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May 27, 2021

There’s something in the water. This week, the City of Durango announced the opening of the brand spanking new Wibit Aqua Park at Lake Nighthorse. Think of the interconnected series of blow-up play structures as a floating jumpy castle on steroids.

May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021
May 6, 2021

The good news: electric and hybrid vehicles sales are speeding up in Colorado. The bad news: manufacturers of the SUVs and trucks Coloradoans love have been slow to hop on the EV bandwagon.

April 29, 2021

Looking to add your artistic touch to city streets via perfectly legal means? The Durango Art Brigade (DAB) has announced it will be continuing its popular pop-up public art initiative this summer.

April 22, 2021

You may want to be extra vigilant about not leaving your keys in your car. According to Durango Police, vehicle theft rose 50 percent last year over 2019, with 54 cars stolen in 2020.

April 22, 2021

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will be hosting the first of three online sessions on the topic of wolf reintroduction Wed., April 28, from 6-8 p.m. The purpose of the sessions is to provide the Commission as well as members of the public an understanding of what it means to have wolves on the landscape and how experts from other states have approached wolf management.

April 1, 2021

Move over endorphins. According to a new study, we can thank endocannabinoids, our internally homegrown versions of cannabis, for the euphoria we feel during exercise. In the study, which was written up recently in the New York Times, runners still developed the mild intoxication of runner’s high, even if researchers blocked the bodies’ ability to respond to endorphins.