[caption id="attachment_36965" align="alignright" width="300"] Two Bureau of Indian Affairs firefighters take a break in a blackened aspen grove during the Burn Canyon Fire near Norwood, Colorado, Ben Knight[/caption] In the halcyon days of the 1990s, Telluride was flush, the local daily was fat and happy and the...
You have reached the finish line. The holiday trifecta is effectively OVER. Except for The List. Have you made your New Year's resolutions yet? Mine involve daily meditation, yoga for my husband, as much cross-country skiing as possible, and bee pollen. Blocked? This article I...
The end of the year brings an extra holiday gift to many local nonprofit organizations that serve the Telluride community and San Miguel County. On Monday, December 30, the Telluride Foundation Board of Directors awarded over $900,000 in Community Grants to 75 regional nonprofits, bringing...
The Sheridan Arts Foundation's 2013 Holiday Concert Series wraps with an encore performance by Elephant Revival, with opening support by the Shook Twins of Portland, Oregon. The shows, yes two, take place Friday, January 3, and Saturday, January 4. Doors at 8 p.m.; curtain up...
[caption id="attachment_36807" align="alignright" width="200"] Rosemerry wishing everyone a Happy New Year[/caption] Traditions for the transition into the New Year abound. In many cultures, fireworks are a symbol of light in the new year. While they are restricted in Iceland the rest of the year, on New...
Fashionistas, this one's for you. Found this tongue-in-cheek (not really) blog in HuffPost Style about shooting for the stars on New Year's Eve – only to crash land back on Earth. New Year's Eve is probably the most overrated event on the calendar. And yet each...
We tend to think of the beginning of the New Year as a cosmic white-out: bad things disappear; hope springs eternal. Regular TIO contributor David Feela is a retired teacher, poet, free-lance writer, and workshop instructor. His writing has appeared in hundreds of regional and national...
We show up at a holiday party, and run into people we haven’t seen in months. Instead of just saying hello, I dive right in, saying how beautiful the photos of their vacation were. My husband looks at me incredulously. How did you know where...
[caption id="attachment_36921" align="alignright" width="300"] I won't automatically praise something because it's "street food." Because there is such a thing as bad street food. (from Huff Post)[/caption] If your eyebrows arch when an acquaintance mispronounces "ratatouille. " If you choose a different aisle to avoid processed cheese...
[caption id="attachment_36854" align="alignright" width="300"] From SayEducate, Money Management Blog[/caption] New Year's Eve is coming on faster than a freight train, and with it the inevitable list of promises you make to yourself. How did you fare with last year's list? Will you do better in 2014?...
