Basketball and Cannabis? The NBA gives the OK!
In a major development for cannabis legalization, the National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that it will no longer test players for cannabis use. This marks a significant shift in the NBA’s approach to cannabis, which has long been prohibited under the league’s drug policy. The decision to end cannabis testing was made after consultation with the National Basketball Players Association, which had been pushing...
La Plata County Assessor
Carrie Woodson, the Assessor for La Plata County, visited The Wells Group to share that the new property valuations are being mailed out to owners in early May 2023. Property values are reassessed every two years. This latest cycle runs from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022. La Plata County saw an average of a 20% increase in value. While this may seem high, it was actually the lowest in all of Colorado. In comparison, Archuleta...
TICO TIME BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
MAY 11 – MAY 14 EVENT DESCRIPTION Join us at TICO TIME BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL, May11-14, 2023 at Tico Time River Resort, just 20 minutes south of Durango, Colorado. Lineup includes Yonder Mountain String Band, The Travelin’ McCourys, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Lindsay Lou, Big Richard, Kyle Tuttle Band, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, Pick & Howl, and SO MANY MORE! Here at Tico Time Bluegrass festival, we strive to cultivate the...
CINCO DE MAYO
A traditional Mexican holiday, Cinco de Mayo has made its way into the United States as a lively fiesta. Especially in places that have Mexican influence this holiday is celebrated at many local residences and businesses. The Three Durangos Durango, Colorado is one of the world’s three “Durangos” alongside Durango, Mexico and Durango, Spain. Durango, Colorado was named after Durango, Mexico and has a wonderful influence...
DANDELION FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023 LOCATION Rotary Park Durango, CO 81301 EVENT DESCRIPTION Let’s christen the Spring and welcome the warm season, together! You are invited to the 14th annual DandeLion Festival! This is a free, all-ages concert and celebration of Beltane, Organic Land Stewardship, Plant Medicine, and the ongoing movement for Organic Parks in Durango which seeks to protect the health of our children, pets, people,...
Home Sales Surge Signaling Start of Peak Spring Market
Hi, The peak spring selling season is here! March inventory was down 2.8% from February, but March sales jumped 37.7% over February. Demand for homes remains high which is great news for sellers, and prices remain fairly stable which is good news for buyers. Some of the other noteworthy highlights from March’s National Housing Report: The median sales price rose 3.4% from February to March, up to $396,000 from $383,000....
Rare large acreage parcel with irrigation
Rare large acreage parcel with irrigation located less than 30 minutes to Durango . . .
Radar satellite data reveals 19,000 previously unknown undersea volcanoes
Two seamounts from the Kim-Wessel catalog before and after being centered (20 Eotvos contours). Light blue colored points indicate the original location of the seamounts. Red points are the new centers chosen based on the maximum VGG value. Credit: Earth and Space Science (2023). DOI: 10.1029/2022EA002331 A team of oceanographers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, working with a colleague from Chungnam National...
Durango Events Calendar
(Courtesy) Wild Child Media Co. Highlight of the week Tickets are on sale now for the 37th season of Music in the Mountains summer classical music festival, July 6 through July 30. This season, expect a lineup of performances featuring orchestra, chamber music and free community concerts of classical and world music. Artistic Director and Conductor Guillermo Figueroa, has assembled all-star soloists from around the globe to bring them...
DURANGO BLUEGRASS MELTDOWN APRIL 21 – APRIL 23
Get ready to hear the hills of the San Juan Mountains ringing with the sweet sounds of strings: The Durango Bluegrass Meltdown is just around the corner. Taking place in April each year, the festival breaks up the long winter with incredible bluegrass music, a barn dance and other celebrations for visitors. It is an annual event that you will not want to miss. Bluegrass Meltdown The Durango Bluegrass Meltdown is a festival that brings...
