Lifestyle - The Durango Herald

Lecture to address the peopling of the Americas

Bruce Bradley will give a lecture, “AUKward Proposal: Evidence of a Trans-Atlantic Contribution to the Ice Age Peopling of the Americas,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 in Room 130 of Noble Hall at Fort L...

DATE: Jan 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S. restaurant prices jump the most since 2011

It’s getting more expensive to eat out. Full-service restaurants, facing higher labor and food costs, raised prices the most in more than seven years in December, a Labor Departme...

DATE: Jan 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Trump shrank a Utah monument for coal, but few care to dig

ESCALANTE, Utah – On the eastern end of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, narrow slot canyons shoot through the rocks in shades of terra-cotta red and pale peach. To the west stan...

DATE: Jan 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Women strive for larger roles in male-dominated religions

Women have been elected heads of national governments on six continents. They have flown into space, served in elite combat units and won every category of Nobel Prize. The global #MeToo mov...

DATE: Jan 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

St. Columba Parish to hold Rosary Day

St. Columba Parish invites the community to join in a Rosary Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the church, 1800 East Second Ave. The Rosary will be led continuously ...

DATE: Jan 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Ski patrol dogs work hard, play hard on Colorado slopes

ASPEN (AP) – They are celebrities of the ski runs. Beloved by locals and visitors alike, by both kids and their parents, these stars of the slopes have a very important job to do ...

DATE: Jan 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Spruce Tree Espresso gets a new owner and name

Main Street coffee shop now called Bean Tree

DATE: Jan 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

As beetle kill spreads, will the drive from Durango to Silverton resemble Wolf Creek Pass?

Aerial survey reveals expanding areas of dead trees

DATE: Jan 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Francilia Pena Ehrig brings Sweet Addition to Main Mall

Owner of new bakery-café credits others for owning her own eatery today

DATE: Jan 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

‘McJesus’ sculpture sparks outrage among Israel’s Christians

HAIFA, Israel – An art exhibit in Israel featuring a crucified Ronald McDonald has sparked protests by the country’s Arab Christian minority. Hundreds of Christians calling for th...

DATE: Jan 15, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Partnership aims to help New Mexico tribe monitor its land

ALBUQUERQUE – A Native American community in northern New Mexico will soon get help from solar-powered drones to monitor its vast land holdings from above. Under a new partnership...

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

McCarrick accuser cooperates with NYC prosecutors on abuse

VATICAN CITY – The key accuser in the sex abuse case against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has met with New York City prosecutors, evidence that the scandal that has convulsed the papacy is...

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion