Lifestyle - The Durango Herald

'Love at First Swipe': Online dating is all about personal branding

If the fashion disaster of the early aughts was wearing horrible clothes in public, the problem of 2015 might be wearing those hideous clothes in your online-dating profile. Clint...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Baggage Check: Whose hair is it anyway?

Q: Is it a controlling thing if I want my girlfriend to wear her hair a certain way? I urge her to because I just really like the way it looks. She doesn’t like wearing it this way and says ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

Black women face prejudice every day. I don't need it in online dating, too.

A few clicks put online dating in the rear-view mirror. The relief was immediate. I quit online dating for a number of reasons. Chief among them was that I did not want to partici...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family

With cuts looming, San Juan National Forest prioritizes recreational sites

San Juan National Forest deciding what recreational sites to save

DATE: Oct 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Preserving the love

Home canning is an easy way to enjoy fall fruits all year

DATE: Oct 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food

Fast food for busy nights, no drive-thru needed

School, kids, work ... It’s always something. Whatever the culprit, we are all busy. And on those crazy-busy days, dinner can sneak up on me, and suddenly I find my whole family ravenous. An...

DATE: Oct 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food

On the side

A gluten-free harvest fair Natural Grocers will offer a free sampling of gluten-free foods from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20. Selections will include a variety of baked goods, side d...

DATE: Oct 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food

As kombucha sales boom, makers ask feds for new alcohol test

DENVER – A tangy fermented tea called kombucha has moved from the natural foods aisle to the mainstream. But it’s also moved into the hot seat amid renewed concerns that it can contain low l...

DATE: Oct 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Food

Founder of Durango-based Great Old Broads for Wilderness dies

In 1989, Tixier started conservation group

DATE: Oct 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Large churches rise globally

Economic growth, urbanization fuel new congregations

DATE: Oct 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion Briefs

Farmington church invites you to Fall Fest Cross Roads Community Church, 2400 N. Butler Ave. in Farmington, will host its annual Fall Fest from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31. ...

DATE: Oct 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: Religion

Why I let my kids talk to strangers

A recent viral social experiment ignited questions about the safety of young children. The video depicts a man successfully luring 4-year-olds away from their parents with the promise of pup...

DATE: Oct 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Family