Last Sunday’s Cruiser Criterium putting a light-hearted spin on bicycle racing and raising $1,300 for the Durango School District 9-R’s Phoenix Program.

La Plata Electric Association getting greener and filling its fleet with biodiesel
The sudden onset of the summer tourism season
La Plata County’s increasing status as a haven for disease with pertussis, plague, hantavirus and West Nile all becoming long-term residents
Return of the downtown kiosk hagglers to everyday Durango life
The sudden onslaught of major traffic and parking problems throughout downtown