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Food briefs: New Community Table event, and get ready for chili and Bloody Marys at Snowdown

New Community Table event in Durango kicks off next week A new concept hoping to create new conversations over good food begins next week with the Community Table. Inspired by a recent trip ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2026 | CATEGORY: Food

Five secret food combinations that increase energy, burn fat and heal your body

Many people eat well yet still struggle with low energy, stubborn weight or chronic inflammation. The issue is often not the quality of food choices but how those foods are combined. Nutriti...

DATE: Jan 19, 2026 | CATEGORY: Food

New diet guidelines say to double up on protein, but nutrition experts are wary

Protein just got a big boost from U.S. health officials. The latest federal dietary guidelines tell Americans to “prioritize protein foods at every meal” and advise increasing daily intake –...

DATE: Jan 19, 2026 | CATEGORY: Food

Warm up with creamy rutabaga, parsnip and cheddar soup

You have to become a little crafty at this time of year about getting vegetables onto the table in ways that still feel interesting. In many places, the cold has settled in, farmers’ market ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2026 | CATEGORY: Food

The truth behind ‘zero sugar’ sweeteners

Americans are becoming far more aware of how refined sugar affects their health. In my nutrition practice I hear great progress in people reading labels, cutting back on sugary foods and act...

DATE: Jan 13, 2026 | CATEGORY: Food

Inside a California prison’s restaurant, where workers get a second chance

VACAVILLE, Calif. – Kamiali Abdulsalam, Kami for short, has already been in the kitchen for several hours baking a batch of 100 sugar cookies when he pulls out chilled dough for another roun...

DATE: Jan 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Food

The secret to this Ukrainian soup? It’s all in the sauerkraut

Adding fermented vegetables to the first course of a meal is common in Ukrainian cuisine, and one of the most popular pickled-vegetable dishes is sauerkraut soup. It might sound a little odd...

DATE: Jan 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Food

That’s some pricey fish: A glimpse into Japan’s New Year’s tuna auction

TOKYO – That’s a REALLY big fish. This one weighed in at 535 pounds. It sold for a record $3.2 million Monday at an enormous annual New Year’s auction in Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market. That wou...

DATE: Jan 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Food

An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs

LEXINGTON, Neb. – On a frigid day after Mass at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in rural Nebraska, worshippers shuffled into the basement and sat on folding chairs, their faces barely masking the ...

DATE: Dec 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Business

Five mistakes that are sabotaging your weight loss

Are you putting in the work but not seeing the results you expected? You are not alone. Many people make these five common “wellness” mistakes without realizing they are slowing their progre...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Columnists

This Tuscan flatbread is a colorful, gluten-free alternative to classic crostini

In Tuscany, schiacciata – which is pronounced skee-ah-CHA-tah and roughly means “crushed,” “flattened” or “squashed” – is a versatile word applied to a variety of breads and bread-like thing...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Food

A classic Italian cookbook finally gets an English edition after years of effort

NEW YORK – As a child growing up in Italy, Lidia Bastianich recalls seeing one particular cookbook in just about everyone’s kitchen. It was called “The Talisman of Happiness,” and it was oft...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Food

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Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday