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Healthy Living – Breakfast and Lunch Tips
In her next two appearances on Healthy Living, Ashley Lucas, founder of PHD Advanced Nutrition, will share a few recommendations for meals and snacks. In this installment, get the most energy out of breakfast and lunch while avoiding a mid-day slump common with other traditional options.
Snowdown winds to a close!
DURANGALACTIC SNOWDOWN winds down… More than a hundred events– in dozens of locations– are now drawing to a close for 2017’s INTERGALACTIC SNOWDOWN– Durango, Colorado’s premier winter festival! Colorful balloons graced the skies of the north valley both Saturday and Sunday. Hundreds enjoyed the LIGHT PARADE downtown Durango on Main street… on Friday night! Next year’s...
Trimble Hot Springs
We introduce a new segment this week called Close to Home, a travelogue of places to see and things to do in the Four Corners. This week, Trimble Hot Springs.
Intergalactic Snowdown Preview
This year’s Intergalactic Snowdown took off like a rocket with Fashion Do’s and Don’ts. Watch our preview, and be sure to check back next week for a complete Snowdown wrap-up!
Feb. 6th at Community Concert Hall
“Music, Citizen Engagement & Water Resource Management” to feature The Nile Project and local leaders Durango, CO – “Music, Citizen Engagement & Water Resource Management” is the focus of special panel discussion set for Monday, Feb. 6, 2107, 7 p.m. at the Community Concert Hall in Fort Lewis College (FLC). The discussion, held in conjunction with The Nile Project, a visiting music ensemble, is free and open to the...
The Nile Project to bring exemplary world music to Durango
The Nile Project to bring exemplary world music to Durango Community Concert Hall hosts inventive, unique collective on Feb. 7 Durango, CO – The music collective The Nile Project will take the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, 7:30 p.m., presenting a unique opportunity for Four Corners community members to experience the culture of the Nile River basin. One of the tightest cross-cultural...
FREE LEGAL CLINIC AT YOUR IGNACIO COMMUNITY LIBRARY
FREE LEGAL CLINIC AT YOUR IGNACIO COMMUNITY LIBRARY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2017 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Ignacio, CO – A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be featured from3:30 PM – 5:00 PM on the second FRIDAY of each month at the Ignacio Community Library at 470 Goddard Avenue in Ignacio. By computer link, volunteer attorneys will answer questions, help fill out forms, and explain the...
LA PLATA COUNTY REAL ESTATE
LA PLATA COUNTY REAL ESTATE APPRECIATION One of the benefits and reasons to purchase real estate is the concept that it will appreciate over time. Most of us look at our homes as an investment; an asset that will appreciate as time goes on. In the last several years, we have seen the real estate market both decrease and increase. Because of this, it can be very helpful to look at market trends to gain and understanding of the state of...
ZIA TAQUERIA for Snowdown!
ZIA TAQUERIA: FAST, HEALTHY, GOOD! Snowdown is this weekend, and you may be trying to brainstorm the perfect restaurant to help make meal planning easy! One of the local favorites is Zia Taqueria, a healthy, fast, fresh-Mex style restaurant. With burritos, nachos, tacos, bowls, and salads, there are several combinations and an excellent selection. It’s a popular restaurant around Durango—the food is consistently tasty! One of the...
Snowdown is here!!! Parade is Friday night!
Our amazing winter event SNOWDOWN is here! A time for FUN! You can see the whole schedule of events right here Bring the whole family: There is something for everyone! And get ready for the big parade coming Friday night! Snowdown resources: Official website: SNOWDOWN.ORG SNOWDOWN FACEBOOK page
Plenty of Snow Ready for Skijoring
With snowpack reaching 200 percent above average in the area, Silverton, Colorado will have plenty of cover for its 8th-annual skijoring competition. Event organizers hope this year’s epic snow conditions will attract more than 3,000 spectators over President’s Day Weekend.
Snowdown approaches… it’s going to be out of this world!!!
INTERGALACTIC SNOWDOWN APPROACHES… FEBRUARY 1ST draws nigh… Prepare to BLAST INTO OUTER SPACE… with experiences out of this world! Check out Wednesday’s Opening Schedule of Events– whether you are competing in the BRA WARS or the bartender’s contest or FASHION’s do’s and don’ts, Frisby Golf or the KIDS’ FOLLIES– time for an INTERGALACTIC communion of the...
Happy Chinese New Year!!! The Year of the Rooster!
Chinese Lunar New Year is celebrated all over the world… The Year of the Rooster – has begun today– Saturday January 28 and will last until Feb 15, 2018. The Legend of Chinese New Year The years below are a rough guide, but if you were born in January or February it may be slightly different as the new year moves between Jan 21 and Feb 20. Rat: 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960 Ox: 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961...
The Nile Project to bring exemplary world music to Durango
The Nile Project to bring exemplary world music to Durango Community Concert Hall hosts inventive, unique collective on Feb. 7 DURANGO, Colo. – The music collective The Nile Project will take the stage at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, 7:30 p.m., presenting a unique opportunity for Four Corners community members to experience the culture of the Nile River basin. One of the tightest...
Driving Tour of Mesa Verde Country
Although hundreds of thousands travel to Mesa Verde National Park each year, few stay longer to explore Montezuma County’s other monuments, museums and cultural heritage sites. The Mesa Verde Country Visitors Center hopes to entice travelers to explore the region further with a new series of podcasts that will introduce archaeological sites in Montezuma County.
Prepare: The INTERGALACTIC Event of the Year is Near!!!
Get ready for INTERGALACTIC SNOWDOWN!! Stardate February 1-5 in Durango, Colorado… Polish off your best space suit– for this year’s Intergalactic theme– and get ready to be beamed aboard! Expect fun, frolic, and folly at Durango’s five-day premiere winter celebration! Bring the whole family to the Parade of LIGHTS, down mainstreet, Durango, Colorado, USA. This event is truly OUT OF THIS WORLD....
World Snowboard Day: January 22, 2017
January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard month, and with resorts across the country providing deals on rental and ski or snowboard lessons, there’s no better time to hit the slopes and take up a new sport. According toSnowSports Industries America (SIA), over 100 million people participate in snowsports annually, and there’s plenty of ways for you to help that number grow by getting involved with skiing or snowboarding this month Learn...
Looks like snow today!
“Honey, can you look outside and see if it is snowing yet?” “Yep, it looks like snow today!” WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT! Check out the Durango weather forecast! Areas impacted include: Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, Mancos, Pagosa Springs, Cortez and Dove Creek. Travel can be challenging this weekend with limited visibilty and snowy roads. (Photos: Sam Rose) Time for sledding, toboganning, and getting ready...
Donald Trump inaugurated as new USA president!
Donald Trump has been inaugurated as the new president of the United States of America, January 20th, 2017. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) President Trump’s full Inagural Speech can be found: President Donald Trump’s inaugural address! Durangodowntown.com’s standard editorial policy is to limit political articles as we are mostly a local entertainment and...
Holiday Lighting Contest Winners Just Announced
Lighting Durango’s Narrow Gauge corridor enhances railroad experience Business Improvement District/Durango & Silverton partner to encourage decorations Durango, CO – In an effort to enhance the holiday experience of visitors to Downtown Durango, as well as the passengers on-board the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG) Polar Express, the Durango Business Improvement District (BID) and the D&SNG teamed up...
