Home Services

Healthy at Home

Local agencies pride themselves on compassionate in-home health care. Article by Kalista Peña By providing high-quality care, these three local agencies hope to give their patients the best quality of life while alleviating stress for families. Nurturing Hearts provides non-medical companion care services. With a commitment to integrity, empathy, and excellence, their caregivers support individuals in living fuller, more connected lives in the place where they feel most at home. Currently...

Home + Design

Lake House Reimagined

How We Turned This Lake Cabin Into a Ready-to-Live-In Retreat Article by Christine Heartsill | Photography by Rae Scott Photography We live in one of the most beautiful regions in the lower 48 states—Southwest Colorado. The mountains, the lakes, and the changing seasons invite you to slow down and breathe a little deeper. You may love where you live, but still feel disconnected from your home. Perhaps you have considered remodeling, yet the question remains: where would you even begin? ...

Education

Planting Between Seasons

A high desert gardener’s guide to planting in Durango’s shifting seasons Article by Janine Collins March always walks a precarious line between winter and spring. Sunny days make you want to get out and play in the garden, while nighttime temperatures keep the ground frozen solid, even without snow cover. At least snow cover helps insulate the soil and retain moisture. For Janine Collins, botanist and owner of Botanical Concepts, this seasonal tension is a familiar rhythm in Southwest...

Sports + Recreation

Yankin' Yer Chain

How 2nd Ave Sports Defied Logic and Dodged Bad Luck on Path to Peak Success Article by Jennifer Mason | Photography by Andy High and Andy Wingerd How does a half-pint bike repair and swap shop transform into a full-service bike and ski gear mecca crowning the corner of Second Avenue? Forget slick, corporate scalability schemes. Owners Karen and Gary Provencher adopted a totally different tack with 2nd Ave Sports—one that might involve a secretive sock syndicate. Before becoming shop owners...