Living

Mesa Verde National Park has selected five artists from across the nation for the park’s 2017 artist-in-residence program, according to a press release. The artists are painter Larry Hughes,...

As part of a push to increase its donations to local elementary schools, the Kiwanis Club of Mesa Verde is hosting a polar bear plunge fundraiser this Saturday. In the past, the club has donated...

The Durango Public Library has gone hip. Show them your tattoo, and librarians will offer recommendations for books, movies and music you might enjoy. “We wanted to show the library is for...

Neither of my grandmothers were great gardeners. In fact, by the time I was old enough to really know them, they didn’t “garden” at all.One lived with me while I was growing up. Gram was a woman...

The 27th annual 4-Corners Board of Realtors Parade of Lights will be held Saturday, Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. on Main Street, Cortez.This year’s theme is “Preserving Treasured Memories of Christmas Past,”...

If the recent dog days of summer have sent you running for shade, then you’re not alone. It’s been hot. And sunny. But one way to beat the heat is to plant a shade garden.If you have a shady spot...

The past week or so has been exceptionally hot, and my crew has been struggling with not only keeping plants alive and looking good, but also keeping themselves from being affected by the extreme...

Often associated with weddings, graduations and other life events, roses are among the most popular of all shrubs. June is the month when roses bloom and while I was in my garden this past weekend,...

The 26th annual 4-Corners Board of Realtors Parade of Lights will be held Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. on Main Street Cortez. The theme of the parade is “A Christmas Nest,” tied to the legend that if you find...

On an August day in 2014, a 20-foot-long structure of hand-broken stone was erected in Durango at the busy intersection of U.S. highways 160 and 550. Intended to be an innocuous piece of artwork...