Lifestyle - The Durango Herald

The celebration of Hanukkah has evolved in America

Hanukkah may be the best known Jewish holiday in the United States. But despite its popularity in the U.S., Hanukkah ranks as one of Judaism’s minor festivals, and nowhere else does it garne...

DATE: Dec 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Doomsday ranch comes to southern Colorado

Compound a survival hideaway when disaster strikes

DATE: Dec 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Dolores, Towaoc residents face heightened risk of wildfire

State agency rates local towns’ fire riskMitigation needed for private land; Dolores building firebreak

DATE: Dec 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Parks and Wildlife offers reward in elk poaching case

Two trophy bulls killed northeast of Norwood

DATE: Dec 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

The latke: A bite of a delicious and debated Hanukkah tradition

Potato pancakes at the center of much debate

DATE: Dec 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Repeat outbreaks pressure produce industry to step up safety

NEW YORK – After repeated food poisoning outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce, the produce industry is confronting the failure of its own safety measures in preventing contaminations. ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

Crow Canyon’s pueblo farming project cited in carbon cycle report

Project about sustainability of Hopi methods examined

DATE: Dec 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Forget the chocolate: Advent calendars go for booze, cheese

NEW YORK – Advent calendars are hitting the bottle. The cardboard calendars, typically filled with chocolates, are now being stuffed with cans of beer and bottles of wine. Others ...

DATE: Dec 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Food

St. Columba Middle School to perform ‘The Promised One’

St. Columba Middle School will perform “The Promised One” at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 and at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at the school, 1801 East Third Ave. The play incorporates modern-day ch...

DATE: Dec 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

How to hunt for your Christmas tree in the national forest

Tips for finding your prize holiday evergreen

DATE: Dec 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Feeling guilty about drinking? Well, ask the saints

Each year the holidays bring with them an increase in the consumption of alcohol and concern about drinking’s harmful effects. Alcohol abuse is no laughing matter, but is it sinfu...

DATE: Nov 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion