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When you live in a ski town, the amount of time your inner thighs spend bare and exposed to sun is almost zero. ALMOST zero. Occasionally you spend an off-season or a week on a surf trip to the beach, meaning you’re going to be...

February 26 to March 5, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Saturn  Evening: Venus, Mars, Jupiter The last days of February and the waxing week of the Virgo-Pisces full Moon emanate themes of holistic health and universal healing – individually and collectively, locally and globally – as well...

Most nonprofits depend on successful fundraising and a lot can be learned from a local expert successfully working in the field. Due to the importance of fundraising to local nonprofits’ growth and vitality, the Telluride Foundation is hosting a free, public workshop, “Raise More Money.”  The...

February 19 to 26, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Saturn   Evening: Venus, Mars, Jupiter Venus and Mars are all right tonight… Here we are, entering the Pisces zodiac month, embarking upon Chinese Lunar New Year 4713 of the Goat (which in Western astrological circles symbolizes the sign...

Traveling anywhere by airplane, especially long-haul flights, can quickly drain the life out of anyone before even reaching the destination. Hours sitting in a confined space, flight delays, and bad food options don't help the situation. Rachel Brathen, a Swedish native and international yoga teacher resides in...

When it doesn’t snow for an elongated period in Telluride, there is an established and predictable set of emotional stages, not much different than the five stages of bereavement, that the local ski bum must endure. Although these stages have not yet been published in...

The Huff Post’s Alanna Vagianos posted this list of “21 Things Every Person Who Loves a Woman Should Know” in time for Valentine’s Day. Getting with the program would be a great gift. Knowing how to best show your love -- whether it's for a significant...

February 12 to 19, 2015 Visible planets: Morning: Mercury, Saturn  Evening: Venus, Mars, Jupiter   The waning Moon rises in pre-dawn darkness all week, its shape more slender with each passing night. The starry blue-black canopy of deep space shimmers above, a sparkling canvas upon which...

Telluride is obsessed with its pets. Our four-legged friends are treated like members of the family. And Second Chance Humane Society, a no-kill shelter based in Ridgway, gets major support through this community at its Thrift Shop and then some. (Second Chance also posts weekly...

Telluride is oh so health conscious. Here, the word “organic” rhymes with “duh.” Going green goes without saying. But do we really know what the label “organic” means?  Emma Loewe is a senior at Duke University where she studies Environmental Science, English and Visual Media. She loves being...