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Colorado Home Appreciation
“Colorado Homes Showed 32% Overall Price Appreciation in 2021 New Coloradoans and the state’s stay-at-home orders during the pandemic have combined to form an unprecedented amount of growth in home values and scarcity in 2021, according to CAR’s 2021 Year-End Market Trends Report. The overall median single-family home price across Colorado went up 32% between 2019 and 2021. “In 2019, we were starting to see a plateau in the real...
Lisa Parker’s Puppies
Since 2012 when Lisa Parker fell in love with Granite, her passion for dogs needed to be shared! In 2014, Lisa and her husband, Eric, opened Lisa Parker’s Puppies. Now called Parker Animal Rescue (PAR), this local non-profit strives to rescue, foster, and find permanent home for dogs in Durango and the Four Corners area. The education of spay/neutering and training of dogs are the guiding principles to her business, foster homes, and...
Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know
Omicron in the United States CDC is working with state and local public health officials to monitor the spread of Omicron. As of December 20, 2021, Omicron had been detected in most states and territories and continues to be the dominant variant in the United States. What We Know about Omicron CDC has been collaborating with global public health and industry partners to learn about Omicron, as we continue to monitor its course....
The NFT Ecosystem Is a Complete Disaster
For the past year, as NFTs have breached spectacular and speculative heights, we’ve seen a growing amount of skepticism. The most recent wave was touched off by a 138-minute video essay by Canadian media critic Dan Olson that condemned NFTs and other blockchain-based technologies as fundamentally broken and unworkable. In just over a week, it’s garnered more than 3 million views on YouTube. Regardless of your perspective on the video,...
‘Our account had less than $1’: This couple made nearly $120,000 in under 6 hours selling NFTs to save their home from foreclosure
After Thorne Melcher lost her job as a software engineer in February, bills started piling up. Her girlfriend, Mandy Musselwhite, was able to cover a few expenses selling her artwork, but the couple quickly fell behind on their mortgage payments. Melcher and Musselwhite own a homestead outside of Atlanta. Not only did they spend most of their savings to afford the $300,000 property in 2019, but it includes a farmhouse where they’ve...
Full Wolf Moon, the first full moon of 2022, rises tonight
The first full moon of 2022 rises tonight (Jan. 17) alongside the Martin Luther King holiday in the United States and you can expect a dazzling (if chilly) view of Earth’s neighbor, weather permitting. The January full moon, also known as the full Wolf Moon, reaches its peak tonight at 6:48 p.m. EST (1148 GMT). However, skywatchers will begin to see the moon rise about 24 minutes before sunset. For New York City observers, the...
The 3 Most Expensive NFTs of 2021 … and How You Can Profit, Too
Last year could easily have been called the year of the non-fungible token (NFT). Collins dictionary even chose it as the word of the year. What was previously a term unheard of outside the most dedicated crypto spheres is now a buzzword around the dinner table and on the nightly news. Online platforms dedicated to NFT sales — such as OpenSea and Rarible — have led the way. But major art auction houses, including Sotheby’s and...
Year of the Tiger: What 2022 Has in Store for You
I was interviewed for Reader’s Digest magazine. And yes, I did launch my business in a Tiger year. Year of the Tiger: What 2022 Has in Store for You Taylor MarkarianUpdated: Dec. 22, 2021 RD.COM Some Chinese zodiac signs will benefit greatly from taking risks in 2022’s year of the Water Tiger—others won’t. It was a Tiger year when Susan Levitt decided to make the leap from working at an architectural firm to working...
Omicron variant of COVID-19 spreading at unprecedented levels in La Plata and Archuleta Counties
San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) is currently reporting more positive cases and transmission of COVID-19 than at any time during the nearly two-year pandemic. SJBPH attributes the local surge in cases to the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Questions remain about Omicron’s severity, and the impact on local COVID-19 hospitalizations will become clearer in the coming days and weeks. To preserve already strained health...
