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Iconic Salt Lake Temple closing for major 4-year renovation

SALT LAKE CITY – An iconic temple central to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints faith will close for four years for a major renovation to help it withstand earthquakes and be mo...

DATE: Apr 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Four recognized for their trout conservation efforts

Four local residents were recognized in April at the annual Regional Foresterâ€™s Honor Awards Ceremony held in Lakewood. Mary Hammer and Clay Kampf, both fisheries biologists wi...

DATE: Apr 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Carl’s Jr. is rolling out a CBD burger, but don’t get your hopes too high

If you live in Denver and you’re celebrating 420, the weed-smoker’s holiday, the burger chain Carl’s Jr. has just the thing for your inevitable munchies. The restaurant is debuting a CBD-inf...

DATE: Apr 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Researchers record the stories of communities inundated by Navajo Lake

Creation of reservoir displaced towns, families

DATE: Apr 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Southwest Farm Fresh to offer Farm and Field Experience to help beginning farmers, ranchers

Southwest Farm Fresh Cooperative will co-host the Farm and Field Experience from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 11 in Cortez. Through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agricultureâ€™s Beg...

DATE: Apr 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Tourist mecca Notre Dame also revered as place of worship

VATICAN CITY – The soaring beauty of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral as it echoed with Gregorian chants so moved French poet Paul Claudel on Christmas Day 1886 that the avowed atheist converted ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango Nature Studies to host Earth Day Festival

Durango Nature Studies will hold its Earth Day Festival at 1 p.m. Sunday at Rotary Park. Borrowing a phrase from Dr. Seuss’ Lorax, the theme is “Loving My Planet a Whole Awful Lot...

DATE: Apr 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Ska Brewing to debut Rancid beer at punk rock festival

Brewstomper a nostalgic take on golden ale

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Rachael Ray’s ‘30 Minute Meals’ changed how we cook. Now she’s back to teach a new generation.

“Hi, there, I’m Rachael Ray, and I make 30-minute meals.” The first time we heard those words, it was 2001, and the Food Network had just given a very big platform to someone who,...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

With fragrant, flavorful chutney, grilled chicken gets star treatment

This dish taps enticing Indian flavors to elevate humble grilled chicken to a supremely tasty weeknight meal. The chicken breast, seasoned with a simple spice rub of ground cumin, coriander ...

DATE: Apr 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Holy Week services in and around Durango

Christ the King Lutheran Church will offer Holy Week services at 495 Florida Road: 8 a.m. (contemporary) and 10:30 a.m. (traditional) Sunday, Palm Sunday worship. 6 p.m. Thu...

DATE: Apr 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion