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Downtown trash cans in step with pedestrians

Have you ever noticed how many Main Avenue trash cans have ended up in Rio Grande Land? It’s as if they migrated south for the winter. Will the trash cans come back up the street, like the s...

DATE: Mar 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Nothing dippy about power-pole sign near library

Along the Animas River Trail, there’s a power pole with a weird white plastic sign saying “3 Phase Dip Up.” It’s just north of the Durango Public Library. Curiously, the “3 Phase Dip Up” sig...

DATE: Mar 9, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Crosswalk signals aren’t much of a hot-button issue

What’s with local pedestrians pushing the crosswalk buttons numerous times? Will this make the light change faster? Some people depress the button and hold it for several seconds. Others pou...

DATE: Mar 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Smoke shop minds its p’s, q’s by swapping o’s for a’s

I noticed something weird the other day. At 22nd Street and Main Avenue, there’s a smoke shop called Gandolf’s (with an “o”). Or maybe the shop is called Gandalf’s (with an “a”). Curiously, ...

DATE: Feb 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Club’s sunny banner hopes to mark dawn of solar era

What’s up with the sun banner on the Boys & Girls Club building? And what does “Solarize La Plata” have to do with Boys and Girls Club? I thought off-site advertising was not allowed in Dura...

DATE: Feb 15, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Even the cheese counter feels Super Bowl’s pain

I was at the City Market cheese counter the day after the Super Bowl and noticed a basket of Broncos-themed baked Parmesan cheese crisps for sale. So I’m wondering, did anyone purchase Bronc...

DATE: Feb 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Life imitates art with Durango’s ninja bicyclists

What’s with bicyclists riding at night without any light or reflectors? I nearly hit one a couple nights ago. Granted, I don’t have the best night vision, but if I cream a rider who is weari...

DATE: Feb 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

City hopes plan with bike parking goes off with a hitch

You need to check this out. On the north side of Seventh Street between East Second and Main avenues, there’s a parking meter with some sort of new sculpture thing attached to the post. It’s...

DATE: Jan 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Action Line Earth muffin becomes sad sack with certain bags

I do my best to be environmentally conscious. I use only pellets from Colorado beetle-killed trees in my stove. My free-range chickens receive no steroids or antibiotics. They are the ultima...

DATE: Jan 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

A 6-word sign requiring a 159-word explanation

What the heck does this sign mean? I noticed it before the intersection of Camino del Rio and Ninth Street, kitty-corner from City Market. Aren’t signs supposed to prevent confusion? Would y...

DATE: Jan 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Plans going nowhere for bicycle races on ‘Bridge’

Great idea or the greatest idea? Let’s hold the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic criterium on the Bridge to Nowhere. Tell me where I’m wrong. – Chuck Criterium races, for those of you w...

DATE: Jan 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Mercurial approach to news may be quite cosmic

What’s the deal with all these “Mercury” headlines? First, there was the guy spilling actual mercury all over. Second, the wonderful Katz family – of Mercury – gives tons of cash to 9-R and ...

DATE: Dec 28, 2013 | CATEGORY: Action Line