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On a cold winter day in 2003, four electric cars sat on Telluride’s main street waiting to be driven.  No one knew much about them, yet the town was excited. Telluride Town Councilman Chris Myers had started a movement to educate the community about the...

Saint Augustine  wrote: “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” Words that eloquently marry books and travel. It’s that time of year, when we live vicariously through customer travel book purchases, watching them sway back and forth in front of...

Early shopping for FOL members and all sales volunteers takes place Thursday, March 15, 4:30 – 630 p.m. The Friends of the Library's Used Book Sale returns to the Program Room of Telluride's five-star Wilkinson Public Library on Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17, 10...

First of all, what a great celebration of the book the 2012 Oscars were, eh? Six of the nine most nominated films were adapted from books we love to recommend. We like to say “never judge a book by its movie” but this year’s films...

Telluride Arts in Telluride, Colorado, invites submissions to the 14th annual Mark Fischer Poetry Prize to be be judged by Kierstin Bridger. The prize is named in the memory of Telluride’s much-loved poet, lawyer, skier, and raconteur. Mark Fischer was a daring experimenter who combined a...

Telluride's five-star Wilkinson Public Library continues its new cooking series, Feasts of Spring, featuring the witty, talented chef/author/anthropologist Dr. Susannah Hoffman. On Thursday, February 23, 6 p.m., Susanna focuses on "Fast of Lent: Classic Lenten Foods." For a preview, check out this video made by Ryan...

Run—quick!—and hide the Kellogg's® Special K® Chocolatey Delight cereal. It’s not for my stash, never had a bite. We have one teenager left in the house. You know how it is. Not that I can blame our 15-year-old daughter for any possible visit from the health police, who would,...

For the love of books … and animal magnetism by Alex Beard … at Between the Covers A wonderful way to tell someone you love them on Valentine's Day, whether it’s that nerve-addled first time or a cozy 40 years, is giving a book selected with...

Editor's Note: David Feela is a Colorado poet who resides in Arriola, Colorado, a small rural community north of Cortez. Recently retired from a 27-year teaching gig, David was a former “Colorado Voice” for the Denver Post. He worked for over a decade as a...