Talk about Town – The Durango Herald

Retrieving Durango’s recreational reputation

After more than a week of news coverage around the world about the Gold King Mine spill into the Animas River, the Durango Area Tourism Office wants to help tourism-based businesses convince...

DATE: Aug 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Film festival goes to the dogs

In a community that loves both films and dogs, the Bow Wow Film Tour may be the hottest ticket in town. The festival, which features a collection of short films that animal-rescue...

DATE: Aug 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former Skyhawk waiting for a call

ESPN caught up with former Fort Lewis College football player Arthur Ray Jr. on Aug. 1. The 25-year-old cancer survivor worked hard for a chance in the National Football League af...

DATE: Aug 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

The buzz is back

A military plane seen and heard buzzing Durango’s night sky in April may be back. Rachel Arries, who lives on the Florida Mesa north of Durango-La Plata County Airport, said a low...

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Film dedicated to Erika Langhart

It has been anything but an easy journey. When Rick and Karen Langhart took on the fight against big pharmaceutical companies after their daughter, Erika, died of a double pulmona...

DATE: Jul 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ska honored as eco-friendly brewery

Ska Brewing Co. is accustomed to winning awards for its craft-brewed beers, but now it’s being honored for something else – conducting its business in an eco-friendly manner. Epic...

DATE: Jul 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sunset magazine gets tips from locals

Sunset magazine likes Durango. Not only did the publication name two of four finalists in the Best Cultural Attraction (in the West) category from our area – Mesa Verde National P...

DATE: Jul 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Flags lowered statewide for fallen firefighter

Flags were lowered at government buildings across Colorado on Tuesday – including in Durango – in honor of a fallen Denver firefighter. They are to remain at half-staff through Saturday in h...

DATE: Jul 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Weigh in on FLC license plate

In April, Fort Lewis College announced it was applying for a Colorado license plate to promote the school. The college must include the design in the application, and is now prese...

DATE: Jul 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

How democratic is Colorado?

Your ZIP code is a telltale sign of the effectiveness of the democratic process in the United States, and it turns out Coloradans are among the lucky ones. The Center for American...

DATE: Jul 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango, calling all small-business entrepreneurs

A study released Monday ranked Durango as the seventh best place to start a business in Colorado. Durango had a natural disadvantage because it is so far from Denver, but a high a...

DATE: Jul 4, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield band writes song about Dylan Redwine

Local band Carbon Red plans to share a somber song about Dylan Redwine’s death with his mother, Elaine Hatfield Redwine, on Saturday during a July Fourth concert in Bayfield. The...

DATE: Jul 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News