It’s time to dust off the old pipes – the Durango Voice is back. Although auditions don’t take place till Feb. 22, submissions for the 5th annual test of local vocal chords are due Jan. 20.
Durango has a new title to stuff in its stocking: Certified Creative District, joining 22 other towns across the state, including Mancos, Telluride and Salida.
It’s last call for Rico’s sole liquor store, The Motherlode. After 22 years of slinging suds and spirits in the tiny mountain hamlet, owner David Fabian has called it quits.
The Four Corners Slow Money movement continues to sprout. The local nonprofit, which offers interest-free microloans to local farmers, recently announced it had received yet another $5,000 anonymous donation.