding

The opportunity to house sit for a friend on Hawaii’s Big Island just happened to coincide with the week of the Ironman World Championships. This event brings more than 2,000 of ...

DATE: Nov 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: On the Run

Don’t let food poisoning sour your Thanksgiving dinner celebration

At Thanksgiving, we gather with family and friends to appreciate the gift of each other. Traditionally, this celebration involves lots of food – typically turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie. ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: From the Extension Office

Our world is evolving, it’s time to adapt

Am I a hypocrite? Of all the responses I get to this column, by far the most common attack pertains to my supposed hypocrisy. They usually go a lot like this: ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Thinking Green

This bird of Thanksgiving is cunning in the wild

November is a time of thanksgiving, and for some reason, the turkey is the symbol of our thankfulness. I say “for some reason” because historians are not absolutely sure where t...

DATE: Nov 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Living on the Waiver Wire

One starting quarterback goes down, and a bunch of mid-tier running backs are ready to make their return. Oh, and what a year for rookie wide receivers. That’s just a ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living on the Waiver Wire

Bites of delight for good cause

For one night of the year, Durango’s talented chefs come together to prepare a once-in-a-lifetime kind of meal. Or it would be, if it weren’t once in a year here. I have gone to ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Housing alliance offers path to your first home

Buying a home in La Plata County is a hardship for many working people. So far in 2014, the median price of a home in the county is $336,200, and, in Durango, it’s even higher at $390,000. ...

DATE: Nov 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Money Savvy

Friday recital promises pure piano magic

If you love piano music, there’s a recital Friday that will rattle your bones and shake your imagination. At the heart of a program that spans two centuries of music, Marilyn Gar...

DATE: Nov 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Culture Gulch