AT&T hearing public sentiment and abandoning its push to build a 20-story cell phone tower beneath the Hermosa Cliffs and in view of the San Juan Skyway

Durango cracking the ceiling with two top 10 finishes – Todd Wells (7th) and Howard Grotts (9th) – at last weekend’s Mountain Bike World Championships

Ignacio Bike Week and the Sugar Pine Ranch Rally making relatively smooth passes through the Four Corners last weekend

The motorized users who recently removed a wilderness closure gate on Middle Mountain Road and throttled their ATVs cross country into the Weminuche Wilderness

The Obama Administration caving to industry and the GOP and dropping a key clean-air regulation aimed at reducing smog

The return of Durango’s 8 a.m. traffic snarl as thousands of parents and students drive to school over what are often short distances

 

In this week's issue...

December 18, 2025
Let it snow

Although ski areas across the West have taken a hit, there’s still hope 

December 18, 2025
Look, but don't take

Lessons in pottery theft – and remorse – from SW Colorado

December 11, 2025
Big plans

Whole Foods, 270 apartments could be coming to Durango Mall parcel