The biggest tourism bump since the 2002 fires rolling into Durango for the Fourth of July


The La Plata Open Space Conservancy netting 1,375 acres of permanent open space in 2005

Visitors choosing to ride the trolley rather than driving their cars downtown

People who use Independence Day as an excuse for random acts of drunken destruction and violence

The loads of garbage and raft waste littering the banks of the Animas River

Yet another request from BP to double its number of La Plata County gas wells

In this week's issue...

May 15, 2025
End of the trail

Despite tariff pause, Colorado bike company can’t hang on through supply chain chaos

May 8, 2025
Shared pain

Dismal trend highlights need to cut usage in Upper Basin, too

April 24, 2025
A tale of two bills

Nuclear gets all the hype, but optimizing infrastructure will have bigger impact