Locals who’ve committed to adopting one of the 100-plus homeless dogs that are arriving this week from the Gulf Coast

The return of shorter parking meter hours to downtown Durango on  Oct. 1
The mellowing of local traffic as the summer tourism season draws to a close
The loss of Virginia Castro on the Durango City Council
People drinking 40s of malt liquor midday on Sunday in the Park Elementary School playground
The current proposal to sell 16 national parks to cover the federal bill for hurricane relief