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By Gail Vanik You can slice them, you can dice them, you can juice them, you can sauce them, you can use them in pies, fritters, dumplings and pastry. It’s apple...

The coronavirus pandemic has posed daunting challenges for houses of worship across the U.S., often entailing large financial losses and suspension of in-person services. It also has sparked...

We’re now entering that most wonderful time of the year – leaves are turning, there’s a nip in the air and it’s time to revel in all things scary. And it’s also a good time to catch up with Durango...

Durango Film has teamed up with Durango Stadium 9 to bring this year’s Manhattan Short Film Festival to town starting Friday and running through Oct. 1 at the movie theater. There will also be four...

A guy walks into a bar sets the stage for many a bad joke. But it’s no joking matter if you are one of the 15% of people on this planet with disabilities for whom entry to the bar is, well, barred....

My husband had just finished roasting summer squash from our garden. As he spooned the squash into a storage dish, the alarms blared: carbon monoxide, a.k.a. "the silent killer." Before he had a...

In drought-strapped Southwest Colorado, the outlook for fall colors this season is that they likely won’t be as vibrant or last as long as normal, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be worth getting...

The 11th Telluride Horror Show is moving its weekend-long festival online this year with its “Shelter-in-Place Edition” to be held Oct. 15 to 18. And even though the Horror Show is going to be...

The San Juan Symphony is taking its 35th season online for 2020-21, and is offering its subscribers a series of four concerts and a lot more. Like just about every other form of local...

By Gail Vanik A long time ago, in another home, I had two dwarf Alberta spruce trees. One year, they didn’t seem to be doing very well, and I eventually noticed fine, spiderlike webs popping up all...