Beyond the Headlines

Since 2011, Durango Outdoor Exchange has been the hub for second hand outdoor gear in Durango. Owners Jen & Chase Lacroix have prioritized giving back to local non-profit organizations that contribute to the vitality of the community.

The College Drive Cafe is a Durango institution. Aaron Seitz and Leah Evers purchased the restaurant in 2011. Soon they'll move the cafe to Historic Downtown Durango and change the name to College Cafe.

Like Alpine Bank, Four Corners Stoves & Spas is celebrating it's 20th anniversary in 2025. Owner Marc Mata discovered the value of working with Alpine Bank quickly.

From Angel Fire to Bentonville, Hogan Koesis brings decades of experience to Durango Mesa Park Project.

Ska Brewing celebrates 30th anniversary in 2025. 

New Mexico native and Durango-raised Ross Anderson is reflecting on his first year as a member of the Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame. His recent honors include the Indigenous Athletic Hall of Fame and a New Mexico Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Matt Martensen is trying to change the paradigm of internet monetization. His tech startup, User Cooperative, is a user-owned internet browser structured as a member-governed cooperative.  He says trillions of dollars and our well-being are on the line. 

Gary Barnett led the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks football team to multiple wins over his two seasons as the Fort Lewis College Head Coach. After coaching the Skyhawks, Barnett led the Northwestern Wildcats and Colorado Buffaloes to high-level bowl games. He was named the top college football coach in the country in 1995. In 2001, Barnett’s Colorado Buffaloes beat the number-one-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers 62-36 in a nationally televised contest on ABC.

The theater community is celebrating Nicholaus Sandner as Colorado’s top drama teacher. Sandner is a Durango local, a Fort Lewis College graduate and a drama teacher at Montezuma Cortez High School. Sandner was recently in Denver to accept his Colorado Theater Teacher of the Year award from the Colorado Thespians organization. Sandner says his students might be as happy as he is for the recognition. 

Levi Kurlander is leaving his position as Executive Director of Durango Devo after serving for nearly eight years in the role. Under his leadership, Devo’s enrollment numbers have grown by nearly three times. Still, he considers his ability to back up a bike trailer the most important takeaway from his time at Durango Devo. Despite raising numerous Olympians and Pro Tour racers, Kurlander emphasized that Devo's goal remains to foster the love of riding bikes.