The Year in Review
2016 was a year of firsts for Southwest Colorado. The designation of the Bonita Mining District as a Superfund clean-up site in San Juan County ended a decades long debate while a new pipeline system promised delivery of the first domestic water from the long-awaited Animas La Plata Project. The City Arts Commission de-commissioned the Arc of History, and we mourned the death of Durango’s first-ever Blue Angel. Here’s a special...
Durango’s Christmas Wonderland
Local shops attract holiday shoppers with their Christmas displays, and to encourage business owners to get into the holiday spirit, the Durango Business Improvement District holds a contest every year. Find out which shops won the contest.
Economic Predictions for 2017
Despite promises from the new Republican administration to reduce regulations on the oil and gas industry, economists say the market will be controlled by international factors and production – and prices – are expected to stay stagnant.
Lake Nighthorse Christmas Present
The Lake Nighthorse Recreation Plan gets a thumbs up from the Bureau of Reclamation, but don’t expect to be swimming or boating there any time soon.
Beautiful Bluebird Day! – Wolf Creek Snow Report – 12-19-2016
It’s a beautiful bluebird kind of day!!! Wolf Creek Ski Area is open seven days a week for the season! Wolf Creek received 29 inches in the lastest storm bringing our all-natural snow depth to 55 inches midway. Wolf Creek’s year-to-date snowfall total is 102 inches! The Raven, Bonanza, Nova, Elma, Treasure Stoke AND Alberta Lifts are now operating from 8:30am-4:00pm. The Raven’s Nest will be open today, December 19th...
It’s Your Money – Tax-Saving Strategies to End the Year
This week, we introduce a new financial segment called It’s Your Money, featuring financial and tax advice from Tafoya Barrett and Associates. In this premiere edition, learn how to plan financially for changes proposed by President-Elect Donald Trump.
BID Report
Next time you have a question about shops, parking or events in Durango, check out the Durango Business Improvement District website! Tim Walsworth shares more about this resource in the final BID report of 2016.
Mercury goes Retrograde – Once Again
MERCURY goes RETROGRADE once again— The planet Mercury– which rules the mind, communication, business, & transportation– is getting ready for another vacation and this one starts December ,19th and goes to January, 8th. The holi-daze (holidays) slip into plod mode and stay that way through the first week of January 2017. Actually the holi-glaze times are a good opportunity to slow down a little and be centered in the...
November La Plata County Real Estate Numbers
November La Plata County Real Estate Results are in, and we have good news! This November saw a higher number of real estate transactions than any year since before 2009! We expected a more solid November than last year, but it is certainly exciting to see such strong results, especially so late in the year. Year to date, we are at a 1,052 total transactions compared to 1,018 last year at this time. By these numbers, it appears that...
Events at Fort Lewis College – December, 2016
Are you looking for something fun to do around the holidays? Checkout the amazing talents that Fort Lewis College is bringing into town these next couple weeks! FORT LEWIS COLLEGE CALENDAR – December 4 – December 17, 2016 Sunday, December 4 Merely Players Presents “A Christmas Carol” – 1 p.m., Mainstage Theatre at Fort Lewis College Visit www.durangoconcerts.com for more information. Durango Choral Society Presents “A Traditional...
