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Durango Business Improvement District set to Spring it On! Umbrella marketing program to promote May events in and around Downtown
Image:Durango Business Improvement District set to Spring it On! Umbrella marketing program to promote May events in and around Downtown DURANGO, Colo. – The Durango Business Improvement District (BID) is set to “Spring it On!” as it kicks off the umbrella promotion designed to market those events happening in and around Downtown Durango throughout the month of May, 2011. Spring it On! 2011 will promote nearly...
Lightner Creek Fire Update
Image:Update on Lightner Creek Fire Durango, CO – At approximately 7:15 p.m., a heavy air tanker arrived from Albuquerque to drop slurry onto the ridge top to keep the Lightner Creek Fire contained. A NewAir helicopter will continue water drops until dark, working to control the fire along the hillside. The Titus family allowed water to be drawn by the helicopter from their fish ponds near the fire, which...
Lightner Creek Fire
Image:Lightner Creek Fire At approximately 3:30 p.m., a wild fire, which has been identified as the Lightner Creek Fire was reported in La Plata County approximately two miles up County Road 207 (Lightner Creek Road). The fire began on private land and is burning onto State Division of Wildlife land. La Plata County and 20 personnel from Durango Fire and Rescue Authority have responded to the wild fire and are...
The Infamous Stringdusters return to the Community Concert Hall Mar. 31
The Infamous Stringdusters return to the Community Concert Hall Mar. 31 Local bluegrass band Waiting on Trial to open the show DURANGO, Colo. – Bluegrass returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College with The Infamous Stringdusters set to perform Thursday, Mar. 31, 2011, 7:30 p.m. Local bluegrass band Waiting on Trial opens the show. The “live” Stringdusters’ experience is revered as...
Steamworks Brewing Co.’s next Firkin Friday set for April 1 – The Belgian Saison to be tapped at 3 p.m. is no “April Fool’s”
Image:Steamworks Brewing Co.’s next Firkin Friday set for April 1 – The Belgian Saison to be tapped at 3 p.m. is no “April Fool’s” DURANGO, Colo. – Though Firkin Friday at Steamworks Brewing Co. falls on Friday, April 1, 2011, the Belgian Saison firkin to be tapped at 3 p.m. is no “April Fool’s.” Brewed with lavender and locally-produced honey from Honeyville, the Belgian...
Purgatory Announces Last Big Festivities of the 2010-2011 Ski & Ride Season!
Image:Purgatory Announces Last Big Festivities of the 2010-2011 Ski & Ride Season! New family event added to line-up in celebration of a terrific year at Purgatory. Durango, Colo. – March 22, 2011 – With more than 200 inches of snow falling at Durango Mountain Resort this season, it has been a great year of skiing and riding! Terrain park improvements, enhanced grooming and snowmaking abilities, and the...
Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges director to make public presentation at Fort Lewis College
Image:Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges director to make public presentation at Fort Lewis College DURANGO, CO – Dr. Bill Spellman, director of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), will visit Fort Lewis College on Thursday, March 31, 2011. Beginning at 5 p.m. in Noble Hall, Rm. 125, Dr. Spellman will be giving a presentation followed by a Q&A. The presentation is free and open to the public. The...
Los Lonely Boys set to perform at the Community Concert Hall April 5
Pager item text :Los Lonely BoysImage:Los Lonely Boys set to perform at the Community Concert Hall April 5 Show also features Moreland & Arbuckle and Kirk James Blues Band DURANGO, Colo. – The Grammy-award winning Los Lonely Boys will return to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Tuesday, April 5, 2011, with special guest roots musicians Moreland & Arbuckle. Local favorite the Kirk James Blues Band...
Colorado State Titling and Registration System Outage
Image:Colorado State Titling and Registration System Outage Durango, CO – La Plata County Clerk and Recorder Tiffany Lee Parker reports that the state computer system that provides motor vehicle titling and registration services is currently out of service. Officials have been working for the past week to restore the Colorado State Titling and Registration System (CSTARS) and expect it to be unavailable until Monday April...
Durango’s Outdoor Lifestyle tops “Best Places to Live 2011”
Image: Durango’s Outdoor Lifestyle tops “Best Places to Live 2011” Men’s Journal feature applauds city as best place to Put Your Outdoor Life First Durango, CO – “Think Small, Live Big.” Men’s Journal hit the April newsstand ranking the “Best Places to Live 2011” and Durango, Colorado found itself at the top of the list for the Best Place to Put Your Outdoor...
