Mortgage Rates and Home Prices September 2022
As the housing market, locally and nationwide, boomed during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a result of a lack of inventory. In the last couple of months, the inventory has been slowly rebuilding as have the mortgage rates. But which has impacted this fluctuation more: mortgages rates or elevated home prices? Single family home prices have increased by 17.8% (median price) from July 2021 to July 2022...
Durango’s Open Spaces
As a relatively small mountain town, Durango doesn’t skimp on parks, playgrounds, and open spaces! Either to play frisbee, set the kids loose on a playground, or just relax in a park, here are some great choices to visit! Buckley Park is located in the heart of downtown right on Main Avenue in between 12th and 13th Street. A large flat area and a hill make it a great spot to set up a picnic or go sledding in the winter. Because...
7 Ways to Rethink and Recharge Your Marketing Efforts in 2022
Written by Robin Kurzer|Illustrated by Molly Magnell Read Time 5 Minutes There’s no magic bullet in marketing, particularly during these complicated days when it seems like all of us feel exhausted and confused. But we’re happy to report that we’ve surveyed the landscape and can assure you that you can see real gains and progress in 2022. The key is to focus: on your teams, on your customers and on just a few key initiatives to...
An Alzheimer’s-Proof Brain: Ground-Breaking Case Provides Clues to Treatment and Prevention of Dementia
A mutation known as APOE3 Christchurch appears to have protected the woman. Due to a rare genetic mutation, Aliria Rosa Piedrahita de Villegas should have had Alzheimer’s disease in her 40s and passed away from it in her 60s. Her brain is now providing important information on the pathology of dementia and potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease since she lived dementia-free into her 70s. The lady, from Medellin, Colombia, was a...
Spectacular Image of Heart of Phantom Galaxy Showcases Webb’s Power
Incredible new images of the spectacular Phantom Galaxy, M74, showcase the power of space observatories working together in multiple wavelengths. In this case, data from the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope complement each other to provide a comprehensive view of the galaxy. The Phantom Galaxy is located approximately 32 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces. It lies almost face-on to...
3 things you can do to change your ugh-mindset
You are exactly 12-weeks away from the desire you’ve been yearning for – if you start now. You have a compulsion or few that keep stopping you. You have subconscious compulsions that stop you from moving forward. (Yes, you do. We all do.) They were installed in your childhood, your young adulthood. Some by well-meaning people who wanted to keep you safe. Some by manipulative people to keep you caged, cringing, waiting for...
Countdown begins for NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission and maiden flight of SLS megarocket
Lightning strikes one of three 600-foot towers protecting launch complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center where NASA’s new SLS moon rocket stands poised for launch Monday at 8:33 a.m. EDT.SPACEFLIGHTNOW.COM Countdown clocks began ticking Saturday for the maiden launch of NASA new Space Launch System rocket Monday on a long-awaited mission to send an unpiloted Orion crew capsule around the moon and back. Charlie...
Scientists Grow “Synthetic” Embryo With Brain and Beating Heart – Without Eggs or Sperm
Natural and synthetic embryos side by side show comparable brain and heart formation. Credit: Amadei and Handford My advice to all young scientists is to follow your heart. Study a topic that inspires you, and choose an advisor who can be supportive of your style of work. In my opinion, it’s important to guide young scientists in the lab, but also to give them space to explore their individuality. My experience is that the challenges...
State Stimulus Payment Update: These States Are Sending Out Checks This Week
In August alone, some taxpayers will receive tax rebates of more than $750. With inflation still raging across the US, many states have been giving back money to residents in the form of stimulus checks and supplemental tax refunds. While some states issued payments earlier in the year, others are sending out checks and direct deposits now. Taxpayers in Colorado and Pennsylvania should expect their payments in August, while Hawaii and...
JAZZ JAM by iAM MUSIC (every other Sunday)
Sunday, August 28, 2022 6:00 PM 9:00 PM 11th st station1101 Main AvenueDurango, CO, 81301United States (map) JAZZ JAM happening 6-9pm (most every other Sunday) 11th st station bring a chart and let’s get down tickets Tagged Jazz Jam, Funk Jam, Open to the Public, Music, Event Post courtesy of IAmMusic
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