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Open Shutter Gallery to celebrate 15th Anniversary during Gallery Walk
15th Anniversary Opening Reception with Holly Roberts, Margy Dudley Open Shutter Gallery to celebrate 15th Anniversary during Fall Gallery Walk, 5 p.m., Friday Sept. 16. EXHIBITION TITLES: Fox Dreaming, by Holly Roberts, and Timbuktu & Beyond, by Margy Dudley EXHIBITION DATES: Fox Dreaming, September 16 to November 30, 2016. Timbuktu & Beyond, September 16 to October 19, 2016. VENUE: Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave.,...
San Diego Gets Extra Sandy During Labor Day Weekend
5th Annual U.S. Sand Sculpting Challenge San Diego, Calif. – July 18, 2016 – USA Today has named it one of their 10 Best and American Express calls it one of the top 20 “Must See” seaside events in the world. The U.S. Sand Sculpting Challenge is returning to San Diego and the ‘B’ Street Cruise Ship Pier downtown. This will be the fifth year that one of the world’s most important sand-sculpting competitions will be held on this...
Celebrate the Harvest
After years of delays, the Smith Sports Complex at Fort Lewis College is ready for this fall’s soccer and LaCrosse games. And if you’re hungry to support the local food movement, you’ll want to join gate new Harvest Dinner that local restaurants have planned for this fall. Find out more on this edition of Durango TV News.
KSUT Celebrates 40th Anniversary
KSUT Public Radio celebrates 40 years on the air this year. Find out what the future holds for one of the first tribal radio stations in the nation. Need a break from the hustle and bustle of life? Head to a destination spa, right in our own backyard. These stories and more on this edition of Durango TV News.
Are you smarter than Sherlock Holmes?
Wildlife officials recently had to euthanize a fawn that well-meaning good samaritans found alone in the forest. Find out what you should do if you find a baby animal on its own. Are you smarter than Sherlock Holmes? Pit your wits against a series of clues–and the clock–in the Conundrum Room, a new business that opened this summer on Main Avenue. And Durango Coffee Company has opened a full bar. Do you want some Bailey’s...
BLUES JAM TO UNEARTH HOMEGROWN TALENT
“MISSY AND THE BLUETONES” WILL ATTRACT SOME OF THE BEST JAMMERS IN TOWN TO MOE’S ON MONDAY NIGHTS” EVENT DETAILS: DATE: Mondays TIME: 7pm – 10ish COST: Free VENUE: Moe’s – 937 Main, Durango PHONE: (970) 259-9018 FACEBOOK: @moesdurango @missyandthebluetones DURANGO, CO (July 9th, 2016) – MONDAY NIGHT BLUES JAM hosted by Durango’s freshest blues band “MISSY and the BLUETONES”. Get the Blues every...
The Colorado Trail: Colorado’s 486 Mile Trail
Summer is officially here! With the start of summer comes one of our favorite local past times—hiking in the mountains. The Southwest region of Colorado offers extensive hiking and trails. In fact, did you know Durango is a terminus to the Colorado Trail? This trail encompasses a significant portion of the state of Colorado—486 miles! One terminus is located just southwest of Denver, and the other is right outside of Durango. Most...
ANNUAL GEM & MINERAL SHOW
The Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club is proud to announce the 63rd Annual Gem & Mineral Sale to be held Friday July 8 to Sunday July 10 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 North Main. The event features over 50 vendors with rocks, gems, minerals, fossils, beads, and more from around the world, gold panning, raffle, door prizes, silent auction, kids activities, food and more. $1 donation, kids free. For details, visit...
Think Network Technologies Named a Colorado Companies to Watch Winner
Durango, CO – Think Network Technologies announced today that it has been named a “Colorado Company to Watch”, acknowledging the drive, excellence and influence of Think Network Technologies as a growing company in the state. “Colorado Companies to Watch” honors second stage companies that develop valuable products and services, create quality jobs, enrich communities, and create new industries throughout...
Regional Airport Authority
Smithsonian Magazine has named Mancos, Colorado, as one of the Top 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2016. Find out why… Starter Hotel Sales and Catering Director Emily Spencer was honored as one of Colorado’s top front-line employees in the state tourism business. She offers tips to other tourism workers as the summer tourism season begins… Do you find yourself forgetting that you have something cooking on your stove? A local...
Animas Safe for Recreation
Will the Animas River be safe for recreation this summer? Find out what monitoring tests have found so far… A new community garden is taking shape along the Animas River Trail next to the Durango Public Library. Who’s planting it and why? And are vinyl records making a comeback? Local fans say they never went away… These stories and more on this edition of Durango TV News.
Hospice Construction Begins
Nearly a thousand fans descended on Buckley Park last week to greet two members of the championship Broncos football team. There’s a reason why they included Durango in their fan tour… Will a new business park boost the Southwest Colorado economy? And a group of fifth-graders from Riverview Elementary School hope to raise $16,000 for a trip to the International Destination Imagination STEAM Competition in Knoxville, Tenn....
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...
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...
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...
Who pays for Search and Rescue (LPCSAR) in La Plata County Colorado?
The quick answer is: the volunteers and the taxpayers of La Plata County. The volunteers are NOT compensated for their time. They donate their time, energy and personal equipment on incidents, with the hundreds of hours of training and preparing, and by taking off of work or from their family to risk their well-being for someone else’s. La Plata County Search and Rescue (LPCSAR) is a non-profit, self-funded organization that performs...
Lake Nighthorse Open Soon?
Admission applications from first-time freshmen who want to attend Fort Lewis College next fall have increased by nearly 60 percent this year. Find out why… Will the Animas River be safe for play as spring run-off kicks up sediment from last summer’s Gold King Mine spill? A community open house will answer that question… And learn about a new service in the Four Corners region that will help patients calm their...
Moving ‘Mount Cundiff’
Rivergate residents and businesses have pledged $100,000 to upgrade Cundiff Park on the Animas River in South Durango. Find out what prompted their generous offer… The Cortez Cultural Center, a longtime focal point for Montezuma County’s archaeological treasures, is changing its mission. But will it be enough to survive? And learn how you can lose that excess weight, forever, on Healthy Living in the Four Corners. These...
Almost a Go for Airport Ballot?
Will voters be asked to approve a property tax increase next November to fund a new airport terminal? A business advocacy group says it’ll support the measure. Find out why… Three extraordinary women are honored at the Women’s Resource Center’s annual awards luncheon. Learn who they are and why they were honored… And we find out what Ore House Restaurant Chef Cliff Bornheim plans for his contribution...
Durango Asks for Superfund
Durango and La Plata County officials have formally requested Superfund designation to clean up abandoned mines that are polluting the Animas River. But are Silverton and San Juan County officials ready to do the same? For years, southwest Colorado suffered from a doctor shortage, but local physician Steve Lavengood says that’s changing. Find out why… Winter is a great time to play outside, but is your dog ready for the...
Mind Body Green
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