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City to host solar power public forum
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango will host a public forum about solar power on July 22, 2009, 6 to 8 p.m. in the Sunlight and Eolus Rooms at the Durango Recreation Center. Public input is sought for an ordinance the City intends to pass later this year that will streamline the solar installation process, ensure that solar installations are allowable citywide and promote the use of solar power in Durango. City...
Newsrack permit requirement takes effect
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – City Council recently passed a new city code for news racks along Main Avenue that governs the location, appearance, and permit requirements. This code applies to all newsracks and went into effect July 1, 2009. All non-permitted news boxes will be removed from the downtown area. These boxes are available by calling Code Enforcement at 375.4930. A limited number of newsrack permits are...
City seeks comments for 2010 Budget
Image:City seeks comments for 2010 Budget DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango, as part of the planning process for the 2010 budget, is seeking comments and ideas from the community. The budget is usually adopted at a City Council meeting in the fall and goes into effect the first of the year. “We are always looking for innovative ideas,” said City Manager Ron LeBlanc. “Who better to ask than the...
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad named one of World’s Top Ten Train Rides
Image: ” DURANGO, Colo. – The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has been named one of the World’s Top Ten Train Rides by the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). SATW, the largest organization of professional travel journalists and photographers, recently polled its members to come up with the “Top 10” most exciting and scenic train rides in the world and the D&SNGRR is rated number three in the...
Irish Embassy announces anniversary celebration events
Image:Irish Embassy announces anniversary celebration events DURANGO, Colo. – The Irish Embassy Pub will celebrate its one-year anniversary with special events July 17, 18 and 19, including performances by the Irish bands Anish and the Muck Brothers, plus various food and drink specials. The idea for an Irish pub in Durango originally germinated from partnership between local Durangoan Mick Ward, and an Irishman, Jim Shannon. Ward was...
“Fridays at the Fort” continues July 17 at the Community Concert Hall
Image: Summary: Second in a series of free summer shows to feature Dave Mensch & Formula 151, Ashley Edwards. DURANGO, Colo. – Fridays at the Fort returns July 17 with the second in a series of free evenings of music at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Local favorite Dave Mensch and Formula 151 will headline, with special guest Ashley Edwards opening the show. Fridays at the Fort is designed to further the...
Music in the Mountains poster collection on display at Library
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The Durango Public Library will display a collection of festival posters from past Music in the Mountains in its program rooms, July 2 through July 28. This exhibit is available for viewing only during program room events. The 2009 Music in the Mountains Classical Music Festival and Conservatory runs from July 10 through August 2 with performances at various venues in both Durango and...
City coordinates day-long “Salute to America”
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The City of Durango will coordinate its annual series of family-oriented activities promoted collectively as Durango’s “Salute to America.” All events will take place on Saturday, the 4th of July. Holiday festivities begin with the Freedom Fun Run/Walk, presented by Parks and Recreation beginning at 9 a.m. sharp and starting from Rotary Park. This event is free and invites all levels of runners and...
La Plata County Step-it-Up Coalition to help connect neighbors for a healthier community
Recognizing that “connectedness” fosters interest and caring for others within a community – and makes it stronger – the La Plata County Step-it-Up Prevention Coalition is taking the lead to bring neighbors together for National Neighborhood Day and more. La Plata County Step-it-Up Coalition to help connect neighbors for a healthier community DURANGO, Colo. – La Plata County witnessed the power of neighborhood...
Pops Night to feature Big Night of Big Band with Carl Topilow
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – Cleveland Pops Orchestra founder and conductor Carl Topilow will lead the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra during the annual Pops Night Benefit Dinner & Concert, Wednesday, July 22, beginning at 5:30 at the Festival Tent, Durango Mountain Resort. Tickets are $150 per person. Topilow mixes traditional styles with contemporary without leaning toward the edgy side of popular music. ...
Stabbing in Downtown Durango
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – An Arizona man was stabbed while walking in the 700 block of Main Avenue in Downtown Durango, Friday night just prior to midnight. The suspect remains at large. The suspect had been seen yelling at himself and kicking trash cans. When he encountered Ryan Digaetano, 30, of Payson, Ariz., the two men had a brief conversation before the suspect produced a butterfly knife and stabbed the victim in the left...
