Public holiday

The Durango Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, American Legion and the Vietnam Veterans Association will hold Memorial Day events Monday in Durango. Monday 6 a.m.: VFW flag placement on Main Avenue. ...

About 200 people marched, held workshops and heard speeches Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s struggle to overcome bigotry and racism in America, and they offered reminders that work to...

Everyone has a favorite tale to tell, but the goal is to avoid a starring role in office chatter about that cringe-worthy, embarrassing Christmas office party moment that is the center of next-day...

Maybe it’s your first time cooking for Thanksgiving. Or maybe you’re hoping this is the first time you’ll prepare it without inviting stress into the kitchen, too. Whatever the case, I have just...

Pine River Shares potluck The fifth annual Pine River Shares Thanksgiving turkey dinner-potluck will be Friday, Nov. 17, at the old community gym on South Street in Bayfield. Serving will start...

Durango will mark Veterans Day with fireworks and a community celebration at the Durango Transit Center after the annual parade on Main Avenue, and several events will be held at Fort Lewis...

The city of Durango plans to launch fireworks Nov. 11, Veterans Day, that were held over from this summer’s Fourth of July display, which was called off for severe fire danger. The fireworks are...

After last year’s troublesome Fourth of July celebration, which saw the near death of a minor as a result of alcohol poisoning, Silverton’s effort to create a more family-friendly environment led...

Main Avenue filled with color, patriotic song, cyclists, and a few miniature donkeys during the Fourth of July Parade Tuesday. The sidewalks were packed, even though the city of Durango canceled...

Midday showers pelted downtown Durango on Tuesday, driving some people under cover after an Independence Day concert in Buckley Park. The thunderstorm was expected to be short, said Jeff Colton, a...

After the near death of a 14-year-old Durango boy from alcohol poisoning at last year’s Fourth of July celebration in Silverton, the mountain town reflected on how to change the culture of its...