Howard Grotts and AliciaRose Pastore, both of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory’s DEVO Sweet Elite, putting the stars and stripes onto the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup podium last weekend
 
 
The Federal Reserve agreeing to take several steps to bolster the weak U.S. economy as the recovery continues to flounder
 
 
A boisterous monsoon cycle bringing the Durango region back from the brink of drought and a smoky summer
 
 
The nearby City of Bloomfield, N.M., marking the 4th of July by violating the separation of church and state and unveiling a monument to the 10 Commandments
 
 
A House subcommittee sneaking a rider onto the 2012 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill that would reopen more than 1 million acres around the Grand Canyon to uranium mining
 

Durango trail users who continue to abdicate personal responsibility and take their bikes, hiking boots and horses onto muddy singletrack
 

 

In this week's issue...

May 14, 2026
The quad squad

Adult skate nights, DJs and a passionate crew fuel local roller skating renaissance
 

May 14, 2026
Recharging the EV market

High gas prices, revamped incentives aimed at rural drivers may help accelerate sales 

May 14, 2026
Just how bad was it?

Warm temps, weak snowpack drive second-largest skier drop in industry history