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July Fourth: City’s freedomfest full-fledged fun

If you’ve lived around here for the last 10 years, the Fourth of July lineup of events and activities in downtown Durango hasn’t changed much – and that’s exactly the way it should be. ...

DATE: Jun 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Hey, folks, city needs your elbow grease

Look high, look low around downtown and you’ll notice its dirty. Winter weather and colder temperatures tend to make civic housekeeping an exercise in futility. The summertime ma...

DATE: May 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Lycra or leather, tourists all use federal green

In the last decade, Durango’s desire and capacity to host more than one major event at a time has steadily grown. The desire comes from Durangoans’ broad range of interests, hobbies and dive...

DATE: Aug 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Downtown gladly welcomes rally of wallets-on-wheels

For the last 20 years, the Four Corners has hosted a Labor Day weekend motorcycle rally of some configuration. I describe it this way because it has gone through more makeovers than Madonna....

DATE: Jul 30, 2013 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

July 4 … from bing to bang to boom

Apparently, it happened something like this: It was during the ’80s in Durango, and a few residents would set off fireworks at the north end of the old fairgrounds rodeo arena, which was the...

DATE: Jul 2, 2013 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Friends, relatives spice Durango’s tourism recipe

“Our town is more fun than your town” is what we’d like to say; true, maybe, but impolite. An important travel industry segment is called VFR, short for Visiting Friends and Relatives. ...

DATE: Jun 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

Visiting Chicagoans face bald deception

Our family had not seen our dear Chicago friends for 12 years, so it was great news that they were returning to Durango for their spring vacation. We spent the first several days ...

DATE: May 6, 2013 | CATEGORY: What's Up Downtown

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