FOOD & DRINK

Whether you're thinking about adopting a pet or simply delight in watching cute animals, you'd find a plethora of endearing pets awaiting adoption at animal shelters across and close to durango..

Goats are particularly good at one thing: eating. Unlike a horse or cow that leaves noxious weeds behind, goats eat the whole menu of pesky weeds, bushes and small trees. That means goats can be one of the answers to the growing problem of tinder-dry, highly flammable forests. In Durango, Colorado, former firefighter Jonathan Bartley runs a business called DuranGoats, along with partner Adrian Lacasse, and it’s so popular they’re...

Library associate Nancy Stoffer with the Durango Public Library selects and reads "page one" of a different book every week. You can hear Page One every Monday morning on KSUT at 9:30 and again Saturday morning at 7:30 during San Juan Sunrise. Today's reading is from The Country of the...

A Kansas family has been reunited with their lost cat three years after it went missing. The unlikely reunion happened when an animal shelter in Durango, Colorado, worked to track down the microchipped cat's owner after finding her on a road in a nearby town, the Durango Herald first reported. The journey back home for Sarin the cat started on Aug. 29 when she was brought into La Plata County Humane Society, animal shelter representative Cassidy Crisp told CBS News.When her microchip showed her address was in Kansas, shelter workers initially assumed Sarin's owners hadn't updated their address, Crisp said. Longtime shelter volunteer...

If you are looking for a nice, short waterfall hike in the spring and summers in Durango, The Falls Creek Waterfall Hike might be a perfect option. The hike is short with some great views before ending at a small waterfall with some access behind the fall.

This week’s Kill Yr Idols comes in a bit of a flurry; a semi-haphazard smattering of thoughts, which began in Durango and was finished while on a much-needed recharging on the West Coast. I thought it necessary to put a bit of distance and perspective between myself and my current home.

Durango didn't need Sepp Kuss' Vuelta a España win to earn its stamp on the map as a cycling hotbed, but it certainly gave everyone in the southwestern Colorado town another hero to look up to. Name an American cycling national or world champion, or an Olympian, and it's likely that he or she has ties to Durango (here are a few: Ned Overend, Ruthie Matthes, Todd Wells, Christopher Blevins). The first sanctioned UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was held in Durango in 1990, and since then talent has sprung up like scrub oak beneath the juniper trees.

Discover the impressive transformation of a former artistic cooperative into a thriving community center in Ignacio. This center embraces the power of art as a tool for education and healing. Initially serving as a home base for local artists, it has grown into a comprehensive hub for visual and performing arts. It offers many diverse programs. As we continue to follow its growth, we also anticipate further development. This is a story of consistency, local participation, and cultural diversity, exemplifying the essence of a community brought together by art.

In this article, we're exploring three exceptional pizza stores located in Bayfield. Have you had the chance to savor their offerings yet? If you have, we'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below!

Lake Nighthorse is a larger lake near Durango, Colorado that can be enjoyed by most water enthusiasts. There is a swimming area, boat launch, and I saw a ton of paddle boards and some kayaks in the water as well as several boats. There really aren’t many options when it comes to hiking Lake Nighthorse but there is one nature walk that should be available to all skill levels.

Durango Mesa Park in Durango, Colorado, will open six new trails on September 28 at 4 p.m. The seven-mile trail system includes three downhill-only mountain bike trails and three multi-use trails. These trails will link to the Horse Gulch trailhead and the Telegraph Trail system. The public can attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Horse Gulch Trailhead parking lot. After the ceremony, guided rides and hikes to The Hub on Durango Mesa Park will be available.

Located in the newly constructed Schlessman Family Hall building, study space 1001A is convenient for any student. Tucked away by the southeast entrance, the Terry R. Bacon and Debra Parmenter Study is a short walk from the clock tower. Study space 1001A features two armless chairs and several electrical outlets...

A wildly popular art exhibit, which blends Star Wars with contemporary Native American art, is about to land at Fort Lewis College’s Center for Southwest Studies. In October 2019, “The Force is With Our People” opened at the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff to critical acclaim. The exhibit dived into the influence Star Wars has on present day Indigenous artists, exploring why this particular piece of popular culture resonates so deeply with Native communities, especially those in the Southwest.