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Durango city councilors take a spin around downtown

Pair uses wheelchairs to learn about obstacles to access for disabled people

DATE: Jul 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango police officers quit over accountability law

State legislation increases liability for on-duty missteps

DATE: Jul 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Supreme Court upholds ban on large-capacity gun magazines

Gun rights group challenged law, saying it violated state Constitution

DATE: Jun 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Former La Plata County Sheriff’s deputy sentenced for careless driving causing death

Man fell asleep on U.S. Highway 550, killing local musician

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

California takes lead on laws affecting gig economy, privacy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California’s long tradition of advancing nation-leading legislation continues into the new year, with laws reining in the gig economy, boosting online privacy and discou...

DATE: Dec 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business

Durango resident will serve as general counsel to Fort Lewis College

Carolyn Linsey is first senior assistant attorney general on Western Slope

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shrubbery-free paths are the city’s holy grail

This year’s above-average moisture is a welcome change compared with last summer, but it has caused city vegetation to go crazy. Whose responsibility is it to trim bushes and trees encroachi...

DATE: Jul 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Hillcrest Golf Club sued over tee box placement

La Plata County woman says she was hit by ball because of ‘negligence’

DATE: Jun 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legislature sends suicide prevention bills to governor

Children as young as 12 could seek care without parental consent

DATE: May 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

District Court in Cortez allows Road 41 maintenance

Injunction denied, case against county proceeds to trial

DATE: Mar 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

District Court in Cortez allows Road 41 maintenance

Injunction denied, case against county proceeds to trial

DATE: Mar 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shooting victim’s lawsuit against Southern Ute police dismissed

Judge says officers weren’t negligent when they used ‘stealth approach’

DATE: Mar 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members wore costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho’s bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the Secret Circus Society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this year’s costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.”

Fashion Do’s and Don’ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since its inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this year’s fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unfazed by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Durango city councilors take a spin around downtown

Durango police officers quit over accountability law

Colorado Supreme Court upholds ban on large-capacity gun magazines

Former La Plata County Sheriff’s deputy sentenced for careless driving causing death

California takes lead on laws affecting gig economy, privacy

Durango resident will serve as general counsel to Fort Lewis College

Shrubbery-free paths are the city’s holy grail

Hillcrest Golf Club sued over tee box placement

Legislature sends suicide prevention bills to governor

District Court in Cortez allows Road 41 maintenance

District Court in Cortez allows Road 41 maintenance

Shooting victim’s lawsuit against Southern Ute police dismissed

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