Downtown Durango

Fox News on Wednesday portrayed Durango as a picturesque mountain town – once vibrant and upscale, “dotted with luxury hotels” – but recently “overrun by panhandlers,” thanks, in part, to legalized...

Tonny Del Solar was having a small going away party in December for his friends when they decided to open a restaurant together instead. “My dream was always to have my own business,” Del Solar...

A Pagosa Springs woman who tripped and fell on a dog bowl while shopping in downtown Durango is trying to warn business owners of the potential danger. But so far, she has received a chilly...

Sales across the city of Durango in March did not keep pace with last year, city sales tax records show. The city collected $1.8 million in March, about 1.3 percent less than it collected in March...

The Business Improvement District plans to advocate for stricter laws to reduce the visibility of panhandling, a greater police presence downtown and increased outreach to help people in need. BID...

Durango business owners upset with panhandlers “who are impacting the safety, charm and allure of our community” have come up with some creative – and potentially unconstitutional – ideas for...

A proposed mixed-use building that could add 44 new apartments to Main Avenue is in the early design stages. The Design Review Board gave the architect and developer feedback Wednesday on the...

Oohs & Aahs on Main Avenue plans to close on the last day of February. After 23 years, Phyllis Burwell, the owner of the high-end furniture store and interior decorating service, plans to retire...

A proposal to tear down two buildings in the 1100 block of Main Avenue and a building on Narrow Gauge Avenue was floated during a Historic Preservation Board meeting Wednesday. The plans for the...