MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE!
Durango has been good to us. We believe in giving back to the community we love. Mary and Bailey, our Cavalier King Charles Certified Therapy Dog, are active members of the Durango therapy dog group. These highly trained pups bring joy and comfort wherever and whenever needed. From weekly visits to the Cottonwood Rehab Center and Pediatric Partners to special visits to the Park Elementary class rooms when tragedy struck, these dogs...
Durango Wine Experience Next Weekend
Who doesn’t love a fun weekend of wine tasting? Paired with delicious foods, immaculate scenery, and a quaint downtown, the Durango Wine Experience (DWE) offers all of the components of a perfect weekend. Every year on the first weekend of May (or end of April), the DWE takes over downtown Durango with a full weekend of events and tastings. This year is the tenth annual year, held May 5, 6, 7. With goals of providing cultural...
Wolf Creek Re-Opening for The Grand Finale! – Wolf Creek Snow Report – 04-28-2016
Wolf Creek Ski Area will re-open Saturday, April 30th, and Sunday, May 1st! 100% of the mountain will be open with Alberta, Elma, Treasure Stoke, Bonanza and Nova lifts operating from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lift tickets will be $43 for adults, $26 for seniors and $24 for children. The Rental Shop and Boarder Dome will be open with full services available. Ski School will have both private and group lessons available this weekend. The...
Global drug policy can’t evolve unless U.N. changes mind-set, group warns
The Global Commission on Drug Policy says the United Nations needs to scrap its outdated philosophy of prohibition and incarceration; focus needs to be on decriminalization on treatment By Dave Bryan, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations has a golden opportunity to promote alternate approaches to global drug policy next month when it meets in New York for a special session, but a high-profile commission said Friday...
Property managers link landlords with tenants who want to grow pot
Landlords can earn above-market rents by being 420-friendly By Tom McGhee, The Denver Post Dave Brown had no idea that the tenant who rented his renovated farmhouse would sublet it to someone who turned it into a marijuana grow house, causing thousands of dollars in damage. There were chunks of plaster missing from the ceiling where lights had been hung, soil clogging drains beneath the house and duct work that needed repair, Brown...
How Potent Is That Pot Brownie? Dry Ice And A Blender Might Crack The Case
Pot-infused edibles are big sellers in states that have legalized marijuana. The problem is, it’s been tough to measure and regulate the potency of these ganja-laced gummy bears, lollies and brownies. Studies have found that many edible marijuana products in the market contain lower or higher concentrations of psychoactive THC and other cannabinoids than advertised. And that’s bad news for consumers. Treats with too-little...
A-LP Water on Its Way
Domestic water from Lake Nighthorse will soon be flowing from water taps on the dry side. A local employment expert says it pays to keep your employees happy…but what does that really mean? And did you know that Montezuma County was once renowned for its apple orchards? Today, only bare fields remain. Find out why they disappeared, and why local farmers hope to restore them to their fruitful glory, on this edition of Durango TV...
Chamonix’s Finest – Banff Mountain Film Signature Image of 2015
Earlier this month I attended the 40th annual Banff Mountain film festival at an intimate theater on the coast of Southern France. While listening to the excited young college students banter among the rows of soft seats, in a language I can understand bits and pieces of, I beheld a spectacular photograph. Soren Rickard’s “Les Drus” stretched before me on a movie theater screen… I was captivated and overwhelmed...
2016 Real Estate Forecast – The Wells Group
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2QwtrTKyvQ&feature=youtu.be The Wells Group has hosted yet another successful Real Estate Forecast at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. The presentation was filled with an ample amount of insight, and data gathered to follow trends into the upcoming year in Real Estate. A great recap of one of the best years in La Plata Count’s real estate record! The presenters summed up the...
The Mysterious History Of ‘Marijuana’
Originally written by: Matt Thompson, NPR We’ve decided to take a weekly look at a word or phrase that’s caught our attention, whether for its history, usage, etymology, or just because it has an interesting story. This week, we look into how we came to call cannabis “marijuana,” and the role Mexico played in that shift. Marijuana has been intertwined with race and ethnicity in America since well before the...
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