CDOT documentary depicts new era of archaeology in Durango, Colorado
The recent realignment of US Highway 550 near Durango, Colorado revealed one of these mysteries, a concentrated area of significant cultural resources – a 1200+ year old Pueblo 1 ridgetop village, stone artifacts, and one of the largest pit houses ever discovered in this area. Southwest Colorado excavation involves regional tribes The Colorado Department of Transportation will debut a documentary on Rocky Mountain PBS this weekend....
Uncensored Crypto– 56 experts share their view!
Here is the latest on the crypto revolution in this free seminar: 56 industry insiders share their raw, unfiltered, and uncensored insights into the crypto revolution. In these explosive, controversial, and never-seen-before interviews they reveal: What’s next for crypto… the assets they own… the risks and rewards they see on the horizon… the threats facing cryptocurrencies… how to get started… and much, much more. Click on...
Massachusetts schools are using dogs to detect Covid-19
(CNN)A Massachusetts school district has invited two new police officers to patrol its buildings, only these cops have four paws and aren’t detecting crime. They’re detecting Covid. A pair of specially-trained dogs, 14-month-old labs named Huntah and Duke, began their training in May 2021, and now roam the halls of schools in the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District. The Bristol County Sheriff’s Office worked...
19 Balancing Benefits of This Two-Ingredient Morning Tonic
Today’s blog republished from my friends at TheAlternativeDaily is going to explain the potential benefits of a rather unusual daily drink tonic… As you might know from this newsletter previously, real sea salt (not processed refined salt) is actually very good for you in moderate quantities and has many health benefits, including supplying your body with dozens of trace minerals. Science has also proven that moderate levels of sea...
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What existed before the Big Bang?
How our Universe was born from nothing or if there was something that existed before it remains a mystery, but that is not stopping some physicists from trying to figure it out. My understanding is that nothing comes from nothing. For something to exist, there must be material or a component available, and for them to be available, there must be something else available. Where did the material come from that created the Big...
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Stock Prices Fall as Fed Readies Interest Rate Hike
The crypto market cap fell by more than 6% and stocks faltered after the Federal Reserve indicated that interest rates may soon rise. By Jeff Benson “Buy the dip!” Bitcoin proponents will tell you. But how do you know when BTC is done dipping? The price of Bitcoin is down again, shedding over 6% of its price tag in 24 hours. Since December 27, the coin has dropped from nearly $52,000 to $43,500, per data from...
7 amazing foods that cleanse your liver naturally
Most of us have an overworked liver that needs a little detox love here and there… Here are some of the best natural foods that will cleanse your liver naturally… 7 powerful foods that cleanse your liver naturally (new article from our friends at PaleoHacks) The Death of Black Coffee: Latest studies have found that 1 tiny tweak to your morning coffee puts your body into fat-burning mode for the rest of the...
Housing 101 Virtual Meeting
As our community takes on the challenge of addressing a housing crisis, we’re offering a presentation on the basic elements of housing — from subsidized solutions to workforce housing to market-rate developments. This will be part of the community outreach effort to get input on a Workforce Housing Investment Plan we are developing to be delivered to the community in March of 2022. This virtual presentation will take...
PURGATORY DEMO DAY
Come try all the latest gear! Just $20 for unlimited demos, all day long. Your favorite local shops will be on the mountain offering demos of their newest skis and snowboards. Demos start at 9am, and last demo is at 2:30pm. Come find us right at the base of Lift 1, and be sure to bring a photo ID and $20 cash.
January 2022 Durango Events
A new year, cold weather, and activities galore; January in Durango doesn’t slack in family fun! From snowshoeing, a motorcycle breakfast, and Durango’s own Snowdown festival, you don’t want to miss these events. January 8th Durango Harley Davidson is hosting the Biker Breakfast. Everyone is invited, on a motorcycle or not, for a free (first come, first serve) breakfast provided by the Black Sheep Christian Motorcycle Ministry....
Durango Herald News
- Zelenskyy seeks more European air defense support for Ukraine at Paris meeting July 13, 2026
- US and Iran each assert they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire July 13, 2026
- Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78 July 13, 2026