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Town Council, the Planning Commission, and Mayor Aragon are selling the soul of our town to big box retailers. In a work session on July 18, Council and Planning worked with staff on the town big box ordinance. The ordinance will require an impact study and clarify some design guidelines, but it doesn’t do what…

Leanne GoebelJournal Correspondent PAGOSA SPRINGS —With the “big box” moratorium set to expire in mid-September, town council, planning commission and staff met for a work session July 18 to discuss the draft ordinance regulating “big box” development. The ordinance will require proposed development more than 50,000 square feet that submit an impact study with their…

“Red,” mixed media, Karen Holmgren“Hosiery,” mixed media,Karen Holmgren“College Collage,” detail,Amy Vaclav-Felker The Invitational Recycled Show will be at the Durango Arts Center through July 31, 802 East Second Ave., 259-2606. By Leanne GoebelSpecial to the Herald The Invitational Recycled Show at Durango Arts Center is edgy, experimental, funky, and a fun way to spend an…

Top row from left to right: “Blue Zinnea,” aquatint etching by Ron Fundingsland; “Intuition Markers,” cone 10 stoneware by D. Michael Coffee, “Fish,” “Repose,” and “Grader;” “Self Portrait as Exiled,” oil painting with gold leaf by Sarah Comerford. Second row from left to right: “Chatchat,” “Green Rain,” and “Sucker,” resin and film on acrylic panels…

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PHOTOS Top to bottom, left to right:“Myths of the Earthmaker,” nature- altered, wire-wrapped books by Mary Ellen Long.Review “I Met Him on the Train,” recycled mixed media by Mary M. Thomas, at the “Myths and Prophesies” art show at Durango Arts Center. “An Education Sensation,” acrylic on canvas by Tirzah Camacho, from the “Myths and…

Want to know the true market value of a property? Buy it at auction. A real estate auction is conducted in an open forum where all bids are known. This open competition allows values to ascend to the level determined by the market, levels that are neither inflated nor deflated. This makes for smart investment…

The largest sculpture garden in Southwest Colorado is at the new Mercy Regional Medical Center. The healing garden features a waterfall designed by Genesis Landscaping and five works in bronze: “Twins” and “Beavers” by Gerald Balciar; “White Deer of Autumn” by Denny Haskew; “Touch the Earth” by Star Lianna York; and “Napoleon” by Patsy Davis.…

Roberto Garcia, Jr. has wanted to teach a sculpting class in Pagosa since he moved here with his family in 1997. He finally got the opportunity at Shy Rabbit – a contemporary art space and gallery. “The whole set up was great,” Garcia says. “And I worked well with Michael and Denise [Coffee].” The Coffees…

Photos (top to bottom): The lobby at Stevens Field. Avjet has a cozy new facility. A herd of cattle greet passengers as you enter the new FBO at Stevens Field. The Avjet hangar stands empty while they wait for a certificate of occupancy. The new FBO building at Stevens Field PAGOSA SPRINGS — Getting to…