Under the pretext of celebrating the anniversary of our nation’s independence, every fourth, Americans gather. From the corners of America’s small rural towns to the avenues of her most distinguished cities, families participate in traditions that they have been playing out for generations -- gathering...
The original resolution calling for the Continental Congress to declare the United States free from British rule was introduced by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia on June 7, 1776. Three days later, a committee headed by Thomas Jefferson was appointed to prepare a document appropriate...
Sally Davis is a musician, theater director, performer and arts educator and half of the dream team that founded the Telluride Academy’s legendary Mudd Butts, now in its 28th year. (The other half is award-winning choreographer, director, performer, vocalist, educator Kim Epifano.) But the mystery...
Under the direction of Laurel Robinson, the mission of the reborn Telluride Wine Festival (June 26 – June 29) includes children’s health (through improved nutrition) and education. In that spirit, Robinson offered the Patron’s Pavilion at Gondola Plaza to the Pinhead Institute, now under the...
“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years," Mark Twain As day follows...
To honor the memory of his father on Father’s Day, David Feela choose to continue a tradition scholars say might have emerged from Babylonian ruins, where upon a 4,000 years ago, a boy named Elmesu carved a message of good health and long life to his...
Some very good advice from "Alexandra" who writes in the Scary Mommy blog. I am a mom to all boys. I am thrilled to be their mother and I don’t pretend that I am happy about it while secretly coveting daughters. I would have been happy with all girls,...
Here’s the deal on this unique deal: You clean out. Three local nonprofits clean up. The 1st Annual Spring Gear Swap takes place this weekend, Friday May 30 – Sunday, June 1 at the Telluride High School Cafeteria. The event is a fundraiser for three local...
Do you know how many U.S. soldiers have been killed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? No idea? Well, it’s Memorial Day, the long weekend that is meant for commemorating our fallen soldiers. And even though the holiday has come to signify other things...
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 so popular,...
