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AG Weiser busts up anesthesia monopoly at Durango, Denver hospitals

Private-equity-owned anesthesia practice enjoyed exclusive contract with Mercy Hospital since 2020

DATE: Feb 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Municipal Court order reinstates ability to arrest and hold those who repeatedly don’t show up for hearings

Change allows the city to enforce warrants for habitual hearing skippers

DATE: Jan 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango City Council blocks Bosmans from executive session about open records lawsuit

Vote made to ‘maintain attorney-client privilege’

DATE: Dec 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Court rules legal fees sought by Durango resident John Simpson, his attorney are ‘overstated’

City pursuing an appeal with results expected in January

DATE: Dec 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango School District 9-R endorses Prop HH

Board member says the bill is the best option for education funding in the immediate future

DATE: Oct 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lone Spur Cafe seized by Colorado Department of Revenue for failure to pay taxes

Business owes over $196,000 in delinquent taxes to the state

DATE: Aug 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

New state law requires drivers to move over for stationary vehicles

Durango Police officer says people frequently ignore cars on roadside

DATE: Aug 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former employees accuse Lone Spur Cafe CEO of poor business practices

Workers from both Durango and Prescott, Arizona, locations say checks bounced when trying to deposit them

DATE: Aug 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ordinance banning retail pet sales in Durango fails with scant support from City Council

City attorney previously outlined concerns with restricting ethical breeders

DATE: Aug 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Are Durango grocery stores pricing their wine below cost?

Local liquor stores argue that loyalty discounts are creating an unfair advantage for big-name retailers

DATE: Jul 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ban on retail pet sales to be considered by Durango City Council

Similar legislation in other Colorado cities mostly ‘feel good’ legislation, says assistant city manager

DATE: Jul 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas Chocolate & Coffee Co. cited for failure to pay wages

Former employee was deducted payment for failing to submit written two-week notice

DATE: Jul 14, 2023 | 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 donned 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 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 the 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 years 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 it’s 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 years fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unphased 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

AG Weiser busts up anesthesia monopoly at Durango, Denver hospitals

Durango Municipal Court order reinstates ability to arrest and hold those who repeatedly don’t show up for hearings

Durango City Council blocks Bosmans from executive session about open records lawsuit

Court rules legal fees sought by Durango resident John Simpson, his attorney are ‘overstated’

Durango School District 9-R endorses Prop HH

Lone Spur Cafe seized by Colorado Department of Revenue for failure to pay taxes

New state law requires drivers to move over for stationary vehicles

Former employees accuse Lone Spur Cafe CEO of poor business practices

Ordinance banning retail pet sales in Durango fails with scant support from City Council

Are Durango grocery stores pricing their wine below cost?

Ban on retail pet sales to be considered by Durango City Council

Animas Chocolate & Coffee Co. cited for failure to pay wages

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