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Open concept
01/22/2026
Open concept
By Missy Votel

Local works with restaurants to bring European communal tables to Durango
 

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A pause on paws
01/22/2026
A pause on paws
By Sam Brasch / Colorado Public radio

Colorado won’t release wolves this winter after failing to find new source population
 

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Layers of history
01/15/2026
Layers of history
By Missy Votel

‘Constellations of Place’ honors 150 years of statehood, as well as peoples who came long before 

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A hiccup for coal
01/15/2026
A hiccup for coal
By Allen Best / Big Pivots

Trump’s latest effort to keep coal alive clumsy at best
 

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Eyes on the snow
01/22/2026

This winter, we’ve all had our eyes on the snow– or lack thereof – but the folks at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center are looking for a few more. The Friends of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (FoCAIC) – the outreach, education, events and fundraising arm of the CAIC – recently launched its annual “Observations Challenge” for the 2025-26 season

Whole lotta nothin'
01/15/2026

Put your picket signs away: Durango is safe from Whole Foods, at least for now. According to a news release from the City of Durango on Monday, the owners of the Durango Mall and the Kensington Development Group have dissolved an agreement that would have brought a “national organic grocery store” and up to 270 rental apartments to the 20-acre mall property. 

Winter of discontent
01/08/2026

As the stalemate drags on in Telluride over what is considered fair wages for the resort’s patrollers, local leaders say the strike and subsequent closure of Telluride Ski Resort is already exacting significant damage on the town’s economy.

Losses and Gaines
12/18/2025

Aspen has some more celebs to add to its roster. Chip and Joanna Gaines, of HGTV “Fixer Upper” fame, recently bought a property on the outskirts of town with the intent to not just make a “dream vacation home” for their family of seven but, of course, to document the transformation. The three-episode “Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House” debuted Dec. 9, and hijinks immediately ensued for the Waco, Texas, couple, including a run-in with a bear.

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