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Fenceline Cider aims to revive the once thriving orchard culture in Montezuma County. Fenceline upcycles apples from local growers, no matter their size, in order to make extraordinary cider rooted in local flavors. Fenceline hosts the Montezuma Rising Music Festival on Saturday, May 26th. By Connor Shreve.
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If you’ve been to a bike race in America, you’ve likely heard the booming voice of Dave Towle calling the action. Having worked events from the Tour of Georgia to Levi’s GranFondo, Towle has become the voice of American cycling. In this edition of Beyond the Headlines, Towle discusses his career, his love for radio, and the Durango cycling scene. By Connor Shreve.
Sponsored by Sky Ute Casino Resort and FASTSIGNS Durango
Emily Hutto is an author, podcaster and craft beer industry storyteller. Her most recent project, the Radcraft Industry Relief podcast documents the pandemic-era Zoom calls she orchestrated with many beer-industry leaders, including two Southwest Colorado brewing institutions Ska Brewing and Dolores River Brewery. By Connor Shreve.
Sponsored by Sky Ute Casino Resort and FASTSIGNS Durango
After years of working as a CPA, Michelle Kooi made a career change with the intention of helping others. Kooi uses her experience to help women business owners prioritize getting more done. She now runs Confluence Consulting & Coaching. By Rick O’Block and Connor Shreve.
Sponsored by Sky Ute Casino Resort and FASTSIGNS Durango.
Colorado has a special relationship with historic hotels. From Telluride’s New Sheridan to Durango’s Strater Hotel to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park - among other examples. They can serve as the focal point of a town's business district, peeling back a town's history and allowing guests and residents to transport themselves back in time.
An ambitious historic hotel renovation is underway in Fremont County, where one...
Chef Arnold Safari has brought his blend of African Fusion cuisine to Durango for years. The most recent iteration of his culinary creativity is Chef Safari’s African Fusion Food Truck in Durango. The menu draws from Chef Safari’s Kenyan roots as well as his global culinary experience. On this edition of Beyond The Headlines, Chef Safari talks about his cuisine and his journey to the Four Corners.
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Climber Rob Javier is an educator at Escalante Middle School in Durango, Colorado. He’s one of only about 21,000 people who have ever summited Mount Denali. On this episode, Javier reflects on his trip to the top of North America’s highest peak.
This story is sponsored by Sky Ute Casino and FASTSIGNS Durango.
Author Mark Stevens is the 2023 Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Writer of the Year. A two-time winner of the award, Stevens' most recent release, ‘The Fireballer’ was named one of the best baseball books of the year by baseball literary magazine Spitball and named Best Baseball Fiction Book 2023 by The Twin Bill. When he’s not crafting award-winning prose, Stevens plays bass in the band Flashback and hosts a weekly radio show o...
The Blue Moon Ramblers Americana band are synonymous with The Strater Hotel. In three decades as the Sunday night house band at The Diamond Belle Saloon, the group has performed 1900 times, with more than 50 musicians. In 2023, the Strater Hotel dedicated one of its rooms to the band. Co-founder George Usinowicz reflects on the band's journey. By Connor Shreve
This story is sponsored by Sky Ute Casino Resort
David Yarrow is a world-renowned fine art photographer who took his first globally recognized photo at the age of 20. It was a photo of soccer star Diego Maradona clutching the World Cup Trophy after winning the tournament in Mexico in 1986. After working the World Cup and the Olympics he left his photography career for one in finance. Now, Yarrow is once again a professional photographer, among the list of recognizable fine art pr...
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