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Help define Durango’s future

One of the City Council’s goals is to “envision Durango’s sense of place by creating character districts” that embrace the unique characteristics of different areas of town. Ten distinct are...

DATE: Feb 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Durango Chamber of Commerce to expand building

Organization launching capital campaign for a remodel, expansion

DATE: Feb 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango economic numbers telling good story

The Durango Business Improvement District monitors statistics to help determine the economic health of downtown and north Main Avenue. BID tracks six statistics monthly: Durango T...

DATE: Jan 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

In Ouray, ice is hot

Weekend’s winter wonderland welcomed worldwide

DATE: Jan 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Friendly faces, business directory coming for downtown Durango, north Main Avenue

The Durango Business Improvement District (BID) has a few new programs and projects in the works for 2016. BID will be rolling out its Ambassador Program for downtown. The idea is...

DATE: Jan 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Country’s largest national parks hit visitation records

Another banner year expected in 2016

DATE: Dec 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Respect and appreciate the holiday traveler

Vacations begin in the friendly confines of our home. We imagine ourselves in a desirable destination while anticipation and excitement builds, knowing that vacations change people in so man...

DATE: Dec 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Durango city sales and lodgers taxes see growth

Mine spill did not deter tourists in October

DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Holidays are hot in and around downtown

Downtown Durango is the place to be this holiday season, with a wide variety of events coming the next couple of weeks. If you have not yet picked out your Christmas tree, conside...

DATE: Dec 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Economic outlook for La Plata County relatively stable

Study downplays impact of Gold King spill, but highlights natural gas uncertainties

DATE: Dec 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

How tourism officials calculate Gold King Mine spill in ad dollars

If news articles were instead advertisements, cost would have been $4 million

DATE: Nov 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Region enjoying the small catch but missing the big boat

As the region’s tourism industry has developed over the decades, we have become comfortably successful but also highly dependent on a single type of visitor: the leisure traveler. ...

DATE: Nov 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism