Nothing is in stone about the Christian martyr who was buried near Rome on February 14. There were a number of different Saint Valentines: even Pope Gregory had no clue who the guy was when he established a feast in his name in the fifth...
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...
Beyond the Groove Productions presents Lettuce, with opening act Break Science, Club Red in Mountain Village, Friday & Saturday February 13 & 14. Doors, 7:30 p.m.; show time, 8 p.m. Club Red debuted with a sold-out show earlier this year and transforms the Telluride Conference Center into an...
Measles is the new epidemic du jour and AIDS? Oh so yesterday. Only not so much. For one thing, there is still no cure. And that is why the Telluride AIDS Benefit continues to wave its “ Fight.Fund.Educate” banner on high. TAB’s week of awareness education and fundraising to help support...
Six-week courses for children and adults begin Monday February 9 Pinhead Institute headquarters will be buzzing this winter as the local non-profit offers more classes than ever before with a full calendar of six-week courses designed to get both kids and adults excited about science, technology,...
Colorado children have lowest vaccination rate in U.S. [caption id="attachment_20793" align="aligncenter" width="156"] Dr. Sharon Grundy. Medical Director of Primary Care, Telluride Medical Center[/caption] Colorado kindergartners have the lowest vaccination rate for measles in the U.S., an unsettling distinction that has providers at the Telluride Medical Center (TMC)...
Double your giving! A local family foundation has gratiously challenged the nonprofit with a $20,000 match for the 2015 Chocolate Lover’s Fling. Scroll to bottom of post for links to donate and make an even bigger difference. [caption id="attachment_48187" align="aligncenter" width="600"] San Miguel Resource Center, the team[/caption] Can you...
I was asked to be in charge of the Second Chance Pet Column today. And I was like, “Cool, does it taste good?” Then I learned that sadly you don’t eat a column, you have to punch little keys with your paws to make words… Sigh. But...
The Telluride Jazz Festival’s educational initiatives represent excellence in music education. The Telluride Jazz Festival's Artists in the Schools programs offer informal music education to area youth. Visiting musicians in town for the WinterJazz programs give their time, talent, and energy to the program, performing and interacting with...
Twenty years ago, when I moved to Telluride, my first job on the ski area was as a lift operator, bumping chairs. I did it because the job came with a ski pass. I didn’t realize the real fringe benefit: Watching people get on and...
