2025 Mother’s Day Gift Guide

By |2025-05-06T14:13:56-06:00May 5th, 2025|Local Gift Guide, Shop Local, Uncategorized|

Mother’s Day: A Local Gift Guide for Every Kind of Mom This Mother's Day, celebrate the amazing mothers and mother figures in your life while also supporting local businesses. Whether your mom is adventurous, creative, chill, or a total foodie, a perfect gift or experience is waiting for her, right here in La Plata [...]

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Takeaways from GBC Road Tour stop in Durango

By |2021-11-11T09:25:42-07:00November 11th, 2021|Uncategorized|

2021 Good Business Colorado Road Tour On October 25th, the team at Good Business Colorado joined Local First at Fort Lewis College's Center for Innovation for an interactive business mini-summit to help inform policy-makers ahead of the 2022 legislative session. Together, local business owners and economic development leaders spoke about their experience [...]

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La Plata Electric Round Up Foundation Board approves $36,965 in grants to local non-profits in Q3 2021 

By |2021-10-04T09:32:43-06:00October 4th, 2021|Uncategorized|

La Plata Electric Round Up Foundation Board approves $36,965 in grants to local non-profits in Q3 2021  DURANGO, Colo. – The La Plata Electric Round Up Foundation Board approved a total of $36,965 in grant funding to local non-profit organizations at its meetings in July, August, and September of 2021. Durango Food Bank, Bear Smart Durango, League of Women Voters, LASSO Horse Rescue, Pagosa Play Place, Silver Spruce [...]

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ReHire with Resilience Workshop – Debrief

By |2021-07-13T13:01:22-06:00June 16th, 2021|Eat Local, Uncategorized|

ReHire with Resilience Workshop Hosted by GBC’s Resilient Restaurants in Collaboration with Local First & In the Weeds Monday, June 7, 2021 at Zia Taqueria  The Issue: Restaurants are experiencing record-low application rates, compared to previous seasons, despite increased incentives.  While labor trends have shown a steady retreat from demanding work cultures, [...]

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Durango Creative District to host a new outdoor Art Market this summer

By |2021-06-14T10:30:28-06:00June 14th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Durango Creative District to host a new outdoor Art Market this summer Durango Art Market will be held outside at 11th Street Station on Sundays from 10am-2pm, beginning in early July The Durango Creative District is introducing a new Art Market that will take place on Sundays at 11th Street and Main Avenue, beginning [...]

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An Interview with Black Bear Carpet Cleaning & Repair

By |2021-05-27T15:15:02-06:00May 25th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Black Bear Carpet Cleaning & Repair 10 TOWN PLAZA #95 | DURANGO, CO 81301 blackbearclean.com| (970) 382-1344 | bbearcleaning@gmail.com Jeremy & Brooke Ham How long has your business been open and why did you choose to open it in La Plata County? Black Bear opened for business in [...]

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SJBPH Announces “Shot and a Beer” Vaccine Offer in Partnership with Ska Brewing

By |2021-05-24T11:48:16-06:00May 24th, 2021|Uncategorized|

SJBPH Announces “Shot and a Beer” Vaccine Offer in Partnership with Ska Brewing Free beer tokens will be available to residents age 21+ receiving COVID vaccination on Saturday, May 22nd   Durango, Colo.: Thanks to the generous support of Ska Brewing Company, San Juan Basin Public Health (SJBPH) is announcing a “Shot and a Beer” [...]

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Non-profit Organizations Play a Key Role in Setting Policies That Benefit our Community

By |2021-06-04T10:33:21-06:00May 20th, 2021|Uncategorized|

Non-profit Organizations Play a Key Role in Setting Policies That Benefit our Community (This article was written for Local First's June 12, 2021 Herald Column) One of the most important roles of non-profit organizations is to advocate for overarching policies and goals on issues that impact the community. While promoting these policies, non-profit organizations [...]

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LPEA Candidate Forum Recap

By |2021-05-21T16:59:47-06:00May 13th, 2021|Uncategorized|

2021 LPEA Board Election Announcing Local First's Support for LPEA Board Candidates 1/3 of La Plata Electric Association’s Board of Directors seats are up for election - which means prioritization of local, renewable energy is at stake. Local First's Board of Directors are encouraging support for the following candidates: Over the last decade, [...]

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New Restaurant Revitalization Grant Program

By |2021-07-13T13:01:45-06:00April 27th, 2021|Eat Local, Uncategorized|

New Restaurant Revitalization Grant Program Webinar Hosted by Hickenlooper & the Colorado Restaurant Association Click Here to View Recording On Demand Colorado restaurants, breweries, food trucks & other businesses are invited to learn about applying for the new $28.6 billion COVID relief program Senator John Hickenlooper and the Colorado Restaurant [...]

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