Community Update No. 6

You exercise and exercise, but the weight still doesn’t come off the way you’d like. Find out why you have to attend to your nutrition first before exercise can have an impact.

With so many people affected in one way or another by the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are you or someone you know may be grieving from a loss. Here’s how you can support them at work.

Animas High School received a $13.7 million grant from the Colorado Department of Education to build a new high school at a new location. Watch the story to find out where!

You may not be able to taste the delectable tidbits for real this year, but you can enjoy the sights and sounds of Men Who Grill during the virtual awards ceremony, complete with grill-giveaways and other door prizes on July 18.

Willpower is over-rated when it comes to losing weight. Habit nutritionist Jolie Ensign says it starts with one small change, then building a series of habits, one at a time.

The real estate market remains strong in the Durango area, and on average, is balanced between housing stock and purchases. But houses valued at under $450,000 are sellling like hot cakes!

Passenger traffic at the Durango Airport dropped to just 5 percent of average when the pandemic hit La Plata in March. It’s slowly inching back up as passengers feel more comfortable about airline travel.

We talked with three restaurant owners about their adjustments to social-distancing recommendations as they re-open for business, and some of the changes look like they’re here to stay!

San Juan Basin Public Health reported a 42 percent increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases in La Plata County during the last two weeks of June as Durango re-opens and visitors arrive on summer vacation.

Jolie Ensign, nutritionist with Habit, recommends that you keep a journal about the foods you eat, not to count calories, but to observe how foods make you feel mentally and physically.

The Clarks, owners of the 60-year-old Toh-Atin Gallery, say the protests over the historic Chief sign couldn’t have come at a worst time as they struggle to stay in business during the pandemic.

We talk with Christine Serwe, president of the Durango Area Association of Realtors, about whether Durango can expect an influx of urbanites who want to live in a healthier, safer community after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The more information that the area’s human-services agencies have about the population, the more revenues they can raise through grants, federal and state funding. So, fill out your census questionnaire.

Tailwind Nutrition started out as a business to provide good, easy-to-digest energy for endurance athletes, and now, their products are energizing the frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tattoo artists always have practiced good hygiene and sanitizing procedures, but reopening in the ‘new normal’ after the pandemic closures has been more challenging as a business.

After 13 weeks sequestered in your house, you may have soothed your anxiety with chips, cookies, and all manner of sugary foods. We offer a Road to Recovery with a 5-Week Nutrition Reboot.

You may not be able to tour the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde National Park, but you can still enjoy the cultural history and magnificent environment from the rim drives.

If your kids are bouncing off the walls after three months of social distancing at home, consider enrolling them in a weeklong STEM camp at the Powerhouse Science Center this summer.

Tourism nationwide is expected to lose more than 45 percent of its revenues this year because of the pandemic, but the Durango Area Tourism Office has a plan to bring visitors back to SWCO.

The Fiora family has had to try some creative marketing strategies to sell lots in Edgemont Highlands with social-distancing restrictions in place. So they’re throwing a drive-in lot tour event, complete with door prizes. Find out when it is!