Durango Independent Film Festival announces 2010 Festival Poster Competition
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – The Durango Independent Film Festival (DIFF) has announced the annual competition for design of the 2010 Festival poster. The 2010 Durango Independent Film Festival is set for March 3 -7, 2010. The poster design competition is open to any and all creative individuals in the area. Those interested in submitting a design for consideration are directed to log onto the DIFF web site,...
Two arrested for theft
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – Durango Police Officers arrested two males allegedly responsible for a string of thefts from vehicles on June 17, 2009. Clifford C. Lewis, 27, and Colton Toliver, 26, were arrested on June 18 after Toliver attempted to sell a BlackBerry cell phone back to its owner. The owner contacted police who took Toliver into custody without incident when he showed up for the meeting. A search of Toliver’s...
Coke, Pepsi stand aside: Zuberfizz has entered “the cola game”
Pager item text :ZuberfizzImage:Summary:Zuberfizz’s new “Cola.” is soda with altitude – that is altitude as in elevation, crafted at 6512-ft. above sea level right in the heart of Historic Downtown Durango. With the “Cola.” its ninth sku in the “soda pop” arena, the grassroots, all natural soda company is indeed starting to fly high with the “big boys.”Coke, Pepsi stand aside: Zuberfizz has entered “the cola game DURANGO,...
At Durango Joes: a smile, a warm greeting and a great cup of coffee
Pager item text :Durango Joe’sImage:Summary:A cup o’ joe is an oft used cliché referencing a cup of coffee, but a “real” Joe is behind great coffee in Durango. Joe Lloyd is the founder of Durango Joe’s, now celebrating five years offering “a smile, a warm greeting and a great cup of coffee.” At Durango Joes: a smile, a warm greeting and a great cup of coffee DURANGO, Colo. – It was the late 1980s and the...
Sir Angel Romero adds luster to Music in the Mountains opening
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – Combine lustrous sounds from the Spanish maestro of the guitar – Sir Angel Romero – with spectacular San Juan Mountain settings, and the result is the perfect start to Music in the Mountains’ 23rd Festival season. Hailed for his superior artistry and acclaimed by audiences and critics alike as soloist and conductor, Romero will be the featured performer at a benefit event July 10 at the...
Star Liquors/Steamworks Brewing Co. raising funds for Marc Witkes Memorial Scholarship
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – In support of the Annual Steamworks-Animas Valley Half-Marathon set for June 20, Star Liquors has teamed up with Steamworks Brewing Co. to raise funds for the Marc Witkes Memorial Scholarship. Star Liquors is highlighting Steamworks’ brews as “Beer of the Month” for June, with $0.50 of each 6-pack, 12-pack or 22 oz. bomber bottle of Steamworks beer sold contributed to the Witkes Scholarship. Proceeds...
Formula 151 conjures up a new “formula”
Image: Summary: The lights dim, a hush of anticipation comes over the crowd, but with the first strum of a guitar, the audience erupts. Rarely, if ever, does a show staged at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College prompt such genuine (and deafening) enthusiasm. Welcome to Spotlight to Stardom. DURANGO, Colo. – The lights dim, a hush of anticipation comes over the crowd, but with the first strum of a guitar, the...
Road construction begins at airport
Image:” DURANGO, Colo. – Reconstruction of the terminal building access roads at the Durango-La Plata County Airport begins Friday, May 29 and will be on-going throughout the summer. The road in front of the terminal building will be closed and all terminal traffic will be detoured through the main parking lot. Passenger pick-up and drop-off, along with short term parking will be available in that lot. Passengers are encouraged...
US 160 Grandview 4th Lane & Interchange Update
Image:Summary:Full nighttime closures on US 160, June 7 through 11. ” LA PLATA COUNTY – US 160 will be CLOSED between US 550 (Farmington Hill) and High Llama Lane June 7 through 11, between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. The closure will allow for the safe removal of temporary false work (support structures) for the US 160 overpass. Alternate routes are advised. PROJECT INFORMATION The Colorado Department of Transportation is moving forward...
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