June 2014

Here's something scrumptious from Telluride Local, Marla Meridith, the creator, editor, food stylist, photographer and go-to gal for Family Fresh Cooking. These Thai Spice Chicken Sliders were polished off in minutes. OK, maybe seconds. Looking for an amazing Father’s Day or July 4th recipe for BBQ’s? Here ya go….Get Grillin! Serve these hot...

In this fascinating article, Steve Meltzer, a writer and photographer for Imaging Resource, discusses the discovery of 100 year-old negatives in the Antarctic. Conservators restoring an Antarctic exploration hut recently made a remarkable discovery: a small box of 22 exposed but unprocessed photographic negatives, frozen in...

Keep your kids or kids in your life (and yourself) engaged in reading this summer with Wilkinson Public Library’s Summer Reading programs. The program runs from June 5th to August 13th, but anyone can join anytime. Research shows that students who read over the summer do better...

James Hamblin, MD and Senior Editor at The Atlantic, debunks the popular media claims that sugar is toxic and discusses what to make of the intense disagreement about the recommendations to replace table sugar with high-fructose corn syrup with "natural" sweeteners like agave nectar or...

Telluride High School senior Brian Ensor named Neil Armstrong Scholarship recipient The end of the school year marked a record number and amount of scholarships distributed by the Telluride Foundation to Telluride and Norwood high school students. Scholarships this year included a $20,000 Neil Armstrong Scholarship,...

June 5 to 12, 2014  Visible Planets: Morning: Venus Evening: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn Gemini energy is light, airy, curious, flirtatious and fun. Sagittarius energy is fiery, enthusiastic, adventurous, expansive and free. Both are easily excitable and love to laugh. Jesters and jokers, scholars, explorers, writers,...

Robert Krulwich has been called "the most inventive network reporter in television" by TV Guide. Krulwich, a Science Correspondent for NPR , gives his take on the world of chocolate and how it might just save the planet. "When you unwrap it, break off a piece and stick...

The Nature Conservancy and its partners are literally nursing coral reefs back to health in an attempt to restore this vital marine habitat. Beauty and Brawn: Coral Reefs Have it All To the long list of benefits that coral reefs provide to the world – from fisheries...

Editor’s Note: It all started with a Wellness Conference that took place in March at The Peaks Resort & Spa. The talks featured part-time Telluride local Dr. Alan Safdi, who offered evidence-based medical findings for healthy living in easily digestible sound bytes. The series was...