Losing weight doesn’t have to be a miserable experience, but it does take support and a mindful commitment to changing your eating habits. Sponsored by PHD Weight Loss

San Juan Basin Public Health urges area residents and visitors to wear a face mask indoors to prevent transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus to protect the unvaccinated, the majority of whom are school children younger than 12. Sponsored by San Juan Basin Public Health and Whole Health Family Medicine Clinic

After decades of community conversation about the need for affordable housing, local municipal and county governments finally have the political will to tackle the problem. Interviews with Durango Mayor Kim Baxter, La Plata County Commissioner Marsha Porter-Norton, and Ignacio Mayor Stella Cox. Sponsored by FASTSIGNS of Durango and Durango Party Rental

A local Durango family recently purchased the Leland House from Diane Wildfang and her son, Kirk Komick. But don’t expect radical changes. The new owners want to carry on the hotel’s historic legacy. Featuring interviews with the new Leland House owners Tonya Ensign, Alec Ensign, and Dominic Martinez. Sponsored by 2180 Lighting and Design Studio and Happy Pappy’s Pizza and Wings

When women find themselves in a bind, whether they need help with a custody case, help with tuition or rent, or maybe help moving up the economic ladder, the Women’s Resource Center will help them find the resources they need to take care of themselves and their families. Sponsored by Alpine Bank

A new apartment complex is expected to open this fall to offer a path to security for those experiencing homelessness. Sponsored by Serious Texas Barbecue and The Payroll Department

That thick layer of fat around your belly is almost an independent organ that seems as if it never shrinks, no matter how much you diet. Learn what kinds of food you should eat to reduce that dangerous layer of fat. Sponsored by PHD Weight Loss

Louise Barton and Jane Barden, of Farm to Summit, are two young Durango entrepreneurs hoping to create tasty foods for hiking and backpacking by ‘upcycling’ food products from local farms that might otherwise go to waste. By Hannah Robertson. Sponsored by Tile and Light Art of Durango and San Juan Basin Public Health.

A proposal to design an underpass connecting 12th Street and Veterans Way across Camino del Rio is expected to be approved this month by the Durango City Council, launching a yearlong community outreach effort to design the pedestrian crossing that will provide safer access from the Animas River Trail to downtown Durango.

The Durango Art Market, put on by the Creative Arts District of Durango, is hoping to help highlight local artists. Find the booths every Sunday from 10 – 2 at 11th Street Station for locally made jewlery, paintings, t-shirts, and more! By Hannah Robertson