Police Arrest Barricaded Suspect
Image:Police Arrest Barricaded Suspect Durango, CO: At approximately 4:24 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Durango Police attempted to serve an arrest warrant at 320 Jenkins Ranch Road. The arrest warrant was issued to Timothy R. Emberson for felony vehicular alluding that had occurred on Monday night. Emberson is described as a 28-year-old white male, 6’2″ in height, approximately 180 pounds with light brown hair and blue eyes....
DMaRdi Gras Festivities – a Taste of New Orleans at 9,000 Feet!
Image:DMaRdi Gras Festivities – a Taste of New Orleans at 9,000 Feet! Durango, Colo. Don your best Mardi Gras costume and celebrate Carnival at Durango Mountain Resort. Cajun cuisine, drink specials, snow sculptures, bead tosses and more will be featured throughout the weekend of March 5th and 6th, culminating on Fat Tuesday, March 8th. The events and activities are designed for all ages, making it a...
Power out at Main Ave. (US 550) and 17th and 32nd streets for several hours on Sunday
Image:CDOT to install signal back-up system at two major intersections Power out at Main Ave. (US 550) and 17th and 32ndfor several hours on Sunday streets DURANGO – The Colorado Department of Transportation will be installing a battery back-up system in the control cabinets of two more traffic signals in Durango. This system allows the signals to run for...
The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomesGrammy-winning singer/songwriter Janis Ian, Mar. 19
Pager item text :Janis IanImage: The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College welcomesGrammy-winning singer/songwriter Janis Ian, Mar. 19 DURANGO, Colo. – Janis Ian, one of the most consistently loved and most prolific singer/ songwriters in the country, returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College on Saturday, Mar. 19, 2011. She first visited Durango in 2002. Many artists emerged in the...
Aquila Theatre Company returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Mar. 22
Aquila Theatre Company returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Mar. 22 DURANGO, Colo. – The Aquila Theatre Company, which the New York Times called “…a classically trained, modernly hip troupe,” brings its unique production of William Shakespeare’s moonstruck comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to the Community...
Mountain Standard Time Plays the Abbey March 24th
Pager item text :Mountain Standard TimeImage:Blue Grass / Jam / RootsAs a bluegrass band that’s anything but traditional, Mountain Standard Time follows in the footsteps of such Colorado greats as The String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon. While leading acoustically with guitar, mandolin, and banjo, MST brands its own style, boasting a big, full-band sound with saxophone, electric bass, drums, and electric effects.The...
Steamworks’ March Firkin Friday to be moved to St. Patrick’s Day
Image: Special firkin tapping of the “Irish Car Bomb” scheduled for Thursday, Mar. 17 DURANGO, Colo. – To coincide with St. Patrick’s Day, Steamworks Brewing Co. will hold its monthly Firkin Friday on a special day, Thursday, Mar. 17, 2011, introducing the “Irish Car Bomb.” The “firkin” cask will be tapped at 3 p.m. “The Irish Car Bomb is at its core a stout – a good...
Fort Lewis College announces College’s birthday party, rolls out centennial logo
Image:Fort Lewis College announces College’s birthday party, rolls out centennial logo Fort Lewis College will celebrate its 100th year as public educational institution throughout 2011, and it all begins with a kick-off “birthday” party for the College on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. The community is invited to the Fort Lewis College Centennial Opening Celebration, which begins at 4 p.m. in Whalen Gym. The free...
Durango Independent Film Festival Announces The Start of Festival Fun
Image:Durango Independent Film Festival Announces The Start of Festival Fun This year, the 6th Annual Durango Independent Film Festival (DIFF) will be held March 2 through 6th. Organizational efforts are in full-swing and festival organizers have chosen the 2011 film line-up which tops 100 films. Film enthusiasts will be treated to three times the adventure, quite literally, with three adventure film programs joining a schedule of...
Local Author & Illustrator Team up for Children’s Book
Image:Local Author & Illustrator Team up for Children’s Book Author’s love of chocolate transforms into song “I Love You More…Than Chocolate” a newly released children’s book, is written by first time author Melanie Milburn from Durango, and illustrated by Cindy Coleman, from Bayfield, Colorado. Melanie has had the idea for the book for many years. When she used to tuck her kids...
